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Dhruv Rathee
Subscribers 31.5M
Videos 738
Views 5.3B

Channels Like Dhruv Rathee

Dhruv Rathee covers India, economics, current affairs, history, science, finance, and related topics through simplified, objective explainers. The channel emphasizes learning, awareness, and education with tutorials and deep-dives on complex issues, publishing content since 2013 and averaging about 12.8 million views per video across 738 published works.

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#1

80% relevance

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Videos 2.3K
Views 4.5B
Appearances 12
SERP 100%
Similarity 66%
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Both channels explain complex social and governance topics to a broad audience, sharing high search overlap on queries about political corruption investigations, democracy, and history like partition of India, with TED-Ed matching 80% but their content density diverging from Dhruv Rathee's investigative style.

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#2

76% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M
Videos 1.6K
Views 2.2B
Appearances 14
SERP 87%
Similarity 68%
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Both focus on public policy, international crises, and economic history, overlapping in searches and delivering structured, educational content, with CrashCourse scoring 76% match and strong alignment in topic areas though Dhruv Rathee’s approach is more narrative-explanatory.

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#3
Al Jazeera English

73% relevance

Subscribers 17.5M
Videos 136K
Views 6.8B
Appearances 9
SERP 77%
Similarity 71%
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Both provide explanations of international politics and regional conflicts, including partition-era history, yielding substantial search overlap and topical alignment, but Al Jazeera’s global newsroom style differs from Dhruv Rathee’s more debate-driven format.

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#4

66% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M
Videos 255K
Views 8.8B
Appearances 13
SERP 61%
Similarity 69%
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Similar with a focus on public policy and governance overview and India-centric civic themes, sharing significant search overlap on governance-related queries, while TEDx Talks tends to feature individual speakers rather than Dhruv Rathee’s consolidated analysis.

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Videos 6.1K
Views 6.7B
Appearances 4
SERP 50%
Similarity 75%
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Both cover world history and geopolitics, including topics like terrorism and major international events, leading to notable search overlap; however The Infographics Show relies more on animated explainers than Dhruv Rathee’s deeper investigative storytelling.

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Subscribers 36.1K
Videos 192
Views 7.6M
Appearances 5
SERP 51%
Similarity 68%
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Both touch on democracy, governance, nuclear proliferation, and energy security, showing meaningful alignment in search queries about policy topics, though CFR Education presents as an academic primer rather than Dhruv Rathee’s citizen-education format.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors are TED-Ed (80% match) and CrashCourse (76% match). They share overlapping queries such as political corruption investigations, democracy and governance overview, partition of India history, and public policy explained. TED-Ed has 22.4M subscribers and CrashCourse has 16.9M subscribers, both larger than Dhruv Rathee’s 31.5M, indicating similar educational focus but broader audience scales. Al Jazeera English (73% match) also aligns with international politics explanations and Middle East analysis, while TEDx Talks (66% match) and The Infographics Show (65% match) cover related topics like civic sense and world history. Overall, the competitors overlap on international politics, history, and governance content, with varying audience sizes but similar educational intent.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Dhruv Rathee?

TED-Ed — 22.4M subscribers (80% match); CrashCourse — 16.9M subscribers (76% match); Al Jazeera English — 17.5M subscribers (73% match). These channels share a focus on education and explainer-style content, covering current affairs, history, science, and related topics, similar to Dhruv Rathee.

What type of content does Dhruv Rathee make?

Dhruv Rathee creates educational, explanatory videos centered on politics, history, science, economics, and current affairs, as indicated by titles like 'Why World War 2 Happened?' and 'India Publicly Shamed by USA'. The channel has an average of about 12.8 million views per video and posts regularly, with recent videos ranging from 5.8M to 25.1M views.

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