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Axen
Subscribers 20.4K
Videos 5
Views 2.7M

Channels Like Axen

Axen covers topics in psychology, overthinking, mental health, history, philosophy, science, sleep science, and ancient humans, delivering deep-dives and explorations into how humans think and behave, as well as historical and scientific curiosities. The channel's content style appears to be educational deep-dives and explanatory videos, with a mix of topics that range from ancient life and survival to mental processes, and it posts approximately 1.2 uploads per week with an average of about 527K views per video.

Similar Channels

We found 46 YouTube channels similar to Axen

HISTORY YouTube channel thumbnail
#1

84% relevance

Subscribers 15.2M
Videos 11K
Views 5.0B
Appearances 11
SERP 100%
Similarity 74%
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Shares a focus on ancient history topics and mysteries as seen in searches like ancient history mysteries and prehistory daily life (84% match overall; high search overlap 100% but slightly lower content similarity at 74%), indicating a strong audience alignment with Axen's historical content while maintaining a broader, long-form history format.

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#2
Uncharted Mysteries

78% relevance

Subscribers 256K
Videos 66
Views 30.4M
Appearances 13
SERP 80%
Similarity 78%
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Targets similar interest in ancient history mysteries and lost civilizations, with an 78% match driven by 80% search overlap and 78% content similarity, suggesting overlapping audience and topic scope with Axen but potentially more emphasis on mystery/theory framing.

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#3
Instructomania

76% relevance

Subscribers 14.4K
Videos 122
Views 6.3M
Appearances 10
SERP 85%
Similarity 70%
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Converges on ancient economy and early civilizations, reflected in a 76% match with high search relevance (85%) and moderate content overlap (70%), indicating similar interest areas but more instructional or explainer style than Axen.

Sleepy Time History YouTube channel thumbnail
#4
Sleepy Time History

65% relevance

Subscribers 152K
Videos 241
Views 15.4M
Appearances 7
SERP 41%
Similarity 80%
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Appeals to similar prehistory daily life and early human subjects, showing 65% match with substantial content alignment (80%) and moderate search overlap (41%), implying shared topics but potentially different pacing or target audience.

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#5
Stefan Milo

65% relevance

Subscribers 612K
Videos 200
Views 85.7M
Appearances 5
SERP 41%
Similarity 80%
prehistory daily life humans before technology prehistoric agriculture

Focuses on prehistory daily life and prehistoric agriculture with a 65% match, high content similarity (80%), and lower search overlap (41%), indicating topic alignment with Axen but stylistic differences in audience discovery.

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#6
The Histocrat

62% relevance

Subscribers 605K
Videos 67
Views 52.3M
Appearances 6
SERP 42%
Similarity 75%
prehistory daily life humans before technology prehistoric agriculture

Centers on prehistory daily life and technology-free early humanity, yielding a 62% match driven by 42% search overlap and 75% content similarity, suggesting similar subjects but a distinct approach to presentation.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are HISTORY (84% match) and Uncharted Mysteries (78% match). Both overlap with Axen on queries like ancient history mysteries, prehistory daily life, and humans ancient survival. HISTORY has about 15.2M subscribers, vastly larger than Axen’s 20.4K subscribers, while Uncharted Mysteries has about 256K subscribers, still larger than Axen but smaller than HISTORY. In addition, Instructomania (76% match) and Sleepy Time History (65% match), Stefan Milo (65% match) share overlapping queries such as economy ancient civilizations and prehistory daily life. These competitors indicate a common focus on ancient history, daily life in antiquity, and survival topics, with large channels like HISTORY dominating the search space.

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#34 50% Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages 69% 349K 21% 2
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Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Axen?

HISTORY — 84% match, 15.2M subscribers; Uncharted Mysteries — 78% match, 256K subscribers; Instructomania — 76% match, 14.4K subscribers. All three compete with Axen by producing educational or curiosity-driven content that explores history, science, and psychology topics.

What type of content does Axen make?

Axen creates educational and thought-provoking videos covering psychology, overthinking, mental health, history, philosophy, science, sleep science, funny science, and ancient humans. The channel uploads about 1.2 videos per week, with an average of 527.4K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Axen?

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