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VICE
Subscribers 19.1M
Videos 4.3K
Views 5.5B

Channels Like VICE

VICE covers documentaries, immersive storytelling, and culture-focused content across topics like crime, art, parties, fashion, protest, and the internet, among other subjects. The channel uses a mix of in-depth features and culture-forward reporting, with varied formats suggested by video titles such as profiles, underground scenes, and cultural explorations; uploads appear ongoing since 2005, with an average of approximately 87K views per video across 4,300+ published works.

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We found 42 YouTube channels similar to VICE

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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

Both target street fashion culture searches and showcase culture-focused content, with an 82% match on queries and 71% content similarity, indicating overlap in audience interest but less overlap in execution.

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#2
JimmyTheGiant

77% relevance

Subscribers 731K
Videos 308
Views 115.7M
Appearances 7
SERP 75%
Similarity 78%
rave culture underground city subcultures subculture documentaries

Aligns with rave and city/subculture themes and documents underground scenes, evidenced by a 77% overall match driven by queries like 'rave culture underground' and 'subculture documentaries' and a strong content similarity around subcultures.

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#3

72% relevance

Subscribers 6.7M
Videos 1.2K
Views 1.4B
Appearances 3
SERP 65%
Similarity 76%
travel culture documentaries underground communities hidden cultures

Shares a focus on travel culture documentaries and hidden/underground communities, scoring 72% overall with search aligned to 'travel culture documentaries' and corresponding content overlap in exploring lesser-known cultures.

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#4

69% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M
Videos 255K
Views 8.8B
Appearances 10
SERP 65%
Similarity 72%
digital counterculture youth rebellions nonconformist lifestyles

Addresses digital counterculture and youth rebellion via nonconformist lifestyles, reflected in a 69% match from search and content cues that echo countercultural ideas and youth-centric explorations.

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#5
G.V. Prakash Kumar

65% relevance

Subscribers 1.2M
Videos 75
Views 1.0B
Appearances 3
SERP 70%
Similarity 61%
emerging youth scenes

Covers emerging youth scenes similar to VICE, with a 65% overall match driven by searches on 'emerging youth scenes' and content that aligns with youth-focused cultural narratives, though execution differs in format.

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#6

63% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M
Videos 1.6K
Views 2.2B
Appearances 5
SERP 55%
Similarity 68%
youth subcultures city subcultures anarchist movements

Touches on youth subcultures and city subcultures and even anarchist movements, yielding a 63% match via searches on subculture topics, with content that is more educational and didactic than VICE’s style.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are JimmyTheGiant (77% match) and Dev Moore (82% match) for overlapping queries like rave culture underground, city subcultures, and street fashion culture. Drew Binsky (72% match) also competes on travel culture and underground communities, while TEDx Talks (69% match) touches on digital counterculture and youth rebellions, broadening the nonconformist lifestyle niche. VICE has 19.1M subscribers, which is larger than Dev Moore (144K) and JimmyTheGiant (731K) but smaller than Drew Binsky (6.7M) and TEDx Talks (44.2M). Shared queries include underground culture, urban subcultures, and youth subcultures, indicating overlap in audience interests and topic areas.

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#8 61% VICE TV
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#9 60% JAKOB CINE
78% 3.0K 34% 3
#10 60% HH - Travel Documentary
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#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
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#42 49% Cisume Agger
62% 9.5K 28% 1

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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 educational or documentary-style content that covers people, cultures, travel, and current events, similar to VICE's documentary and culture focus.

What type of content does VICE make?

VICE makes documentary and culture-focused video content, including entertainment and documentary-style docs. Recent uploads show various formats like Inside The UK's Rave Underground, pro-athlete profiles, and cultural scenes, with an average of about 87K views per video and multiple uploads per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to VICE?

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