Geo History YouTube channel thumbnail
Geo History
Subscribers 1.0M
Videos 130
Views 156.1M

Channels Like Geo History

Geo History covers map-focused historical subjects presented as short, neutral, and comprehensive explainers. The channel uses tutorials-style map animations to summarize historical topics, aiming for global understanding, with content available in multiple languages. It publishes shorts with an average of about 7.6 million views per video, and has accumulated 1 million subscribers from 156.1 million total views across 130 videos.

Similar Channels

We found 45 YouTube channels similar to Geo History

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#1
Cottereau

84% relevance

Subscribers 287K
Videos 27
Views 114.3M
Appearances 29
SERP 100%
Similarity 73%
historical map map history world history map

Goes after highly similar search terms like historical map, map history, and world history map (100% search overlap) and produces content centered on historical cartography, mirroring Geo History's map-history niche with strong audience alignment (84% overall match, 73% content alignment).

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#2
Ollie Bye

75% relevance

Subscribers 373K
Videos 144
Views 112.4M
Appearances 33
SERP 78%
Similarity 73%
map history world history map historical timelines map

Targets map history and world history map queries similar to Geo History, with substantial audience overlap (78% search, 73% content), though Ollie Bye often emphasizes historical timelines in map form, aligning closely on topic but diversifying format.

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#3
mapsinanutshell

58% relevance

Subscribers 387K
Videos 450
Views 239.7M
Appearances 10
SERP 24%
Similarity 81%
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Attracts viewers via world wars map, medieval world map, and colonial era maps queries (significant search overlap at 24%), but delivers content with higher emphasis on quick, visual maps (81% content), creating overlap in topic yet differing in style and depth.

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#4
davidjl

56% relevance

Subscribers 10.3K
Videos 40
Views 6.0M
Appearances 9
SERP 29%
Similarity 73%
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Covers historical map topics and world history maps similar to Geo History (29% search overlap, 73% content), indicating a shared audience with alignment on map-focused history but less search visibility for this exact niche.

UsefulCharts YouTube channel thumbnail
Subscribers 2.0M
Videos 287
Views 236.8M
Appearances 9
SERP 32%
Similarity 71%
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Competes on map history and world history map queries (32% search) with strong content overlap (71%), indicating shared subject matter and timelines-focused map visuals, appealing to a similar educational audience though with broader chart-style presentation.

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#6
Geography Geek

54% relevance

Subscribers 372K
Videos 132
Views 44.2M
Appearances 11
SERP 21%
Similarity 76%
ancient world map regional history map history map sources

Sits in the same domain with ancient world map and history map sources queries (21% search), and high content alignment (76%), implying a close topical match though potentially broader geographical analysis than Geo History.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are Cottereau (84% match) and Ollie Bye (75% match). Both overlap with Geo History on queries like historical map, map history, and world history map, indicating competition in map-based historical explainers. MapsInAutshell (58% match) also competes on related queries such as world wars map and colonial era maps. In terms of size, Geo History has 1M subscribers, while Cottereau has 287K and Ollie Bye 373K, indicating Geo History is larger than the first two but still smaller than UsefulCharts (2M subscribers), which also targets map history and related timelines queries. Competitors share several overlapping topics, particularly historical maps and world history mappings, creating direct competition for viewers seeking map-based history explainers.

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#11 51% History Mapped Out 75% 160K 15% 5
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#13 48% Animal Politic 74% 2.6K 10% 3
#14 48% RealLifeLore 75% 7.9M 7% 2
#15 48% Wascemal 75% 83.7K 7% 3
#16 48% Odyssey - Ancient History Documentaries 74% 1.0M 9% 4
#17 48% Timeline - World History Documentaries 72% 5.8M 12% 7
#18 48% Costas Melas 74% 40.1K 8% 2
#19 47% Pursuit of History 75% 42.9K 6% 3
#20 47% Global Stats 73% 294K 8% 2
#21 47% KhAnubis 67% 283K 16% 5
#22 47% WonderWhy 74% 853K 6% 1
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#26 45% Stoneworks 69% 188K 9% 2
#27 45% Eternal Light Academy 65% 3.6K 14% 2
#28 44% Two Real 70% 5.8K 5% 1
#29 44% TLDR News Global 69% 1.1M 6% 2
#30 44% Ancient Alex 67% 20.7K 8% 2
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#32 43% HERTELDEN! 66% 1.0K 9% 4
#33 43% American Battlefield Trust 67% 487K 7% 4
#34 43% Mr. Sinn 69% 297K 5% 2
#35 43% National Geographic 63% 25.9M 13% 3
#36 43% The British Museum 67% 773K 7% 2
#37 42% GatesOfKilikien 67% 39.8K 5% 2
#38 42% American Museum of Natural History 65% 431K 8% 2
#39 42% BBC Global 66% 751K 6% 1
#40 41% Professor Dave Explains 64% 4.2M 5% 1
#41 40% Magnatio 63% 5.1K 6% 1
#42 40% aConcernedHuman 63% 23.6K 5% 1
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#44 39% MattColbo 60% 307K 8% 1
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Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Geo History?

Geo History's biggest competitors on YouTube are Cottereau (84% match, 287K subscribers), Ollie Bye (75% match, 373K subscribers), and mapsinanutshell (58% match, 387K subscribers). All three channels produce map- and history-focused explainer content similar to Geo History, often covering historical events and geography on the map with concise narration.

What type of content does Geo History make?

Geo History creates explainer-style videos about history and geography using maps, including topics like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, World Wars, and the history of oil and Judaism. The channel average is about 7.6M views per video, and it has 1M subscribers; it uploads content at a frequency described as approximately weekly.

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

We analyze Geo History's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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