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Subscribers 869K

Videos 2.4K

Views 115.8M

Channels Like History of Simple Things

History of Simple Things covers the history and origins of everyday objects, exploring how items like pencils, zippers, bottles, and staples came to be. The channel uses educational, explanatory videos that delve into the stories behind common items, with a tutorials- and deep-dives-style approach. It publishes content regularly, with recent videos indicating an average of about 1.5 million views per video across a large library (2400 videos) and a strong subscriber base (869K).

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Similar Channels

We found 42 YouTube channels similar to History of Simple Things

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#1

Science Channel view on YouTube ▶

84% relevance

Subscribers 5.3M

Videos 2.6K

Views 1.4B

Appearances 13

SERP 100%

Similarity 73%

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Both target audiences curious about how things are made and the science behind production (search overlap 100% vs content 73%), explaining the science of making objects and their manufacturing processes.

#2

TED-Ed view on YouTube ▶

73% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 10

SERP 79%

Similarity 70%

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Shares interest in invention history and material origins (search overlap 79%), with similar themes about the history of materials, though TED-Ed often features animated lessons rather than step-by-step production demos.

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#3

The Efficient Engineer view on YouTube ▶

71% relevance

Subscribers 1.4M

Videos 43

Views 60.6M

Appearances 7

SERP 68%

Similarity 74%

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Aligns on industrial and manufacturing processes (search overlap 68%), and history of materials (content 74%), delivering process-focused explanations that echo History of Simple Things’ material-and-production interests.

#4

CrashCourse view on YouTube ▶

69% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 11

SERP 73%

Similarity 66%

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Overlap exists in engineering basics and history of technology (search overlap 73%), plus history of manufacturing content (content 66%), sharing broad educational exploration of industrial topics with a faster-paced style.

#5

Chill Dude Explains

55% relevance

Subscribers 579K

Videos 547

Views 96.5M

Appearances 2

SERP 32%

Similarity 70%

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Touches on everyday object origins and comparisons between ancient inventions and modern tech (search overlap 32%), with strong content overlap (70%), indicating a similar curiosity about origins but a more casual presentation.

#6

The Packaging School

54% relevance

Subscribers 10.4K

Videos 269

Views 833.2K

Appearances 5

SERP 35%

Similarity 67%

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Directly related to packaging history and materials (search overlap 35%), mirroring History of Simple Things’ focus on material origins though narrowly scoped to packaging materials and history.

Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include Science Channel (84% match) and TED-Ed (73% match) as top rivals. Both overlap with History of Simple Things on queries about how things are made, the science of making things, and invention/history of materials. The Efficient Engineer (71% match) also competes, focusing on industrial and manufacturing processes. CrashCourse (69% match) shares topics like engineering basics and the history of manufacturing. Chill Dude Explains (55% match) covers everyday object origins similar to this channel. History of Simple Things has 869K subscribers, while Science Channel has about 5.3M and TED-Ed about 22.4M, with the others ranging from roughly 579K to 16.9M. The overlapping queries include how things are made, history of materials, and manufacturing processes, confirming these channels compete for similar search intent.

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#15	52%	Great Big Story ▶	67%	6.3M	28%	3
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#19	50%	EconClips	70%	113K	21%	1
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#26	49%	Fact Retriever	68%	7.3K	21%	1
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#29	49%	Casually Explained ▶	67%	4.2M	21%	1
#30	48%	Engineering Gone Wild	69%	174K	17%	4
#31	48%	The Science of Products ▶	67%	36.4K	19%	2
#32	48%	Impactall - Science • History • Curiosity	67%	2.4K	19%	2
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Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to History of Simple Things?

Science Channel — 84% match, 5.3M subscribers; TED-Ed — 73% match, 22.4M subscribers; The Efficient Engineer — 71% match, 1.4M subscribers. These channels share a focus on educational explainers about science, technology, and engineering, with History of Simple Things explaining how things are made, their origins, and manufacturing processes.

What type of content does History of Simple Things make?

History of Simple Things creates short- to mid-length explainer videos about how everyday items are made, the history behind simple things, and manufacturing processes. Recent videos include titles like 'How Is Titanium Made?', 'How Is Gunpowder Made?', and 'What’s the Difference Between Cement and Concrete?' Each video garners around 1.5M views on average, with an implied upload cadence of roughly weekly.

How do we determine which channels are similar to History of Simple Things?

We analyze History of Simple Things'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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