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Subscribers 112K

Videos 9

Views 4.0M

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Spooky Scary Socialist covers political and historical topics from a socialist perspective, including debunking anti-communist arguments, analyses of foreign policy, and explorations of socialist theory through animated and documentary-style videos. The channel appears to use a tutorial/review approach with deep-dives into topics and debates, using titles that suggest debunking, historical analysis, and ideological critique. Uploads are frequent, with 9 videos published and an average of about 4.9K views per video, indicating regular content creation and varied audience engagement.

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Discovered competitors include NowThis (82% match, 2.2M subscribers) and Hakim (82% match, 362K) as top matches, both sharing queries like communist analysis and socialist politics explained. Also close are overzealots (77% match, 168K) and Marxism Today (77% match, 90.7K), tied to Marxist critique and revolutionary politics overview. Ryan Chapman (75% match, 538K) also aligns on communist analysis and leftist documentary. Spooky Scary Socialist has 112K subscribers, significantly smaller than NowThis and Ryan Chapman, while closer in size to Hakim and Marxism Today. Shared queries include communist analysis, socialist politics explained, and revolutionary politics overview, indicating overlap in topics and search interest.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Spooky Scary Socialist?

NowThis (82% match, 2.2M subscribers), Hakim (82% match, 362K subscribers), and overzealots (77% match, 168K subscribers) are Spooky Scary Socialist's biggest competitors on YouTube. They share a focus on political content and commentary; all three channels cover political topics and current events in a formatted video style similar to Spooky Scary Socialist.

What type of content does Spooky Scary Socialist make?

Spooky Scary Socialist makes political content with a socialist/communist angle, as indicated by video titles such as Debunking Every Anti-Communist Response Video, Hugo Chávez Was Good, Actually, and yassifying a genocide. The channel uploads multiple videos with an average around 4.9K views per video, and recent uploads include at least five recent videos with varying view counts (e.g., 59.1K views for the top recent video and several with 0 views). Upload frequency is roughly measured as ~? uploads per week based on the provided list.

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