Casual Economics

Subscribers 84.9K

Videos 8

Views 4.4M

Channels Like Casual Economics

Casual Economics covers the world of economics in a fun and entertaining way, focusing on less popular topics to explain the rise and fall of different country economies. The channel appears to use a mix of deep-dives into economic crises, historical events, and national wealth topics, with tutorials/history-style formats and a data-driven, explainer approach. It publishes infrequently (8 videos published overall) and achieves approximately 556K views per video on average, with an overall total of 4.4M views and 84.9K subscribers, active since June 9, 2021, from Canada.

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SERP 100%

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Both target wide audiences with concise explanations of economic crises and debt issues (high search overlap on 'economic crises explained' and 'debt crisis analysis'), and while Casual Economics is slower-paced, CrashCourse shares similar topic coverage (65% content similarity) and explains major events like the Great Depression.

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70% relevance

Subscribers 182K

Videos 18

Views 12.4M

Appearances 8

SERP 59%

Similarity 77%

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Both cover economic crises and debt topics to explain macro events, matching on high-interest queries like 'economic crises explained' and 'great depression impact'; they align in topics (77% content similarity) but differ in presentation style that appeals to different audiences (59% search overlap indicates a strong but not identical query target).

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69% relevance

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Videos 266

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Appearances 8

SERP 50%

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Both focus on debt crises and major economic shocks, aligning on queries like 'debt crisis analysis' and 'great depression impact'; high content similarity (82%) shows overlapping treatment of topics, though Casual Economics may differ in narrative pacing.

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68% relevance

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64% relevance

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Appearances 7

SERP 54%

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Both address economic crises and debt/financial topic overviews for a broad audience, with notable search overlap on 'economic crises explained' and 'financial crisis overview'; content similarity (71%) suggests comparable depth and framing in crisis coverage.

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Appearances 8

SERP 36%

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Both discuss debt crises and currency effects, appealing to audiences seeking macroeconomic policy implications like sovereign debt and inflation; while search overlap is modest (36%), the content aligns strongly (76%) on debt dynamics and policy outcomes.

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Top competitors include CrashCourse (79% match) and Crayon Capital (70% match). Both share overlapping queries with Casual Economics such as economic crises explained, debt crisis analysis, and great depression impact. The Plain Bagel (69% match) and Economics Explained (68% match) also compete on related themes like debt crisis analysis, financial crisis overview, and national economies overview. The Wall Street Journal (64% match) competes on economic crises explained and financial crisis overview. Casual Economics has 84.9K subscribers, while CrashCourse holds about 16.9M, Crayon Capital ~182K, The Plain Bagel ~1.2M, Economics Explained ~2.8M, and The Wall Street Journal ~6.6M, indicating substantial size differences but shared interest in macroeconomic topics and crisis-related searches.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Casual Economics?

Casual Economics' biggest YouTube competitors are CrashCourse (16.9M subscribers, 79% match) and Crayon Capital (182K subscribers, 70% match), and The Plain Bagel (1.2M subscribers, 69% match). They share a focus on explaining economics, finance, and investing concepts in accessible ways for a broad audience.

What type of content does Casual Economics make?

Casual Economics creates informative videos about economics, finance, and history topics, such as debt crises, economic crises, and financial systems (e.g., How a Debt Crisis Ruined Greece; The 2008 Financial Crisis in 12 Minutes). The channel uploads infrequently (average about 0.1 uploads/week) and videos typically attract hundreds of thousands of views (e.g., 208.4K, 138.4K, 89K views) per recent video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Casual Economics?

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