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Subscribers 779K

Videos 1K

Views 141.5M

Channels Like The History Underground

The History Underground covers history-focused content, exploring artifacts, battles, and historical sites. The channel features in-depth discussions and storytelling through formats like History Traveler and American Artifact episodes, with a mix of education, documentaries, and travel-related history content. Uploads occur at an average rate of about 2.8 per week, and videos average around 79.7K views.

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#1

American Battlefield Trust

87% relevance

Subscribers 487K

Videos 1.5K

Views 122.7M

Appearances 15

SERP 100%

Similarity 78%

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Both target audiences interested in American military history and battle sites, with high search overlap for queries like american Civil War artifacts and historic battle sites, though History Underground has deeper narrative archaeology content (78% content match) versus American Battlefield Trust’s more site- and artifact-focused approach.

#2

Imperial War Museums

79% relevance

Subscribers 814K

Videos 858

Views 361.0M

Appearances 15

SERP 84%

Similarity 75%

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Share a broad focus on war history and museums (queries like conflict war museums show overlap), but Imperial War Museums’ breadth across global conflicts yields similar searches while offering a more institutional museum presentation (84% search, 75% content).

#3

Origins Explained

75% relevance

Subscribers 3.9M

Videos 4.3K

Views 1.0B

Appearances 8

SERP 80%

Similarity 71%

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Both cover medieval artifacts, historic weapons, and battlefield archaeology in search queries, with Origins Explained attracting a much larger audience and a somewhat different, more explainer-driven style (80% search, 71% content; 75% match).

#4

History Hit view on YouTube ▶

72% relevance

Subscribers 1.9M

Videos 750

Views 316.9M

Appearances 14

SERP 63%

Similarity 78%

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Targets fans of medieval artifacts, historic battle sites, and armor/weapon history, aligning on searches for artifacts and sites though History Underground maintains a deeper narrative/archaeology slant (63% search, 78% content; 72% match).

#5

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68% relevance

Subscribers 61.9K

Videos 292

Views 15.0M

Appearances 9

SERP 46%

Similarity 82%

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Both cover World War II artifacts and war relics, drawing searches for artifacts and collections; however Combat Dealers emphasizes artifact trading and collections with a heavier collectibles focus (46% search, 82% content; 68% match).

#6

Top Fives view on YouTube ▶

67% relevance

Subscribers 3.1M

Videos 2.3K

Views 1.3B

Appearances 10

SERP 64%

Similarity 69%

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Overlaps on historic weapons artifacts and medieval warfare topics in searches; Top Fives often presents quick top-list formats, while History Underground tends toward deeper historical storytelling (64% search, 69% content; 67% match).

Content Landscape

Top competitors include American Battlefield Trust (87% match, 487K subscribers) and Imperial War Museums (79% match, 814K subscribers). Both share overlapping queries with The History Underground such as american Civil War artifacts, revolutionary war battles, and conflict/military history museums. Origins Explained (75% match, 3.9M subscribers) also aligns on medieval artifacts history and historic weapons artifacts, while History Hit (72% match, 1.9M subscribers) similarly covers medieval artifacts, historic battle sites, and armor/weaponry history. The History Underground has 790K subscribers, smaller than these competitors, highlighting a niche audience with overlapping topics in war relics, artifacts, and battlefield history.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to The History Underground?

The History Underground's biggest competitors on YouTube are American Battlefield Trust (87% match, 487K subscribers) and Imperial War Museums (79% match, 814K subscribers), with Origins Explained as a third competitor (75% match, 3.9M subscribers). They share a focus on history, war, and education-themed content, targeting history enthusiasts and documentary-style storytelling similar to The History Underground.

What type of content does The History Underground make?

The History Underground produces history-focused content, including episodes like American Artifact and History Traveler, with titles such as A U-Boat Command Bunker Hidden in the Woods!, Kings Mountain: An Unconventional Battle of the Revolutionary War, and What Happened to Ron Speirs? From Easy Company Killer to Nazi Jailer. The channel uploads about 2.8 videos per week and averages ~79.7K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to The History Underground?

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