History Matters

Subscribers 1.9M

Videos 385

Views 761.7M

Channels Like History Matters

History Matters covers history topics aimed at students studying for A levels, GCSEs and AP World/Euro History, providing short introductory and revision-style videos. The channel focuses on educational summaries and animated short documentaries, with an average of about 853.7K views per video and an upload cadence of roughly 0.4 videos per week.

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#1

CrashCourse view on YouTube ▶

79% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 38

SERP 100%

Similarity 64%

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Shares a strong audience for concise world history content and common queries like medieval world history and world history introductions, with high search overlap (100%) though their depth is broader and more tutorial-driven than History Matters.

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OverSimplified view on YouTube ▶

69% relevance

Subscribers 9.5M

Videos 33

Views 1.4B

Appearances 12

SERP 60%

Similarity 74%

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Appeals to the same casual history audience with world history introductions and world war overviews, matching History Matters on content emphasis but differing in more humorous, simplified animation style while still appearing in similar search results.

#3

Epic History

62% relevance

Subscribers 3.0M

Videos 298

Views 390.5M

Appearances 11

SERP 43%

Similarity 74%

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Targets general history summaries and world war overviews, overlapping on queries like world war overview and military history, yet maintains shorter, more narrative list-style videos versus History Matters' documentary approach.

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Knowledgia

60% relevance

Subscribers 2.2M

Videos 413

Views 421.4M

Appearances 9

SERP 38%

Similarity 74%

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#5

Heimler's History

57% relevance

Subscribers 1.2M

Videos 746

Views 199.9M

Appearances 14

SERP 37%

Similarity 70%

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Shares interest in cold war era analysis and causes of wars explained, matching search intent while offering more professor-led explanations and study-oriented content than History Matters.

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55% relevance

Subscribers 260K

Videos 229

Views 67.9M

Appearances 8

SERP 14%

Similarity 82%

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Content Landscape

Top competitors include CrashCourse (79% match) and OverSimplified (69% match). They share overlapping queries such as medieval world history, world history introductions, cold war era analysis, and world war overviews, which align closely with History Matters’ search terms. CrashCourse has about 16.9M subscribers and OverSimplified about 9.5M subscribers, both significantly larger than History Matters’ 1.9M. Epic History (62% match) and Knowledgia (60% match) also compete on world war overviews, colonial history overview, and military history summaries, with 3M and 2.2M subscribers respectively, further illustrating the size gap between History Matters and its competitors.

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#8	55%	Geo History ▶	76%	1.0M	24%	9
#9	54%	Made From History	76%	5.4K	21%	4
#10	54%	5 MINUTES ▶	77%	30.7K	19%	5
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#12	53%	The Paint Explainer ▶	70%	1.8M	28%	5
#13	52%	Beginning To Now	74%	296K	19%	6
#14	52%	Animated History	78%	30.7K	13%	2
#15	51%	The Great War	79%	1.9M	10%	3
#16	50%	Agent Flappy	76%	114K	12%	5
#17	50%	Captivating History	77%	498K	10%	3
#18	50%	Simple History	73%	5.1M	15%	7
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#20	50%	Dr. Explained	74%	59K	13%	4
#21	50%	Made In History	71%	219K	18%	5
#22	50%	General Knowledge	72%	920K	15%	6
#23	50%	Simpatico	73%	1.7K	14%	3
#24	49%	History Hit ▶	73%	1.9M	12%	3
#25	49%	HISTORY ▶	68%	15.2M	19%	10
#26	48%	Armchair Academics	73%	24.3K	12%	2
#27	48%	Explore Mode	69%	25.3K	17%	2
#28	48%	Mr Allsop History Clips	72%	2.6K	11%	1
#29	48%	History Time ▶	71%	1.3M	12%	5
#30	47%	European Motherland	69%	2.0K	16%	2
#31	47%	Medieval Empires	64%	6.3K	22%	7
#32	47%	The Monarchist Channel	69%	9.7K	14%	5
#33	47%	The History Teacher	71%	25.1K	11%	2
#34	47%	VLAD - Meditative History	70%	25.6K	11%	1
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#37	46%	Johnny Harris ▶	69%	7.5M	10%	2
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to History Matters?

CrashCourse — 16.9M subscribers (match 79%), OverSimplified — 9.5M subscribers (match 69%), Epic History — 3M subscribers (match 62%). All are history-focused educational channels with similar storytelling styles and animated or engaging explanations of historical topics.

What type of content does History Matters make?

History Matters creates educational history content, focusing on why and how historical events occurred, as suggested by video titles like Why couldn't the Mongols conquer Japan? and Why did Mao win the Chinese Civil War? The channel averages about 853.7K views per video and uploads roughly 0.4 videos per week.

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

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