Smarthistory

Subscribers 364K

Videos 1.4K

Views 93.5M

Channels Like Smarthistory

Smarthistory is a public art history resource featuring tutorials and deep-dives on ancient to modern visual art, architecture, and related cultural topics. The channel emphasizes art history education through narrative videos and reference-rich content, supported by a large contributor network. It publishes frequently (average ~3.7 uploads per week) with an average of about 3.6K views per video, across 1400 videos and 93.5M total views.

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History by Mae view on YouTube ▶

79% relevance

Subscribers 1.8M

Videos 813

Views 2.4B

Appearances 31

SERP 100%

Similarity 65%

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Both target art history education and world art history with strong search overlap (100% for World Art History/Art History Education) and similar content emphasis on civilizations, though Mae’s videos are broader in delivery while Smarthistory is more lecture-style.

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77% relevance

Subscribers 502K

Videos 2.4K

Views 118.3M

Appearances 13

SERP 83%

Similarity 73%

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Shares focus on art history and museums with high search alignment (art history museums, lectures) and substantial content similarity, reflecting museum-based educational storytelling akin to Smarthistory.

#3

Everything Explained

74% relevance

Subscribers 25.7K

Videos 283

Views 7.0M

Appearances 13

SERP 92%

Similarity 62%

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Overlaps on world art history and religious art traditions in both search queries, with strong audience interest, but differs in Smarthistory’s concise art-historical analysis versus Everything Explained’s broader explainer style.

#4

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69% relevance

Subscribers 64.7K

Videos 86

Views 788.7K

Appearances 12

SERP 68%

Similarity 71%

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Similar emphasis on art history education and world art history; solid search overlap but Smarthistory and Lets Learn About Art diverge in presentation style and depth of scholarly analysis.

#5

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69% relevance

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Videos 178

Views 589.1K

Appearances 10

SERP 70%

Similarity 68%

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Both cater to art history resources and world art history with notable search alignment, yet Master’s Gaze’s niche on iconography and symbolism creates a narrower focus compared to Smarthistory’s broader narrative approach.

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66% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 12

SERP 76%

Similarity 59%

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Shares goals of art history education and world history accessibility with high search overlap, though CrashCourse often uses rapid, tutorial-style videos, while Smarthistory emphasizes sustained, art-historical context.

Content Landscape

Top competing channels include History by Mae (79% match, 1.8M subscribers) and The Met (77% match, 502K subscribers). Both share overlapping queries with Smarthistory such as world art history, art history education, and art history museums. Everything Explained (74% match, 25.7K subscribers) also competes on world art history and religious art traditions. These competitors differ in audience size, with Smarthistory far larger than Everything Explained and The Met but smaller than History by Mae in subscriber count; all three converge on similar topics and search queries related to art history resources and education.

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#8	62%	Accessible Art History	72%	16.5K	48%	12
#9	59%	TEDx Talks ▶	63%	44.2M	54%	15
#10	59%	Baumgartner Restoration	69%	1.9M	44%	7
#11	59%	Museum of Fine Arts, Boston	73%	76K	37%	6
#12	57%	Art History 101	76%	23.2K	29%	9
#13	56%	Great Art Explained ▶	71%	1.8M	33%	12
#14	55%	Armchair Academics	69%	24.3K	34%	3
#15	55%	Narrative Art History	68%	18.7K	35%	5
#16	54%	Perspective ▶	70%	508K	30%	8
#17	54%	TED-Ed ▶	64%	22.4M	37%	4
#18	53%	Central European University	61%	22.6K	41%	5
#19	52%	The Histocrat	67%	605K	29%	2
#20	50%	DavidsonArtOnline	74%	40K	15%	2
#21	50%	Little Art Talks	70%	46.8K	19%	3
#22	49%	Sahari	66%	29.9K	24%	6
#23	49%	The Art Institute of Chicago	73%	56.7K	14%	4
#24	49%	Citaliarestauro	67%	7.6K	20%	4
#25	49%	Monastery Icons	72%	10.6K	13%	1
#26	49%	Art History with Travis Lee Clark	73%	51.8K	12%	4
#27	48%	Mr. E on Art History	73%	12.4K	12%	2
#28	47%	Chronicle - Medieval History Documentaries	62%	860K	25%	6
#29	47%	Inspiraggio ▶	69%	498K	15%	4
#30	47%	The Art of Education	68%	31.1K	15%	5
#31	47%	Masters Of Craft	68%	412K	15%	4
#32	46%	World History Encyclopedia	67%	130K	15%	2
#33	46%	All Out History - Premium History Documentaries	65%	300K	17%	2
#34	46%	Archaeology Tube	64%	8.6K	19%	9
#35	46%	Rick Steves' Europe	63%	2.0M	20%	5
#36	46%	Curious Muse	67%	221K	14%	5
#37	46%	Great Museums	68%	35.9K	12%	2
#38	46%	Maria Baias	65%	4.6K	16%	2
#39	46%	The Museum Guide ▶	67%	102K	13%	4
#40	45%	Patristix	67%	71.8K	13%	3
#41	45%	Contemporary Art Issue ▶	64%	187K	16%	4
#42	45%	Rev. Dr. Peter Spiro	65%	2.3K	16%	1
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#46	43%	5 MINUTES	63%	30.7K	13%	1
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Smarthistory?

History by Mae — 79% match, 1.8M subscribers; The Met — 77% match, 502K subscribers; Everything Explained — 74% match, 25.7K subscribers. All are art, history, or explainers channels that cover educational content with a focus on history, art, and cultural topics.

What type of content does Smarthistory make?

Smarthistory creates art history and museum-focused videos, with recent titles like Portrait of a Young Woman (known as Sappho) from Pompeii, Minoan Pithos, and Mosaics in Rome. It uploads about 3.7 videos per week, with an average of ~3.6K views per video.

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