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Caspianreport

Full Creator Stats Live · Updated 2026-08-16

CaspianReport is the YouTube channel of Shirvan Neftchi, an Azerbaijani analyst based in the Netherlands whose work sits at the intersection of documentary filmmaking and geopolitical commentary.

NicheGeopolitics & News TierMacro Engagement4.5%

Total Followers +0.5%

1.9M

Across YouTube

Primary Platform

YouTube

1.9M followers · 100% of audience

Engagement

4.5%

vs. 1.5% category median

Sponsorship Tier

Macro

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Quick facts
  • 1.9M combined followers across 1 platform.
  • Macro creator tier — NLD.
  • 4.5% headline engagement.
  • Active since .
  • Niche: News Politics.
  • Posts in English.

Performance Across Platforms

Updated 2026-08-16
PlatformFollowers30d GrowthEngagementPosts / wkLast upload
YouTube 1,850,000 +10K 4.5% 0.7 5 days ago

Growth Trend

Last 365 days
WindowYouTubeCombined
Last 7 days +0 +0.0% +0 +0.0% +0 +0.0% +0
Last 30 days +10K +0.5% +0 +0.0% +0 +0.0% +10K
Last 90 days +10K +0.5% +0 +0.0% +0 +0.0% +10K
Last 365 days +10K +0.5% +0 +0.0% +0 +0.0% +10K

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Recent Brand Partnerships

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BrandTypePlatformDatePerformance vs. baseline
Sponsored content YouTube Aug 2026
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Background

About Caspianreport

CaspianReport is the YouTube channel of Shirvan Neftchi, an Azerbaijani analyst based in the Netherlands whose work sits at the intersection of documentary filmmaking and geopolitical commentary. The channel name draws from the Caspian Sea region — a reflection of Neftchi's origins and an early editorial focus on Eurasian power dynamics — though the scope has expanded over the years to cover global strategic competition, from Gulf state rivalries to NATO's future and China's long-game positioning. What distinguishes the channel is its tone: unhurried, map-heavy, and deliberately measured, more in the style of a think-tank briefing than a news reaction video. That formula has cultivated a following of nearly two million subscribers, with engagement running well above the category norm for a channel of this size.

The audience skews heavily male and concentrates in the 25–44 age band, with the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada representing the largest share — an English-speaking, globally literate demographic that tends to follow geopolitical developments closely. The sponsor mix reflects this positioning: Ground News, a media-bias and news-aggregation platform, is a natural fit for an audience primed to think critically about information sourcing, while recurring gaming integrations like War Thunder are a reliable monetization layer common across the serious-analysis YouTube niche. CaspianReport's consistent upload cadence and durable evergreen topics — great-power competition, energy geopolitics, regional flashpoints — give it staying power that trend-dependent channels lack, making it an attractive placement for brands seeking educated, high-attention male audiences across the English-speaking world.

Brand fit

Why brands partner

Caspianreport reaches an audience concentrated in NLD primarily through YouTube, and is best activated via long-form YouTube integrations. As an education creator they map naturally to brands targeting that space. Demonstrated partners include Ground News and War Thunder. Engagement on YouTube runs around 4.5%, which points to an audience better suited to category-relevant, mid-funnel campaigns than to pure-reach buys. Their YouTube-first format lends itself to integrations that sit inside the creator's usual content rather than running as standalone ads. Because the audience follows education content rather than arriving through untargeted reach, sponsorships that match the channel's subject matter tend to convert more efficiently than broad placements. A consistent, on-topic posting focus gives sponsors a predictable, brand-safe environment, lowering placement risk compared with broad, general-interest channels. Campaigns here are best measured on qualified engagement and consideration within the niche rather than on raw impression volume. For NLD-focused brands in education and related categories, Caspianreport offers a defined, creative-fit audience rather than broad, low-intent impressions.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why is the channel called CaspianReport?

The name references the Caspian Sea, a historically strategic body of water at the crossroads of Russia, Iran, Central Asia, and the Caucasus — one of the most geopolitically contested regions on Earth. The channel built its identity around analysing that under-covered Eurasian sphere before expanding to cover global power dynamics. The name has stuck as a signal of the channel's analytical roots in great-power competition.

Does CaspianReport cover China's long-term global strategy?

China is one of CaspianReport's most consistent and recurring subjects, including a dedicated video titled "Why time is on China's side" that examines Beijing's structural advantages in the long run. The channel regularly analyses how China projects influence across Eurasia, Africa, and the developing world as part of its broader geopolitical coverage.

Has CaspianReport made a video about the US and NATO breaking up?

Yes, CaspianReport posted a video titled "What if America quits NATO?", walking through the geopolitical consequences of a US withdrawal from the alliance. The channel frequently uses hypothetical scenario framing to unpack structural forces in international relations rather than just reacting to headlines.

Does CaspianReport cover energy and critical minerals geopolitics?

Resource geopolitics is a major running theme on CaspianReport, with content spanning net-zero transitions, critical mineral competition, and the shift toward electric economies. The channel consistently ties these resource dynamics to broader struggles for strategic power between states, making it a go-to source for viewers tracking the geopolitics of the energy transition.

Why does CaspianReport sponsor Ground News?

Ground News, a platform that helps readers compare media bias across news sources, is a natural ideological fit for CaspianReport because the channel's core value proposition is cutting through noise to analyse facts independently. Partnering with a media-literacy tool reinforces the channel's brand of sceptical, source-aware geopolitical analysis rather than partisan commentary.

Why does War Thunder keep sponsoring geopolitics channels like CaspianReport?

War Thunder, the military vehicle combat game, consistently targets the young-male audience that gravitates toward geopolitics, military history, and strategy content on YouTube — an audience CaspianReport attracts in large numbers. The demographic overlap between strategy-game players and viewers interested in international power dynamics makes these sponsorship deals a reliable fit across the genre.

Has CaspianReport covered the Gulf states vs Iran rivalry?

Yes, CaspianReport released a video titled "How the Gulf states plan to checkmate Iran", dissecting the strategic moves — energy leverage, alliance-building, and proxy conflicts — that Gulf powers are using to contain Iranian influence. The Gulf–Iran dynamic is a recurring axis in the channel's Middle East coverage.

Why does CaspianReport say Trump's peace deals fall apart?

CaspianReport has a video titled "Why Trump's peace deals fall apart" that analyses the structural geopolitical reasons — competing interests, lack of enforcement mechanisms, and regional power dynamics — rather than attributing outcomes to personalities alone. The channel consistently applies a systemic lens to explain why diplomatic agreements succeed or collapse regardless of who is in office.

Does CaspianReport cover African geopolitics?

Africa is a documented content area for CaspianReport, reflecting the continent's growing importance in great-power competition over resources, infrastructure, and spheres of influence. The channel's hashtag history includes Africa alongside Eurasia, Russia, and China, suggesting it treats the continent as an integral part of the global power shift it tracks.

Where is CaspianReport based and who watches it?

CaspianReport is produced out of the Netherlands, though the channel's audience is global and overwhelmingly English-speaking, with the United States making up the single largest share of viewership, followed by the United Kingdom and Canada. The audience skews heavily male and is concentrated in the 25–34 age bracket, which is typical for analytical geopolitics content on YouTube.

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