Strategy Stuff

Subscribers 81.7K

Videos 49

Views 4.3M

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Strategy Stuff focuses on historical geopolitics and strategic theories, covering topics like grand strategy, military strategy, geoeconomics, geopolitics, geostrategy, and related theories. Content appears as deep-dives and explainer-style analyses of historical strategic concepts and case studies, with recent videos examining Mackinder's Heartland, Mahan, Japan's grand strategy, and the British conquest of India. The channel posts content likely as long-form educational videos, with an average of around 251.8K views per video and an active history since March 27, 2017, on a Hong Kong-based channel with 81.7K subscribers and 4.3M total views.

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85% relevance

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Videos 1.9K

Views 1.0B

Appearances 19

SERP 100%

Similarity 75%

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Videos 1.5K

Views 303.7M

Appearances 9

SERP 51%

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#3

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60% relevance

Subscribers 5.2K

Videos 14

Views 262.0K

Appearances 2

SERP 27%

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Delivers grand strategy analysis and strategic thought history, mirroring Strategy Stuff’s overarching strategic themes but with a more authorial, analytical angle (60% match; search 27%, content 82%).

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55% relevance

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Appearances 6

SERP 31%

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Appearances 4

SERP 29%

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53% relevance

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Appearances 3

SERP 24%

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are Kings and Generals (85% match) and Drachinifel (64% match). Kings and Generals overlaps with Strategy Stuff on topics like roman defensive strategies, peloponnesian war strategy, and the British conquest of India strategy, while Drachinifel aligns on naval strategy history and sea power theory, including Mahan’s naval strategy. Both channels have substantially larger subscriber bases (Kings and Generals with about 4.1M and Drachinifel with about 581K) compared to Strategy Stuff's 81.7K, indicating greater audience reach. Sean McFate (60% match) also competes on grand strategy analysis and strategic thought history. Shared queries include geo-political and historical strategy topics, with top two competitors, Kings and Generals and Drachinifel, connected to overlapping search terms such as 'machiavelli strategy', 'peloponnesian war strategy', 'mahan naval strategy', and 'british conquest india strategy'.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Strategy Stuff?

Kings and Generals — 85% match, 4.1M subscribers; Drachinifel — 64% match, 581K subscribers; Sean McFate — 60% match, 5.2K subscribers. All three share content focused on military history, strategy, and geopolitical context similar to Strategy Stuff.

What type of content does Strategy Stuff make?

Strategy Stuff produces long-form videos on grand strategy, military strategy, geopolitics, and geoeconomics, as evidenced by titles like Examining Mackinder's Heartland Thesis, The Grand Strategy of Japan, 1919 - 1941, and The Naval Strategy of Alfred Thayer Mahan, with an average of 251.8K views per video and around monthly uploads.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Strategy Stuff?

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