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Subscribers 95.3K

Videos 18

Views 5.3M

Channels Like Matt Reconstructs History

Matt Reconstructs History covers historical cities, architecture, and urban development through AI-assisted reconstructions, vintage photo restoration, and historical animations. Content appears as deep-dives into city histories with before-and-after visuals, timelines, and walkthroughs, published roughly 0.6 uploads per week with an average of about 358.5K views per video.

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86% relevance

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Appearances 16

SERP 97%

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SERP 100%

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Both target broad audience history explanations and include overviews like medieval history summaries and revolutions, but CrashCourse’s content format is more classroom-style and segmented than MRH’s narrative style (78% match: search 100%, content 63%).

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78% relevance

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Videos 847

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Appearances 9

SERP 80%

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They cover medieval and early modern European history and city histories similar to MRH’s scope, sharing common queries while maintaining a slightly different presentation approach (78% match: search 80%, content 77%).

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75% relevance

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Videos 144

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Appearances 7

SERP 72%

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Appearances 10

SERP 73%

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Content Landscape

Top competitors identified by match strength are TDC (86% match) and CrashCourse (78% match). Both share overlapping queries with Matt Reconstructs History such as urban history megacities, great revolutions history, medieval and early modern history, and city-focused timelines. Captivating History (78% match) also aligns on medieval history summaries and history of European cities. Compared to Matt Reconstructs History, these competitors have larger subscriber counts — TDC with 1.1M and CrashCourse with 16.9M — while Matt Reconstructs History has 95.3K subscribers. The overlap in queries suggests competition around world history overview, urban/historical city timelines, and major historical periods.

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#12	56%	Versed	77%	185K	25%	2
#13	56%	Sahari	67%	29.9K	38%	7
#14	55%	Overly Sarcastic Productions ▶	67%	2.5M	38%	8
#15	55%	Jaydone History ▶	71%	193K	31%	6
#16	55%	Safely Engineered	77%	4.3K	21%	1
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#18	54%	5 MINUTES	78%	30.7K	19%	5
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#25	53%	Possible History	71%	260K	27%	5
#26	53%	Absolute History	71%	3.7M	27%	5
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Matt Reconstructs History?

TDC — 86% match, 1.1M subscribers; CrashCourse — 78% match, 16.9M subscribers; Captivating History — 78% match, 498K subscribers. All three channels share a focus on historical topics presented in an educational format with frequent historical storytelling and visual content related to cities, civilizations, and timelines.

What type of content does Matt Reconstructs History make?

Matt Reconstructs History creates history-focused videos featuring AI reconstructions, city evolution, and restored historical imagery. Content titles indicate comprehensive overviews of entire histories (e.g., Switzerland, New York City, Lisbon), and the channel uploads about 0.6 times per week with an average video view count around 358.5K.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Matt Reconstructs History?

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