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Kraut
Subscribers 604K
Videos 62
Views 57.5M

Channels Like Kraut

Kraut covers history, anthropology, geography, culture, and related topics with a focus on European and Central European themes. The channel uses researched, documentary-style content and essay-like explorations, often touching on politics, institutions, economics, and sociology, with a variety of formats implied by keywords (educational, documentaries, analysis, cartoons/animation). With 62 videos published since December 28, 2015, Kraut averages about 243.6K views per video, reflecting a steady upload cadence across its library.

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#1

81% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M
Videos 1.6K
Views 2.2B
Appearances 29
SERP 100%
Similarity 68%
political history europe bureaucracy and state central europe history

Both target broad historical and political topics with strong emphasis on structured, educational video series; they share high search overlap on queries like political history Europe and central Europe history, aligning with Kraut's focus though CrashCourse adopts a faster-paced, course-like format (content similarity 68%).

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European Parliament YouTube channel thumbnail
Subscribers 705K
Videos 4.6K
Views 264.6M
Appearances 7
SERP 32%
Similarity 72%
political history europe european diplomacy history european political history

Centers on European political history and diplomacy themes, overlapping Kraut on queries like political history Europe and European diplomacy history, but its content is more institutionally oriented and less narrative-history driven (content similarity 72%).

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#3

55% relevance

Subscribers 61.6K
Videos 58
Views 6.1M
Appearances 4
SERP 26%
Similarity 74%
central europe history history of central europe baltic states history

Shares Central Europe history and Baltic states history topics and language of continental Europe, aligning on the same queries though KaiserBauch tends toward niche historical angles with different storytelling style (content similarity 74%).

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#4
This Is History

54% relevance

Subscribers 275K
Videos 34
Views 28.3M
Appearances 6
SERP 37%
Similarity 66%
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Delivers political and Central European history content and German politics history, matching Kraut on queries about political history Europe and Central Europe history, yet their presentation varies in depth and pacing (content similarity 66%).

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#5
Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW)

52% relevance

Subscribers 60.7K
Videos 313
Views 7.0M
Appearances 3
SERP 12%
Similarity 79%
central europe history history of central europe baltic states history

Specializes in Central Europe and Baltic states history analysis, overlapping Kraut on central Europe/historical queries, but OSW emphasizes analytical research reports over Kraut's narrative storytelling (content similarity 79%).

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DW Food

52% relevance

Subscribers 240K
Videos 532
Views 58.8M
Appearances 7
SERP 26%
Similarity 69%
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While primarily gastronomy/cultural content, it surfaces in the same European topic space via culture queries; overlap is present in search but content diverges toward cuisine rather than historical analysis (content similarity 69%).

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Discovered competitors include CrashCourse (81% match, 16.9M subscribers) and This Is History (54% match, 275K subscribers) as top matches by overlap in political history Europe, central Europe history, and german politics history. European Parliament (56% match, 705K subscribers) and Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) (52% match, 62.3K subscribers) also share overlapping queries like political history Europe and European diplomacy history. Kraut lies smaller in subscriber count compared to CrashCourse, European Parliament, and This Is History, but competes in the same space of historical and political analysis focused on Europe, central Europe, and institutions. Competitors connect on queries such as political history Europe, central Europe history, and European diplomacy/history, indicating a common audience seeking in-depth regional history and state/institutional analysis.

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#11 50% Noah Zerbe
76% 26.7K 11% 2
#12 50% Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik Presl
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#13 50% Living Ironically in Europe 76% 493K 10% 4
#14 49% Into Europe
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#15 49% euronews 75% 2.5M 9% 1
#16 48% History Mapped Out 70% 160K 16% 6
#17 48% SLICE History 71% 275K 13% 5
#18 47% Europa Historia
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#20 47% TEDx Talks 65% 44.2M 20% 6
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#23 46% CEPR & VideoVox Economics
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#24 46% European Motherland
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#25 46% Epic History 68% 3.0M 14% 2
#26 46% European Committee of the Regions (CoR)
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Search Queries Used

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Kraut?

CrashCourse (81% match, 16.9M subscribers). European Parliament (56% match, 705K subscribers). KaiserBauch (55% match, 61.6K subscribers). All share a focus on educational, documentary-style content about history, politics, and society, often using concise explanations and informational storytelling.

What type of content does Kraut make?

Kraut creates documentary-style educational content covering history, politics, sociology, economics, and related topics, often with countryball/drawing elements. Recent videos include Nuclear Weapons in the Trump/Putin Era (296.8K views) and A History of Hungary - From Nomads to Kings (181.9K views). The channel averages about 243.6K views per video, with an implied cadence of multiple uploads per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Kraut?

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