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Subscribers 2.8M

Videos 420

Views 357.1M

Channels Like Economics Explained

Economics Explained covers global markets, policy, and finance in accessible lessons, with content that ranges from deep-dives to explainers on topics like the economy, monetary policy, and wealth inequality. The channel publishes long-form videos (average around 16 minutes) about complex economic ideas and current issues, with a rhythm of about 1.0 upload per week and average video views around 393K.

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#1

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81% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 25

SERP 100%

Similarity 69%

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Both target broad economics education for a general audience and rank highly for global economy and macroeconomics explanations, sharing searches like 'global economy explained' and 'macroeconomics explained' with strong search overlap but slightly lower content alignment.

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#2

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73% relevance

Subscribers 1.1M

Videos 550

Views 132.3M

Appearances 18

SERP 79%

Similarity 70%

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Similar focus on macroeconomics and economic policy analysis aimed at learners, with substantial search overlap on 'macroeconomics explained' and policy topics, though content style diverges in educator-led, lecture-format delivery.

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64% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 12

SERP 50%

Similarity 73%

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Both produce explainers on economics topics for a wide audience, with high content overlap on economics trends and crises but more limited direct macroeconomics depth in TED-Ed's short-form animations.

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#4

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63% relevance

Subscribers 6.6M

Videos 28K

Views 2.5B

Appearances 13

SERP 45%

Similarity 74%

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EconplusDal view on YouTube ▶

62% relevance

Subscribers 378K

Videos 738

Views 68.3M

Appearances 14

SERP 49%

Similarity 71%

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MIT OpenCourseWare view on YouTube ▶

61% relevance

Subscribers 6.2M

Videos 7.9K

Views 523.8M

Appearances 12

SERP 50%

Similarity 68%

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Both cover macroeconomics and finance basics and attract searches for macro topics; however, MIT OCW's coursework-focused content differs in depth and structure from Economics Explained's heuristic explainers.

Content Landscape

Top competitors identified are CrashCourse (81% match) and Jacob Clifford (73% match). They share overlapping queries such as global economy explained, macroeconomics explained, and economic policy analysis. The Wall Street Journal (63% match) and TED-Ed (64% match) also overlap on topics like debt and inflation, monetary policy, and economic crises analysis. Economics Explained has 2.8M subscribers, trailing CrashCourse (16.9M) and TED-Ed (22.4M) but is ahead of EconplusDal (378K). The common ground is analysis and explainers of macroeconomics, policy, and broader economic trends.

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#7	60%	The Economist ▶	80%	3.9M	30%	10
#8	58%	Money & Macro	83%	647K	21%	5
#9	56%	Explains 101 ▶	83%	326K	17%	4
#10	55%	IMF	79%	201K	20%	5
#11	54%	Financial Times ▶	79%	1.4M	18%	3
#12	53%	Casual Economics ▶	81%	84.9K	11%	4
#13	53%	Adam's Axiom	82%	37.8K	8%	4
#14	52%	Crayon Capital ▶	79%	182K	12%	3
#15	52%	Heresy Financial	78%	399K	12%	2
#16	51%	Professor Dave Explains ▶	66%	4.2M	29%	10
#17	51%	CNBC ▶	74%	4.1M	17%	6
#18	51%	Johnny Harris ▶	75%	7.5M	15%	2
#19	51%	Economics Help	79%	87.2K	8%	2
#20	51%	EPB Research	78%	110K	10%	1
#21	51%	World Economic Forum	76%	1.1M	12%	1
#22	50%	MeaningfulMoney	75%	147K	13%	2
#23	50%	Khan Academy	63%	9.3M	31%	8
#24	50%	Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis	74%	31.2K	15%	3
#25	50%	Jack Chapple	74%	694K	12%	1
#26	48%	Martik Finance ▶	75%	65.8K	8%	1
#27	48%	MoneyWeek	73%	303K	10%	2
#28	47%	You Will Love Economics	73%	75.5K	9%	3
#29	46%	The Swedish Investor ▶	71%	1.0M	10%	1
#30	46%	Prof Ryan	70%	28K	10%	3
#31	46%	tutor2u	65%	1.6M	18%	6
#32	45%	CFR Education ▶	70%	36.1K	9%	2
#33	45%	TEDx Talks ▶	69%	44.2M	10%	5
#34	45%	Robert A. Bonavito, CPA	69%	25.8K	10%	1
#35	45%	The New York Times ▶	68%	5.1M	10%	1
#36	45%	Bloomberg Television ▶	65%	3.1M	14%	2
#37	44%	DW News ▶	68%	6.2M	9%	3
#38	44%	Simple Explain ▶	67%	5.2K	10%	1
#39	44%	NBC News ▶	67%	11.8M	9%	2
#40	44%	freeCodeCamp.org ▶	65%	11.5M	12%	1
#41	44%	BBC News ▶	66%	19.4M	11%	2
#42	42%	PBS NewsHour ▶	64%	5.2M	10%	3

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Economics Explained?

CrashCourse (16.9M subscribers, 81% match) and TED-Ed (22.4M subscribers, 64% match) are top competitors; Jacob Clifford (1.1M subscribers, 73% match) also ranks highly. All three channels produce educational, explainer-style videos focused on academic or conceptual topics in economics, science, and learning, similar to Economics Explained's emphasis on economics concepts and explanations.

What type of content does Economics Explained make?

Economics Explained creates educational economics content, evidenced by video titles such as Has the World Become Uninsurable, Finland's Happy Little Economic Crisis, How Economics Has Changed Dating, Did Pensions Destroy France?, and How Much Does Clickbait Cost the Global Economy? The channel uploads about once per week, with an average video view count around 392.8K.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Economics Explained?

We analyze Economics Explained'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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