PolyMatter

Subscribers 1.9M

Videos 181

Views 237.9M

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PolyMatter covers global geopolitics, technology, and international affairs through deep-dives and explanatory analyses, addressing topics like global power shifts, US-China relations, and development policy. The channel uses a thoughtful, documentary-style approach with a focus on in-depth exploration rather than quick tutorials, producing content that appears to be long-form and research-driven; it publishes regularly since joining in 2015, with an average of about 1.2M views per video across 181 published pieces.

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TEDx Talks view on YouTube

80% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 19

SERP 100%

Similarity 66%

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Both target global policy and crisis analysis with high overlap on searches like “global food crisis analysis” and “emerging market vulnerabilities,” and share a similar content focus on macro issues (66% content similarity) though TEDx Talks emphasizes individual talks rather than PolyMatter’s explanatory style.

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TED view on YouTube

71% relevance

Subscribers 27.2M

Videos 5.5K

Views 3.1B

Appearances 12

SERP 72%

Similarity 70%

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Both cover geopolitics and governance topics relevant to US-China dynamics and global power shifts; high search overlap on “authoritarian governance models” and related questions, with substantial content alignment (70%), indicating similar subject matter albeit TED’s format is more talk-centric.

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CrashCourse view on YouTube

57% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 6

SERP 42%

Similarity 67%

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Both address governance, development, and policy impacts that appear in searches like “authoritarian governance models” and “climate policy implications,” but CrashCourse’s content leans more educational/series-driven (67% content similarity) rather than PolyMatter’s analytical narrative.

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Brookings Institution

56% relevance

Subscribers 163K

Videos 9K

Views 26.7M

Appearances 5

SERP 23%

Similarity 78%

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Both engage with democratization, technology’s geopolitics, and sanctions effects; notable search overlap on those queries, and high content overlap (78%), though Brookings is policy-research oriented and PolyMatter is YouTube-focused explainers.

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Democracy Now! view on YouTube

55% relevance

Subscribers 3.2M

Videos 18K

Views 1.2B

Appearances 4

SERP 32%

Similarity 71%

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Both address democratization protests and political change, drawing similar search interest, with substantial content similarity (71%), though Democracy Now! emphasizes advocacy news while PolyMatter provides in-depth explainers.

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World Economic Forum

55% relevance

Subscribers 1.1M

Videos 9.8K

Views 116.9M

Appearances 8

SERP 30%

Similarity 72%

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Both cover global geopolitics and economic reform topics, with shared searches on those themes; moderate content similarity (72%), yet the WEF’s content leans toward policy discussions and forums while PolyMatter centers on concise video analyses.

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Top competitors include TEDx Talks (80% match) and TED (71% match), both overlapping on queries about global food crisis analysis, emerging market vulnerabilities, authoritarian governance models and broader geopolitical topics. CrashCourse (57% match) also competes on authoritarian governance models and development/aid policy. Brookings Institution (56% match) and Democracy Now! (55% match) share overlaps around democratization protests and governance dynamics. PolyMatter has 1.9M subscribers, while TED and TEDx Talks boast tens of millions (44.2M and 27.2M, respectively), indicating a significant size gap but similar topic interest areas and search terms.

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#7	54%	Economics Explained	79%	2.8M	17%	2
#8	54%	DW News	70%	6.2M	30%	6
#9	54%	WION	70%	10.4M	30%	5
#10	53%	The Economist	77%	3.9M	17%	5
#11	53%	MS NOW	69%	9.7M	29%	5
#12	52%	Center for Strategic & International Studies	78%	382K	14%	4
#13	52%	Noah Zerbe	76%	26.7K	16%	1
#14	51%	AtlanticCouncil	73%	122K	20%	5
#15	51%	Bloomberg News	77%	2.8M	13%	3
#16	51%	The Wall Street Journal	77%	6.6M	13%	4
#17	51%	Fox News	65%	15M	30%	5
#18	50%	TED-Ed	68%	22.4M	23%	4
#19	50%	ViewPoint Geopolitics	73%	3.9K	16%	1
#20	50%	New Economic Thinking	74%	335K	13%	3
#21	50%	Korczyk's Class	70%	35K	19%	2
#22	49%	Council on Foreign Relations	75%	328K	12%	5
#23	49%	Wallstreet Research Center	72%	19.7K	14%	3
#24	49%	World Bank Group	62%	449K	29%	3
#25	49%	Prince Ea	71%	6.6M	16%	1
#26	49%	CNBC Television	70%	3.3M	16%	3
#27	48%	Illustrate to Educate	67%	176K	19%	2
#28	48%	WIRED	70%	12.8M	14%	2
#29	48%	CFR Education	69%	36.1K	16%	4
#30	47%	Balsillie School of International Affairs	71%	1.4K	13%	1
#31	47%	Al Jazeera English	67%	17.5M	17%	3
#32	47%	PBS NewsHour	66%	5.2M	19%	5
#33	47%	Reuters	69%	4.1M	13%	1
#34	47%	Bloomberg Television	66%	3.1M	17%	7
#35	46%	India Today	67%	11M	16%	4
#36	46%	SupplyChainBrain	68%	12K	13%	2
#37	45%	Columbia University	67%	118K	13%	1
#38	45%	UNESCO	67%	533K	13%	1
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to PolyMatter?

PolyMatter's biggest YouTube competitors are TEDx Talks (44.2M subscribers, 80% match), TED (27.2M subscribers, 71% match), and CrashCourse (16.9M subscribers, 57% match). They share a focus on educational, idea-driven content and analytical explanations about technology, society, and global issues, similar to PolyMatter's topics.

What type of content does PolyMatter make?

PolyMatter creates explanatory videos about technology, policy, and global affairs, as suggested by titles like 'Why Sri Lanka is Collapsing: the Coming Global Food Crisis' and 'The Truth About China in Africa.' The channel averages about 1.2M views per video, with roughly 1 video per week implied by the 'Average: 1.2M views/video, ~? uploads/week' note.

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