Tommy G

Subscribers 3.3M

Videos 240

Views 480.2M

Channels Like Tommy G

Tommy G covers access to hard-to-reach people, places, and situations, featuring investigations and interviews with figures ranging from gang leaders to billionaires and fentanyl dealers to SWAT teams. The content style leans toward deep-dives and investigative explorations, with recent videos exploring topics like human smuggling, cartel operations, crime empire revelations, and law enforcement perspectives. The channel posts in-depth content on a weekly cadence, with recent videos averaging approximately 1.5 million views per video and a total of 240 published across 3.3 million subscribers and 480.2 million total views.

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Insider view on YouTube ▶

85% relevance

Subscribers 9.5M

Videos 8K

Views 5.5B

Appearances 20

SERP 100%

Similarity 74%

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Both target audiences seeking in-depth crime-and-investigation content with strong overlap on queries like drug trafficking networks and organized crime investigations; they share a high search alignment (100%) but Insider’s content style aligns somewhat less with Tommy G (74%), indicating similar topics but a different presentation approach.

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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 audience interest in criminal justice themes and interviews (gang leader/criminal justice system) with substantial search overlap (54%) and strong content similarity (74%), meaning similar subject matter but a different interview/style approach.

#3

VICE view on YouTube ▶

64% relevance

Subscribers 19.1M

Videos 4.3K

Views 5.5B

Appearances 5

SERP 44%

Similarity 78%

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Both cover undercover law enforcement and related crime stories; high search overlap (44%) and very high content alignment (78%), indicating similar topics presented in a comparable investigative style.

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62% relevance

Subscribers 2.0M

Videos 726

Views 282.6M

Appearances 11

SERP 51%

Similarity 69%

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Aligns on topics around security and elite access with Tommy G’s audience, showing moderate search overlap (51%) and solid content similarity (69%), suggesting shared interest areas in security-focused narratives.

#5

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61% relevance

Subscribers 1.4M

Videos 1.8K

Views 770.6M

Appearances 7

SERP 30%

Similarity 82%

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Similar emphasis on gang leadership and car theft/crime rings with notable search overlap (30%) and very high content similarity (82%), implying closely aligned topics delivered in a distinct host-driven format.

#6

PBS NewsHour view on YouTube ▶

56% relevance

Subscribers 5.2M

Videos 59K

Views 3.0B

Appearances 4

SERP 34%

Similarity 71%

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Both cover high-profile investigations including cartel activity; they share moderate search overlap (34%) and solid content similarity (71%), indicating overlap in serious crime reporting with different stylistic approaches.

Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are Insider (85% match) and Soft White Underbelly (66% match). Both overlap with Tommy G on topics like drug trafficking networks, car theft crime rings, organized crime investigations, and gang leader interviews. VICE (64% match) also competes, with overlap on undercover law enforcement and informants stories. Insider has 9.5M subscribers and Soft White Underbelly has 6.8M subscribers, both larger than Tommy G’s 3.3M, while VICE has 19.1M subscribers. The common queries among these competitors include criminal justice system interviews, undercover operations, and crime network investigations, indicating a shared focus on exposing and analyzing illicit activity and crime ecosystems.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Tommy G?

Insider — 9.5M subscribers, match 85%; Soft White Underbelly — 6.8M subscribers, match 66%; VICE — 19.1M subscribers, match 64%. They share a focus on investigative, documentary-style reporting and exposing real-world topics similar to Tommy G.

What type of content does Tommy G make?

Tommy G creates investigative/documentary-style videos about crime, smuggling, and conflict topics. Recent videos include titles like 'Return to Atlanta's Wildest Jail', 'Inside the Business of Human Smuggling', and 'How Mexican Cartels Smuggle Drugs to California', each with 1–2M+ views; the channel averages about 1.5M views per video, with an approximate uploads frequency of around 1 per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Tommy G?

We analyze Tommy G's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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