Digital Historian

Subscribers 6.1K

Videos 21

Views 1.1M

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Digital Historian covers historical topics such as wars, treaties, rise to power, disasters, and notable events, illustrated by titles like The Treaty of Versailles Explained and Hitler's Rise to Power Explained. The channel appears to use deep-dive, tutorial-style history lessons and timelines, with a mix of short and longer format videos. Upload activity shows 20 videos published since joining Aug 2, 2021, with an average view count per video around 67.1K and total channel views of 1.4M; subscriber count is 8.9K.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Digital Historian?

Digital Historian's biggest competitors on YouTube are Jaydone History (84% match, 193K subscribers), Beginning To Now (79% match, 296K subscribers), and CrashCourse (74% match, 16.9M subscribers). They share a focus on history topics and educational explanations similar to Digital Historian.

What type of content does Digital Historian make?

Digital Historian creates history-focused educational videos, as suggested by titles like The Treaty of Versailles Explained and Story of Titanic | 10 Minute History Lesson, Stalin's Rise to Power Explained | 30 Minute History Lesson, and The Old Men Who Stole £14M | London's Hatton Garden Heist. Upload frequency is ~0.1 uploads per week, and the average views per video are 67.1K.

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