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Jean's Thoughts
Subscribers 90.8K
Videos 1.1K
Views 10.2M

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Jean's Thoughts covers literature, ancient history, and pop culture topics, featuring videos that include reviews, deep-dives, writer vlogs, and educational discussions. Content is delivered through tutorials, reviews, and vlogs, with a focus on classics, ancient history, and books, supplemented by author-interest discussions. The channel posts regularly since 2012, with an average of about 4.1K views per video and typical video lengths around 20 minutes.

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84% relevance

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Views 4.5B
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SERP 100%
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SERP 87%
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65% relevance

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Views 689.4K
Appearances 11
SERP 47%
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Content Landscape

Competitors identified: TED-Ed (84% match) and Michael Kist (82% match) are the top two, both aligning with queries like Homer Odyssey analysis, ancient literature analysis, and Greek and Roman books. The History Shelf (65% match) also overlaps on historian book hauls. Compared to Jean's Thoughts (90.8K subscribers), TED-Ed significantly leads in subscribers, while Michael Kist has far fewer, and The History Shelf sits around 21.5K. All three share overlapping topics around ancient history and literature, but TED-Ed and Michael Kist are the closest in thematic scope and keyword alignment.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Jean's Thoughts?

TED-Ed (22.4M subscribers, 84% match), Michael Kist (41.2K subscribers, 82% match), and The History Shelf (21.5K subscribers, 65% match) are Jean's Thoughts' biggest competitors on YouTube. They share a focus on education, history, literature, and well-researched informational content, appealing to viewers interested in books, classics, and learning.

What type of content does Jean's Thoughts make?

Jean's Thoughts creates education- and literature-focused videos, as suggested by titles like ‘An Ancient Historian's Short Introduction to Homer's Odyssey’ and ‘10 Underrated Ancient Greek & Roman Books.’ Recent uploads show various formats such as themed lists, reading vlogs, and author/period overviews, with an average of about 4.1K views per video and an uploads cadence around multiple videos per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Jean's Thoughts?

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