Johnny Harris

Subscribers 7.5M

Videos 524

Views 1.2B

Channels Like Johnny Harris

Johnny Harris covers global affairs, investigative journalism, and documentary-style storytelling with a focus on maps, politics, and world events. The content spans tutorials, deep-dives, and analyses in a documentary/vlog style, with uploads since 2011 and an average of about 4.9M views per video across 524 published pieces.

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#1

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

78% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 22

SERP 100%

Similarity 63%

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Both target audiences seeking in-depth, issue-focused storytelling and analysis on social, political, and global topics; they align on queries like investigative journalism and rural/urban resilience, though TEDx Talks uses longer, speaker-driven formats while Johnny Harris emphasizes field reporting and documentary-style narratives.

#2

Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik Presl

77% relevance

Subscribers 114K

Videos 242

Views 12.3M

Appearances 17

SERP 81%

Similarity 74%

decoding geopolitics

Shares interest in decoding and explaining geopolitical dynamics, aligning with the query 'decoding geopolitics' and similar content focus, but the podcast format differs from Johnny Harris's video-documentary style.

#3

Geopolitical Economy Report

67% relevance

Subscribers 699K

Videos 651

Views 81.5M

Appearances 13

SERP 61%

Similarity 70%

economic geopolitics

Both channels analyze how geopolitical forces shape economies, matching on economic geopolitics queries, though JOHNNY emphasizes visual storytelling and on-the-ground reporting while GEOPOLITICAL ECONOMY REPORT centers on analytical essays and data-driven insights.

#4

Institute for War & Peace Reporting

62% relevance

Subscribers 15.9K

Videos 566

Views 6.4M

Appearances 15

SERP 56%

Similarity 66%

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They share a focus on war and peace reporting and on-the-ground reporting in conflict zones, resonating with searches for war reporting, though the Institute prioritizes conflict journalism and field dispatches whereas Johnny Harris blends investigative storytelling with broader narrative contexts.

#5

CrashCourse view on YouTube ▶

59% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 9

SERP 49%

Similarity 65%

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Both cover global affairs analysis and world systems at an explanatory level; they align on academic journalism-style queries and cultural/political systems, though CrashCourse is structured as concise educational videos while Johnny Harris emphasizes immersive documentary storytelling.

#6

WION view on YouTube ▶

57% relevance

Subscribers 10.4M

Videos 266K

Views 6.6B

Appearances 7

SERP 39%

Similarity 69%

world politics reporting

Both deliver world politics reporting and international affairs coverage, aligning with global politics queries, yet WION tends toward news-style broadcasting while Johnny Harris focuses on investigative, narrative-driven reporting.

Content Landscape

Top competitors include TEDx Talks (78% match) and CrashCourse (59% match). They share overlapping queries around investigative journalism, academic journalism, global affairs analysis, and cultural/political systems. TEDx Talks has 44.2M subscribers and CrashCourse has 16.9M subscribers, indicating a larger audience base for those channels compared to Johnny Harris (7.5M subscribers). Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik Presl (77% match) also aligns on geopolitics topics, though it has a smaller subscriber count (114K). The common thread is coverage of global politics, geopolitics, and world affairs analysis, with varying emphasis on in-depth explorations versus structured educational formats.

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#7	55%	Making Politics Simple ▶	69%	2.2K	35%	9
#8	55%	Times Now World	70%	1.1M	34%	10
#9	53%	Transparency International	65%	19.6K	36%	10
#10	53%	International Policy Zone ▶	69%	2.8K	28%	7
#11	52%	TED-Ed ▶	69%	22.4M	25%	7
#12	51%	World At Crossroads	77%	29.6K	13%	3
#13	51%	Good Times Bad Times	74%	355K	16%	1
#14	51%	Geo Politics and Economics	75%	2.3K	15%	2
#15	51%	USA TODAY	73%	7.5M	16%	1
#16	50%	Economics Explained ▶	75%	2.8M	13%	1
#17	50%	Center for Strategic & International Studies ▶	75%	382K	13%	5
#18	50%	Hindustan Times	69%	8.7M	21%	2
#19	49%	FRONTLINE PBS \| Official ▶	72%	3.4M	16%	1
#20	49%	Veritasium ▶	72%	20.4M	15%	2
#21	49%	CFR Education ▶	66%	36.1K	23%	3
#22	49%	DW News ▶	71%	6.2M	15%	2
#23	49%	The Australia Institute	72%	48K	13%	1
#24	48%	Stanford Graduate School of Business ▶	72%	2.7M	13%	1
#25	48%	National Museum of American Diplomacy ▶	67%	9.4K	20%	2
#26	48%	TED ▶	70%	27.2M	14%	5
#27	48%	VisualPolitik EN	68%	1.5M	16%	1
#28	47%	The New Statesman	67%	209K	17%	5
#29	47%	Nicholas Institute ▶	68%	1.0K	16%	2
#30	47%	Hugo the Brainwasher	69%	2.5K	13%	2
#31	47%	ColinsWrld	67%	93.8K	16%	1
#32	47%	adelphi, Berlin	66%	2.2K	17%	5
#33	46%	Ethical Journalism Network	67%	4.4K	16%	1
#34	46%	Man Carrying Thing ▶	69%	820K	13%	3
#35	46%	Arab Gulf States Institute	68%	3.5K	13%	1
#36	46%	Anthony Gramuglia	65%	131K	17%	3
#37	44%	Khan Academy	65%	9.3M	14%	4
#38	44%	The Definition Channel	65%	191K	13%	1
#39	43%	PHILO-notes ▶	60%	205K	18%	2
#40	42%	World Bank Group ▶	62%	449K	14%	2
#41	42%	The Lowy International School, Tel Aviv University	62%	1.8K	12%	3
#42	41%	Peace Operations Training Institute®	60%	5.5K	13%	1
#43	40%	CIVILNET	58%	304K	13%	1
#44	40%	Directors' Institute - World Council of Directors	58%	9.1K	13%	1

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Johnny Harris?

TEDx Talks — 44.2M subscribers, 78% match; Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik Presl — 114K subscribers, 77% match; Geopolitical Economy Report — 699K subscribers, 67% match. They share a focus on geopolitics, politics, and global issues, similar to Johnny Harris's Vox-style documentary and news-related content.

What type of content does Johnny Harris make?

Johnny Harris creates documentary-style videos and explainers about travel, politics, maps, and world events, with titles like 'Why the US is deporting so many people,' 'What’s really happening in the ocean’s “dark zones”,' and 'How Switzerland Engineered the Perfect Country.' The channel has about 7.5M subscribers and videos average around 4.9M views; typical uploads appear to be multiple per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Johnny Harris?

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