Dr Insanity YouTube channel thumbnail
Dr Insanity
Subscribers 4.3M
Videos 122
Views 1.0B

Channels Like Dr Insanity

Dr Insanity provides fact-checked true crime documentaries focused on real police incidents, with content described as educational, newsworthy, and based on authoritative sources. The channel covers crime, true crime, and police-related stories in a deep-dives style, posting from Dec 14, 2022 with an average of about 9.3 million views per video and around 0.8 uploads per week across 122 videos.

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48 Hours YouTube channel thumbnail
#1

87% relevance

Subscribers 2.4M
Videos 2.2K
Views 1.2B
Appearances 27
SERP 100%
Similarity 79%
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High search overlap on true crime topics (e.g., murder investigations, missing person cases) mirrors Dr Insanity's audience, with strong content alignment in case-focused storytelling (87% match: search 100% vs content 79%).

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#2

79% relevance

Subscribers 11.7M
Videos 13K
Views 7.3B
Appearances 19
SERP 76%
Similarity 81%
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Shares interest in killer profiles and forensic cases, appealing to a crime-focused audience similar to Dr Insanity, though A&E’s format leans more toward documentary-style presentation (79% match: search 76% vs content 81%).

EXPLORE WITH US YouTube channel thumbnail
Subscribers 7.3M
Videos 492
Views 1.7B
Appearances 15
SERP 60%
Similarity 89%
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Targets police investigations and solved murders, aligning with Dr Insanity’s crime-solving curiosity, with very high content similarity though slightly broader in presentation (77% match: search 60% vs content 89%).

WIRED YouTube channel thumbnail
#4

72% relevance

Subscribers 12.8M
Videos 4.1K
Views 4.8B
Appearances 10
SERP 79%
Similarity 66%
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Shares interest in forensic evidence and crime scene analysis, attracting a similar audience but with a more tech-forward or analytical slant that differentiates style (72% match: search 79% vs content 66%).

Into The Deep - True Crime YouTube channel thumbnail
Subscribers 236K
Videos 426
Views 35.0M
Appearances 14
SERP 58%
Similarity 80%
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Focuses on family homicide stories and case studies, paralleling Dr Insanity’s crime deep-dives, yet maintains a distinct storytelling approach (71% match: search 58% vs content 80%).

Time Of Crime YouTube channel thumbnail
Subscribers 129K
Videos 138
Views 25.3M
Appearances 8
SERP 51%
Similarity 82%
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Covers missing persons and solved/unsolved murders, overlapping core topics with Dr Insanity but with varied pacing and presentation (70% match: search 51% vs content 82%).

Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are: 1) 48 Hours (87% match, 2.4M subscribers) and 2) A&E (79% match, 11.7M subscribers). Both overlap with Dr Insanity on queries such as true crime documentaries, murder investigations, and missing person cases. Explore With Us (77% match, 7.3M subscribers) also competes on police investigation cases, crime scene investigations, and solved murders. The two largest channels, A&E and 48 Hours, have substantially more subscribers than Dr Insanity, while Explore With Us sits closer in size. All cited channels share overlapping topics like forensic evidence cases, killer profiles, and crime scene investigations, aligning with Dr Insanity’s focus.

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Rank Relevance Channel Similarity Subscribers SERP Appearances
#7 63% LADbible Stories 75% 3.9M 45% 10
#8 63% Real Crime 79% 2.1M 39% 13
#9 63% Judge Zone 74% 88.8K 46% 12
#10 62% The New Detectives 74% 349K 44% 9
#11 61% M7 Crime Storytime 85% 522K 26% 5
#12 61% COURT TV 79% 2.1M 34% 6
#13 60% Sinister Crime 86% 83.6K 20% 3
#14 60% The Decoder 85% 387K 22% 5
#15 59% Scary Mysteries 81% 987K 26% 4
#16 59% Truly Criminal 83% 931K 23% 3
#17 59% The Infographics Show 69% 15.4M 43% 7
#18 59% EWU Crime Storytime 84% 2.1M 21% 3
#19 58% EWU Bodycam 87% 3.1M 14% 2
#20 57% Mysterious 7 85% 569K 16% 4
#21 56% Lucy Letby Films 71% 5.0K 35% 5
#22 56% Cold Case Detective 76% 389K 27% 6
#23 55% The FBI Files 76% 1.0M 24% 6
#24 55% Interrogators Playbook 82% 72.4K 15% 3
#25 54% Absolute Crime 77% 587K 20% 4
#26 54% Law&Crime Network 72% 7.5M 27% 7
#27 54% CBS News 64% 7.0M 39% 5
#28 54% Kallmekris 66% 12.9M 36% 8
#29 54% Fox News 66% 15M 36% 4
#30 54% Unreal True Crime 78% 132K 16% 1
#31 53% True Crime Stories | Ty Notts 77% 187K 18% 2
#32 53% Forensic Factor 79% 57.5K 13% 4
#33 51% Mr. Nightmare 74% 7.0M 18% 2
#34 51% don’t look at me 67% 359K 28% 7
#35 51% Top 5 Unknowns 73% 2.2M 18% 6
#36 51% LMN 75% 1.2M 13% 1
#37 50% Missing Persons Mysteries with Steve Stockton 73% 324K 15% 2
#38 49% Criminal Core 70% 239K 18% 3
#39 47% Daniel Bowens 68% 161K 16% 1
#40 47% Law Enforcement Insider 66% 4.3K 19% 3
#41 46% Professor Dave Explains 66% 4.2M 18% 2
#42 46% National Institute of Justice 66% 5.7K 16% 4
#43 46% SciShow 66% 8.4M 15% 2
#44 43% University of Derby 59% 37.7K 20% 2
#45 43% Explore & Discover 62% 229K 14% 3
#46 42% NDTV 62% 15.6M 13% 1

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Dr Insanity?

1. 48 Hours — 2.4M subscribers, match 87%. 2. A&E — 11.7M subscribers, match 79%. 3. EXPLORE WITH US — 7.3M subscribers, match 77%. All share a focus on true crime storytelling and investigative narrative similar to Dr Insanity.

What type of content does Dr Insanity make?

Dr Insanity creates true crime content focused on police investigations and dramatic crime stories, as indicated by video titles such as Man Faints After Realizing He Accidentally Killed His Wife, Abandoned Car In Woods Leads Cops To Killer's Secret Graveyard, and Psychotic Mom Thinks She Can Get Away With Double Murder. The channel averages about 9.3M views per video and uploads approximately 0.8 times per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Dr Insanity?

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