Flashback History

Subscribers 403K

Videos 175

Views 43.1M

Channels Like Flashback History

Flashback History covers historical topics with a focus on dark, horrific, and controversial events, as suggested by video titles like The Moment The Nazis Chose Genocide and Is NATO Finished? and queries such as historical horror, haunting history, and dark history documentaries. The channel appears to publish deep-dives and documentary-style content rather than casual vlogs, with an average of about 65.8K views per video and an upload frequency of roughly 2.8 videos per week.

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Kings and Generals view on YouTube

86% relevance

Subscribers 4.1M

Videos 1.9K

Views 1.0B

Appearances 13

SERP 100%

Similarity 77%

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High search overlap on ancient warfare and global conflicts history (100% and 77% content match) indicates shared audience interest in military history, though their content emphasizes battle reenactments and tactical breakdowns rather than Flashback History's broader storytelling approach.

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HISTORY view on YouTube

72% relevance

Subscribers 15.2M

Videos 11K

Views 5.0B

Appearances 11

SERP 70%

Similarity 74%

haunting history dark history documentaries early american colonies mystery

Strong alignment in haunting/dark history and early American colonies mystery queries (70% search) with substantial content overlap (74%), suggesting a similar focus on dramatic historical narratives and documentaries that attract Flashback History’s audience.

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Timeline - World History Documentaries view on YouTube

66% relevance

Subscribers 5.8M

Videos 1.3K

Views 1.0B

Appearances 9

SERP 57%

Similarity 73%

dark history documentaries cold war geopolitics history soviet union history

Similar interest in dark history documentaries and Soviet-era history (queries in dark history, Cold War geopolitics, Soviet Union) reflected in 57% search overlap and 73% content overlap, indicating comparable documentary storytelling with historical breadth.

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TED-Ed view on YouTube

64% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 7

SERP 53%

Similarity 71%

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Shares queries on treatment of mental illness history, rituals and superstition, and witch trials history (53% search) with substantial content overlap (71%), aligning on history-focused explainers though TED-Ed’s format is more educational animation.

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Weird History view on YouTube

62% relevance

Subscribers 4.7M

Videos 1K

Views 716.5M

Appearances 9

SERP 46%

Similarity 74%

medieval asylums history soviet union history historical assassinations

Queries around medieval asylums, Soviet Union history, and historical assassinations (46% search) align with Flashback History’s niche topics, and high content overlap (74%) suggests similar thematic coverage even if presentation differs.

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Chat History view on YouTube

60% relevance

Subscribers 981K

Videos 91

Views 98.8M

Appearances 5

SERP 34%

Similarity 78%

historical horror cold war espionage history early modern executions

Overlap on historical horror, Cold War espionage, and early modern executions (34% search) with very high content similarity (78%), indicating a shared interest in grim, suspenseful history narratives.

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The top competitors are Kings and Generals (86% match) and HISTORY (72% match). Both share overlapping queries with Flashback History, including ancient warfare history, global conflicts history, haunting history, and dark history documentaries. Timeline - World History Documentaries (66% match) also competes on dark history documentaries, cold war geopolitics history, and soviet union history. In terms of audience size, Flashback History has 403K subscribers, while Kings and Generals, HISTORY, and Timeline each have several millions of subscribers (4.1M, 15.2M, and 5.8M respectively). The shared queries indicate strong topic alignment around warfare, global conflicts, and historical controversies.

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Search Queries Used

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Flashback History?

Kings and Generals — 86% match, 4.1M subscribers; HISTORY — 72% match, 15.2M subscribers; Timeline - World History Documentaries — 66% match, 5.8M subscribers. All three channels share a focus on historical content and documentary-style videos similar to Flashback History.

What type of content does Flashback History make?

Flashback History creates history-focused documentary-style videos, evidenced by titles like Victorian Asylums Were Pure Horror, Churchill Was A Weird Guy..., Is NATO Finished?, The Moment The Nazis Chose Genocide, and The First US Colony That Mysteriously Disappeared.... The channel uploads about 2.8 videos per week, and averages roughly 65.8K views per video.

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