History Time

Subscribers 1.3M

Videos 165

Views 202.0M

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History Time covers historical topics spanning medieval Britain, prehistory, ancient civilizations, and world archaeology, as reflected by video titles and keywords such as 'Medieval Britain', 'Nazca Lines', 'Greco-Persian Wars', 'Maya civilization', and 'Göbekli Tepe'. The channel appears to publish in-depth documentaries and history explorations, with content like 'The Entire History Of The Maya' and 'Göbekli Tepe - The First Temple On Earth?' and maintains an active presence since Feb 20, 2017. Uploads average around 2M views per video, with a broad mix of history-focused tutorials/documentaries rather than shorts or vlogs.

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83% relevance

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Videos 1.9K

Views 1.0B

Appearances 15

SERP 94%

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Both channels target history enthusiasts with a focus on military and political history across eras (e.g., medieval Britain, post-Roman Europe), evidenced by a high search overlap (94%) and substantial content similarity (76%), yielding an 83% overall match.

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SERP 100%

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Both cover broad historical and archaeological topics (Nazca Lines, Maya civilization, ancient Mediterranean history) attracting similar search queries (100%) and substantial content alignment (69%), resulting in an 81% overall match.

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Appearances 13

SERP 73%

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Content Landscape

Top competitors include Kings and Generals (83% match) and National Geographic (81% match). Kings and Generals overlaps on queries such as medieval Britain history, post roman europe, and bronze age greece; National Geographic overlaps on Nazca Lines archaeology, maya civilization history, and ancient mediterranean history. A third close competitor is Dan Davis History (80% match), with overlaps in prehistoric Europe archaeology and bronze age rituals. History Time has 1.3M subscribers, well behind National Geographic (25.9M) and Kings and Generals (4.1M), indicating a smaller channel size but targeting similar historical topics and search queries.

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#13	56%	Fall of Civilizations	79%	1.5M	23%	8
#14	56%	History with Cy	77%	290K	25%	8
#15	56%	HISTORY ▶	77%	15.2M	26%	8
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#18	55%	Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages	80%	349K	17%	4
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to History Time?

Kings and Generals — 83% match, 4.1M subscribers; National Geographic — 81% match, 25.9M subscribers; Dan Davis History — 80% match, 371K subscribers. All are history-focused channels producing documentary or explanatory videos about historical events and eras, similar to History Time's content.

What type of content does History Time make?

History Time creates documentary-style history videos covering topics such as medieval Britain, ancient civilizations, and prehistory, with recent videos like The Forgotten Origins Of Medieval Britain (303.3K views) and 476 AD - A Tour Of Post-Roman Europe (661K views). The channel averages around 2M views per video and posts multiple uploads per week.

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

We analyze History Time'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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