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Subscribers 41.1K

Videos 140

Views 10.8M

Channels Like History in Pictures

History in Pictures curates historical photographs and moments that shaped cultures, covering topics from the Old West to Victorian England, with titles that suggest deep-dives into lesser-known facts and controversial or revealing narratives. The channel appears to publish long-form, research-based videos around 22-24 minutes, often featuring lists of facts and banned or hidden truths, and maintains an average of about 28.9K views per video. Uploads are frequent enough to imply a steady cadence, with recent videos accumulating thousands of views, indicating consistent audience engagement.

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#1

Weird History view on YouTube ▶

82% relevance

Subscribers 4.7M

Videos 1K

Views 716.5M

Appearances 14

SERP 100%

Similarity 71%

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High search overlap on topics like 'wild west facts' and 'bonnie and clyde history' indicates similar audience interests, and its content focuses on quirky historical stories, aligning with History in Pictures' historical storytelling but with a more sensational angle (82% match: search 100%, content 71%).

#2

History Hit

71% relevance

Subscribers 1.9M

Videos 750

Views 316.9M

Appearances 7

SERP 66%

Similarity 74%

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Shares interest in 19th-century life and historical fashion, appealing to history enthusiasts through curated historical visuals, giving a strong audience alignment (71% match: search 66%, content 74%).

#3

Rare History

67% relevance

Subscribers 95.4K

Videos 244

Views 76.4M

Appearances 6

SERP 62%

Similarity 71%

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Targets history photography and historical photographs, paralleling History in Pictures’ emphasis on visual history, yielding a solid audience and content alignment (67% match: search 62%, content 71%).

#4

Footprints of The Frontier

67% relevance

Subscribers 58.2K

Videos 170

Views 12.3M

Appearances 6

SERP 48%

Similarity 79%

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Focuses on old/wild west history and legends, attracting a similar niche audience while emphasizing frontier visuals, resulting in comparable search interest but more legend-driven content (67% match: search 48%, content 79%).

#5

Nutty History

63% relevance

Subscribers 725K

Videos 407

Views 125.5M

Appearances 5

SERP 43%

Similarity 77%

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Covers old west history and cowboy life with a humorous angle, attracting the same frontier-history audience though with lighter framing, giving strong content similarity (63% match: search 43%, content 77%).

#6

Native Journals

61% relevance

Subscribers 93.9K

Videos 405

Views 15.5M

Appearances 3

SERP 19%

Similarity 90%

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Emphasizes stagecoach history, old west saloons, and frontier dangers, mirroring History in Pictures’ historical visuals though with a more narrative frontier focus (61% match: search 19%, content 90%).

Content Landscape

Top competitors include Weird History (82% match) and History Hit (71% match). Weird History overlaps on queries like wild west facts, Bonnie and Clyde history, and speakeasy history, while History Hit overlaps on 19th century life, historic fashion photos, and historic everyday life. Rare History (67% match) and Footprints of The Frontier (67% match) also compete on history photos and old west topics. History in Pictures has 41.1K subscribers, which is far smaller than Weird History (4.7M) and History Hit (1.9M), indicating a significant gap in audience size despite similar content themes. The shared queries include old west history, wild west facts, old west legends, and historical photographs, underscoring strong topic overlap with these channels.

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#7	60%	Good Enough ▶	75%	1.4M	39%	4
#8	59%	American Old West Facts	82%	90.6K	25%	9
#9	59%	HistoryExtra	71%	215K	42%	6
#10	58%	We Love History	75%	7.1K	31%	9
#11	57%	History Guide	78%	13.5K	26%	5
#12	57%	History in Focus	82%	233K	20%	5
#13	57%	Old World Photos	74%	47.7K	30%	4
#14	55%	Absolute History	73%	3.7M	29%	7
#15	55%	Simple History	75%	5.1M	26%	5
#16	54%	WIRED ▶	66%	12.8M	35%	6
#17	54%	Mystery in History	78%	20.3K	17%	4
#18	53%	History Matters	68%	1.9M	31%	4
#19	53%	The Ultimate Discovery	72%	1.1M	25%	4
#20	53%	The Wild West Extravaganza	77%	130K	16%	5
#21	52%	Wild America	76%	101K	17%	4
#22	52%	Wild Trails	72%	5.4K	22%	2
#23	51%	Retro Reflections	74%	54.5K	16%	6
#24	51%	American Battlefield Trust	65%	487K	29%	5
#25	51%	Reading Through History	65%	105K	29%	3
#26	50%	Cowboy Kent Rollins	73%	3.5M	16%	3
#27	50%	V. Birchwood	70%	288K	21%	3
#28	50%	History Colored	69%	749K	22%	3
#29	50%	Perspective ▶	70%	508K	20%	3
#30	50%	The Infographics Show ▶	70%	15.4M	18%	1
#31	50%	Powerful History	73%	1.2K	15%	1
#32	50%	Daily Dose Documentary	69%	36.7K	20%	4
#33	49%	HISTORY ▶	71%	15.2M	15%	5
#34	48%	The Brontë Sisters	67%	9.1K	18%	1
#35	48%	Pursuit of History	68%	42.9K	17%	3
#36	47%	TED-Ed ▶	68%	22.4M	17%	4
#37	47%	Simpatico	68%	1.7K	15%	1
#38	47%	CrashCourse ▶	64%	16.9M	20%	2
#39	46%	Kinolibrary	64%	238K	18%	3
#40	45%	Overly Sarcastic Productions ▶	64%	2.5M	17%	3
#41	45%	TDC	65%	1.1M	15%	1
#42	44%	TIME	59%	1.5M	22%	2
#43	44%	The Great British Channel	63%	120K	17%	3
#44	43%	Geo History	62%	1.0M	15%	1

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to History in Pictures?

History in Pictures' biggest competitors are Weird History — 82% match, 4.7M subscribers; History Hit — 71% match, 1.9M subscribers; Rare History — 67% match, 95.4K subscribers. They share a focus on historical topics, presenting condensed histories and facts in video formats.

What type of content does History in Pictures make?

History in Pictures creates history-focused videos with notable titles like 20 BANNED Speakeasy Facts, 20 HIDDEN Truths About Cowboy Pay, and The REAL Bonnie & Clyde — 21 BANNED Facts Hollywood Turned Into a Romance. The channel averages about 28.9K views per video and uploads content regularly, with recent videos ranging from 8.8K to 230.4K views.

How do we determine which channels are similar to History in Pictures?

We analyze History in Pictures'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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