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Subscribers 823K

Videos 365

Views 92.7M

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Criminals and Crime Fighters presents documentary content focusing on criminal investigations, war crimes, espionage, and historical atrocities. The channel offers long-form, factual documentaries with high-quality episodes and series, incorporating keywords such as 'documentary', 'crime documentary', and 'documentaries'. Uploads appear to be regular since its inception on March 22, 2017, with an average of about 1.8 million views per video across 365 published works.

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#1

Philip Thompson view on YouTube

86% relevance

Subscribers 139K

Videos 115

Views 23.8M

Appearances 17

SERP 100%

Similarity 77%

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High overlap on espionage-related searches (spies, cold war espionage, espionage history) paired with a strong content focus on historical espionage, suggesting a shared interest in criminal intrigue and crime-fighting narratives.

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#2

Get.factual view on YouTube

75% relevance

Subscribers 818K

Videos 1.1K

Views 188.2M

Appearances 6

SERP 63%

Similarity 82%

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Strong alignment with spies and espionage and holocaust documentaries, indicating a rocky blend of investigative history and crime-era content that appeals to audiences interested in crime and state-backed wrongdoing.

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#3

TED-Ed view on YouTube

69% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 7

SERP 75%

Similarity 65%

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Shares interest in dictatorship, crime and punishment, and totalitarian regimes history, aligning with crime-fighting themes through educational explorations of authoritarian crimes and legal responses.

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CBS News view on YouTube

69% relevance

Subscribers 7.0M

Videos 148K

Views 6.4B

Appearances 7

SERP 73%

Similarity 66%

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Significant overlap on criminal investigations and state-sponsored violence, combining journalistic crime reporting with historical and contemporary power abuses.

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#5

USC Shoah Foundation view on YouTube

68% relevance

Subscribers 127K

Videos 2.6K

Views 59.8M

Appearances 10

SERP 65%

Similarity 69%

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Focus on Holocaust documentaries and archives mirrors crime-fighting themes of documenting genocide and pursuing historical accountability.

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The Paint Explainer view on YouTube

66% relevance

Subscribers 1.8M

Videos 141

Views 260.9M

Appearances 4

SERP 54%

Similarity 74%

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Covers dictatorship history and espionage topics, fostering interest in how totalitarian regimes operate and how covert actions are carried out, akin to crime analysis.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors identified by match strength are Philip Thompson (86% match) and Get.factual (75% match). They share overlapping queries with criminals and crime fighters around 'spies and espionage', 'cold war espionage', 'holocaust documentaries', and related historical crime-and-punishment topics. TED-Ed (69% match) and CBS News (69% match) also align on dictatorship history and state-sponsored violence. Philip Thompson has 139K subscribers and Get.factual has 818K subscribers, both larger than criminals and crime fighters, while TED-Ed (22.4M) and CBS News (7M) are significantly larger. The channels compete over searches related to espionage, Holocaust history, and war/crime investigations, indicating overlap in content focus and audience interests.

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#7	65%	DW Documentary	78%	6.4M	45%	6
#8	61%	Timeline - World History Documentaries	73%	5.8M	42%	4
#9	60%	WatchMojo.com	70%	25.9M	45%	5
#10	60%	Autentic Documentary	79%	103K	30%	2
#11	58%	Best Documentary	80%	8.0M	25%	6
#12	57%	Crunchy History	74%	58K	32%	5
#13	57%	Real Time History	80%	677K	24%	5
#14	56%	All Documentaries	75%	24.1K	27%	2
#15	56%	War Stories	75%	1.3M	27%	3
#16	55%	The Life Guide	77%	1.1M	23%	3
#17	55%	A long, long time ago...	68%	44K	36%	4
#18	54%	The Infographics Show	70%	15.4M	30%	7
#19	54%	Al Jazeera English	66%	17.5M	35%	9
#20	54%	Dr Insanity	69%	4.3M	31%	3
#21	54%	CrashCourse	67%	16.9M	33%	5
#22	53%	Simple History	75%	5.1M	20%	4
#23	53%	WarFronts	71%	1.3M	26%	2
#24	53%	Vox	68%	12.7M	30%	3
#25	52%	LJ	74%	140K	20%	2
#26	52%	Leaders Recon	68%	3.2K	27%	2
#27	51%	WW2 Honor	71%	5.8K	22%	1
#28	51%	The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel	73%	396K	17%	1
#29	50%	Africa Mail TV	73%	60.6K	17%	1
#30	50%	The Cold War	70%	450K	20%	3
#31	50%	Police Bodycam Archives	62%	1.8K	32%	3
#32	50%	Brief But Spectacular	67%	62.6K	23%	2
#33	49%	Akifini's Gaming	68%	6.6K	21%	3
#34	49%	Trust Me Bro	67%	1.2M	22%	2
#35	49%	HistoryVille	66%	169K	22%	1
#36	48%	FBI Investigates	69%	5.5K	18%	5
#37	48%	TEDx Talks	65%	44.2M	24%	7
#38	48%	tanman5123	69%	47.4K	17%	1
#39	48%	Illustrate to Educate	68%	176K	19%	3
#40	47%	wolker4	65%	21.6K	22%	1
#41	47%	Christian Konopatzki	65%	10.5K	18%	3
#42	47%	WIRED	66%	12.8M	18%	4
#43	45%	Boston 25 News	63%	84.1K	17%	1
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#45	43%	NewsChannel 5	57%	298K	22%	1
#46	43%	optionteacher	59%	5.4K	17%	1
#47	40%	Captain Cool	56%	8.9K	17%	1

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to criminals and crime fighters?

Get.factual (818K subscribers, 75% match) and TED-Ed (22.4M subscribers, 69% match) are the top competitors. Philip Thompson has 139K subscribers and 86% match. All three channels share a focus on educational, documentary-style content about real-world events and history, often involving crime, historical figures, and factual storytelling.

What type of content does criminals and crime fighters make?

Criminals and crime fighters creates documentary-style content about crime and history, with video titles like Did Seafarers from Carthage Visit South America? and Franco: Spain’s Most Feared Leader, plus spinoff docuseries. Uploads appear infrequent, with an average of 1.8M views per video and ~0.0 uploads per week.

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