Vox

Subscribers 12.7M

Videos 2K

Views 3.8B

Channels Like Vox

Vox covers news, politics, explainers, and documentary-style content focusing on making sense of current events. The channel uses explanatory videos, deep-dives, and explainer segments with a library of topics including politics, borders, almanac-style data, and darkroom investigations. It publishes new videos regularly, with an average of about 248.6K views per video and a large catalog of roughly 2000 published pieces.

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#1

CrashCourse view on YouTube ▶

83% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 12

SERP 100%

Similarity 71%

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Both target broad, structured explanations of political and policy topics (e.g., federal government structure, energy policy) with high search overlap (100% for searches) and substantial content similarity (71%), indicating Vox-like educational analysis tailored to a general audience.

#2

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

70% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 9

SERP 73%

Similarity 68%

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Share audience interest in democracy, governance, and policy debates (e.g., democracy and governance, environmental policy) with strong search overlap (73%) and solid content alignment (68%), reflecting Vox-like explorations of big-picture political issues in accessible formats.

#3

TED view on YouTube ▶

65% relevance

Subscribers 27.2M

Videos 5.5K

Views 3.1B

Appearances 4

SERP 54%

Similarity 72%

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Similar focus on energy policy, climate issues, and political reform (e.g., energy policy, nuclear debate) with moderate search overlap (54%) and high content alignment (72%), aligning with Vox’s explanatory approach to policy debates and reforms.

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#4

International Policy Zone view on YouTube ▶

60% relevance

Subscribers 2.8K

Videos 10K

Views 444.2K

Appearances 6

SERP 47%

Similarity 68%

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Both cover regional politics and national security topics, showing notable search overlap (47%) and strong content similarity (68%), indicating Vox-like foreign policy education for a general audience.

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#5

Making Politics Simple view on YouTube ▶

59% relevance

Subscribers 2.2K

Videos 9.8K

Views 386.6K

Appearances 8

SERP 43%

Similarity 70%

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Comparable emphasis on regional politics, environmental policy, and public opinion, with solid search overlap (43%) and high content similarity (70%), mirroring Vox’s concise political explainers.

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#6

Center for Strategic & International Studies view on YouTube ▶

58% relevance

Subscribers 382K

Videos 9.7K

Views 64.5M

Appearances 5

SERP 39%

Similarity 71%

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Addresses nuclear energy debates and national security—topics Vox covers—yielding moderate search overlap (39%) and strong content alignment (71%), signaling Vox-like policy analysis geared to informed viewers.

Content Landscape

Top competitors: CrashCourse (83% match) and TEDx Talks (70% match). Both share overlapping queries with Vox such as federal government structure, energy and climate policy, regional politics and policy, and democracy/governance. TED (65% match) also overlaps on topics like the nuclear energy debate and Amercian political reform. Vox has 12.7M subscribers, while CrashCourse carries 16.9M, TED Talks 44.2M, and TED 27.2M, indicating Vox is sizable but smaller than these peers. The common thread is policy, governance, and policy-focused explanations along with environmental and regional politics questions.

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#7	58%	Hoover Institution ▶	71%	1.1M	39%	3
#8	57%	Brookings Institution	78%	163K	25%	2
#9	55%	Heimler's History	67%	1.2M	36%	5
#10	55%	The Guardian	76%	2.5M	22%	1
#11	54%	LSE	76%	275K	21%	3
#12	54%	Our Changing Climate	75%	544K	22%	1
#13	54%	TED-Ed ▶	71%	22.4M	28%	3
#14	53%	Illustrate to Educate	69%	176K	31%	3
#15	53%	Bloomberg Originals ▶	74%	5.0M	21%	2
#16	52%	The Wall Street Journal ▶	72%	6.6M	22%	1
#17	52%	Ryan Chapman ▶	72%	538K	22%	1
#18	52%	Sky News ▶	67%	9.2M	28%	3
#19	51%	The New York Times ▶	77%	5.1M	13%	3
#20	51%	Facts Lab ▶	70%	3.6K	22%	1
#21	49%	Forbes Breaking News	70%	5.5M	18%	1
#22	49%	Veritasium ▶	71%	20.4M	15%	1
#23	49%	Senator Alex Padilla	69%	12.4K	18%	1
#24	48%	Maxwell School of Syracuse University	70%	6.5K	15%	1
#25	48%	PolicyEd	72%	47.2K	12%	1
#26	48%	National Museum of American Diplomacy ▶	64%	9.4K	24%	2
#27	47%	Capital Record	69%	1.7K	15%	1
#28	47%	KeoniProductions	64%	60.4K	22%	1
#29	47%	Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell ▶	70%	25.1M	12%	4
#30	47%	Robert B Hayes	70%	5.4K	11%	1
#31	47%	CTV Your Morning	68%	216K	15%	1
#32	47%	Look Back History	70%	55.8K	11%	1
#33	47%	History Matters ▶	68%	1.9M	15%	1
#34	47%	MinuteVideos	70%	1.7M	11%	1
#35	46%	Nuclear for Australia	67%	7.7K	15%	1
#36	46%	AAAS_org	65%	9.4K	18%	1
#37	46%	The Analyst ▶	68%	582K	14%	2
#38	46%	Inside China Business ▶	69%	167K	11%	1
#39	46%	inthehouseNZ	65%	9.8K	16%	6
#40	45%	Geo195	66%	2.2K	15%	2
#41	45%	BBC News ▶	66%	19.4M	15%	2
#42	45%	ABC News ▶	65%	19.4M	15%	1
#43	45%	Reuters	67%	4.1M	11%	1
#44	45%	Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press) ▶	64%	169K	15%	1
#45	44%	David Pakman Show ▶	66%	3.5M	12%	1
#46	44%	Firstpost	62%	9.4M	17%	2
#47	43%	Mark Lyda \| Attorney, CEO of Practist	62%	10.5K	15%	2
#48	42%	KVUE	62%	252K	11%	1

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Vox?

Vox's biggest YouTube competitors are CrashCourse (83% match, 16.9M subscribers), TEDx Talks (70% match, 44.2M subscribers), and TED (65% match, 27.2M subscribers). They share a focus on educational, explanatory, and informational video content that covers broad topics like science, history, and ideas, similar to Vox's explainers and documentary-style videos.

What type of content does Vox make?

Vox creates explanatory, documentary-style videos focused on news, politics, and social issues. Recent videos include topics like immigration, politics, and governance, with an average of about 248.6K views per video and multiple uploads per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Vox?

We analyze Vox'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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