DW Documentary

Subscribers 6.4M

Videos 1.5K

Views 923.4M

Channels Like DW Documentary

DW Documentary covers international current affairs, global politics, science, environment, and human rights through in-depth documentaries and explorations of daily life, travel, and behind-the-scenes looks at complex topics. The channel emphasizes long-form, informative content with deep-dives rather than shorts, and publishes about 8.0 uploads per week, with average video views around 71K (based on recent video data).

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#1

FRONTLINE PBS | Official view on YouTube ▶

86% relevance

Subscribers 3.4M

Videos 1.2K

Views 929.7M

Appearances 16

SERP 100%

Similarity 77%

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High search overlap on global current affairs and world politics documentaries (86% match; queries like global current affairs documentary), and substantial content similarity (77%), indicating DW Documentary and FRONTLINE both produce long-form investigative, policy-focused documentaries though FRONTLINE often emphasizes U.S.-centric investigations.

#2

WonderWhy

71% relevance

Subscribers 853K

Videos 70

Views 127.3M

Appearances 4

SERP 70%

Similarity 72%

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Shares queries around global current affairs, history and geopolitics, with 71% match and balanced content overlap (72%), suggesting a similar explanatory, documentary-driven approach to world issues with WonderWhy offering broader historical/geopolitical context.

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#3

Free Documentary - Engineering view on YouTube ▶

70% relevance

Subscribers 522K

Videos 322

Views 130.8M

Appearances 14

SERP 75%

Similarity 66%

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Aligns on energy, science and technology topics (queries: energy and power documentary; 75% search similarity) and has solid content overlap (66%), indicating DW Documentary’s relevance to engineering and tech-focused explorations though Free Documentary - Engineering centers more on technical processes.

#4

BBC Earth Science

67% relevance

Subscribers 1.8M

Videos 1.5K

Views 287.7M

Appearances 10

SERP 65%

Similarity 69%

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Exhibits strong overlap in science and technology storytelling (queries: science and space documentary; 65% search, 69% content), making it a shared audience with DW Documentary for science-driven explorations even though BBC Earth Science emphasizes natural science presentation.

#5

Al Jazeera English

67% relevance

Subscribers 17.5M

Videos 136K

Views 6.8B

Appearances 13

SERP 64%

Similarity 69%

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Substantial alignment on global current affairs and conflict/security topics (queries and 67% match; content 69%), indicating both channels cover global documentary topics with a newsy, issue-driven lens, though Al Jazeera may emphasize global south perspectives.

#6

Moconomy view on YouTube ▶

66% relevance

Subscribers 1.3M

Videos 722

Views 66.8M

Appearances 10

SERP 49%

Similarity 78%

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Connects via global current affairs and economic power themes (queries like global current affairs documentary; 66% match; content 78%), showing overlap in economic/power analysis while Moconomy centers on economics might be more data/analytics-focused.

Content Landscape

Top competitors include FRONTLINE PBS (86% match) and WonderWhy (71% match). FRONTLINE PBS shares overlapping queries such as global current affairs documentary, world politics documentary, and conflict and security documentary, while WonderWhy overlaps on global current affairs documentary, world politics documentary, and history/geopolitics. DW Documentary has 6.4M subscribers, FRONTLINE PBS has 3.4M, and WonderWhy has 853K, showing a size gap but significant overlap in topic coverage. Both FRONTLINE PBS and WonderWhy focus on global current affairs and politics, aligning closely with DW Documentary's core search queries.

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#7	66%	TED ▶	71%	27.2M	58%	10
#8	65%	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ▶	76%	225K	48%	10
#9	64%	ENDEVR	79%	1.4M	43%	8
#10	63%	DW News ▶	77%	6.2M	43%	6
#11	62%	TEDx Talks ▶	69%	44.2M	51%	12
#12	61%	wocomoDOCS ▶	78%	375K	36%	3
#13	61%	Georgetown University Center for Security Studies	70%	5.5K	48%	6
#14	61%	Real Stories	76%	6.7M	37%	4
#15	58%	CrashCourse ▶	67%	16.9M	46%	7
#16	58%	Spark ▶	69%	2.0M	42%	5
#17	58%	BBC World Service ▶	75%	1.9M	33%	6
#18	58%	World Tour	69%	111K	42%	3
#19	57%	Free Documentary ▶	76%	5.7M	30%	6
#20	56%	The Documentary Channel	79%	38.2K	23%	1
#21	56%	JustThoughtLounge	69%	683K	36%	4
#22	56%	FINAiUS ▶	75%	746K	26%	5
#23	56%	World View - Documentary	80%	16.9K	20%	6
#24	56%	Netflix ▶	73%	32.9M	29%	5
#25	56%	DW History and Culture	74%	337K	28%	4
#26	54%	Economics Explained ▶	72%	2.8M	28%	2
#27	53%	Curiosity Stream	69%	519K	31%	2
#28	53%	Get.factual ▶	77%	818K	18%	1
#29	53%	Java Discover \| Free Global Documentaries & Clips	78%	661K	16%	5
#30	53%	National Geographic ▶	72%	25.9M	25%	6
#31	52%	LSE	72%	275K	22%	2
#32	52%	CNA Insider ▶	72%	2.5M	21%	3
#33	50%	Hikma History	72%	190K	18%	2
#34	50%	For Us By Us Network	71%	29.3K	18%	2
#35	50%	Parable - Free History Documentaries	71%	456K	18%	1
#36	50%	Bloomberg Originals ▶	71%	5.0M	17%	2
#37	50%	Sky News ▶	69%	9.2M	21%	2
#38	50%	CBS News ▶	67%	7.0M	23%	1
#39	49%	Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health	67%	74.7K	23%	1
#40	49%	TED-Ed ▶	68%	22.4M	21%	3
#41	49%	World Health Organization (WHO) ▶	67%	952K	22%	7
#42	49%	ABC Science	69%	597K	18%	2
#43	47%	UN Human Rights	65%	65.9K	21%	4
#44	47%	Special Interest Films	68%	8.3K	15%	1
#45	47%	AH DOCUMENTARY	63%	25.7K	21%	2
#46	46%	Kenya Digital Archives	67%	50.6K	15%	1
#47	46%	Ray Delahanty \| CityNerd ▶	64%	401K	18%	1
#48	46%	MS NOW ▶	66%	9.7M	15%	1

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to DW Documentary?

FRONTLINE PBS | Official — 86% match, 3.4M subscribers; WonderWhy — 71% match, 853K subscribers; Free Documentary - Engineering — 70% match, 522K subscribers. They share a focus on documentary and factual reporting, often exploring current events, history, and investigative topics similarly to DW Documentary.

What type of content does DW Documentary make?

DW Documentary creates documentary-style videos covering global issues, investigative topics, and in-depth reports (e.g., Hezbollah investigations, organic farming, energy and power topics). They publish content with an average of 71.1K views per video and approximately 8.0 uploads per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to DW Documentary?

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