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Ink Explainer
Subscribers 12.8K
Videos 9
Views 1.5M

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Ink Explainer covers educational topics on human history, behavior, and the science behind everyday phenomena, using content that appears to be deep-dives into historical and scientific questions, with a tutorials-style approach and referenced sources in descriptions. The channel publishes 9 videos since Apr 9, 2026, with an average view count of about 0 per video and an approximate upload rate of 1.2 videos per week.

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Overlaps on psychology and behavior science topics (queries: psychology of aging, immaterial factors influencing behavior) with a similar explainer intent, though TEDx Talks has broader speaker-led formats (54% match: search 38%, content 64%).

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Discovered competitors and overlap: TED-Ed (83% match) and Weird History (54% match) are closest, followed by TEDx Talks (54% match) and National Geographic (51% match). The overlapping queries include history of alcohol, psychology of aging, sick care in history, human evolution history, and clothing origins history. Ink Explainer has 12.8K subscribers, while TED-Ed (22.4M) and TEDx Talks (44.2M) dwarf Ink Explainer in size, with Weird History at 4.7M and National Geographic at 25.9M. The common competition arises from topics on human evolution, aging psychology, health through history, and the origins of daily life concepts.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Ink Explainer?

ink explainer's biggest YouTube competitors are TED-Ed (83% match, 22.4M subscribers), Weird History (54% match, 4.7M subscribers), and TEDx Talks (54% match, 44.2M subscribers). These channels share a focus on educational, documentary-style explainer content that covers history, science, and human culture.

What type of content does Ink Explainer make?

Ink Explainer creates short to medium-length explainer videos about historical and scientific topics, as suggested by titles like When Did Humans Start Smoking Weed? and When Did Ancient Humans Start Drinking Alcohol?. It uploads about 1.2 videos per week, and has an average of 0 views per video based on the recent upload data.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Ink Explainer?

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