World Bank Group

Subscribers 449K

Videos 7K

Views 94.0M

Channels Like World Bank Group

World Bank Group covers topics related to international development, poverty reduction, sustainable development, and economic growth, using content that appears to blend informational videos, policy discussions, and development-focused explainers. The channel emphasizes financing, policy advice, technical assistance, and IDA-related topics, with content available primarily in English and some other languages, and uploads have accumulated to 7,000 videos with an average of about 31.5K views per video.

Results last updated 3 months ago.

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We found 44 YouTube channels similar to World Bank Group

#1

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

80% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 12

SERP 100%

Similarity 66%

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They match World Bank Group on international development and poverty reduction queries (80% match) and address women’s rights financing similarly, though their content style is more broad talks rather than policy-focused development finance.

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#2

Economics Explained view on YouTube ▶

75% relevance

Subscribers 2.8M

Videos 420

Views 357.1M

Appearances 8

SERP 88%

Similarity 67%

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Shares global economic development and aid effectiveness queries (75% match) and coverage on developing countries' growth, but presents in a simplified explainer format rather than institution-focused policy analysis.

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#3

International Policy Zone view on YouTube ▶

74% relevance

Subscribers 2.8K

Videos 10K

Views 444.2K

Appearances 9

SERP 84%

Similarity 66%

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High overlap in development policy and aid effectiveness queries (74% match) with similar emphasis on foreign aid discussions, though their content tends to be policy briefings rather than overarching multi-sector development finance.

#4

jpmorgan view on YouTube ▶

70% relevance

Subscribers 136K

Videos 1.5K

Views 109.4M

Appearances 4

SERP 79%

Similarity 65%

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Signals development finance interest through development finance mechanisms queries (70% match) and covers financing tools, yet operates as a private-sector financial institution with business-focused content unlike the public-development mission of the World Bank Group.

#5

The Economist view on YouTube ▶

64% relevance

Subscribers 3.9M

Videos 1.3K

Views 462.5M

Appearances 4

SERP 63%

Similarity 64%

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Covers global economic development and aid effectiveness queries (64% match) and crisis funding discussions, aligning on macro topics but with a broad news and analysis approach rather than a development financing institution stance.

#6

TED-Ed view on YouTube ▶

61% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 5

SERP 58%

Similarity 63%

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Shares queries on poverty reduction and global economic development (61% match) and economic growth in developing countries, but as an educational channel it foregrounds animated lessons rather than policy-oriented development finance.

Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include TEDx Talks (80% match) and Economics Explained (75% match) as the top two. They share overlapping queries with World Bank Group such as international development, poverty reduction, women’s rights financing, global economic development, and economic growth in developing countries. TEDx Talks has 44.2M subscribers and Economics Explained has 2.8M subscribers, both far larger than World Bank Group’s 449K. Other notable overlaps include International Policy Zone (74% match) and The Economist (64% match), which also address development policy, aid effectiveness, and global economic topics, though with smaller or larger audiences respectively. Overall, the competitors differ in audience size but align on core topics like development finance, aid effectiveness, and policy discussions.

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#9	58%	Bloomberg Originals ▶	66%	5.0M	45%	5
#10	55%	fundsforNGOs ▶	70%	29.1K	32%	7
#11	54%	socialprotection.org	72%	3.5K	27%	3
#12	54%	Barings	67%	2.4K	34%	2
#13	54%	NBC Digital News	68%	218K	32%	4
#14	54%	CIF	71%	2.7K	28%	1
#15	53%	TED Archive	70%	292K	28%	1
#16	53%	United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction	73%	21.8K	22%	1
#17	52%	CNBC International ▶	67%	1.4M	31%	2
#18	52%	PolyMatter ▶	62%	1.9M	38%	3
#19	51%	EconplusDal ▶	60%	378K	37%	2
#20	51%	EU International Partnerships	67%	15.9K	26%	4
#21	50%	TED ▶	67%	27.2M	26%	2
#22	50%	Jeb Smith	61%	130K	35%	3
#23	50%	Sam Norris - The Property Investors Broker	65%	4.2K	28%	4
#24	50%	Doctors Without Borders / MSF-USA	65%	88K	28%	1
#25	49%	Vietnam Today	64%	107K	28%	1
#26	49%	Harvard Kennedy School	64%	59.9K	26%	2
#27	48%	Into Europe	66%	167K	22%	1
#28	48%	CFR Education ▶	66%	36.1K	22%	2
#29	48%	Heimler's History	62%	1.2M	28%	2
#30	48%	Explains 101 ▶	65%	326K	22%	1
#31	47%	The Savvy Professor	60%	69.9K	28%	1
#32	47%	Certified Talks	64%	10.6K	22%	1
#33	47%	Stellenbosch Business School	64%	4.0K	22%	3
#34	47%	Blackstone	62%	64.2K	24%	2
#35	47%	CGTN ▶	59%	5.0M	28%	6
#36	46%	Barbados Today	58%	31.6K	28%	1
#37	45%	SABC News ▶	59%	3.2M	25%	4
#38	44%	The Iced Coffee Hour Clips	59%	410K	22%	1
#39	44%	Knowledge Topper ▶	59%	177K	22%	2
#40	44%	Business School 101 ▶	59%	117K	22%	1
#41	44%	Ashutosh Seth	59%	4.9K	22%	1
#42	44%	Jimmy Vercellino - MLO Specializing in VA Loans	60%	22.9K	20%	5
#43	43%	CrashCourse ▶	58%	16.9M	21%	5
#44	43%	Predictive History ▶	59%	1.9M	18%	1

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to World Bank Group?

World Bank Group's biggest competitors on YouTube are TEDx Talks — 44.2M subscribers (80% match) and Economics Explained — 2.8M subscribers (75% match), with International Policy Zone at 2.8K subscribers (74% match). They share a focus on global economics, development, and policy discussion, attracting audiences interested in international affairs and economic policy.

What type of content does World Bank Group make?

World Bank Group produces informational and policy-focused content about international development, poverty reduction, sustainable development, and financing, as evidenced by video titles like 'How IDA Is Changing Millions of Lives Around the World' and 'Rétrospective IDA20—Agir avec impact dans un monde en crises.' The channel uploads videos with an approximate average of 31.5K views per video, and recent uploads include retrospectives and policy discussions across multiple languages, suggesting a mix of long-form explainers and program updates.

How do we determine which channels are similar to World Bank Group?

We analyze World Bank Group'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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