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Thinking What
Subscribers 565K
Videos 1.2K
Views 1.6B

Channels Like Thinking What

Thinking What covers media analysis, commentary, and deep-dive context on current events and public figures, with a focus on truth behind the new, clarification, and accountability. The channel features deep dives and contextual analysis, likely including tutorials or explainers, and publishes content that appears to be short-form and long-form commentary, with an average of about 6.9 million views per video and an overall library of 1,200 videos, active since February 16, 2022.

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Similar Channels

We found 43 YouTube channels similar to Thinking What

ameriCArtoon YouTube channel thumbnail
#1
ameriCArtoon

79% relevance

Subscribers 2.7K
Videos 233
Views 1.3M
Appearances 9
SERP 98%
Similarity 66%
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Similar audience and focus on political humor and editorial commentary, evidenced by high search overlap in public figures humor and political humor commentary (98% search) and a shared editorial humor approach (content 66%), mirroring Thinking What's critique of public figures.

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#2

77% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M
Videos 255K
Views 8.8B
Appearances 15
SERP 100%
Similarity 62%
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Shares interest in race and culture discussions and humor/politics analysis (high search alignment at 100%), though TEDx’s content is more talk-format and analytical, resulting in moderate content similarity (62%) with Thinking What's commentary style.

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#3
Conserving Liberalism

59% relevance

Subscribers 1.4K
Videos 37
Views 751.8K
Appearances 2
SERP 36%
Similarity 74%
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Targets race and culture/racial issues discussions with substantial content overlap (74%), but its lower search match (36%) suggests a smaller audience overlap despite thematic alignment with Thinking What.

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#4

58% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M
Videos 1.6K
Views 2.2B
Appearances 6
SERP 55%
Similarity 60%
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Overlaps on media critique/analysis and race/culture discussions (content 60%), with moderate search alignment (55%), indicating shared topics but generally more educational/tutorial framing than Thinking What.

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Subscribers 2.2M
Videos 633
Views 146.0M
Appearances 4
SERP 50%
Similarity 64%
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Shares satire analysis and political satire critique (content 64%) and has moderate search overlap (50%), indicating a similar argumentative/satirical angle but different niche focus and production style.

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#6

58% relevance

Subscribers 1.2M
Videos 50
Views 51.7M
Appearances 4
SERP 58%
Similarity 59%
satire and comedy analysis political humor commentary humor and politics

Strong alignment in satire and political humor commentary (search 58%, content 59%), suggesting a comparable approach to humor and politics with similar audience interests.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are TEDx Talks (77% match) and ameriCArtoon (79% match). Both share overlapping queries with Thinking What such as race and culture discussion, satire/humor analysis, and political humor commentary, indicating similar search interest areas. Conserving Liberalism (59% match) and CrashCourse (58% match) also compete on media critique, race and culture discussions, and media literacy. Thinking What has 565K subscribers, while TEDx Talks has 44.2M and ameriCArtoon has 2.7K subscribers, highlighting significant size differences alongside overlapping thematic queries.

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Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Thinking What?

ameriCArtoon (79% match, 2.7K subscribers), TEDx Talks (77% match, 44.2M subscribers), Conserving Liberalism (59% match, 1.4K subscribers). They share a focus on commentary, analysis, and informational content presented as deep dives or context, similar to Thinking What.

What type of content does Thinking What make?

Thinking What creates media analysis and commentary content that explores truth, context, and accountability. Video titles suggest topics like JFK insights, modern media critique, and debates, with an average of roughly 6.9 million views per video and an implied uploading cadence of multiple videos per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Thinking What?

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