VICE

Subscribers 19.1M

Videos 4.3K

Views 5.5B

Channels Like VICE

VICE covers documentary-style content and immersive storytelling across culture, crime, art, parties, fashion, protest, and related subcultures. The channel emphasizes insightful commentary, unique stories, and ground-breaking narratives that explore underground and urban scenes, travel, and emergent subcultures. Uploads are frequent (the channel lists 4,300 videos) with an average of around 87K views per video, reflecting a mix of long-form deep-dives and culture-focused features rather than tutorials or reviews.

Similar Channels

We found 42 YouTube channels similar to VICE

#1

Dev Moore

82% relevance

Subscribers 144K

Videos 314

Views 14.0M

Appearances 7

SERP 100%

Similarity 71%

street fashion culture

Both target street fashion and youth culture audiences, with Dev Moore showing high search alignment on 'street fashion culture' (100% search) though his content (71%) is less tied to VICE's multi-genre approach.

#2

JimmyTheGiant

77% relevance

Subscribers 731K

Videos 308

Views 115.7M

Appearances 7

SERP 75%

Similarity 78%

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Shares an audience interested in underground and city subcultures, matching searches like 'underground' and 'city subcultures' (75%) while delivering slightly different documentary style (78% content).

#3

Drew Binsky view on YouTube ▶

72% relevance

Subscribers 6.7M

Videos 1.2K

Views 1.4B

Appearances 3

SERP 65%

Similarity 76%

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Targets travel culture and hidden/underground communities similar to VICE's documentary ethos, with queries on 'travel culture documentaries' and 'hidden cultures' aligning (65% search) though his travel focus diverges from VICE's broader subculture lens (76% content).

#4

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

69% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 10

SERP 65%

Similarity 72%

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Culls interest in digital counterculture and nonconformist lifestyles via broad talk-based content, aligning on 'digital counterculture' and 'youth rebellions' (65% search) while presenting in a lecture format (72% content).

#5

G.V. Prakash Kumar

65% relevance

Subscribers 1.2M

Videos 75

Views 1.0B

Appearances 3

SERP 70%

Similarity 61%

emerging youth scenes

Catches emerging youth scenes similarly (70% search) but with a more location- and scene-specific style (61% content), compared to VICE's varied documentary approach (65% match).

#6

CrashCourse view on YouTube ▶

63% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 5

SERP 55%

Similarity 68%

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Relates to youth and city subcultures and anarchist movements in searches (55%), yet delivers structured educational content (68% content) versus VICE's immersive reportage (63% overall match).

Content Landscape

Top competitors include JimmyTheGiant (77% match) and Drew Binsky (72% match) as they share queries like rave culture underground, city subcultures, and travel culture documentaries. TEDx Talks (69% match) also aligns on digital counterculture and youth rebellions, expanding the same social and cultural discussion space. VICE has 19.1M subscribers, larger than JimmyTheGiant (731K) and Drew Binsky (6.7M), indicating a broader audience, while TEDx Talks far exceeds in subscriber count with 44.2M. All identified competitors overlap on subculture, underground communities, and travel/culture themes.

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#7	61%	HISTORY ▶	70%	15.2M	49%	3
#8	61%	VICE TV	72%	2.7M	45%	2
#9	60%	JAKOB CINE	78%	3.0K	34%	3
#10	60%	HH - Travel Documentary	76%	13.3K	35%	1
#11	59%	WTTW	70%	155K	42%	2
#12	59%	Apocalypse Survival Manual	68%	1.8K	45%	2
#13	59%	sounds of new york ▶	65%	4.3K	49%	3
#14	59%	Redacted	71%	2.9M	40%	2
#15	58%	Exploring Alternatives ▶	71%	2.6M	38%	3
#16	58%	RISE: Underground Pro Wrestling	71%	44.1K	38%	3
#17	57%	SVN Wrestling	72%	5.5K	35%	1
#18	57%	History in pictures	69%	2.4K	39%	3
#19	55%	Helpful Professor Explains!	61%	40K	47%	4
#20	55%	Average Achievement Hunter	69%	4.8K	35%	1
#21	55%	Gaming NetWork	69%	6.0K	35%	2
#22	55%	Coolea	70%	185K	33%	2
#23	55%	ANOMALOUS MEDIA	73%	1.6K	28%	1
#24	55%	VICE Asia	74%	1.6M	27%	3
#25	55%	blustre	67%	270K	35%	1
#26	55%	WatchMojo.com ▶	72%	25.9M	28%	1
#27	54%	Planet Brooklyn Academy	68%	4.6K	34%	2
#28	54%	Brofessor Stein	68%	290K	33%	2
#29	54%	The Museum of Modern Art ▶	71%	621K	28%	1
#30	54%	Midnight Historian	71%	30.5K	28%	1
#31	54%	SHORT TIME	66%	2.3K	35%	1
#32	53%	El Rey Network	72%	254K	26%	2
#33	52%	NostalgiaFM	67%	1.6K	30%	2
#34	52%	Fluent Expressions	68%	16K	28%	1
#35	51%	Mr Gunn History	62%	5.2K	35%	1
#36	51%	The School of Life ▶	66%	9.6M	28%	1
#37	51%	Zach Of All Trades	65%	120K	29%	2
#38	51%	XPLR.NASH	66%	11K	28%	1
#39	50%	Top 10 You Should Know	64%	2.4K	28%	1
#40	50%	Einzelgänger ▶	64%	2.4M	28%	1
#41	49%	Sciences Po	64%	67.3K	28%	1
#42	49%	Cisume Agger	62%	9.5K	28%	1

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to VICE?

Dev Moore — 82% match, 144K subscribers; JimmyTheGiant — 77% match, 731K subscribers; Drew Binsky — 72% match, 6.7M subscribers. All are YouTube creators with a focus on documentary-style or travel/content storytelling that overlaps with VICE's documentary and culture coverage.

What type of content does VICE make?

VICE creates documentary-style, culture and entertainment content, including pieces like Epicly Later'd, UK rave underground, and underground subcultures. They upload multiple videos per week with an average around 87K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to VICE?

We analyze VICE'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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