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Subscribers 1.6M

Videos 294

Views 154.3M

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Mythology & Fiction Explained covers a wide range of mythology and folklore from around the world, as well as fiction, game lore, and story origins. The content style includes in-depth summaries and explanations of myths, legends, and related fictional works, with recent videos spanning topics from Frankenstein and Dracula to dragons and Dante’s Divine Comedy; uploads appear frequent and the channel averages about 271.9K views per video. The channel has 1.6M subscribers and 154.3M total views, having been active since September 20, 2017, based in the United Kingdom.

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SERP 100%

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High overlap in searches for mythology topics like 'mythology explained' and 'mythology origins' (100% and 68% content similarity to Mythology & Fiction Explained's focus on myth narration and origins) indicating similar educational storytelling about myths, though TED-Ed presents as short animated lessons rather than Mythology & Fiction Explained's detailed myth analyses.

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SERP 47%

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Shares queries on 'mythology origins' and 'ancient mythologies,' aligning with Mythology & Fiction Explained's focus on origin stories and mythological systems, though Pantheon Mythology tends to be more list- and reference-oriented whereas Mythology & Fiction Explained offers deeper narrative explanations.

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Targets searches like 'mythology explained' and 'mythology origins explained' similar to Mythology & Fiction Explained, signaling a shared audience, though Jake Doubleyoo’s content style may diverge in pacing and presentation with different branding.

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SERP 13%

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Similar audience via searches for 'mythology explained' and 'mythology origins' (under 30%–28% search overlap, 72% content similarity), showing shared topic coverage but possibly differing in format and depth of myth storytelling.

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Top competitors by match strength are TED-Ed (81% match) and Pantheon Mythology (64% match). TED-Ed overlaps on queries like mythology explained, mythology stories, and mythology origins, while Pantheon Mythology aligns with mythology origins, dragons origins, and ancient mythologies. Mysteries of Mythology (60% match) also overlaps on folklore analysis, mythology stories, and dragons origins. Mythology & Fiction Explained has 1.6M subscribers, while TED-Ed has 22.4M and Pantheon Mythology 221K, indicating size differences that are substantial at the top end but still show meaningful competition for similar search topics. Competitors share queries around mythology explanations, origins, and mythological creatures.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Mythology & Fiction Explained?

Mythology & Fiction Explained's biggest competitors on YouTube are TED-Ed (81% match, 22.4M subscribers), Pantheon Mythology (64% match, 221K subscribers), and Mysteries of Mythology (60% match, 144K subscribers). They share a focus on educational storytelling about myth, folklore, and mythologies, often presenting concise, explainers or narrative summaries similar to Mythology & Fiction Explained.

What type of content does Mythology & Fiction Explained make?

Mythology & Fiction Explained creates explainer videos about myths, folklore, and fictional lore, covering topics like Frankenstein, Sun Wukong, Dracula, Inuit mythology, and other mythic or literary subjects. They average about 271.9K views per video and post with a frequency inferred from recent uploads (the channel lists multiple recent titles), indicating multiple uploads per week.

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