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Subscribers 33.5K

Videos 70

Views 4.1M

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The Lazy Detective analyzes forgotten cases, unexplained phenomena, and questions beyond mainstream science and history through long-form deep-dives in video format. The channel centers each episode on a single anomaly, covering topics like erased technologies, forbidden inventions, cursed artifacts, and vanished civilizations, with an average of about 214K views per video and typical runtimes around 40 minutes; uploads appear regularly since joining February 15, 2025, with a recent lineup featuring long-form explorations rather than tutorials or shorts.

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#1

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87% relevance

Subscribers 2.0M

Videos 7.3K

Views 713.1M

Appearances 19

SERP 100%

Similarity 78%

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Shares a focus on unexplained phenomena and mystery-driven content (queries like unexplained phenomena, mysterious vanishings, unexplained disappearances) with a high search overlap (100% same search terms) and a strong content similarity (78%), aligning the channels in topic but not identical presentation.

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#2

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74% relevance

Subscribers 1.3M

Videos 877

Views 307.3M

Appearances 8

SERP 61%

Similarity 84%

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Targets erased technologies and mysterious artifacts (queries: erased technologies, cursed artifacts, mysterious artifacts) which aligns with the Lazy Detective’s investigative mystery angle, supported by a notable search match (61%) and high content similarity (84%).

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#3

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71% relevance

Subscribers 37.7K

Videos 112

Views 4.4M

Appearances 7

SERP 54%

Similarity 83%

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Covers erased technologies and hidden or forbidden inventions (queries: erased technologies, hidden inventions, forbidden inventions) that closely mirrors the Lazy Detective’s theme, with moderate search overlap (54%) and very high content similarity (83%).

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#4

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71% relevance

Subscribers 15.2M

Videos 11K

Views 5.0B

Appearances 13

SERP 64%

Similarity 76%

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pursues unexplained phenomena, cursed artifacts, and lost civilizations (queries: unexplained phenomena, cursed artifacts, lost civilizations) which overlaps the Lazy Detective’s investigative niche, with solid search overlap (64%) and substantial content similarity (76%).

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#5

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68% relevance

Subscribers 2.2M

Videos 1.8K

Views 442.8M

Appearances 9

SERP 47%

Similarity 82%

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Centers on unexplained phenomena and ancient mysteries (queries: unexplained phenomena, mysterious vanishings, ancient mysteries), matching the Lazy Detective’s quarry of curiosities with strong content alignment (82%) and moderate search overlap (47%).

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#6

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65% relevance

Subscribers 256K

Videos 66

Views 30.4M

Appearances 12

SERP 46%

Similarity 78%

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Explores lost civilizations, ancient mysteries, and mysterious artifacts, aligning with the Lazy Detective’s mystery-driven explorations; shows moderate search overlap (46%) but high content similarity (78%).

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Content Landscape

Top competitors include Unexplained Mysteries (87% match) and History (71% match). Both share overlapping queries with The Lazy Detective such as unexplained phenomena, mysterious vanishings, cursed artifacts, and lost civilizations. The channel also faces competition from Sideprojects (74% match) and Top 5 Unknowns (68% match), which align on erased technologies, hidden or forbidden inventions, and ancient mysteries. In terms of audience size, The Lazy Detective has 36.5K subscribers, while Unexplained Mysteries and HISTORY boast substantially larger communities (2M and 15.2M subscribers respectively), indicating a large, established audience base for similar deep-dive topics. Overall, competitors converge on the same core topics and search terms, particularly unexplained phenomena, vanished or erased technologies, and ancient mysteries.

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#9	63%	Shadow Logic	82%	2.1K	35%	5
#10	63%	Weird Why	88%	37.3K	24%	4
#11	62%	Scary Mysteries ▶	75%	987K	42%	4
#12	61%	Dark5 Ancient Mysteries	84%	221K	28%	3
#13	61%	Amazing Stock	81%	666K	32%	5
#14	60%	The Hidden Inventor	91%	3.6K	15%	4
#15	60%	Hidden Why	85%	1.2K	22%	2
#16	58%	MindFold	79%	12K	27%	5
#17	57%	LifesBiggestQuestions ▶	74%	1.9M	32%	4
#18	57%	List 25 ▶	82%	2.8M	20%	3
#19	57%	Universe Inside You	79%	2.1M	24%	8
#20	57%	FORGOTTEN HISTORY ▶	71%	1.1M	35%	5
#21	56%	Brofessor Stein ▶	80%	290K	20%	3
#22	56%	Top5s	80%	3.4M	20%	4
#23	55%	The Analyst ▶	70%	582K	32%	5
#24	55%	Dark5 ▶	77%	2.7M	21%	3
#25	55%	Top Fives ▶	81%	3.1M	15%	5
#26	54%	Astraway	79%	1.6M	17%	2
#27	54%	De Explainerr ▶	78%	30.9K	18%	3
#28	54%	Secret Origins	75%	517K	22%	6
#29	53%	Sleepy Time History ▶	76%	152K	19%	2
#30	53%	The Why Files ▶	74%	5.7M	22%	6
#31	53%	Erased Century ▶	78%	72.3K	15%	1
#32	52%	The Infographics Show ▶	74%	15.4M	18%	4
#33	52%	Origins Explained	75%	3.9M	16%	4
#34	50%	hochelaga ▶	74%	1M	15%	1
#35	50%	Criminally Listed ▶	71%	1M	19%	3
#36	50%	New Thinking Allowed with Jeffrey Mishlove	69%	219K	22%	3
#37	50%	Chilling Scares ▶	74%	2.7M	15%	3
#38	49%	Trace Elements	68%	658K	22%	2
#39	49%	X-Zone - Case Missing People	71%	26.9K	15%	4
#40	49%	The Royal Institution ▶	69%	1.7M	18%	2
#41	48%	TED-Ed ▶	69%	22.4M	17%	2
#42	48%	TED ▶	67%	27.2M	19%	3
#43	48%	BBC Earth Science ▶	70%	1.8M	16%	2
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#45	48%	Brien Foerster	68%	426K	17%	4
#46	47%	Unsolved Mysteries - Full Episodes	65%	435K	19%	3
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to The Lazy Detective?

The Lazy Detective's biggest competitors on YouTube are Unexplained Mysteries (87% match, 2M subscribers) and Sideprojects (74% match, 1.3M subscribers). A third competitor is Dumb History (71% match, 37.7K subscribers). They share a focus on mystery, history, and speculative topics with curiosity-driven exploration of unusual or hidden facts.

What type of content does The Lazy Detective make?

The Lazy Detective creates videos about inventions, mysteries, and artifacts, as suggested by titles like 10 Erased Inventions That Could Have Changed the World and 10 Terrifying Cursed Artifacts Science Cannot Explain. The channel averages about 214K views per video and posts with multiple videos per week.

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