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Subscribers 28.4K

Videos 7

Views 1.5M

Channels Like The Great Explorers

The Great Explorers covers historical exploration topics through long-form videos that delve into expeditions, survival, and ancient navigators, with content that resembles deep-dives and storytelling on expeditions. It leverages keywords like Explorers, history, Adventure, and podcast-style descriptions, publishing about 0.1 uploads per week and averaging roughly 214.6K views per video, based on the latest data (totaling 1.5M views over 7 videos).

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We found 42 YouTube channels similar to The Great Explorers

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#1

Scary Interesting view on YouTube

84% relevance

Subscribers 1.9M

Videos 264

Views 311.5M

Appearances 16

SERP 91%

Similarity 79%

expedition survival stories polar exploration history dangerous expeditions

Both target audiences interested in perilous expeditions and survival tales (queries like expedition survival stories, dangerous expeditions); they share a high search overlap (91%) with The Great Explorers but Scary Interesting presents a more sensational, horror-infused style (content match 79%), suggesting similar topics with a different tone.

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#2

History Mapped Out view on YouTube

80% relevance

Subscribers 160K

Videos 123

Views 23.1M

Appearances 6

SERP 100%

Similarity 67%

age of exploration ancient explorers explorer discoveries

Both cover historical exploration topics such as the age of exploration and ancient explorers (queries: age of exploration, ancient explorers); they align closely on subject matter (queries 100%), though History Mapped Out’s content style diverges from The Great Explorers (content 67%), indicating similar topics delivered with a different presentation.

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#3

National Geographic view on YouTube

77% relevance

Subscribers 25.9M

Videos 11K

Views 6.9B

Appearances 13

SERP 85%

Similarity 71%

expedition survival stories ancient explorers explorer discoveries

Both explore expedition survival stories and explorer discoveries (queries: expedition survival stories, explorer discoveries); high query overlap (85%) shows shared topics, but National Geographic’s broader, documentary-grade content leads to a moderate content similarity (71%), reflecting a more polished, mainstream approach.

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#4

Luke Caverns

71% relevance

Subscribers 198K

Videos 140

Views 12.7M

Appearances 4

SERP 57%

Similarity 80%

amazon exploration history

Shares interest in exploration history (queries: amazon exploration history) and similar audience, but has much lower overall search alignment (57%), while the content emphasis is strong (80%), indicating niche historical focus with a distinct presentation.

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#5

CrashCourse view on YouTube

70% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 7

SERP 78%

Similarity 65%

historical exploration missions age of exploration voyages of discovery

Covers historical exploration missions and the age of exploration (queries: historical exploration missions, age of exploration), yielding solid overlap (78% search); however its educational, fast-paced style differs in depth and delivery (content 65%), creating an instructional but less niche comparison.

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#6

Rumgucker view on YouTube

70% relevance

Subscribers 2.0K

Videos 17K

Views 1.7M

Appearances 12

SERP 75%

Similarity 66%

expedition chronicles

Targets expedition chronicles, aligning with The Great Explorers on core topic (queries: expedition chronicles); strong search overlap (75%) but moderate content similarity (66%), suggesting a similar focus with a different narrative voice.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors and match strengths: Scary Interesting — 84% match, 1.9M subscribers; National Geographic — 77% match, 25.9M subscribers; History Mapped Out — 80% match, 160K subscribers. All three channels align with overlapping queries such as expedition survival stories, polar exploration history, ancient explorers, and explorer discoveries. The Great Explorers is smaller in subscriber base compared to Scary Interesting and National Geographic (1.9M and 25.9M vs. 28.4K), while History Mapped Out is closer in scale to The Great Explorers (160K). These competitors share a focus on historical exploration missions and biographies, with National Geographic and Scary Interesting representing broader, high-subscriber appeal while History Mapped Out targets similar historical exploration topics.

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#7	67%	Timeline - World History Documentaries	71%	5.8M	62%	7
#8	65%	Koralis	78%	11.6K	45%	5
#9	64%	The Explorer's Diary	74%	64K	49%	3
#10	64%	The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered	72%	1.6M	51%	2
#11	64%	MostAmazingTop10	69%	7.8M	55%	3
#12	63%	Heimler's History	65%	1.2M	59%	7
#13	60%	Culture Vulture Rises	66%	13.8K	50%	5
#14	56%	Absolute History	68%	3.7M	38%	4
#15	56%	Explainer14	67%	1.5K	40%	5
#16	56%	Shadow Chronicles	68%	76K	37%	4
#17	55%	Vox	64%	12.7M	40%	3
#18	54%	Discovery	70%	6.3M	30%	7
#19	54%	Biographics	69%	2.4M	32%	4
#20	54%	Benny The Bouncer	62%	15.7K	42%	2
#21	54%	The 7th Taskmaster	63%	6.3K	40%	3
#22	54%	History Animation Channel	65%	44.1K	36%	4
#23	53%	Greenbelly	74%	27.9K	23%	1
#24	52%	Sleepy History Channel	71%	39.2K	24%	2
#25	52%	UsefulCharts	67%	2.0M	28%	1
#26	51%	Eddie Bauer	68%	93.6K	27%	2
#27	51%	The Mariners' Museum and Park	68%	10.7K	27%	2
#28	51%	Amazing Places on Our Planet	70%	1.1M	23%	1
#29	51%	History Hit	71%	1.9M	21%	2
#30	51%	MPA Singapore	66%	4.2K	28%	1
#31	50%	lokichomp	60%	4.6K	37%	3
#32	50%	Geo History	65%	1.0M	27%	2
#33	50%	Whispers of History	68%	2.0K	23%	1
#34	50%	Alux.com	64%	5.1M	28%	1
#35	49%	TED-Ed	66%	22.4M	23%	4
#36	49%	4D Kid Explorer	65%	4.3K	24%	3
#37	48%	J.O.E. VGM	61%	25.6K	28%	1
#38	48%	Chronicles: Medieval	62%	19.5K	25%	3
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Search Queries Used

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to The Great Explorers?

The Great Explorers' biggest competitors are Scary Interesting (84% match, 1.9M subscribers), History Mapped Out (80% match, 160K subscribers), and National Geographic (77% match, 25.9M subscribers). These channels share a focus on history, exploration, and adventurous storytelling, appealing to audiences interested in historical expeditions and exploration narratives.

What type of content does The Great Explorers make?

The Great Explorers creates explainer and narrative videos about historical explorers and adventures, such as The Epic 1609 Voyage, expeditions lost for years, and survival stories (e.g., 500 days in Antarctica). Upload frequency is about 0.1 uploads per week, and average views per video are around 214.6K, with recent titles ranging from 86K to 414K views.

How do we determine which channels are similar to The Great Explorers?

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