Curious World

Subscribers 245K

Videos 141

Views 32.8M

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Curious World publishes in-depth, narrative-driven explorations of the world’s darker side, including true crime, grim histories, mysteries, ghosts, and other paranormal topics. The channel leverages a documentary-style approach with long-form investigations, aiming to cover subjects not widely covered on YouTube or to improve upon past productions, with an average of about 41.5K views per video and videos averaging around 24 minutes. Content has been published since Dec 15, 2015, and the channel posts regularly from the United Kingdom.

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#1

Well, I Never view on YouTube

90% relevance

Subscribers 608K

Videos 268

Views 74.8M

Appearances 19

SERP 100%

Similarity 83%

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Both target true crime and dark history topics with high search overlap on queries like true crime history and Victorian crimes; Curious World shares audience interest but Well, I Never presents a more niche or niche-angled delivery (83% content match, 90% search match).

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#2

Forgotten Crimes

85% relevance

Subscribers 5.7K

Videos 8

Views 277.8K

Appearances 22

SERP 93%

Similarity 79%

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Both focus on true crime history and dark crime content with strong query alignment (true crime history, crime investigation history); audiences overlap though Forgotten Crimes emphasizes investigation history more in content (93% search, 79% content).

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#3

Brief Case

80% relevance

Subscribers 471K

Videos 414

Views 112.3M

Appearances 21

SERP 79%

Similarity 81%

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Shares interests in true crime history and 19th-century murder cases with Curious World, evidenced by high search overlap for Victorian crimes and 19th-century cases (79% search, 81% content).

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HISTORY view on YouTube

71% relevance

Subscribers 15.2M

Videos 11K

Views 5.0B

Appearances 14

SERP 75%

Similarity 69%

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Both cover mystery and grim historical crimes and crime history; HISTORY has broad reach and similar topic scope reflected in 75% search and 69% content alignment, indicating a shared audience and topic mix.

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#5

Real Crime view on YouTube

67% relevance

Subscribers 2.1M

Videos 1.1K

Views 522.6M

Appearances 17

SERP 57%

Similarity 74%

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Both channels explore dark history and Victorian-era crimes with substantial overlap in searches for those topics, though Real Crime emphasizes a broader true crime format (57% search, 74% content).

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#6

News of the Times

64% relevance

Subscribers 8.3K

Videos 189

Views 527.6K

Appearances 7

SERP 39%

Similarity 80%

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Shared focus on Victorian crimes and 19th-century murders with historical murder content overlap; however, News of the Times shows much lower search alignment (39%) but strong content alignment (80%).

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Top competitors: Well, I Never (90% match) and Brief Case (80% match) share overlapping queries with Curious World such as true crime history, Victorian crimes, and murder cases 19th century, and Forgotten Crimes (85% match) overlaps on true crime history and crime investigation history. HISTORY (71% match) also competes on mystery documentary channels and grim historical crimes. Curious World has a UK origin with 245K subscribers, while these competitors range in size from 471K to 15.2M subscribers, indicating a wide range in audience scale. They all compete for similar search terms related to dark history, unsolved murders, and paranormal crime topics.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Curious World?

Well, I Never — 90% match, 608K subscribers; Forgotten Crimes — 85% match, 3.3K subscribers; Brief Case — 80% match, 471K subscribers. They share a focus on mystery, crime, and investigative storytelling similar to Curious World.

What type of content does Curious World make?

Curious World creates documentary-style videos about paranormal, true crime, mysteries, ghosts, and related topics, with recent videos like The Southampton Street Murders of 1834 (43K views) and The Disappearance of Tony and Linda O'Malley (8.6K views). The channel averages about 41.5K views per video and posts multiple times per week.

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