Back to Yesterday

Subscribers 83.9K

Videos 422

Views 19.4M

Channels Like Back to Yesterday

Back to Yesterday explores America’s past from the early 1900s to the 1990s, delving into iconic pop culture, vintage cars, forgotten places, and defining moments that shaped generational memory. The channel appears to use a documentary-style approach with deep-dives into historical Americana, touching on nostalgia and lifestyle themes, and uploads publicly since 2009 with an average of around 289K views per video across its 422 uploads.

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#1

WhoRemembers ?

80% relevance

Subscribers 209K

Videos 497

Views 59.0M

Appearances 19

SERP 92%

Similarity 71%

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Strong overlap in searches for vintage America and retro American culture (92% search) and similar content focus on historical topics, though content similarity is moderate (71%), indicating a shared audience with some stylistic differences.

#2

Reading Through History

74% relevance

Subscribers 105K

Videos 433

Views 40.0M

Appearances 16

SERP 100%

Similarity 56%

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High alignment on queries about retro American culture and USA history (100% search), but lower content overlap (56%), suggesting they attract the same interest in historical topics but present them with a different delivery style.

#3

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72% relevance

Subscribers 81.2K

Videos 57

Views 17.9M

Appearances 7

SERP 69%

Similarity 75%

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Near-identical interest in midcentury nostalgia and old house features history (69% search) with strong content overlap (75%), indicating very similar subject matter and presentation.

#4

HISTORY view on YouTube ▶

70% relevance

Subscribers 15.2M

Videos 11K

Views 5.0B

Appearances 9

SERP 86%

Similarity 60%

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Broad alignment on vintage America history and past decades biographies (86% search) with moderate content similarity (60%), implying the same historical focus but a more varied or higher-production approach.

#5

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62% relevance

Subscribers 32.1K

Videos 165

Views 5.3M

Appearances 8

SERP 53%

Similarity 68%

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60% relevance

Subscribers 744K

Videos 182

Views 76.7M

Appearances 5

SERP 49%

Similarity 67%

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Signals audience overlap through nostalgic Americana and early 20th-century America searches (49% search) and high content similarity (67%), though the channel’s style may skew toward archival footage and glamorous presentation.

Content Landscape

Top competitors include HISTORY (70% match, 15.2M subscribers), WhoRemembers (80% match, 209K subscribers), and Reading Through History (74% match, 105K subscribers). These channels share overlapping queries such as vintage America history, retro American culture, old house features history, and pop culture history USA. HISTORY is the largest among them with 15.2M subscribers, significantly bigger than Back to Yesterday’s 83.9K subscribers, highlighting a substantial scale difference. WhoRemembers and Reading Through History are closer in size and content focus, making them the strongest direct competitors in terms of topic overlap and audience interest in midcentury nostalgia and historical Americana slideshows.

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#9	51%	America Nostalgia	71%	44.1K	22%	2
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#14	50%	Memory Trails	70%	35.5K	20%	4
#15	50%	Wonders	73%	126K	14%	3
#16	50%	PeriscopeFilm ▶	68%	876K	22%	2
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#19	48%	Dave's Archives	68%	165K	18%	1
#20	47%	4k Historical Footage	68%	2.9K	17%	2
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#25	45%	The Paint Doodler	59%	4.0K	24%	3
#26	45%	CrashCourse ▶	57%	16.9M	28%	7
#27	45%	Vintage TV Shows	65%	191K	15%	2
#28	45%	Ed's Auto Reviews ▶	65%	200K	15%	2
#29	45%	ITN Archive	62%	680K	19%	4
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#31	45%	Tomorrows Filmmakers	64%	955K	15%	1
#32	44%	samspace81	63%	174K	16%	4
#33	44%	Weird History Food ▶	62%	747K	18%	6
#34	44%	J.J. McCullough	61%	1M	18%	1
#35	44%	The Vintage Tribute	63%	123K	15%	1
#36	44%	LunXmix	63%	6.8K	15%	1
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#38	43%	Jorge Aguilar	63%	1.3K	15%	1
#39	43%	SeeStew - History of America	63%	4.7K	15%	1
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Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Back to Yesterday?

WhoRemembers ? — 80% match, 209K subscribers; Reading Through History — 74% match, 105K subscribers; American Rewind — 72% match, 81.2K subscribers. They share a focus on nostalgia, history-themed content, and retro or past-era topics similar to Back to Yesterday.

What type of content does Back to Yesterday make?

Back to Yesterday creates history and nostalgia-focused videos, as suggested by titles like 'Old Home Features Your Grandparents Had (That We Wish Would Come Back)'. The channel averages about 289K views per video, with uploads occurring regularly (monthly to weekly implied by the 'Average: 289K views/video' metric and the presence of multiple recent videos).

How do we determine which channels are similar to Back to Yesterday?

We analyze Back to Yesterday'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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