James Atlas

Subscribers 35.1K

Videos 2

Views 1.3M

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James Atlas covers topics related to colonialism, African empires, and historical figures, as suggested by video titles like The TRUTH About King Leopold II and Mansa Musa: The Biggest Fraud in History, along with search queries such as colonialism history, african empires history, and mansa musa empire. The channel appears to publish long-form, deep-dive style history videos with infrequent uploads (average 0.1 uploads/week) and high-view counts per video, averaging around 631K views per video, with recent items exceeding half a million views.

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Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 11

SERP 100%

Similarity 62%

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Both target broad audiences with educational history content and share high search overlap on terms like 'colonialism history' and 'Mansa Musa empire,' though TED-Ed's content style is more animated/lesson-focused than Atlas's.

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68% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

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Views 2.2B

Appearances 18

SERP 79%

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Similar channel focus on accessible history education and strong overlap for queries like 'colonialism history' and 'Mansa Musa empire,' with Atlas’s content aligning but CrashCourse delivering faster-paced, guilt-free course-style videos.

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Legacy African History

66% relevance

Subscribers 42.1K

Videos 175

Views 2.2M

Appearances 8

SERP 46%

Similarity 80%

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Both address African history and medieval kingdoms, sharing searches like 'colonialism history' and 'medieval African kingdoms,' though Legacy African History emphasizes a smaller, niche audience with deeper specialization.

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66% relevance

Subscribers 5.1M

Videos 1.2K

Views 1.7B

Appearances 6

SERP 69%

Similarity 64%

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Both cover historical topics for general audiences and share queries on atrocity history and empires, but Simple History's style is more cartoon/rapid-fire while Atlas tends toward documentary-style narration.

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66% relevance

Subscribers 2.2M

Videos 413

Views 421.4M

Appearances 6

SERP 68%

Similarity 65%

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Overlap on 'colonialism history' and 'medieval African trade routes' shows a shared interest in precolonial and colonial Africa, with Knowledgia featuring similar topic lists but differing presentation cadence.

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Subscribers 764K

Videos 414

Views 66.0M

Appearances 6

SERP 59%

Similarity 67%

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They both spotlight African empires and explorers, aligning on searches like 'african empires history' and 'wealth of empires Africa,' yet Black Journals tends to emphasize legends and heritage with a different visual aesthetic.

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Top competitors by match strength are TED-Ed (77% match) and CrashCourse (68% match). They share overlapping queries such as king leopold ii atrocities, congo free state, colonialism history, and african empires history. TED-Ed has 22.4M subscribers and CrashCourse has 16.9M subscribers, both vastly larger than James Atlas (35.1K subscribers). Legacy African History (66% match, 42.1K subs) and Simple History (66% match, 5.1M subs) also compete on similar topics like colonialism history and mansa musa empire. Knowledgia (66% match, 2.2M subs) overlaps on colonialism history and medieval african trade routes. The common thread is historical education around African empires, colonialism, and notable historical figures, with large, established educational channels as primary competitors.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to James Atlas?

TED-Ed — 77% match, 22.4M subscribers; CrashCourse — 68% match, 16.9M subscribers; Legacy African History — 66% match, 42.1K subscribers. They share a focus on educational or historical topics and use concise, informative storytelling to present factual content.

What type of content does James Atlas make?

James Atlas creates educational history content, as suggested by video titles like The TRUTH About King Leopold II and the Congo and Mansa Musa: The Biggest Fraud in History. The channel averages ~0.1 uploads per week and about 631K views per video, with recent videos having 296K and 966K views.

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