How Money Works

Subscribers 1.7M

Videos 300

Views 261.4M

Channels Like How Money Works

How Money Works explains finance, economics, investing, and the functioning of personal finance and financial markets through educational and infotainment content. The channel uses tutorials and deep-dives focused on topics like the stock market, monetary policy, and economic policy, with a style that blends educational narration and infographic-driven explanations. It uploads regularly (average about 1.6 uploads per week) and achieves an average of around 824.6K views per video across its catalog of 300 published videos.

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#1

CrashCourse view on YouTube

80% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 20

SERP 100%

Similarity 67%

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Both target broad audiences with accessible explanations of complex economic concepts and policies, driven by high overlap in searches like economic policy explained and debt and macroeconomics, though CrashCourse leans more toward structured, course-style video formats while How Money Works uses practical explainer videos.

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Jacob Clifford view on YouTube

77% relevance

Subscribers 1.1M

Videos 550

Views 132.3M

Appearances 15

SERP 90%

Similarity 68%

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Shares a focus on economic policy, debt, and macroeconomics with strong search overlap, but Jacob tends to deliver quicker, teacher-style policy explanations whereas How Money Works emphasizes longer, more narrative explainers.

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#3

Professor Dave Explains view on YouTube

73% relevance

Subscribers 4.2M

Videos 2K

Views 486.7M

Appearances 11

SERP 79%

Similarity 68%

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Both cover basics of money, policy, and macro topics with high alignment in searches for how money works basics and economic policy explained, yet Professor Dave often uses a more lecture-focused delivery compared to How Money Works' animated explainer approach.

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The Wall Street Journal view on YouTube

68% relevance

Subscribers 6.6M

Videos 28K

Views 2.5B

Appearances 10

SERP 58%

Similarity 75%

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Both address debt, macroeconomics, and monetary policy impacts with substantial content overlap, though The WSJ provides traditional news and in-depth reporting, while How Money Works specializes in consumer-friendly explainers.

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The Economist view on YouTube

66% relevance

Subscribers 3.9M

Videos 1.3K

Views 462.5M

Appearances 9

SERP 48%

Similarity 77%

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Similar emphasis on economic policy, monetary policy impacts, and tech-driven economic topics with strong search overlap, yet The Economist offers long-form journalism and analysis, whereas How Money Works uses short, animated explainers for a general audience.

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Economy Media view on YouTube

64% relevance

Subscribers 104K

Videos 126

Views 12.6M

Appearances 7

SERP 33%

Similarity 84%

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Converges on tech industry economics and AI’s impact on the economy with high content similarity but lower search overlap, meaning they share audience interests while How Money Works is more instructionally oriented and Economy Media emphasizes tech trends.

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Top competitors identified are CrashCourse (80% match) and Jacob Clifford (77% match). They connect with overlapping queries such as economic policy explained, debt and macroeconomics, and monetary policy impacts. How Money Works has 1.7M subscribers, while CrashCourse reaches about 16.9M and Jacob Clifford about 1.1M, showing a size difference but significant alignment in subject matter. The third-strongest match is Professor Dave Explains (73% match) who shares queries around how money works basics, economic policy explained, and debt and macroeconomics, with 4.2M subscribers. All three competitors compete for the same audience seeking educational content on economics and personal finance, with differing scales and emphasis.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to How Money Works?

CrashCourse (16.9M subscribers, 80% match), Jacob Clifford (1.1M subscribers, 77% match), and Professor Dave Explains (4.2M subscribers, 73% match) are How Money Works' biggest competitors. All three channels create educational, explanatory content focused on science and related topics with a strong emphasis on clear teaching and accessible explanations, similar to How Money Works’ finance and economics focus.

What type of content does How Money Works make?

How Money Works creates educational, infographic-style videos about finance, money, investing, economics, and related topics. Recent video titles suggest analysis and commentary on current financial issues and policy, with an average of about 824.6K views per video and roughly 1.6 uploads per week.

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