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Subscribers 694K

Videos 286

Views 38.9M

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Sleepless Historian covers ancient history topics and medieval to ancient world themes, exploring daily life, disasters, engineering, and unusual customs through deep-dives and explanatory videos. Content style appears to be educational explorations with a focus on historical investigations, supported by several documented topics such as Roman engineering, medieval life, and ancient civilizations, with an average of about 25.4K views per video and an uploading pace around 4.2 videos per week.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Sleepless Historian?

TED-Ed (86% match, 22.4M subscribers), timewarp cities (64% match, 44.8K subscribers), and Uncharted Mysteries (64% match, 256K subscribers) are Sleepless Historian's biggest competitors. They share a focus on educational, history-related topics presented in engaging, narrative formats.

What type of content does Sleepless Historian make?

Sleepless Historian creates history-focused videos, with titles like The Last Day of Pompeii, How Romans Made Water Flow Uphill, and The Unluckiest Disasters in MEDIEVAL History. The channel uploads roughly 4.2 videos per week, and videos average about 25.4K views.

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