Ancient Americas

Subscribers 291K

Videos 59

Views 24.6M

Channels Like Ancient Americas

Ancient Americas explores pre-Columbian history of the Americas, covering topics from early human migration to great empires in Mesoamerica and the Andes. Content appears to include in-depth explorations and educational deep-dives (as indicated by video titles like The Secrets of Inca Masonry, The Mesoamerican Ballgame, and The Maya Collapse), with a focus on archaeology, ancient cultures, and regional histories. The channel publishes multiple videos (59 published) with an average of about 185.7K views per video, and has an active posting history since Aug 15, 2019, with roughly 0.2 uploads per week and 291K subscribers for 24.6M total views.

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#1

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80% relevance

Subscribers 25.9M

Videos 11K

Views 6.9B

Appearances 18

SERP 94%

Similarity 70%

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Strong overlap in searches about Inca, Maya, and Mesoamerica (94% search match), and substantial content similarity on topics like ancient civilizations (70%), indicating a shared audience and broad coverage of Ancient Americas themes with National Geographic’s documentary-style approach.

#2

Fall of Civilizations

63% relevance

Subscribers 1.5M

Videos 45

Views 209.1M

Appearances 7

SERP 42%

Similarity 78%

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High content similarity (78%) on topics like Inca history, Maya, and Aztec empire, and moderate search alignment (42%), suggesting they target a similar audience with narrative histories of collapsing civilizations even if their storytelling style differs from Ancient Americas.

#3

The Met view on YouTube ▶

60% relevance

Subscribers 502K

Videos 2.4K

Views 118.3M

Appearances 9

SERP 39%

Similarity 74%

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decent alignment on Ancient Americas archaeology and glyphs (content 74%), with moderate search overlap (39%), indicating overlapping viewers interested in artifact-focused explorations and ancient symbolism, though The Met emphasizes museum-centric presentation.

#4

NORTH 02

58% relevance

Subscribers 641K

Videos 112

Views 99.3M

Appearances 5

SERP 30%

Similarity 76%

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Notable content similarity on archaeology and Andean metallurgy (76%), and moderate search overlap (30%), implying a shared niche around Andean technology and ancient studies while NORTH 02 expands into broader North American hunter-gatherer topics.

#5

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56% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 6

SERP 38%

Similarity 68%

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Significant search overlap for Inca and Maya topics (38%), and solid content alignment on Ancient Maya collapse (68%), suggesting TED-Ed reaches a similar educational audience with concise, animated explainers on Ancient Americas concepts.

#6

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54% relevance

Subscribers 635K

Videos 800

Views 85.4M

Appearances 5

SERP 26%

Similarity 74%

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Moderate alignment on Zapotec origin and Peru archaeology (content 74%), with lower search overlap (26%), indicating a shared focus on ancient architecture and Andean archaeology but a narrower or stylistically distinct presentation.

Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are National Geographic (80% match) and Fall of Civilizations (63% match), followed by The Met (60% match) and TED-Ed (56% match). Overlapping queries include Inca history, Maya civilization, Mesoamerican civilizations, Aztec empire, and related topics like Andean cultures and ancient Americas archaeology. National Geographic far surpasses Ancient Americas in size with 25.9M subscribers, while Fall of Civilizations has 1.5M subscribers, and TED-Ed has 22.4M, indicating a wide range of audience scale among competitors. The Met (502K) is closer in size to Ancient Americas. The common thread is educational content on ancient civilizations and archaeology, with overlapping queries driving search visibility.

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Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Ancient Americas?

National Geographic — 80% match, 25.9M subscribers; Fall of Civilizations — 63% match, 1.5M subscribers; The Met — 60% match, 502K subscribers. They share a focus on history, archaeology, and world civilizations, with channel themes centered on culture, artifacts, and ancient societies.

What type of content does Ancient Americas make?

Ancient Americas creates historical and archaeological content focusing on the Americas, including topics like Inca masonry, Mesoamerican ballgames, and pre-Columbian crops. The channel uploads about 0.2 times per week, with an average view count of approximately 185.7K per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Ancient Americas?

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