Cartel History

Subscribers 19.9K

Videos 132

Views 4.7M

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Cartel History publishes deep dive documentaries on the world of the most dangerous cartels, covering narco wars, cartel leaders, informants, and related crime histories. The channel uses long-form, documentary-style content (often around 30–90 minutes) and posts about 6.3 times per week, with an average video view count of approximately 8.6K.

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#1

Insider view on YouTube ▶

83% relevance

Subscribers 9.5M

Videos 8K

Views 5.5B

Appearances 15

SERP 100%

Similarity 72%

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Strikes a very high search overlap on drug trafficking clans, cartel finances, and drug cartel networks, aligning with Cartel History's narco-focused audience, though its content style diverges (72% content match) and is heavier on investigative storytelling than Cartel History.

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Crime Dynasty view on YouTube ▶

78% relevance

Subscribers 428K

Videos 344

Views 154.5M

Appearances 20

SERP 70%

Similarity 83%

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Shares strong alignment with drug cartel history and narco violence history queries and delivers strong content on cartel leaders, resulting in a high overall match (78%), though it differentiates in presentation pace and origin stories.

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National Geographic view on YouTube ▶

65% relevance

Subscribers 25.9M

Videos 11K

Views 6.9B

Appearances 14

SERP 56%

Similarity 71%

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Competes for interest in narco wars and narco violence history, appealing to a broad audience with documentary tone (content 71%), but has a lower search alignment (56%) compared to Cartel History.

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#4

On the other side of the law

65% relevance

Subscribers 66.2K

Videos 129

Views 13.0M

Appearances 8

SERP 40%

Similarity 81%

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Targets narcos history and narco biographies like Cartel History and performs well on content (81%), indicating a similar informational angle, though it attracts a smaller, more niche audience (lower search alignment 40%).

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#5

The Rot (formerly Humans of History)

64% relevance

Subscribers 21.3K

Videos 61

Views 1.6M

Appearances 5

SERP 42%

Similarity 78%

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Overlaps on drug cartel history and narco violence history with substantial content similarity (78%), indicating narrative or biographical storytelling, while search alignment is moderate (42%).

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#6

History Buffs

62% relevance

Subscribers 1.8M

Videos 131

Views 272.1M

Appearances 11

SERP 59%

Similarity 63%

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Shares narcos history focus and some factual history content (63%), with moderate search overlap (59%), making it a similar educational channel but possibly lighter on biographical depth.

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Top competitors by match strength are Insider (83% match) and Crime Dynasty (78% match). Both align with overlapping queries such as drug trafficking clans, cartel finances, cartel leaders, and narco violence history. National Geographic (65% match) also competes on narco wars and narco biographies, alongside On the other side of the law (65% match) and The Rot (formerly Humans of History) (64% match) which touch on narco informants and narco violence history. Cartel History has about 19.9K subscribers, while Insider commands 9.5M subscribers and Crime Dynasty has 428K, illustrating a substantial size gap but shared topic focus around drug cartel history and narco networks.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Cartel History ?

Insider — 9.5M subscribers, 83% match; Crime Dynasty — 428K subscribers, 78% match; National Geographic — 25.9M subscribers, 65% match. All three channels produce content focused on true crime, crime history, and detailed investigations of criminal activity, which overlaps with Cartel History's niche.

What type of content does Cartel History make?

Cartel History creates crime/history documentary content based on video titles such as the lifestyle of dangerous narcos, narco lifestyles, narco organizations, and notorious figures (e.g., the billionaire lifestyle of a female narco, the Sinaloa hitman turned informant). The channel averages about 8.6K views per video and uploads roughly 6.3 times per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Cartel History ?

We analyze Cartel History '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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