Channels Like History by Mae

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History by Mae
Subscribers 1.8M
Videos 813
Views 2.4B

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.

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.

Similar Channels

We found 46 YouTube channels similar to History by Mae

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#1 The School of Life

78% relevance

Subscribers 9.6M
Videos 1.1K
Views 980.9M
Appearances 33
SERP 100%
Similarity 63%
political history history of art history of ideas

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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#2 CrashCourse

54% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M
Videos 1.6K
Views 2.2B
Appearances 16
SERP 41%
Similarity 64%
cultural history ancient history overview political history

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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#3 Beginning To Now

51% relevance

Subscribers 296K
Videos 11
Views 28.8M
Appearances 7
SERP 29%
Similarity 65%
cultural history ancient history overview world history overview

Appeals to audiences searching for cultural and world history overviews (search overlap 29%), yet presents history through long-form chronological storytelling (content similarity 65%).

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#4 Perspective

50% relevance

Subscribers 508K
Videos 471
Views 98.2M
Appearances 6
SERP 18%
Similarity 71%
art history channel renaissance art history

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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#5 Professor Dave Explains

49% relevance

Subscribers 4.2M
Videos 2K
Views 486.7M
Appearances 5
SERP 31%
Similarity 61%
ancient history overview world history overview artifact analysis techniques

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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#6 History Hit

49% relevance

Subscribers 1.9M
Videos 750
Views 316.9M
Appearances 10
SERP 23%
Similarity 66%
medieval history medieval society life historical methods explained

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%).

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#9 47% Master's Gaze 70% 3.5K 13% 3
#10 47% PBS Origins 70% 675K 13% 2
#11 46% Historidame 70% 104K 11% 1
#12 46% Nicholas D. Chabraja Center for Historical Studies 70% 1.1K 11% 1
#13 46% All Out History - Premium History Documentaries 69% 300K 13% 3
#14 46% Ryan Chapman 67% 538K 15% 4
#15 46% Narrative Art History 63% 18.7K 21% 8
#16 46% HISTORY 63% 15.2M 21% 8
#17 46% Jaydone History 70% 193K 10% 4
#18 45% Simpatico 62% 1.7K 21% 3
#19 45% The Bohemian 68% 20.7K 11% 1
#20 45% Great Art Explained 65% 1.8M 16% 4
#21 45% Fredda 67% 131K 11% 1
#22 44% UsefulCharts 64% 2.0M 16% 4
#23 44% Timeline - World History Documentaries 64% 5.8M 14% 4
#24 44% Knowledgia 65% 2.2M 14% 3
#25 44% Townsends 64% 2.9M 15% 5
#26 44% GHCHistory 64% 3.4K 13% 3
#27 44% Then & Now 63% 543K 15% 3
#28 44% Gold and Gunpowder 66% 97.8K 10% 2
#29 44% Overly Sarcastic Productions 65% 2.5M 12% 5
#30 44% Simple History 67% 5.1M 9% 1
#31 43% History Time 65% 1.3M 12% 5
#32 43% The History Underground 65% 779K 11% 1
#33 43% Letters Live 65% 404K 10% 2
#34 43% Dust and Glory 64% 39.5K 11% 3
#35 42% Big Think 61% 8.6M 15% 3
#36 42% Everything Explained 60% 25.7K 15% 3
#37 42% The Entire History 64% 34.1K 9% 4
#38 42% Fun Quiz Questions 59% 265K 17% 3
#39 42% Art History 101 64% 23.2K 10% 2
#40 41% The Analyst 61% 582K 12% 2
#41 41% National Geographic 59% 25.9M 13% 5
#42 41% Fiction Beast 62% 290K 9% 2
#43 40% Helpful Professor Explains! 60% 40K 11% 1
#44 40% Socialism Explained 59% 1.2K 10% 2
#45 39% The Concept 60% 1.0K 9% 2
#46 39% Adam's Axiom 58% 37.8K 9% 1

Search Queries Used

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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.

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