Crunchy History

Subscribers 58K

Videos 104

Views 11.4M

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Crunchy History covers historical topics centered on serial killers, wars, political assassinations, traitors, and other dark or controversial events, as indicated by titles like How Every Serial Killer Died and The Worst Wars to be a Soldier In. The channel appears to produce long-form explainers and history deep-dives, with a style focused on educational histories rather than vlogs or shorts, and it has an approximate average of 605.8K views per video. Uploads have been active since Nov 13, 2024, and the channel has 67.4K subscribers with a total of 14.4M views across 131 videos.

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#1

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85% relevance

Subscribers 25.9M

Videos 32K

Views 17.9B

Appearances 26

SERP 100%

Similarity 76%

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Both target broad history-and-culture lists with high search overlap on topics like 'history of serial killers' and 'notorious murders history,' and WatchMojo's content style aligns with Crunchy History in delivering concise list-based history videos (85% match search, 76% content).

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The Paint Explainer view on YouTube ▶

85% relevance

Subscribers 1.8M

Videos 141

Views 260.9M

Appearances 14

SERP 85%

Similarity 84%

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Shares audience interest in historical topics such as serial killers and urban legends, with strong search alignment and similarly structured explainers, though The Paint Explainer uses a more visual, art-focused presentation (85% match search, 84% content).

#3

Brofessor Stein

70% relevance

Subscribers 290K

Videos 179

Views 52.5M

Appearances 5

SERP 44%

Similarity 87%

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Covers historical traitors and espionage themes that intersect with Crunchy History's historical storytelling, sharing a significant audience interest in traitors and spy history (44% search, 87% content; 70% overall match).

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HISTORY view on YouTube ▶

70% relevance

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Videos 11K

Views 5.0B

Appearances 20

SERP 70%

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Similar hybrid of historical narratives on murders, civil wars, and urban legends, attracting overlapping history enthusiasts, mirroring Crunchy History's broad history scope (70% match; 70% search, 69% content).

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Trust Me Bro view on YouTube ▶

67% relevance

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Videos 121

Views 126.8M

Appearances 8

SERP 56%

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Timeline - World History Documentaries view on YouTube ▶

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Subscribers 5.8M

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Views 1.0B

Appearances 10

SERP 65%

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Delivers documentary-style history on civil wars and political assassinations, resonating with Crunchy History's documentary approach and overlapping queries (65% search, 67% content; 66% overall).

Content Landscape

Top competitors include HISTORY (70% match) and WatchMojo.com (85% match). Both share overlapping queries with Crunchy History such as notorious murders history, civil war battles history, and urban legends history. The Paint Explainer (85% match) also competes on similar topics like history of serial killers and historical traitors list. HISTORY has 15.2M subscribers, WatchMojo.com has 25.9M, and The Paint Explainer has 1.8M, showing substantial size differences but similar subject matter. Trust Me Bro (67% match) overlaps on serial killer history and urban legends, adding comparable query space. The channels differ in audience scale but converge on deep-dive historical explanations of crimes, wars, and political events.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Crunchy History?

WatchMojo.com — 25.9M subscribers, 85% match; The Paint Explainer — 1.8M subscribers, 85% match; Brofessor Stein — 290K subscribers, 70% match. They share a focus on educational, history- or explanation-driven content presented in list-style or explanatory formats.

What type of content does Crunchy History make?

Crunchy History creates history-focused, explanatory videos (e.g., How Every Serial Killer Died; How Every Drug Kingpin Died; Every Controversial Flag from the US Explained) with multiple list-style or overview formats. The channel averages about 605.8K views per video, and the recent uploads suggest a regular posting cadence, though the exact weekly upload frequency isn't specified.

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

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