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Subscribers 554K

Videos 529

Views 68.6M

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The Paranormal Scholar covers paranormal mysteries and dark histories through video-essay style short documentaries, exploring hauntings, ghosts, spirits, poltergeists, paranormal legends, and related phenomena. The channel uses a scholarly, investigative tone with topics spanning demons, exorcisms, ufos, aliens, and unexplained mysteries, and publishes content in a tutorial/educational documentary format with an average of about 29.1K views per video. Upload activity appears frequent since 2015, with 529 videos published and ongoing channel presence.

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Views 5.0B

Appearances 18

SERP 100%

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Discovered competitors include HISTORY (86% match) and MostAmazingTop10 (82% match) as top rivals. HISTORY and MostAmazingTop10 share overlapping queries with The Paranormal Scholar around paranormal history, UFO abductions, extraterrestrial contact, cryptids, and monster phenomena. The Tape Library (80% match) also aligns on paranormal research, demon possession cases, and paranormal history. The Paranormal Scholar has 554K subscribers, while HISTORY has about 15.2M and MostAmazingTop10 about 7.8M, indicating substantial size differences but strong overlap in content themes and search queries related to paranormal history, hauntings, and occult topics.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to The Paranormal Scholar?

HISTORY — 86% match, 15.2M subscribers; MostAmazingTop10 — 82% match, 7.8M subscribers; The Tape Library — 80% match, 419K subscribers. They share a focus on paranormal, mystery, and unexplained phenomena similar to The Paranormal Scholar.

What type of content does The Paranormal Scholar make?

The Paranormal Scholar creates videos about paranormal and unexplained topics, as suggested by titles like Are Alien Human Hybrids Already on Earth? The Extraterrestrial Infiltration Theory and Epstein & the Occult: Project Icarai, Mind Control, and The Files They Didn’t Expect You to Read. Uploads include a range of investigations, exorcism stories, and pandemic-related paranormal discussions, with an average of about 29.1K views per video; the exact weekly upload frequency is not provided.

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