Matt Reconstructs History YouTube channel thumbnail
Matt Reconstructs History
Subscribers 107K
Videos 21
Views 6.6M

Channels Like Matt Reconstructs History

Matt Reconstructs History covers urban and architectural history through AI-assisted reconstructions, vintage photo restorations, and time-travel visualizations. The channel emphasizes historical city evolution, forgotten and lost cities, and major urban milestones, with content styled as deep-dives and historical walkthroughs that leverage AI restoration and animations. It publishes infrequently, averaging about 0.6 uploads per week, and the recent videos accumulate substantial views, with an average around 358.5K views per video.

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Similar Channels

We found 46 YouTube channels similar to Matt Reconstructs History

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#1
TDC

86% relevance

Subscribers 1.1M
Videos 1.3K
Views 442.3M
Appearances 16
SERP 97%
Similarity 78%
urban history megacities great revolutions history megacities history

Both target urban and megacity and revolutions history queries (urban history megacities, great revolutions history, megacities history) and share a strong search overlap (97%), though TDC's content diverges in style (78% content match) from Matt Reconstructs History.

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#2

78% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M
Videos 1.6K
Views 2.2B
Appearances 23
SERP 100%
Similarity 63%
medieval history summaries american colonial era great revolutions history

Both cover broad history topics like medieval history summaries and historic eras (american colonial era, great revolutions history) with high search overlap (100%), but their presentation and depth differ from Matt Reconstructs History (63% content match).

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#3
Captivating History

78% relevance

Subscribers 498K
Videos 847
Views 70.0M
Appearances 9
SERP 80%
Similarity 77%
medieval history summaries early modern history history of europe cities

Both audiences search for medieval/early modern history and European city contexts (medieval history summaries, early modern history, history of europe cities) with solid content alignment (77%), while their video style differs from Matt Reconstructs History (80% search, 77% content).

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#4
Ollie Bye

75% relevance

Subscribers 373K
Videos 144
Views 112.4M
Appearances 7
SERP 72%
Similarity 77%
world history overview historical cities timelines history of europe cities

Both emphasize world history fundamentals and historical cities timelines (world history overview, historical cities timelines, history of europe cities) with substantial search overlap (72%), but the content approach diverges (77% content match) from Matt Reconstructs History.

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#5
Made In History

74% relevance

Subscribers 219K
Videos 195
Views 22.6M
Appearances 10
SERP 73%
Similarity 74%
world history overview medieval history summaries early modern history

Both cover global history overviews and medieval/early modern periods (world history overview, medieval history summaries, early modern history) with moderate search overlap (73%) and decent content alignment (74%), indicating similar audience but varied style from Matt Reconstructs History.

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#6

71% relevance

Subscribers 2.2M
Videos 413
Views 421.4M
Appearances 11
SERP 59%
Similarity 78%
american colonial era colonial era cities ancient rome history

Both attract interest in colonial era topics and ancient civilizations (american colonial era, colonial era cities, ancient rome history) with notable search overlap (59%), and relatively high content similarity (78%), yet differ in presentation from Matt Reconstructs History.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are TDC (86% match) and CrashCourse (78% match). Captivating History (78% match) also closely aligns with similar topics. These channels compete on overlapping queries such as urban history megacities, great revolutions history, medieval history summaries, early modern history, and history of European cities. Matt Reconstructs History has 107K subscribers, while competitors range from 498K to 16.9M subscribers (CrashCourse being the largest). The overlap in queries centers on world history, urban histories, and historical timelines, indicating competition for viewers seeking comprehensive historical narratives and city-focused history content.

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Rank Relevance Channel Similarity Subscribers SERP Appearances
#7 70% National Geographic 67% 25.9M 75% 8
#8 68% TED-Ed 66% 22.4M 71% 12
#9 61% Scary Interesting 68% 1.9M 52% 9
#10 59% History Time 76% 1.3M 35% 6
#11 59% HISTORY 71% 15.2M 40% 4
#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% 4.4K 21% 1
#17 54% UsefulCharts 70% 2.0M 31% 4
#18 54% 5 MINUTES 78% 30.7K 19% 5
#19 54% AlternateHistoryHub 73% 2.5M 26% 3
#20 54% This House 72% 339K 27% 5
#21 54% Dr. Explained 67% 59K 35% 3
#22 54% Big Systems 77% 72.2K 19% 2
#23 53% The Aesthetic City 74% 212K 22% 3
#24 53% Arzamas 73% 1.7M 24% 2
#25 53% Possible History 71% 260K 27% 5
#26 53% Absolute History 71% 3.7M 27% 5
#27 53% touropia 74% 1.7M 21% 1
#28 53% SandRhoman History 74% 511K 21% 6
#29 53% Simpatico 76% 1.7K 17% 1
#30 52% Historically 72% 876K 23% 3
#31 51% Kings and Generals 70% 4.1M 22% 6
#32 51% How History Works 69% 262K 23% 3
#33 51% The Great Courses 71% 652K 21% 1
#34 51% Global Stats 69% 294K 24% 5
#35 51% Underworld 70% 2.0M 21% 5
#36 50% The Economist 63% 3.9M 32% 2
#37 50% The Art of Being Human 71% 17.9K 19% 3
#38 50% MedievalMadness 69% 495K 20% 3
#39 50% Bright Side TV 69% 24.1K 21% 1
#40 49% Wonder 63% 2.3M 27% 3
#41 49% Learn Bright 68% 896K 21% 5
#42 48% Economics Explained 67% 2.8M 20% 2
#43 47% Inspire Education 65% 31.8K 21% 3
#44 47% CityGlobeTour 64% 378K 22% 2
#45 47% bill wurtz 64% 5.5M 21% 2
#46 46% Professor Dave Explains 64% 4.2M 21% 1

Search Queries Used

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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 educational history content with historical explanations and visual storytelling, often using maps, timelines, and historical imagery to teach history.

What type of content does Matt Reconstructs History make?

Matt Reconstructs History creates historical reconstruction content, evidenced by video titles like The Entire History of Switzerland in 22 Minutes, The Entire History of New York City, Salem - 1692, Lisbon Before The Earthquake, and Colonial Sydney. The channel uploads, on average, about 0.6 videos per week, with recent videos averaging around 358.5K views per video.

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

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