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Subscribers 25.6K

Videos 16

Views 4.2M

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VLAD - Meditative History covers ancient civilizations, empires, and Near East history through in-depth, visually calm history documentaries. Content style leans toward deep-dives and historical analyses, using scientific sources, academic research, and modern AI techniques to recreate eras and explore causes and consequences of great events. The channel publishes irregularly, with an average of about 0.7 uploads per week and roughly 7.2K to 294K views per recent video, averaging around 312.1K views per video across 16 published works and 4.2M total views.

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85% relevance

Subscribers 4.1M

Videos 1.9K

Views 1.0B

Appearances 16

SERP 97%

Similarity 77%

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High search overlap on ancient empires and related topics (97% for searches) with VLAD's focus, and a strong content similarity (77%), indicating both channels cover military history and empire contexts in a documentary, narrative style.

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Heimler's History

81% relevance

Subscribers 1.2M

Videos 746

Views 199.9M

Appearances 11

SERP 100%

Similarity 68%

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Shares queries on economic history of empires, empire administration study, and cultural diffusion, aligning with VLAD's historical themes, with perfect search overlap (100%) but somewhat lower content similarity (68%), suggesting parallel topics presented with different depth or pedagogy.

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Fall of Civilizations

79% relevance

Subscribers 1.5M

Videos 45

Views 209.1M

Appearances 14

SERP 84%

Similarity 77%

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Both tackle ancient empires and the rise and fall of civilizations, producing a high search alignment (84%) and solid content overlap (77%), reflecting a shared focus on broad chronological patterns and pivotal events.

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Subscribers 2.5M

Videos 881

Views 848.5M

Appearances 8

SERP 74%

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Converges on ancient history analysis and specific empires like Babylon, yielding substantial search overlap (74%) and content similarity (69%), though VLAD’s meditative pace contrasts with OSP’s often animated, stylized delivery.

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Subscribers 9.5M

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Views 5.5B

Appearances 9

SERP 79%

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Targets ancient warfare analysis, aligning with VLAD’s historical combat perspectives and offering a related audience, with strong search overlap (79%) but only moderate content similarity (64%), implying topic proximity with differing presentation.

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Videos 100

Views 12.4M

Appearances 7

SERP 52%

Similarity 79%

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Focuses on ancient empires and the Near East with overviews of Persian empires, resulting in notable search alignment (52%) and high content similarity (79%), indicating comparable subject matter and historical scope.

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The top competitors by match strength are Kings and Generals (85% match) and Heimler's History (81% match). Both share overlapping queries with VLAD - Meditative History such as ancient empires, Babylon history, Carthage history, and broader ancient history topics. Fall of Civilizations (79% match) also competes on similar themes of ancient empires and empire rise and fall. In terms of audience size, Kings and Generals has 4.1M subscribers, Heimler's History has 1.2M, and Fall of Civilizations has 1.5M, all larger than VLAD's 25.6K subscribers, highlighting a sizable gap in reach but similar content focus. Overlapping queries include ancient empires, history of civilizations, and empire dynamics, with Kings and Generals and Fall of Civilizations sharing multiple topics and search targets such as Babylon and Carthage histories.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to VLAD - Meditative History ?

Kings and Generals — 85% match, 4.1M subscribers; Heimler's History — 81% match, 1.2M subscribers; Fall of Civilizations — 79% match, 1.5M subscribers. All three channels create history-focused documentary or explanatory content with emphasis on civilizations, empires, battles, and historical analysis.

What type of content does VLAD - Meditative History make?

VLAD - Meditative History creates history documentary content focusing on ancient empires, civilizations, and near eastern history. The channel uploads about 0.7 times per week, with videos averaging 312.1K views per video; recent videos include titles like The Most Feared Empire Ever: The Entire History of the Ottomans and The Most Brutal Empire Ever.

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