History Scope

Subscribers 568K

Videos 88

Views 65.8M

Channels Like History Scope

History Scope covers historical topics that are well-known yet not widely understood, delivering in-depth explanations and context about nations, empires, and key historical events. The channel leans into explanatory videos and deep-dives, with a content style that resembles educational tutorials and historical analyses, and it uploads frequently. With 88 videos published, an audience of 568K subscribers, and average video views around 298K (based on recent data), the channel addresses topics via a Netherlands-based creator since mid-2016.

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#1

CrashCourse view on YouTube ▶

79% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 36

SERP 100%

Similarity 64%

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Shares a strong audience overlap on history topics like independence movements, colonialism and nation formation (search 100% match) and covers broad historical narratives in a concise, classroom-style format (content 64%), aligning with History Scope’s educational history content.

#2

TED-Ed view on YouTube ▶

57% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 16

SERP 45%

Similarity 65%

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Targets audiences interested in history themes such as independence movements and empires, evidenced by a solid search overlap (45%), with similarly structured, stylized lessons (content 65%), though TED-Ed emphasizes short, animated explainers rather than full-scale lectures.

#3

Heimler's History

53% relevance

Subscribers 1.2M

Videos 746

Views 199.9M

Appearances 16

SERP 32%

Similarity 67%

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Appeals to learners seeking world history milestones like reformation and imperialism (search 32%), delivering deeper dive explanations (content 67%), aligning with History Scope on topics but differing in pacing and tutorial-style depth.

#4

Knowledgia

53% relevance

Subscribers 2.2M

Videos 413

Views 421.4M

Appearances 5

SERP 24%

Similarity 72%

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Has shared interest in nation formation and ancient state formation (search 24%), offering thorough historical explanations (content 72%), similar topic scope but broader in chronological span and research detail than History Scope.

#5

Global Stats view on YouTube ▶

52% relevance

Subscribers 294K

Videos 201

Views 78.9M

Appearances 5

SERP 24%

Similarity 70%

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Custodies interest in economic history and GDP growth factors (search 24%), with data-driven presentations (content 70%), connecting through economic history angles while History Scope focuses more on political and social history context.

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Economics Explained view on YouTube ▶

50% relevance

Subscribers 2.8M

Videos 420

Views 357.1M

Appearances 7

SERP 13%

Similarity 75%

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Centers on economic history and determinants of nations (search 13%), delivering clear economic analysis (content 75%), similar in explaining economic forces behind history but with a stronger economics emphasis than History Scope.

Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include CrashCourse (79% match) and TED-Ed (57% match) as top rivals, both sharing overlapping queries on history independence movements, colonialism/decolonization, and nation formation history. Heimler's History (53% match) also competes, aligning on reformation world history and imperialism themes. History Scope has 568K subscribers, while CrashCourse and TED-Ed have significantly larger audiences (16.9M and 22.4M, respectively); Knowledgia (2.2M) and Global Stats (294K) are smaller but still share similar economic-history and GDP-growth queries. All identified competitors overlap on topics like independence movements, decolonization, and nation formation, indicating a competitive landscape centered on global history explanations and contextual analyses.

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#11	47%	Geo History	72%	1.0M	10%	2
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#14	47%	Geography Now ▶	71%	3.9M	11%	3
#15	46%	Gozhda	67%	123K	14%	5
#16	46%	GS History by Aadesh Singh	71%	386K	8%	2
#17	46%	Simpatico	72%	1.7K	6%	2
#18	45%	Armchair Academics	65%	24.3K	16%	2
#19	45%	WawamuStats	69%	361K	10%	4
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#22	44%	Amit Sengupta	69%	2.1M	7%	1
#23	44%	张维为The Chinese Way by Zhang Weiwei	67%	97.5K	11%	2
#24	44%	Thought Monkey	66%	76K	12%	2
#25	44%	Tom Nicholas	69%	644K	7%	2
#26	44%	TEDx Talks ▶	60%	44.2M	19%	6
#27	44%	DW Documentary ▶	69%	6.4M	7%	4
#28	44%	Lex Fridman	64%	5.0M	12%	2
#29	44%	Behind the News	67%	166K	9%	1
#30	44%	Marxism Today	68%	90.7K	7%	2
#31	43%	Dr. Masood Raja	67%	71.9K	8%	5
#32	43%	Fall of Civilizations	68%	1.5M	6%	2
#33	43%	The School of Life ▶	60%	9.6M	16%	4
#34	43%	Predictive History ▶	64%	1.9M	12%	2
#35	43%	Fact Force Global	67%	1.6K	6%	1
#36	43%	HISTORY ▶	65%	15.2M	8%	2
#37	43%	YaleCourses ▶	66%	1.7M	7%	2
#38	41%	Overly Sarcastic Productions ▶	61%	2.5M	11%	2
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#40	41%	Al Jazeera English	59%	17.5M	13%	4
#41	40%	The HISTORY® Channel Canada	63%	63.8K	6%	1
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#44	37%	UW Video	57%	87.4K	7%	1

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to History Scope?

CrashCourse — 16.9M subscribers; match 79%. TED-Ed — 22.4M subscribers; match 57%. Heimler's History — 1.2M subscribers; match 53%. These channels share a focus on educational history content and deliver informative videos aimed at learning and retention, similar to History Scope.

What type of content does History Scope make?

History Scope produces history-focused videos, with titles like How Did Africa Gain Independence?, The Rise (and Fall) of the U.S.A., Why is Poland No Longer Poor?, The Creation of Saudi Arabia Explained, and The Fall And Rise of India, suggesting explanatory and documentary-style content. The channel averages about 298.3K views per video. Upload frequency is indicated by the note ~? uploads/week, but exact cadence is not specified.

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

We analyze History Scope'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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