Tommy G

Subscribers 3.3M

Videos 240

Views 480.2M

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Tommy G provides in-depth explorations into hard-to-reach people, places, and situations, featuring interviews and investigations with topics that span gang leaders, billionaires, fentanyl networks, and SWAT teams. The content style leans toward documentary-style deep-dives and investigative storytelling, with recent videos addressing topics like drug trafficking networks, undocumented crime empires, and law enforcement operations. The channel publishes multiple videos since 2013, with an average around 1.5M views per video and a broad variety of investigations.

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85% relevance

Subscribers 9.5M

Videos 8K

Views 5.5B

Appearances 20

SERP 100%

Similarity 74%

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Both target audiences interested in organized crime, drug trafficking, and car theft networks, with high search overlap (100%) but Insider's content is less aligned with Tommy G's style (74% content match) indicating similar topics but a different presentation.

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Soft White Underbelly view on YouTube ▶

66% relevance

Subscribers 6.8M

Videos 3.1K

Views 1.6B

Appearances 19

SERP 54%

Similarity 74%

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Shares interest in gang leader interviews and the criminal justice system, evidenced by mid-to-high search overlap (54%) and relatively strong content alignment (74%), suggesting comparable subject matter delivered with a distinct documentary persona.

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64% relevance

Subscribers 19.1M

Videos 4.3K

Views 5.5B

Appearances 5

SERP 44%

Similarity 78%

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Connects on undercover law enforcement themes (search overlap 44%) and high content similarity (78%), indicating similar investigative angles but VICE's approach differs in storytelling and tone.

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62% relevance

Subscribers 2.0M

Videos 726

Views 282.6M

Appearances 11

SERP 51%

Similarity 69%

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Addresses power and security access topics like billionaire access interviews and private security operations, showing notable search alignment (51%) and solid content match (69%), implying overlap in elite security-focused narratives.

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The Connect: With Johnny Mitchell view on YouTube ▶

61% relevance

Subscribers 1.4M

Videos 1.8K

Views 770.6M

Appearances 7

SERP 30%

Similarity 82%

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Converges on gang leadership and car theft/crime rings (search overlap 30%; content 82%), meaning audiences look for criminal leadership insights but presentation differs in host structure and format.

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56% relevance

Subscribers 5.2M

Videos 59K

Views 3.0B

Appearances 4

SERP 34%

Similarity 71%

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Shares interest in fentanyl cartel operations and surveillance investigations (search 34%; content 71%), linking to hard-edged crime topics with PBS's documentary-leaning, policy-oriented framing.

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Top competitors include Insider (85% match) and Soft White Underbelly (66% match). Insider and Soft White Underbelly compete on overlapping queries such as drug trafficking networks, car theft crime rings, organized crime investigations, and gang leader interviews. Insider has 9.5M subscribers, Soft White Underbelly has 6.8M, while Tommy G has 3.3M, indicating a size difference where Tommy G trails the leading competitors but targets similar investigative topics. The Connect: With Johnny Mitchell (61%), School of Hard Knocks (62%), and VICE (64%) also overlap on gang leadership interviews, private security operations, and undercover law enforcement themes, reinforcing the shared focus on crime, enforcement, and criminal justice narratives.

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#10	54%	MDNtv	69%	140K	32%	6
#11	54%	Fox News ▶	70%	15M	30%	3
#12	53%	LADbible Stories ▶	76%	3.9M	18%	3
#13	53%	The Daily Show	78%	13.6M	16%	1
#14	53%	Top 10s ▶	79%	5.2M	13%	4
#15	53%	djvlad	79%	6.4M	14%	4
#16	52%	Everything Network	73%	80.1K	20%	3
#17	52%	The New York Times ▶	76%	5.1M	14%	2
#18	51%	Serious History ▶	68%	692K	26%	4
#19	51%	Audit the Audit ▶	73%	3.0M	18%	4
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#21	50%	DW Documentary ▶	75%	6.4M	14%	4
#22	50%	AFP News Agency	69%	2.6M	22%	4
#23	50%	Dr. Phil	72%	6.5M	17%	2
#24	50%	Simple History ▶	74%	5.1M	15%	2
#25	50%	TEDx Talks ▶	66%	44.2M	25%	5
#26	50%	Channel 4 News	74%	4.1M	12%	5
#27	49%	12 News	69%	455K	19%	2
#28	49%	The People Profiles ▶	72%	1.6M	15%	2
#29	49%	Discovery UK	73%	4.9M	12%	5
#30	48%	Courtroom Explained	73%	8.1K	12%	2
#31	48%	True Crime Fix	70%	251K	16%	1
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Tommy G?

Insider — 85% match, 9.5M subscribers; Soft White Underbelly — 66% match, 6.8M subscribers; VICE — 64% match, 19.1M subscribers. All three share a focus on documentary-style journalism and investigative or edgy real-world storytelling similar to Tommy G.

What type of content does Tommy G make?

Tommy G creates documentary-style videos about crime, trafficking, and geopolitics, with titles like 'Return to Atlanta's Wildest Jail,' 'Inside the Business of Human Smuggling,' and 'How Mexican Cartels Smuggle Drugs to California.' He uploads multiple times per week, and his videos average about 1.5M views per video.

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