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Ryan Chapman
Subscribers 538K
Videos 41
Views 31.3M

Channels Like Ryan Chapman

Ryan Chapman covers topics on political philosophy, history of nationalism, Islamic republic origins, Zionism, democracy, and related political ideologies. The content appears as deep-dives and explanatory analyses rather than vlogs or tutorials, with a focus on historical and political questions as seen in titles like 'How Iran Became a Theocracy' and 'What Is Zionism? Part 1: Jews Return to Palestine.' The channel posts around 0.1 uploads per week, averaging about 1 million views per video, with a total of 41 videos and 31.3M total views.

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#1

82% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M
Videos 1.6K
Views 2.2B
Appearances 22
SERP 100%
Similarity 70%
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They share a strong focus on history and political ideas and rank highly for similar searches like history of nationalism and origins of political systems, though CrashCourse’s presentation style diverges from Ryan Chapman’s, as reflected by a high search match (100%) but lower content alignment (70%).

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#2
Illustrate to Educate

65% relevance

Subscribers 176K
Videos 203
Views 18.8M
Appearances 8
SERP 51%
Similarity 74%
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Both target viewers interested in history and political structure, with overlap on queries like history of nationalism and constitutional democracy, but Illustrate to Educate’s content approach differs in depth and format (51% search match vs 74% content similarity).

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#3

64% relevance

Subscribers 10.2M
Videos 67K
Views 2.9B
Appearances 6
SERP 48%
Similarity 75%
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They compete for audiences on global politics topics such as Zionism, Taiwan, and Iran history, yielding a solid 48% search overlap but a strong content similarity (75%), indicating similar subject matter presented in different styles.

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#4

61% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M
Videos 2.3K
Views 4.5B
Appearances 6
SERP 52%
Similarity 67%
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Both cover political history and philosophy topics like origins of regimes and democracy comparisons, with meaningful search overlap (52%) and moderate-to-high content similarity (67%).

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#5
PragerU

59% relevance

Subscribers 3.5M
Videos 6.2K
Views 2.5B
Appearances 5
SERP 24%
Similarity 83%
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They share interest in Zionism and constitutional democracy topics with Ryan Chapman, but PragerU’s audience and style skew more toward a particular ideological framing, as shown by a 24% search overlap but high content similarity (83%).

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#6

59% relevance

Subscribers 1.7M
Videos 2.1K
Views 189.8M
Appearances 5
SERP 40%
Similarity 73%
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Both address political philosophy and nationalism/history topics, attracting similar academic-minded viewers, with a 40% search overlap and substantial content alignment (73%).

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Content Landscape

Top competitors include CrashCourse (82% match) and TRT World (64% match) as the strongest overlaps, with Illustrate to Educate (65% match) and TED-Ed (61% match) also aligning on topics like nationalism history, democracy comparisons, and Zionism. They all compete for similar queries such as history of nationalism, Zionism explained, and democracy compared ancient modern. Ryan Chapman has 538K subscribers, which is smaller than CrashCourse (16.9M), TED-Ed (22.4M), and TRT World (10.2M), but the channel targets overlapping intellectual, explanatory political content that these competitors also publish.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Ryan Chapman?

CrashCourse — 82% match, 16.9M subscribers; Illustrate to Educate — 65% match, 176K subscribers; TRT World — 64% match, 10.2M subscribers. All three are major educational or informational channels that produce documentary-style or explanatory content similar in aim to Ryan Chapman, focusing on broad topics and current events.

What type of content does Ryan Chapman make?

Ryan Chapman creates informational videos on politics and history, with titles like Is War in Iran Justified? (A Critical Investigation), How Israel Was Created, What Is Zionism? Part 1: Jews Return to Palestine, How Iran Became a Theocracy, and Why American Leaders Keep Getting Worse. He uploads at roughly 0.1 per week, and his videos average about 1,000,000 views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Ryan Chapman?

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