VisualPolitik

Subscribers 3.8M

Videos 1.3K

Views 805.3M

Channels Like VisualPolitik

VisualPolitik covers international politics, geopolitics, economy, energy, and current events from around the world, presenting in-depth analyses and documentary-style videos. The channel emphasizes politics and international affairs, including topics like US-Russia relations, China, Europe, and energy markets, with a deep-dives style rather than short tutorials. It publishes content frequently, with an average view count around 319.8K per video and a substantial library (about 1300 videos) since its active start in 2016.

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#1

DW News view on YouTube ▶

86% relevance

Subscribers 6.2M

Videos 45K

Views 3.1B

Appearances 21

SERP 100%

Similarity 77%

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Shares a strong focus on international politics analysis and geopolitics with VisualPolitik, reflected in high search overlap (international politics analysis) and content alignment (77%), indicating similar topics and audience but potentially different presentation style.

#2

TED view on YouTube ▶

59% relevance

Subscribers 27.2M

Videos 5.5K

Views 3.1B

Appearances 10

SERP 44%

Similarity 68%

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Competes on global geopolitics and international politics analysis with VisualPolitik; high content similarity (68%) shows overlapping topic coverage (global geopolitics analysis) and risk assessment, though TED’s format is more talk-focused rather than country- or region-specific videos.

#3

Al Jazeera English

58% relevance

Subscribers 17.5M

Videos 136K

Views 6.8B

Appearances 9

SERP 37%

Similarity 72%

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Delivers international politics analysis and Europe policy topics that align with VisualPolitik’s focus, evidenced by substantial content similarity (72%) and shared queries like china ukraine policy and europe defense strategy.

#4

Pyotr Kurzin | Geopolitics

57% relevance

Subscribers 139K

Videos 662

Views 23.6M

Appearances 2

SERP 14%

Similarity 85%

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Targets global geopolitics analysis and Europe energy geopolitics, showing strong content similarity (85%) and overlapping audience interest, though the channel is more specialized in geopolitics commentary.

#5

WION view on YouTube ▶

56% relevance

Subscribers 10.4M

Videos 266K

Views 6.6B

Appearances 7

SERP 19%

Similarity 81%

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Covers war and geopolitics with emphasis on NATO and china-ukraine policy, matching VisualPolitik on key queries and content focus (81%), indicating a highly aligned geopolitical-news niche.

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#6

FRANCE 24 English view on YouTube ▶

55% relevance

Subscribers 3.5M

Videos 121K

Views 1.6B

Appearances 10

SERP 27%

Similarity 73%

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Provides europe security policy and defense strategy coverage that closely mirrors VisualPolitik’s regional security topics, with high content overlap (73%) and shared queries like europe defense strategy.

Content Landscape

Discovered competitors with strong overlap are DW News (86% match) and TED (59% match), followed by Al Jazeera English (58% match). The overlap stems from queries like international politics analysis, Europe security policy, and China-Ukraine policy, which VisualPolitik also covers. DW News has 6.2M subscribers, TED has 27.2M, and Al Jazeera English has 17.5M, indicating VisualPolitik competes with significantly larger channels on similar geopolitical analysis topics. Pyotr Kurzin | Geopolitics (139K subscribers) and WION (10.4M) also share related interests, but are smaller or mid-sized compared to the top two, aligning on themes such as global geopolitics, energy geopolitics, and war/defense topics.

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#9	54%	Forbes Breaking News	78%	5.5M	18%	6
#10	54%	Foreign Policy Research Institute ▶	79%	46.4K	16%	3
#11	53%	Council on Foreign Relations ▶	75%	328K	20%	7
#12	53%	Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW)	81%	62.3K	10%	2
#13	52%	Geopolitical Economy Report	74%	699K	19%	4
#14	52%	The Economist ▶	76%	3.9M	14%	4
#15	51%	Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft	79%	25K	10%	1
#16	51%	The English Globe	78%	162K	10%	1
#17	50%	Bloomberg Television ▶	70%	3.1M	21%	6
#18	50%	CNN ▶	71%	19.3M	18%	5
#19	50%	Center for Strategic & International Studies ▶	74%	382K	14%	5
#20	50%	CBS News ▶	74%	7.0M	13%	7
#21	49%	TheMunkDebates	75%	104K	12%	3
#22	49%	Outside Views	74%	20.8K	13%	1
#23	49%	Johnny Harris ▶	68%	7.5M	21%	4
#24	49%	Large Data Comparison	69%	26K	19%	5
#25	49%	European Commission ▶	70%	450K	18%	3
#26	48%	PBS NewsHour ▶	72%	5.2M	14%	4
#27	48%	Brookings Institution	70%	163K	15%	3
#28	48%	AtlanticCouncil	72%	122K	10%	4
#29	47%	Andrew Bustamante	72%	766K	10%	1
#30	47%	CNBC International ▶	67%	1.4M	17%	2
#31	47%	Open to Debate	70%	282K	12%	5
#32	47%	Media India Group	71%	42.1K	10%	1
#33	47%	Vox ▶	67%	12.7M	15%	3
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#35	46%	DefenseWebTV	70%	202K	10%	1
#36	45%	OxfordUnion	69%	2.4M	10%	1
#37	45%	History Matters	67%	1.9M	13%	1
#38	43%	Border Security ▶	62%	622K	16%	4
#39	43%	Truth2explain	65%	11.8K	10%	1
#40	43%	Dare To Improve	63%	183K	13%	1
#41	42%	Unclassified	64%	40.8K	10%	2
#42	42%	National Museum of American Diplomacy ▶	63%	9.4K	11%	3
#43	41%	Third Party Risk Association	61%	2.7K	10%	1
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Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to VisualPolitik?

DW News — 86% match, 6.2M subscribers; TED — 59% match, 27.2M subscribers; Al Jazeera English — 58% match, 17.5M subscribers. They share a focus on global news, politics, economics, and international affairs similar to VisualPolitik.

What type of content does VisualPolitik make?

VisualPolitik produces explanatory videos on politics, economics, geopolitics, energy, and world affairs, with recent titles addressing AI impacts, geopolitics in Africa and Europe, and conflicts involving Russia, Ukraine, and the US. The channel uploads regularly, with an average of about 320K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to VisualPolitik?

We analyze VisualPolitik'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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