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Moon
Subscribers 1.6M
Videos 437
Views 313.9M

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Moon delivers analyses on what's really happening in the world, covering economics, culture, society, money, and education through deep-dives and commentary. The channel appears to publish a mix of in-depth explorations and opinion-driven videos, with recent titles suggesting critical takes on media, corporations, and societal trends; the videos average around 4.5M views, across 437 published pieces since joining January 10, 2020.

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TEDx Talks YouTube channel thumbnail
#1

81% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M
Videos 255K
Views 8.8B
Appearances 25
SERP 100%
Similarity 69%
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High search overlap on topics like media manipulation, corporate influence, and pop culture; TEDx Talks shares an audience interested in critical societal issues, though their presentation is more lecture-based (81% search, 69% content).

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#2

59% relevance

Subscribers 8.6M
Videos 9.9K
Views 1.0B
Appearances 8
SERP 36%
Similarity 75%
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Both target viewers exploring illusion of reality, propaganda techniques, and media censorship signals; Moon and Big Think intersect in critical thinking about media, with strong content divergence in format (36% search, 75% content).

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Behind the News YouTube channel thumbnail
#3
Behind the News

54% relevance

Subscribers 166K
Videos 4.4K
Views 58.7M
Appearances 9
SERP 29%
Similarity 71%
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Overlap centers on truth about media influence, media bias evidence, and the drama behind current events, aligning audiences though Behind the News often emphasizes current events framing (29% search, 71% content).

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Robert Reich YouTube channel thumbnail
Subscribers 1.5M
Videos 1.5K
Views 218.9M
Appearances 3
SERP 25%
Similarity 73%
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Shares focus on corporate power and its societal impact, appealing to viewers concerned with structural critique, though Reich presents as policy critique while Moon uses broader media analysis (25% search, 73% content).

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Helpful Professor Explains! YouTube channel thumbnail
Subscribers 40K
Videos 809
Views 6.2M
Appearances 7
SERP 36%
Similarity 62%
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Audience interested in mass media critique and societal control mechanisms overlaps with Moon, while Helpful Professor uses a more didactic, explainer style (36% search, 62% content).

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Psych2Go YouTube channel thumbnail
#6

51% relevance

Subscribers 13M
Videos 3.9K
Views 2.1B
Appearances 9
SERP 24%
Similarity 69%
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Both discuss societal control and cultural manipulation signs, attracting a psychology-minded audience, though Moon focuses on media narratives whereas Psych2Go centers on psychological explanations (24% search, 69% content).

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are TEDx Talks (81% match) and Big Think (59% match). Both share overlapping queries with Moon around media manipulation, corporate influence on society, and pop culture influence. Behind the News (54% match) and Robert Reich (54% match) also align on truth about media influence and corporate power critique, with Behind the News having a much smaller subscriber base (166K) compared to Moon's 1.6M and Big Think's 8.6M. Helpful Professor Explains! (52% match) adds competition on mass media critique and societal control mechanisms. Moon competes most directly with TEDx Talks and Big Think on topics related to media, propaganda, and corporate influence, though the channel sits between larger educational brands and smaller analytical outlets in terms of subscribers.

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#10 50% BBC Global 72% 751K 17% 4
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#12 49% Jerry Kroth Collective Psychology 75% 29.7K 10% 4
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#14 49% BBC Trending 74% 111K 11% 1
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#16 49% Russell Brand 72% 6.7M 13% 1
#17 49% Al Jazeera English 64% 17.5M 26% 5
#18 49% The Rational National 72% 758K 13% 1
#19 47% The Independent 70% 1.2M 13% 1
#20 47% TED ▶ 72% 27.2M 9% 1
#21 47% Common Ego 70% 322K 11% 1
#22 46% Bro. Sanchez TV 69% 148K 13% 1
#23 46% Common Craft Explainer Videos 69% 50.2K 11% 1
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#31 45% Goldman Sachs ▶ 68% 291K 11% 1
#32 45% TED-Ed ▶ 68% 22.4M 11% 4
#33 44% Fox News ▶ 67% 15M 10% 3
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Moon?

Moon's biggest YouTube competitors are TEDx Talks (44.2M subscribers, 81% match), Big Think (8.6M subscribers, 59% match), and Behind the News (166K subscribers, 54% match). They share a focus on educational and thought-provoking content that explores economics, culture, and society, often presenting ideas and analyses similar to Moon.

What type of content does Moon make?

Moon creates content that discusses economics, culture, society, and education, with video titles such as 1984 Tried To Warn You, TikTok Is Worse Than You Thought, The Truman Show Tried To Warn You, Dubai Is Everything Wrong With Society, and Why Men Love American Psycho. The channel averages about 4.5M views per video, and has an unspecified uploads-per-week frequency.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Moon?

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