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 internet topics, using a mix of documentaries, edutainment, and culture-centered reporting. The channel emphasizes unique stories and authoritative commentary, with a high-volume output (over 4,300 videos) and an audience reach of about 5.5 billion total views, averaging roughly 87K views per video. Uploads appear frequent and varied, and the channel leans into long-form style investigations alongside culture-focused features.

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#1

Dev Moore

82% relevance

Subscribers 144K

Videos 314

Views 14.0M

Appearances 7

SERP 100%

Similarity 71%

street fashion culture

Shares a focus on street fashion culture and urban subcultures found in search queries, with 82% match driven by high search overlap and 71% content similarity indicating a fashion/culture tone similar to VICE.

#2

JimmyTheGiant

77% relevance

Subscribers 731K

Videos 308

Views 115.7M

Appearances 7

SERP 75%

Similarity 78%

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Targets rave culture, underground scenes, and city subcultures as in the queries, with 77% match from strong search alignment and 78% content similarity, reflecting a subculture documentary style akin to VICE.

#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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Aligns on travel culture documentaries and hidden/underground cultures in searches, presenting a 72% match; content similarity (76%) suggests VICE-like documentary storytelling across cultures rather than pure travel hype.

#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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Captures digital counterculture and nonconformist youth themes in searches with 69% match, and 72% content similarity indicating a global, idea-driven take on youth rebellion similar to VICE’s cultural explorations.

#5

G.V. Prakash Kumar

65% relevance

Subscribers 1.2M

Videos 75

Views 1.0B

Appearances 3

SERP 70%

Similarity 61%

emerging youth scenes

Focuses on emerging youth scenes in searches (70% search, 65% match) with 61% content similarity, reflecting VICE-like interest in new urban cultures and contemporary youth movements.

#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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Shares interest in youth subcultures and city subcultures as shown by search overlap (55%) and 68% content similarity, though its educational format diverges from VICE’s narrative style.

Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are JimmyTheGiant (77% match) and Dev Moore (82% match). They share overlapping queries with VICE such as street fashion culture, rave culture underground, and city subcultures. Drew Binsky (72% match) and TEDx Talks (69% match) also align on travel culture documentaries and digital counterculture topics. VICE has 19.1M subscribers, with the nearest competitor in subscriber count being JimmyTheGiant (731K) and Dev Moore (144K), while Drew Binsky (6.7M) and TEDx Talks (44.2M) are larger but focus on related, broader subjects. All noted competitors engage users around underground cultures, emerging youth scenes, and subcultures, creating overlapping search interest around culture-centric, subculture, and travel narratives.

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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 three are similar to VICE in that they produce documentary-style, culture, travel, and interview-based content that appeals to viewers seeking real-world stories and human-interest features.

What type of content does VICE make?

VICE creates documentary-style and culture-focused videos, including journalism, documentaries, and entertainment. Recent uploads include profiles, underground scenes, and culture-club episodes, with an average around 87K views per video and multiple uploads weekly.

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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