Para Bellum

Subscribers 134K

Videos 100

Views 12.4M

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Para Bellum covers history-focused content centered on ancient civilizations and empires, archaeology, and the history of antiquity with an emphasis on animation and explained histories. The channel appears to publish long-form documentary-style videos (e.g., titles like 'Akkad — From Greatness to Collapse' and 'The Games of Ancient Rome – How Romans Played for Fun and Money') and leverages keywords such as history, ancient civilizations, animated history, and history explained, suggesting a deep-dive, animated documentary style. Uploads are ongoing since Sep 18, 2022, with a catalog of 100 videos and a total of 12.4M views, averaging about 0 views per recent video as per the provided data, with an implied modest, steady cadence rather than high-frequency posting.

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87% relevance

Subscribers 1.5M

Videos 45

Views 209.1M

Appearances 23

SERP 100%

Similarity 79%

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Both target audiences interested in ancient history and civilizations, with a high search overlap on queries like 'ancient history civilizations' and 'ancient empires rise fall', and Para Bellum's content aligns with sweeping, historical narratives (87% overall match; high search 100%, content 79%).

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77% relevance

Subscribers 4.1M

Videos 1.9K

Views 1.0B

Appearances 18

SERP 76%

Similarity 78%

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Shares focus on ancient history and warfare, including 'ancient Mediterranean history' and 'history of warfare ancient'; solid search overlap (77% match; search 76%, content 78%) indicating a similar audience and topic scope with similar battle-focused storytelling.

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77% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 15

SERP 88%

Similarity 69%

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Appeals to learners of ancient world topics via concise explainers on empires and cultures, overlapping on queries like 'ancient empires rise fall' and 'cultures of the ancient world'; high search match (77%), but content style differs (TED-Ed’s explainers vs Para Bellum’s narrative format) (search 88%, content 69%).

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68% relevance

Subscribers 511K

Videos 148

Views 82.6M

Appearances 12

SERP 67%

Similarity 68%

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Explicit focus on ancient warfare and its tactics mirrors Para Bellum’s battlefield narratives; both have strong content alignment (68%), with near-identical interest in 'ancient warfare' queries and 'history of warfare ancient' (search 67%, content 68%).

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65% relevance

Subscribers 25.9M

Videos 11K

Views 6.9B

Appearances 16

SERP 63%

Similarity 66%

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Covers broad ancient history topics including Mediterranean and Near East; overlaps with Para Bellum on 'ancient history civilizations' and 'ancient Mediterranean history', showing a mid-high match (65%), reflecting shared science communication approach and documentary style in history content (search 63%, content 66%).

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61% relevance

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Videos 165

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Appearances 8

SERP 33%

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Targets ancient Mediterranean and nomadic cultures with archaeology-focused documentaries; similar audience and timing of historical topics, but content style diverges toward documentary format (61% match; search 33%, content 80%), indicating strong content similarity yet different emphasis in presentation.

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Discovered competitors include Fall of Civilizations (87% match, 1.5M subscribers) and Kings and Generals (77% match, 4.1M subscribers) as top matches, followed by TED-Ed (77% match, 22.4M subscribers). All share overlapping queries around ancient history civilizations, ancient empires rise and fall, ancient Mediterranean history, and history of warfare ancient, indicating competition in long-form historical explainers and animated or illustrated formats. National Geographic (65% match, 25.9M subscribers) also ranks but with a larger subscriber base. Para Bellum is smaller in subscriber count relative to these competitors, particularly compared to Kings and Generals, TED-Ed, and National Geographic, while Fall of Civilizations aligns closely in topic scope. The common queries among these channels include ancient empires rise fall, ancient Mediterranean history, and history of warfare in antiquity, indicating overlap in audience interests.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Para Bellum?

Fall of Civilizations — 87% match, 1.5M subscribers; Kings and Generals — 77% match, 4.1M subscribers; TED-Ed — 77% match, 22.4M subscribers. All three channels produce history-focused content and have large subscriber bases, indicating they compete in the history/history explainers niche.

What type of content does Para Bellum make?

Para Bellum creates animated history content about ancient civilizations, empires, and battles, as seen in titles like 'Battle of Thapsus - The Last Chance to Save the Republic' and 'Akkad — From Greatness to Collapse.' The channel's uploads appear to be low-view with 0 views for recent videos, suggesting very infrequent posting; overall, videos average around 0 views, with an estimated upload frequency of about 0 per week based on the provided data.

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