IMPERIAL

Subscribers 499K

Videos 29

Views 29.8M

Channels Like IMPERIAL

IMPERIAL dissects history and politics through deep-dives that appear to blend historical analysis with political context, focusing on topics like fascism, terrorism, espionage, and megaprojects. The channel uses educational, explanatory video formats with a transparency note about research processes, publishing content since 2019 and averaging around 1.8 million views per video across 28 uploads.

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#1

HISTORY view on YouTube ▶

83% relevance

Subscribers 15.2M

Videos 11K

Views 5.0B

Appearances 17

SERP 100%

Similarity 72%

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Similar to IMPERIAL in covering broad historical topics with emphasis on world history and state narratives, as indicated by an 83% match driven by queries like world war history and state propaganda history, and 72% content alignment.

#2

Extra History view on YouTube ▶

62% relevance

Subscribers 4.5M

Videos 1.2K

Views 1.6B

Appearances 4

SERP 44%

Similarity 74%

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Shares audiences interested in history and historical analysis, with a 62% match showing strong alignment on civil unrest history and wars and empires history, though content leans slightly more tutorial/series-style than IMPERIAL.

#3

CrashCourse view on YouTube ▶

61% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 18

SERP 51%

Similarity 67%

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Similar focus on historical politics, world wars, and terrorism history, reflected in a 61% match with notable overlap in queries like historical politics analysis and world war history, while maintaining a dynamic, fast-paced presentation style.

#4

The Armchair Historian

60% relevance

Subscribers 2.5M

Videos 322

Views 411.3M

Appearances 10

SERP 39%

Similarity 74%

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DW Documentary view on YouTube ▶

58% relevance

Subscribers 6.4M

Videos 1.5K

Views 923.4M

Appearances 4

SERP 36%

Similarity 72%

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Overlaps IMPERIAL on cold war geopolitics and intelligence history, yielding a 58% match with queries on espionage history, while content presents as documentary reporting rather than opinion-driven analysis.

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The School of Life view on YouTube ▶

58% relevance

Subscribers 9.6M

Videos 1.1K

Views 980.9M

Appearances 9

SERP 46%

Similarity 66%

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Converges on historical politics analysis and historic political theory, showing a 58% match in search, and a 66% content alignment, though it leans more philosophical than strictly historiographical.

Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are HISTORY (83% match) with 15.2M subscribers and overlapping queries like world war history, civil unrest history, and state propaganda history; CrashCourse (61% match) with 16.9M subscribers overlapping on historical politics analysis, world war history, and terrorism history; and DW Documentary (58% match) with 6.4M subscribers overlapping on cold war geopolitics and international espionage history. IMPERIAL has 452K subscribers, which is significantly smaller than these competitors, suggesting room for growth in the same topics such as world war history, terrorism history, and state propaganda history. The overlaps indicate competition around historical politics, wars, and geopolitical topics, with the top two- to three-way matches driven by broad historical analysis and political context queries.

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Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to IMPERIAL?

HISTORY — 83% match, 15.2M subscribers; Extra History — 62% match, 4.5M subscribers; CrashCourse — 61% match, 16.9M subscribers. They share a focus on history and educational documentary content, overlapping with IMPERIAL's history-oriented topics.

What type of content does IMPERIAL make?

IMPERIAL produces history-focused documentary-style videos, with titles such as The Greatest Escape in History, Europe’s North Korea, How Terrorists Stole an Italian Cruise Ship, The Evil Genius of Fascist Design, and The Largest Megaproject in History. The channel averages about 1.8M views per video, and the data notes an average weekly upload rate described as ~? uploads/week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to IMPERIAL?

We analyze IMPERIAL'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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