Explains 101

Subscribers 326K

Videos 70

Views 15.9M

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Explains 101 covers accessible explanations of financial topics, economics basics, and money concepts in a tutorial style. Content often delves into how money works, banking, investing, and economic ideas, with videos like 'How Banks Create Money From Nothing' and 'Credit Cards EXPLAINED.' The channel posts regularly since joining May 22, 2024, with an average of about 0.4 uploads per week and an average of 181.5K views per video across 70 published videos.

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88% relevance

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Appearances 10

SERP 100%

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79% relevance

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SERP 81%

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76% relevance

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75% relevance

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SERP 70%

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Focuses on money management, budgeting, and saving strategies, aligning with Explains 101’s practical finance guidance; the match is 75% due to solid content overlap (78%) and reasonable search overlap (70%).

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Top competitors by match percentage are EverythingProfessor (88% match) and Mark Tilbury (86% match). They compete on overlapping queries such as explain economics simply, money basics, and banking explained. Humphrey Yang (79% match) also competes in the space with overlapping topics like financial education and investing explained. Explains 101 has 326K subscribers, while EverythingProfessor has 350K and Mark Tilbury has 7.9M, indicating a significant size difference at the top end. All identified channels target similar search queries around money basics, investing, and economic concepts.

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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), and Humphrey Yang (79% match, 2M subscribers). They share a focus on explainer-style, finance/economics or business topics presented in a video format meant to simplify complex concepts for viewers.

What type of content does Explains 101 make?

Explains 101 creates explainer-style finance and economics content, with video titles such as Is the AI Boom Just Another Bubble?, How Banks Create Money From Nothing (Fractional Reserve Banking), How Private Equity Keeps Killing Your Favorite Brands, Why Japan Is Stuck (And Still Rich Anyway), and Why Nobody Can Afford a Home Anymore. The channel averages about 181.5K views per video and uploads roughly 0.4 times per week.

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