Explains 101

Subscribers 326K

Videos 70

Views 15.9M

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Explains 101 covers financial topics and economics explained in simple terms, with tutorials and clear explanations designed for a wide audience. Content includes topics like banking, money creation, private equity, inflation, wealth, and financial concepts, with recent videos averaging around 181.5K views and an upload cadence of ~0.4 videos per week since joining May 22, 2024.

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88% relevance

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Views 22.4M

Appearances 10

SERP 100%

Similarity 80%

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Both target viewers seeking plain-English explanations of economics and money basics, with high search overlap on queries like 'explain economics simply' and 'money basics,' but EverythingProfessor's content is slightly more introductory and teacher-like (80% content match) compared to Explains 101.

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86% relevance

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They share a focus on money basics, investing explained, and money management tips, evidenced by high search overlap on those queries (around 90%), with Mark Tilbury offering broader personal finance and investing content (roughly 83% content match).

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79% relevance

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75% relevance

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Top competitors by match strength are EverythingProfessor (88% match) and Mark Tilbury (86% match). Both share overlapping queries such as explain economics simply, money basics, and banking explained. Humphrey Yang (79% match) also competes in financial education and investing explained. How Money Works (76% match) aligns on how money works and private equity explained, while Nischa (75% match) targets financial education and money basics. Explains 101 has 326K subscribers, while its competitors range from about 1.7M to 7.9M subscribers, with Mark Tilbury being the largest among those listed. Competitors primarily compete on financial literacy, investing explanations, and money management topics.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Explains 101?

EverythingProfessor — 88% match, 350K subscribers; Mark Tilbury — 86% match, 7.9M subscribers; Humphrey Yang — 79% match, 2M subscribers. They share a focus on explainer-style finance and business topics, delivering accessible analyses of money, economics, and markets.

What type of content does Explains 101 make?

Explains 101 creates finance- and economy-focused explainer videos, as seen in titles like 'Is the AI Boom Just Another Bubble?', 'How Banks Create Money From Nothing (Fractional Reserve Banking)', 'Why Nobody Can Afford a Home Anymore'. The channel uploads ~0.4 times per week on average, with recent videos averaging 181.5K views each.

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