Johnny Harris

Subscribers 7.5M

Videos 524

Views 1.2B

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Johnny Harris covers global affairs, investigative journalism, and documentary-style topics. Video titles and keywords indicate deep-dives into politics, borders, geopolitics, and world events presented as long-form explorations rather than quick tutorials, with content likely spanning maps, travel, and news analysis. The channel publishes a variety of formats including documentaries, vlogs, and in-depth explorations, with an average of about 4.9M views per video and a channel roster spanning 524 videos since joining in 2011.

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We found 44 YouTube channels similar to Johnny Harris

#1

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

78% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 22

SERP 100%

Similarity 63%

investigative journalism academic journalism rural and urban resilience

Both target audiences interested in in-depth explorations of real-world issues (investigative and academic journalism; rural/urban resilience) and share high search overlap on topics like investigative journalism, with TEDx delivering broader, lecture-style content similar to Harris's analytical storytelling.

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#2

Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik Presl

77% relevance

Subscribers 114K

Videos 242

Views 12.3M

Appearances 17

SERP 81%

Similarity 74%

decoding geopolitics

Both focus on decoding complex geopolitical topics for informed audiences, aligning on searches like decoding geopolitics, while Presl’s format emphasizes concise geopolitics analysis in a podcast medium akin to Harris’s global affairs storytelling.

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Geopolitical Economy Report view on YouTube ▶

67% relevance

Subscribers 699K

Videos 651

Views 81.5M

Appearances 13

SERP 61%

Similarity 70%

economic geopolitics

Both channels explore how economics intersect with geopolitics to explain global power shifts, matching on queries like economic geopolitics and delivering analytical content with a policy-influenced lens similar to Harris’s approach.

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#4

Institute for War & Peace Reporting

62% relevance

Subscribers 15.9K

Videos 566

Views 6.4M

Appearances 15

SERP 56%

Similarity 66%

war and peace reporting

Both emphasize war and peace reporting and on-the-ground analysis of conflict, aligning on searches for war and peace reporting and delivering narrative journalism with field-informed insight.

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CrashCourse view on YouTube ▶

59% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 9

SERP 49%

Similarity 65%

global affairs analysis academic journalism cultural and political systems

Both produce global affairs analysis and tackle academic-style journalism, with Harris’s narrative storytelling echoing CrashCourse’s structured explainer approach across cultural and political systems.

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WION view on YouTube ▶

57% relevance

Subscribers 10.4M

Videos 266K

Views 6.6B

Appearances 7

SERP 39%

Similarity 69%

world politics reporting

Both cover world politics and international news with analytical depth, sharing strong content overlap on world politics reporting and delivering timely global coverage, though Harris emphasizes deeper narrative framing.

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Top competitors include TEDx Talks (78% match) with 44.2M subscribers and CrashCourse (59% match) with 16.9M subscribers, both overlapping on global affairs analysis and academic journalism. Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik Presl (77% match) with 114K subscribers also aligns on decoding geopolitics, while Geopolitical Economy Report (67% match) with 699K subscribers shares economic geopolitics focus. Institute for War & Peace Reporting (62% match) with 15.9K subscribers covers war and peace reporting. Johnny Harris (7.5M subscribers) sits well below the largest competitors like TEDx Talks and CrashCourse, reflecting a niche audience for documentary-style, exploratory global journalism. Overlapping queries include investigative journalism, global affairs analysis, and political systems, indicating direct competition for audience interest in deep-dive world topics.

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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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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Johnny Harris?

TEDx Talks — 44.2M subscribers, match 78%; Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik Presl — 114K subscribers, match 77%; Geopolitical Economy Report — 699K subscribers, match 67%. All three compete in education-focused, explanatory video content with a geopolitical, policy, or issue-driven angle similar to Johnny Harris.

What type of content does Johnny Harris make?

Johnny Harris creates documentary-style, explanatory videos about politics, maps, travel, and current events, such as “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.” He has an average around 4.9M views per video and appears to upload multiple times per week.

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