HISTORY

Subscribers 15.2M

Videos 11K

Views 5.0B

Channels Like HISTORY

HISTORY covers historical storytelling through documentaries and fact-based series, with content spanning topics like ancient aliens, Vikings, Mafia history, and treasure investigations. The channel features deep-dives and premium nonfiction programming, including full episodes and investigative features, and uploads a high volume of content with an average of about 4.1 million views per video.

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#1

Uncharted Mysteries view on YouTube ▶

88% relevance

Subscribers 256K

Videos 66

Views 30.4M

Appearances 17

SERP 100%

Similarity 80%

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Shares a strong focus on alien civilizations, ancient mysteries, and origins of gods, aligning with HISTORY's audience on extraterrestrial and mythic topics as shown by high search and content overlap (100% search, 80% content).

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#2

MostAmazingTop10 view on YouTube ▶

70% relevance

Subscribers 7.8M

Videos 12K

Views 2.9B

Appearances 11

SERP 58%

Similarity 79%

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Appeals to fans of paranormal government secrets, ancient advanced tech, and underground myths—topics that overlap HISTORY's search terms, with decent content alignment though a broader list-format approach (search 58%, content 79%).

#3

Sideprojects

60% relevance

Subscribers 1.3M

Videos 877

Views 307.3M

Appearances 5

SERP 38%

Similarity 75%

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Covers ancient aliens theories and lost city mysteries, mirroring HISTORY's core topics with a strong content similarity (75%) despite moderate overall match due to broader scope (search 38%, content 75%).

#4

8 News Now — Las Vegas

60% relevance

Subscribers 431K

Videos 49K

Views 399.7M

Appearances 6

SERP 51%

Similarity 65%

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Delivers interest in area 51 sightings and UFO/government knowledge, overlapping HISTORY on paranormal/government secret themes, but with more news focus and lighter alignment in search (search 51%, content 65%).

#5

Astraway

59% relevance

Subscribers 1.6M

Videos 974

Views 325.9M

Appearances 4

SERP 21%

Similarity 84%

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Centers on extraterrestrial encounters and historic ufology, paralleling HISTORY in both search interest and high content similarity (search 21%, content 84%), indicating a strong thematic overlap in style.

#6

Secret Origins

57% relevance

Subscribers 517K

Videos 355

Views 60.3M

Appearances 8

SERP 23%

Similarity 81%

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Explores lost civilizations and ancient advanced tech, aligning with HISTORY's ancient mysteries niche, with high content similarity (81%) though varying search prominence (search 23%, content 81%).

Content Landscape

Competitors identified: Uncharted Mysteries (88% match) with 256K subscribers, MostAmazingTop10 (70% match) with 7.8M subscribers, and Sideprojects (60% match) with 1.3M subscribers. All share overlapping queries such as alien civilizations evidence, ancient civilizations, and mythical origins of gods. HISTORY has far more subscribers than Uncharted Mysteries and Sideprojects, while MostAmazingTop10 is substantially larger, creating a broader competition in paranormal and mysterious history topics. Additional overlap exists with queries related to ancient aliens and lost civilizations among these channels.

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#10	54%	Universe Inside You	79%	2.1M	17%	4
#11	54%	Top Mash	77%	19.7K	19%	1
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#13	53%	National Geographic ▶	70%	25.9M	28%	5
#14	53%	Best Documentary	73%	8.0M	23%	3
#15	53%	World Science Festival	71%	1.4M	25%	2
#16	52%	Absolute Sci-Fi ▶	76%	137K	17%	2
#17	52%	Johnny Harris ▶	73%	7.5M	19%	2
#18	52%	Dark Evidence	77%	5.9K	13%	2
#19	51%	Lightning Top	75%	231K	15%	1
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#22	51%	Joe Scott ▶	75%	2.5M	15%	1
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#25	51%	LifesBiggestQuestions	74%	1.9M	16%	4
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#27	50%	Aubrey Marcus	72%	694K	18%	2
#28	50%	The Infographics Show ▶	74%	15.4M	13%	4
#29	50%	Standing For Truth	70%	34.2K	19%	3
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#31	49%	PowerfulJRE ▶	68%	20.8M	20%	4
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Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to HISTORY?

Uncharted Mysteries — 88% match, 256K subscribers; MostAmazingTop10 — 70% match, 7.8M subscribers; Sideprojects — 60% match, 1.3M subscribers. All three compete with HISTORY by offering documentary-style, history-focused content and mystery/curiosity-driven topics in video formats.

What type of content does HISTORY make?

HISTORY creates documentary-style videos about history, ancient aliens, mysteries, and historical figures/events, with topics like aliens, archaeology, mafia histories, and historical explorations. The channel uploads content regularly, averaging around 4.1 million views per video across uploads.

How do we determine which channels are similar to HISTORY?

We analyze 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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