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Subscribers 703K

Videos 502

Views 148.1M

Channels Like The Casual Criminalist

The Casual Criminalist covers true crime topics with a casual, analytical storytelling style, featuring long-form deep-dives and analyses of infamous murder cases, serial killers, and crime psychology. Content appears to be regular, lecture-like videos with substantial runtimes, and the channel emphasizes true crime storytelling and case study analyses, supported by keywords like true crime. The channel publishes a high-volume library (502 videos) with an average of about 114.7K views per video, indicating frequent uploads since joining in August 2020, and a current view count of 148.1M from 703K subscribers.

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#1

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84% relevance

Subscribers 3.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 1.5B

Appearances 21

SERP 100%

Similarity 73%

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They target crime-focused audiences with serial killer profiles and crime psychology, yielding high search overlap (100%) with similar content themes (73%), indicating strong audience similarity but potentially different storytelling style.

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#2

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69% relevance

Subscribers 7.3M

Videos 492

Views 1.7B

Appearances 12

SERP 53%

Similarity 80%

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Shares true crime analysis and infamous murder case topics (queries align), with moderate search overlap (53%) but high content similarity (80%), suggesting a comparable subject matter audience but differing presentation.

#3

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68% relevance

Subscribers 12.8M

Videos 4.1K

Views 4.8B

Appearances 16

SERP 73%

Similarity 64%

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Goes deep into true crime analysis and crime investigation breakdowns, matching The Casual Criminalist on both key queries (serial killer profiles, crime investigation) and delivering a substantial content overlap (64%).

#4

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66% relevance

Subscribers 129K

Videos 138

Views 25.3M

Appearances 11

SERP 45%

Similarity 80%

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Centers on true crime analysis and famous criminology cases, mirroring the core topic space with moderate search overlap (45%) and very high content overlap (80%), indicating a similar informational approach.

#5

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64% relevance

Subscribers 2.4M

Videos 2.2K

Views 1.2B

Appearances 14

SERP 42%

Similarity 78%

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Offers unsolved murder cases and forensic-focused timelines that align with the audience’s interest in murder cases, evidenced by 42% search overlap and 78% content similarity.

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62% relevance

Subscribers 12.9M

Videos 687

Views 3.6B

Appearances 18

SERP 58%

Similarity 65%

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While primarily a broader creator, it shares true crime analysis and infamous murder cases in topics, showing decent search overlap (58%) and moderate content similarity (65%).

Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include EXPLORE WITH US (69% match) and WIRED (68% match) as top competitors by match strength, with overlapping queries such as true crime analysis, crime documentary analysis, and serial killer profiles. LADbible Stories (84% match) also competes, sharing queries around serial killer profiles and crime psychology. Time Of Crime (66% match) and 48 Hours (64% match) follow, connecting on unsolved murder cases and forensic murder cases. The Casual Criminalist has 703K subscribers, while these competitors range from about 129K to 12.8M, indicating a substantial size gap with WIRED (12.8M) and LADbible Stories (3.9M) being significantly larger. Competitors share queries around true crime analysis, crime psychology, and unsolved or infamous murder cases, creating a competitive landscape for deep-dive crime storytelling.

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#12	57%	Law&Crime Network	72%	7.5M	35%	10
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#14	56%	Absolute Crime ▶	86%	587K	12%	5
#15	56%	BuzzFeed Unsolved Network	77%	5.4M	24%	10
#16	56%	Rotten Mango ▶	82%	6.3M	16%	4
#17	56%	Things Exposed	84%	16.4K	14%	2
#18	55%	The FBI Files ▶	79%	1.0M	19%	8
#19	54%	Mind Of A Criminal	79%	543K	18%	3
#20	54%	WatchMojo.com ▶	69%	25.9M	32%	7
#21	53%	Wendigoon ▶	77%	4.6M	18%	6
#22	53%	The Crime Desk	81%	224K	12%	1
#23	53%	Mysterious 5	77%	416K	18%	3
#24	53%	Cold Case Detective ▶	81%	389K	11%	6
#25	53%	Dr Frankenstein	77%	23.3K	16%	6
#26	52%	Profiling Evil	80%	252K	11%	2
#27	51%	The Infographics Show ▶	69%	15.4M	25%	7
#28	49%	Grunge	74%	2.5M	13%	3
#29	49%	SIRIUS	74%	276K	11%	3
#30	49%	Projectionist	73%	85.4K	12%	1
#31	47%	Real Responders	72%	1.1M	10%	1
#32	47%	Insider ▶	69%	9.5M	15%	5
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to The Casual Criminalist?

The Casual Criminalist's biggest competitors are LADbible Stories (84% match, 3.9M subscribers), EXPLORE WITH US (69% match, 7.3M subscribers), and WIRED (68% match, 12.8M subscribers). They share a focus on true crime or mystery content and have large viewer bases, similar to The Casual Criminalist's true crime channel positioning.

What type of content does The Casual Criminalist make?

The Casual Criminalist produces true crime content, with video titles such as Ted Bundy: Sexual Sadist and Psychopath (1.4M views), Rex Heuermann: The Gilgo Beach Killer (0 views), Unsolved: The Yuba County Five (0 views), Kouri Richins Killed Her Husband and Wrote a Children's Book About It (0 views), and The Worst Serial Killer Fumbles by Police (Of All Time) (0 views). The channel averages 114.7K views per video, and the description notes ~? uploads per week.

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