History by Mae covers history, art, and culture, as suggested by video titles like The History of Orientalism, This painting was banned and then attacked twice, Were Historical Women Victims?, Heartbreaking Letters From History, and Kids have always been kids, actually. The channel uses educational, exploratory videos that appear as deep-dives into historical topics, art history, and cultural analysis. It uploads infrequently (approximately 0.3 uploads per week) and averages about 191.5K views per video, with a total of 813 videos published and 2.4B total views across 1.8M subscribers.
Similar Channels
We found 46 YouTube channels similar to History by Mae
Shares audience with History by Mae for queries on political history, history of art, and history of ideas (100% search overlap) but their content style diverges (63% content similarity), focusing more on philosophy and everyday life concepts.
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Attracts viewers interested in cultural history, ancient history overview, and political history (search overlap strong at 41%), while delivering more rapid, educational series and broader science/history crossovers (content similarity 64%).
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Appeals to audiences searching for cultural and world history overviews (search overlap 29%), yet presents history through long-form chronological storytelling (content similarity 65%).
Targets art history and Renaissance-focused queries (search overlap 18%), but emphasizes curated exhibition-style discussions and channel branding (content similarity 71%).
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Draws in viewers with ancient/world history overviews and artifact analysis techniques (search overlap 31%), while delivering structured, explanatory videos with a more professor-led tone (content similarity 61%).
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Captures medieval history and historical methods interest (search overlap 23%), yet Moneyed production and documentary style create a distinct brand despite similar topics (content similarity 66%).
Content Landscape
Discovered competitors include The School of Life (78% match, 9.6M subscribers) and CrashCourse (54% match, 16.9M subscribers) as top rivals. These channels share overlapping queries such as political history, history of art, cultural history, and ancient history overview, aligning with History by Mae’s focus on history, art, and culture. Beginning To Now (51% match, 296K subscribers) and Perspective (50% match, 508K subscribers) also compete on cultural history and art history topics. Professor Dave Explains (49% match, 4.2M subscribers) overlaps on ancient and world history and artifact analysis techniques. History by Mae sits behind larger channels like CrashCourse and The School of Life in subscriber count, but competes directly for similar search terms and topic areas.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which YouTube channels are most similar to History by Mae?
The School of Life — 78% match, 9.6M subscribers; CrashCourse — 54% match, 16.9M subscribers; Beginning To Now — 51% match, 296K subscribers. All have educational, history or philosophy-focused content and target viewers seeking concise explanations of broad topics.
What type of content does History by Mae make?
History by Mae creates educational history content, with video titles like The History of Orientalism, Were Historical Women Victims?, and Heartbreaking Letters From History. The channel averages about 191.5K views per video and uploads roughly 0.3 times per week, indicating a low-to-moderate posting cadence.
How do we determine which channels are similar to History by Mae?
We analyze History by Mae'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.
