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Subscribers 175K

Videos 2.1K

Views 29.9M

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Behind the Bastards covers historical villains, tyrants, and extremist leaders through deep-dives and biographical explorations, using keywords like ‘Behind the Bastards,’ ‘dictator profiles,’ and ‘war crimes leaders.’ The channel appears to publish long-form explorations rather than short vlogs or tutorials, with a focus on retrospective analysis and narrative storytelling. It publishes across an ongoing cadence, with an average of roughly 42.7K views per video based on recent data, across a catalog of about 2100 videos in the United States since joining in October 2022.

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#1

WatchMojo.com view on YouTube ▶

82% relevance

Subscribers 25.9M

Videos 32K

Views 17.9B

Appearances 17

SERP 100%

Similarity 69%

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Both target audiences interested in historical villains and tyrants through list-based, biographical videos, with high search overlap on queries like 'historical villains' and 'tyrants biographies' (search 100%), but WatchMojo's content style is more list-driven and less narrative-depth compared to Behind the Bastards (content 69%).

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The People Profiles view on YouTube ▶

67% relevance

Subscribers 1.6M

Videos 376

Views 232.7M

Appearances 17

SERP 58%

Similarity 73%

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Shares strong focus on dictator profiles and historical tyrants, aligning on queries such as 'dictator profiles' and 'historical tyrants biographies' (search 58%, content 73%), though Behind the Bastards tends to deeper contextual storytelling rather than concise profiles.

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#3

Dantavius view on YouTube ▶

54% relevance

Subscribers 674K

Videos 75

Views 58.3M

Appearances 6

SERP 28%

Similarity 71%

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Targets dictator profiles and psychology with notorious dictators, overlapping on 'dictator psychology' queries (search 28%) and 'notorious dictators' (content 71%), but Dantavius emphasizes shorter form profiles while Behind the Bastards offers long-form investigative narratives.

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Biographics view on YouTube ▶

53% relevance

Subscribers 2.4M

Videos 820

Views 441.0M

Appearances 10

SERP 28%

Similarity 69%

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Competes on tyrants and historical tyrants biographies, matching queries like 'historical tyrants biographies' (search 28%, content 69%), though Biographics leans more biographical storytelling vs. Behind the Bastards' deeper critical analysis.

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Big Think view on YouTube ▶

51% relevance

Subscribers 8.6M

Videos 9.9K

Views 1.0B

Appearances 5

SERP 27%

Similarity 68%

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Overlap exists in themes of power, corruption, and case studies of leaders (queries 'power and corruption', 'war crimes leaders case studies'), with search 27% and content 68%, indicating a shared intellectual audience but different delivery styles.

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UsefulCharts view on YouTube ▶

51% relevance

Subscribers 2.0M

Videos 287

Views 236.8M

Appearances 14

SERP 27%

Similarity 68%

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Shares interest in rulers' lineages and power structures (queries like 'bloodline of rulers'), with search 27% and content 68%, indicating audience overlap though one is data-visual driven while Behind the Bastards is narrative-centered.

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Discovered competitors include WatchMojo.com (82% match) and Biographics (53% match) as the closest rivals, both overlapping on queries like historical villains, tyrants biographies, and extremist leaders biographies. The People Profiles (67% match) and Dantavius (54% match) also compete on dictator profiles and psychology, with Big Think (51% match) sharing interest in power, corruption, and case studies. Behind the Bastards has 175K subscribers, while WatchMojo.com leads with 25.9M subscribers and Biographics with 2.4M subscribers, indicating substantial size differences even among closely aligned topics. Competitors converge on the same core queries around tyrants, dictators, and historical villains.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Behind the Bastards?

WatchMojo.com — 82% match, 25.9M subscribers; The People Profiles — 67% match, 1.6M subscribers; Dantavius — 54% match, 674K subscribers. All are YouTube channels that produce documentary-style or profile-based content, contrasting with Behind the Bastards by focusing on lists, profiles, and biographical explorations in various formats.

What type of content does Behind the Bastards make?

Behind the Bastards creates long-form documentary-style episodes and profiles about historical and contemporary figures, as indicated by titles such as Prince Mohammed Bin Salman: The Tyrant of Saudi Arabia. The channel has approximately 175K subscribers and an average of about 42.7K views per video, with recent uploads including multi-part investigations and Q&A episodes, suggesting a weekly or near-weekly upload frequency.

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