Paul McAllister

Subscribers 89.7K

Videos 260

Views 22.1M

Channels Like Paul McAllister

Paul McAllister creates documentary-style videos about American cities, their history, growth, and what happened to them, with a focus on urban development, decline, and notable places. Content appears as long-form explorations rather than tutorials or vlogs, with recent videos averaging around 38 minutes and about 12.2K views per video, and an overall channel average of 16.8 uploads per week across 260 videos since joining in November 2024.

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We found 43 YouTube channels similar to Paul McAllister

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#1

City Beautiful view on YouTube

84% relevance

Subscribers 739K

Videos 200

Views 91.3M

Appearances 22

SERP 100%

Similarity 74%

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High overlap in searches about american cities history and growth (100% search overlap with Paul, 84% overall match), and similar focus on urban development, making them highly aligned in topic and audience.

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#2

Global Discovery Documentary

62% relevance

Subscribers 115K

Videos 769

Views 32.3M

Appearances 7

SERP 37%

Similarity 79%

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Shares queries about urban decline and american tourism history, reflecting a common interest in city history, though their content emphasizes documentary storytelling more than Paul’s style (37% search overlap vs 79% content overlap).

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#3

TED-Ed view on YouTube

60% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 7

SERP 49%

Similarity 67%

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Both cover growth and rise of cities in the USA, with substantial audience interest in urban development; strong alignment in topics (49% search overlap, 67% content overlap) but TED-Ed’s educational format differentiates delivery.

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#4

Urban Planner Explained view on YouTube

60% relevance

Subscribers 50.7K

Videos 33

Views 4.4M

Appearances 10

SERP 46%

Similarity 69%

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Direct overlap on growth of cities america and urban development usa with high audience alignment; similar content focus and history of city planning (46% search, 69% content), indicating strong topic parity.

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#5

Discoverize USA

59% relevance

Subscribers 8.3K

Videos 39

Views 886.8K

Appearances 2

SERP 26%

Similarity 81%

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Shares interest in ghost towns and mothballed towns in the USA, reflecting niche historical urban exploration, but shows weaker search overlap (26%) despite very high content overlap (81%).

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MrState view on YouTube

59% relevance

Subscribers 138K

Videos 130

Views 22.4M

Appearances 6

SERP 24%

Similarity 82%

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Converges on railroad towns and mothballed towns in the USA, appealing to fans of historical urban infrastructure; low search overlap (24%) but very high content overlap (82%).

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are City Beautiful (84% match) and Global Discovery Documentary (62% match). Both channels share overlapping queries with Paul McAllister such as american cities history, growth of cities america, urban development usa, and american tourism history. TED-Ed (60% match) also overlaps on growth of cities america and urban growth patterns, though it is larger (22.4M subscribers) than City Beautiful (739K) and Global Discovery Documentary (115K). Urban Planner Explained (60% match) and Discoverize USA (59% match) further connect through city planning history and ghost towns respectively. Overall, the competitors vary in size, with City Beautiful significantly larger than Paul McAllister, and the others ranging from mid-sized to large channels; all compete primarily on topics related to city history, urban development, and tourism/history of American places.

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#11	53%	Beginning To Now	63%	296K	38%	4
#12	53%	CityFall	79%	9.1K	13%	2
#13	52%	This Is History	62%	275K	37%	9
#14	52%	Beyond the Map	80%	15.3K	10%	3
#15	52%	Not Just Bikes	74%	1.4M	19%	6
#16	52%	Inspirich	76%	3.9K	16%	2
#17	51%	Dark Exploration Films	76%	572K	15%	4
#18	51%	Economics Explained	73%	2.8M	18%	4
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#25	49%	HISTORY	68%	15.2M	19%	3
#26	49%	Anne Martin	69%	4.1K	18%	2
#27	48%	Defunctland	71%	2.2M	14%	1
#28	48%	TDC	74%	1.1M	10%	3
#29	48%	Part-Time Explorer	71%	482K	13%	2
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Paul McAllister?

City Beautiful — 84% match, 739K subscribers; Global Discovery Documentary — 62% match, 115K subscribers; TED-Ed — 60% match, 22.4M subscribers. All three compete in documentary-style, narratively driven content focused on history, culture, and environmental topics, similar to Paul McAllister's investigative, exploratory videos.

What type of content does Paul McAllister make?

Paul McAllister creates documentary-style content about places, history, and infrastructure with a focus on why certain locations or systems are the way they are, as shown by titles like Why Nobody Wants to Visit America's Most Glamorous Resort Anymore and How One Deal Killed America's Most Beloved Amusement Park. He uploads frequently, with an average of ~16.8 uploads per week, and his videos average about 12.2K views.

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