The Crime Reel

Subscribers 119K

Videos 310

Views 14.6M

Channels Like The Crime Reel

The Crime Reel covers true crime content with titles and keywords focused on real cases, serial killers, historical crimes, and investigative storytelling. The channel appears to produce in-depth narrative videos and documentaries rather than short-form tutorials, aiming to retell case stories with research-driven detail, and uploads new content weekly, with an average of about 8.7K views per video and around 15 minutes per video.

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#1

48 Hours view on YouTube ▶

86% relevance

Subscribers 2.4M

Videos 2.2K

Views 1.2B

Appearances 25

SERP 92%

Similarity 82%

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Both target true crime audiences through documentary-style crime investigation stories and real cases, aligning on searches like true crime documentaries and crime investigation stories (search 92%, content 82%).

#2

Very Local

79% relevance

Subscribers 211K

Videos 1.3K

Views 66.0M

Appearances 15

SERP 84%

Similarity 76%

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Shares a focus on crime histories, particularly at the local or hometown level, matching queries like hometown crime histories and maintaining a good content overlap (84% search, 76% content).

#3

WIRED view on YouTube ▶

78% relevance

Subscribers 12.8M

Videos 4.1K

Views 4.8B

Appearances 13

SERP 100%

Similarity 64%

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Matches a forensic/crime analysis angle with crime scene reconstruction topics, evident in searches like forensic crime analysis and crime scene reconstruction (search 100%, content 64%), indicating similar subject matter but more technical presentation.

#4

Time Of Crime view on YouTube ▶

71% relevance

Subscribers 129K

Videos 138

Views 25.3M

Appearances 8

SERP 62%

Similarity 77%

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Produces crime investigation stories and cold case investigations, paralleling The Crime Reel’s true crime focus though with a slightly higher emphasis on cold cases (search 62%, content 77%).

#5

WatchMojo.com view on YouTube ▶

68% relevance

Subscribers 25.9M

Videos 32K

Views 17.9B

Appearances 12

SERP 66%

Similarity 70%

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Covers true crime documentaries and notable crime figures, overlapping on queries like true crime documentaries and crime legends, with moderate overall content similarity (search 66%, content 70%).

#6

Kallmekris view on YouTube ▶

67% relevance

Subscribers 12.9M

Videos 687

Views 3.6B

Appearances 10

SERP 67%

Similarity 67%

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Centers on true crime cases and high-profile murders, aligning on unsolved/murder case topics and similar audience interests, with balanced search and content matches (67% each).

Content Landscape

Top competitors include 48 Hours (86% match) and Very Local (79% match), both aligning on true crime documentaries, crime investigation stories, and hometown crime histories. WIRED (78% match) also overlaps through forensic crime analysis and crime scene reconstruction, while Time Of Crime (71% match) and WatchMojo.com (68% match) share queries around cold cases, notable serial killers, and crime legends. The Crime Reel has 119K subscribers, which is smaller than WIRED (12.8M), 48 Hours (2.4M), Time Of Crime (129K), and WatchMojo (25.9M), but similar in niche topics like true crime documentaries and crime analysis.

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Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to The Crime Reel?

The Crime Reel's biggest competitors are 48 Hours (86% match, 2.4M subscribers), Very Local (79% match, 214K subscribers), and WIRED (78% match, 12.8M subscribers). They share a focus on crime, investigations, and true crime storytelling, often featuring documentary-style narratives and real cases.

What type of content does The Crime Reel make?

The Crime Reel creates true crime and historical crime content, as indicated by titles like 'DEREK BROWN - Modern Day Ripper from Whitechapel' and 'Harvard Academic Jane Britton - 50 years for justice.' The channel uploads multiple videos with an average of about 8.7K views per video, and the recent videos show views ranging from 1.8K to 23.1K; typical upload frequency is several videos per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to The Crime Reel?

We analyze The Crime Reel's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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