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Zero Reports
Subscribers 45.8K
Videos 9
Views 5.7M

Channels Like Zero Reports

Zero Reports covers topics related to drug cartels, organized crime, and narco warfare in Mexico, as suggested by video titles such as Why El Chapo Couldn't Save His Brother, The Man Who Sold Mexico to the Cartels, and Rise of the Juarez Cartel. The channel appears to be a deep-dive oriented creator, likely delivering long-form investigative content (videos around 38–1:12:37) with a focus on historical and strategic aspects of cartel operations. It publishes infrequently (9 videos total) from Belgium and averages around 443.6K views per video.

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We found 46 YouTube channels similar to Zero Reports

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#1
OBF

77% relevance

Subscribers 630K
Videos 144
Views 107.1M
Appearances 11
SERP 100%
Similarity 62%
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Shares a strong overlap in searches like drug cartel history and mexican cartels overview (search 100%, 62% content), indicating a similar topic focus to Zero Reports, though OBF’s style diverges in presentation.

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#2

70% relevance

Subscribers 19.1M
Videos 4.3K
Views 5.5B
Appearances 19
SERP 71%
Similarity 70%
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Similar to Zero Reports in covering drug cartel history and narco warfare analysis (search around 71% and 70% content), signaling aligned investigative focus with a comparable audience despite possible tonal differences.

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#3

68% relevance

Subscribers 9.5M
Videos 8K
Views 5.5B
Appearances 22
SERP 68%
Similarity 67%
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Aligns on key queries such as drug trafficking mexico and mexican crime syndicates (search 68%, content 67%), showing a closely matched topical niche and audience intent.

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Subscribers 6.4M
Videos 1.5K
Views 923.4M
Appearances 18
SERP 66%
Similarity 63%
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Targets mexican cartels overview and narco warfare analysis (search ~66%, content ~63%), mirroring Zero Reports’ subject matter with a documentary-style presentation.

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#5
VICE News

61% relevance

Subscribers 9.3M
Videos 6.8K
Views 3.5B
Appearances 14
SERP 58%
Similarity 63%
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Converges on narco warfare analysis and cartel organizations mexico (search ~58%, content ~63%), indicating similar reporting focus and audience interest with a news-oriented format.

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#6
Cartel History

57% relevance

Subscribers 19.9K
Videos 132
Views 4.7M
Appearances 9
SERP 19%
Similarity 83%
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Shares core topics like drug cartel history and narco warfare analysis (search ~19%, content ~83%), suggesting a niche audience overlap but a stronger historical framing than Zero Reports.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are OBF (77% match) and VICE (70% match). They, along with Insider (68%), DW Documentary (65%), and VICE News (61%), share overlapping queries such as drug cartel history, narco warfare analysis, and cartel organizations Mexico, indicating a clear focus on investigative and documentary-style content about Mexican cartels. Zero Reports has 45.8K subscribers, significantly smaller than these competitors, which range from 6.4M to 19.1M subscribers. The overlap in queries and topics with OBF and VICE suggests competition on similar search terms and audience interests in deep-dive cartel history and operations.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Zero Reports?

OBF — 77% match, 630K subscribers; VICE — 70% match, 19.1M subscribers; Insider — 68% match, 9.5M subscribers. All three are large media/analytical outlets that cover crime, politics, and investigative topics, similar to Zero Reports in focusing on in-depth or investigative narrative content.

What type of content does Zero Reports make?

Zero Reports creates documentary-style, crime/ cartel-focused content inferred from titles like 'Why El Chapo Couldn’t Save His Brother' and 'How the Sinaloa Cartel Won the War.' The channel averages a total of about 443.6K views per video; the exact upload frequency isn’t specified, but an average view count per video is provided.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Zero Reports?

We analyze Zero Reports'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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