Vox

Subscribers 12.7M

Videos 2K

Views 3.8B

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Vox covers politics, policy, history, and explanatory journalism through explainer videos, documentaries, and explainers. The channel emphasizes deep-dives and explainers on topics like immigration, democracy, energy, and regional politics, published across a mix of long-form and shorter explainers, with an average of about 248.6K views per video and a large catalog from 2000 videos. Content style centers on explanatory storytelling and context-building, with uploads since 2014 in the United States, totaling 12.7 million subscribers and 3.8 billion total views.

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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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They align with Vox on governance and policy topics that come up in searches like federal government structure and energy policy, with a high search match (100%) but somewhat lower content alignment (71%), indicating similar topics but different delivery style.

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#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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They target democracy, governance, and policy discussions that Vox users search for (73% search match) and cover environmental politics (content ~68%), showing thematic overlap with Vox while presenting ideas in a lecture-style format distinct from Vox's explainer approach.

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#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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Shares interest in energy/climate policy and nuclear energy debates (search 54% overlap; content 72% similarity), reflecting Vox's intersection of policy topics with more in-depth, long-form exploration typical of TED's talks.

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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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Overlaps Vox on regional politics and national security topics (search 47%, content 68%), indicating similar policy focus but with a more specialized, geopolitics-driven presentation.

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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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Addresses regional politics, environmental policy, and public opinion in ways Vox users search for (search 43%, content 70%), showing shared policy topics delivered in a simpler explanatory style.

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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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Covers nuclear energy debates, national security, and defense policy (search 39%, content 71%), aligning on policy depth and geopolitical topics with Vox, though CSIS is more research-institution oriented.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are CrashCourse (83% match) and TEDx Talks (70% match). They compete on overlapping queries such as federal government structure, energy and climate policy, regional politics and policy, and democracy/governance topics. TED (65% match) also overlaps on environmental and political policy topics and nuclear energy debate. Vox has 12.7M subscribers, whereas CrashCourse has 16.9M and TEDx Talks has 44.2M, showing Vox is smaller than these peers in audience size but operates in a shared space of policy, governance, and explainer content.

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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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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Vox?

Vox's biggest competitors on YouTube are CrashCourse (16.9M subscribers) with an 83% match, TEDx Talks (44.2M subscribers) with a 70% match, and TED (27.2M subscribers) with a 65% match. They share a focus on educational, explainer-style, and informative video content similar to Vox.

What type of content does Vox make?

Vox makes explainers, news, and documentary-style content focused on politics, current affairs, and social issues. They upload frequently, with an average of about 248.6K views per video in recent uploads; recent videos demonstrate topics like immigration, politics, and societal design, with view counts ranging from tens of thousands to several hundred thousands.

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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