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How History Works
Subscribers 262K
Videos 161
Views 34.5M

Channels Like How History Works

How History Works covers economic and financial history topics, analyzing how money, markets, and policy shape historical outcomes. The channel uses documentary-style content with history infotainment, explanations of concepts like central banking, economic crises, and inequality, and occasional historical deep-dives, likely presented as tutorials or explainers. It publishes 161 videos since May 24, 2022, with an average of about 302K views per video, and the audience engagement aligns with broad historical-economic searches.

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Similar Channels

We found 47 YouTube channels similar to How History Works

CrashCourse YouTube channel thumbnail
#1

81% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M
Videos 1.6K
Views 2.2B
Appearances 21
SERP 100%
Similarity 69%
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Both cover broad historical and societal topics with a focus on explaining complex systems; they share high search overlap around financial crises history, history of capitalism, and economic inequality history, though CrashCourse delivers rapid, modular videos while How History Works emphasizes deeper historical analysis.

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#2

79% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M
Videos 2.3K
Views 4.5B
Appearances 11
SERP 98%
Similarity 66%
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Both aim to illuminate historical and economic concepts for a general audience; they rank similarly on searches for economic inequality history and economic crises analysis, but TED-Ed often uses concise, myth-busting lessons while How History Works tends toward in-depth historical narratives.

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#3
Mr Fedora Mustache

70% relevance

Subscribers 4.3K
Videos 176
Views 1.8M
Appearances 17
SERP 76%
Similarity 66%
regulation history

They both appear in searches about regulation history, indicating shared audience interest in how governance shapes economies, though Mr Fedora Mustache likely presents opinion or niche topics, while How History Works offers broader historical context.

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Casual Economics YouTube channel thumbnail
Subscribers 84.9K
Videos 8
Views 4.4M
Appearances 7
SERP 55%
Similarity 77%
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Both target viewers interested in economic history and financial crises history, with strong overlap in searches like financial crises history, but Casual Economics leans more toward approachable, casual explanations while How History Works delivers structured historical analysis.

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Financial Historian YouTube channel thumbnail
Subscribers 154K
Videos 318
Views 7.7M
Appearances 9
SERP 43%
Similarity 79%
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Shares a focus on economic history, financial crises history, and economic inequality history, evidenced by overlapping search terms, yet Financial Historian often emphasizes chronological case studies, whereas How History Works ties events to overarching historical narratives.

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Crayon Capital YouTube channel thumbnail
Subscribers 182K
Videos 18
Views 12.4M
Appearances 7
SERP 42%
Similarity 78%
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Common interest in financial crises history, great recession history, and corporate fraud history signals a shared audience; however Crayon Capital concentrates on visual storytelling and case studies, while How History Works provides broader historical synthesis.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors include CrashCourse (81% match) and TED-Ed (79% match). Both overlap with How History Works on queries about economic crises history, history of capitalism, and economic inequality history. CrashCourse has 16.9M subscribers and TED-Ed has 22.4M, both substantially larger than How History Works (262K subscribers). A third competitor, Casual Economics (68% match, 84.9K subscribers), also competes on economic history and financial crises history, while Financial Historian (65% match, 154K subscribers) shares queries related to economic history and inequality. The channels compete over similar topics such as monetary policy history and financial crises history, but differ in audience size and breadth of content.

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#7 61% YaleCourses 66% 1.7M 54% 7
#8 58% Hoover Institution 75% 1.1M 33% 6
#9 57% Economics Explained 80% 2.8M 23% 3
#10 57% Slidebean 75% 650K 30% 5
#11 57% Heimler's History 67% 1.2M 42% 5
#12 56% Robert Reich 76% 1.5M 25% 5
#13 55% Money & Macro 76% 647K 23% 3
#14 55% ColdFusion 74% 5.2M 26% 4
#15 54% William C. Fox 77% 201K 19% 1
#16 54% The School of Life 64% 9.6M 38% 4
#17 54% Ryan Chapman 73% 538K 24% 3
#18 54% Illustrate to Educate 67% 176K 34% 4
#19 53% New Economic Thinking 77% 335K 17% 4
#20 53% GoldSilver 72% 878K 25% 2
#21 53% Adam's Axiom 78% 37.8K 16% 3
#22 52% LibertyPen 73% 241K 21% 3
#23 52% Jason Hassett 74% 26.6K 19% 1
#24 51% HISTORY 68% 15.2M 25% 3
#25 50% The Duomo Initiative 70% 191K 20% 2
#26 50% LSE Economic History 70% 1.2K 19% 3
#27 50% Jean Michel 70% 5.3K 19% 1
#28 50% The Wall Street Journal 71% 6.6M 18% 5
#29 49% One Minute Economics 70% 232K 18% 5
#30 49% Professor Dave Explains 69% 4.2M 19% 5
#31 49% MIT OpenCourseWare 64% 6.2M 26% 4
#32 49% Markets of the Past 71% 61.4K 16% 2
#33 49% Sim Institute 67% 8.6K 20% 2
#34 49% Big Data Factor 69% 73.7K 18% 2
#35 49% Bain & Company Insights 68% 23.2K 19% 1
#36 48% Jacob Clifford 65% 1.1M 24% 5
#37 48% TheRulesOrg 69% 10.0K 16% 2
#38 48% The Quest For Excellence 66% 6.9K 21% 2
#39 48% Fin Tek 70% 230K 16% 3
#40 48% Peterson Academy 66% 99K 21% 2
#41 47% Geo History 66% 1.0M 18% 2
#42 46% The Art of Being Human 64% 17.9K 21% 2
#43 46% VisualPolitik EN 66% 1.5M 15% 1
#44 45% Khan Academy 60% 9.3M 22% 3
#45 45% Kano 61% 34.1K 21% 3
#46 44% University of Cambridge Judge Business School 63% 16.8K 15% 1
#47 42% USC Price 60% 18.5K 15% 1

Search Queries Used

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to How History Works?

CrashCourse — 81% match, 16.9M subscribers; TED-Ed — 79% match, 22.4M subscribers; Mr Fedora Mustache — 70% match, 4.3K subscribers. All are education-focused channels that produce informational video content intended to teach or explain topics to a broad audience.

What type of content does How History Works make?

How History Works creates history-focused educational videos, as indicated by titles like The Family Fortunes... That Outlived Their Family and The Rise & Fall of Mussolini. Content appears to be history documentaries or explainers with history-related infotainment. Upload frequency is not explicitly stated, but the channel averages around 302.1K views per video.

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

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