The Present Past

Subscribers 444K

Videos 48

Views 34.7M

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The Present Past explores how historical events influence the present, linking history to current ideas, politics, and culture. The channel uses long-form, deep-dives that connect past phenomena to today’s world, with a mix of research-driven explorations and narrative-style presentations. Uploads appear frequent since the channel has 48 videos since joining in 2022, with an average of about 2.3M views per video and typical runtimes around 25 minutes.

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We found 42 YouTube channels similar to The Present Past

#1

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

68% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 13

SERP 69%

Similarity 67%

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Directly shares from-the-ground exploration of how history and memory shape the present, aligning with queries on history present influence, memory politics and monuments, and public history analysis, with a strong content overlap (67–69%) that mirrors The Present Past's analytical style.

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Ryan Chapman view on YouTube ▶

55% relevance

Subscribers 538K

Videos 41

Views 31.3M

Appearances 4

SERP 21%

Similarity 77%

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Focuses on nationhood, historical roots of modern politics, and national identity history, matching The Present Past's emphasis on how history informs contemporary politics, evidenced by a substantial content overlap (≈77%) and significant search alignment on related topics.

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#3

MS NOW view on YouTube ▶

54% relevance

Subscribers 9.7M

Videos 110K

Views 19.5B

Appearances 6

SERP 33%

Similarity 68%

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Discusses wars’ impact on the present, heritage, and how past shapes modern policy, which resonates with The Present Past’s themes of history as a social force, showing a strong content correlation (≈68%) despite moderate search matching.

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#4

Then & Now view on YouTube ▶

52% relevance

Subscribers 543K

Videos 216

Views 40.0M

Appearances 4

SERP 16%

Similarity 76%

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Explores nationhood and history analysis and the past’s effects on society, mirroring The Present Past’s focus on national identity history with high content similarity (≈76%) and relevant search interest.

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List 25 view on YouTube ▶

52% relevance

Subscribers 2.8M

Videos 3.2K

Views 804.1M

Appearances 4

SERP 23%

Similarity 71%

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Centers on history’s present influence and its role in everyday life, paralleling The Present Past’s focus on historical events shaping today, with solid content overlap (≈71%) and meaningful search alignment.

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#6

BBC News view on YouTube ▶

51% relevance

Subscribers 19.4M

Videos 28K

Views 6.7B

Appearances 7

SERP 25%

Similarity 68%

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Offers historical roots of modern politics and colonial legacies shaping today, aligning with The Present Past’s investigative history framing and showing substantial content similarity (≈68%) and relevant search overlap.

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Top competitors: TEDx Talks (68% match, 44.2M subscribers) and MS NOW (54% match, 9.7M subscribers) are closest, sharing queries about history present influence and how the past shapes modern policy or memory politics. Then & Now (52% match, 543K subscribers) and List 25 (52% match, 2.8M subscribers) also compete on overlapping topics like nationhood, history’s effect on society, and historical events in daily life. The Present Past will contend most directly with TEDx Talks and MS NOW due to higher overlap in memory politics, monuments, and the historical influence on modern events; subscriber gaps show The Present Past (444K) trails well behind these channels, especially TEDx Talks, indicating a smaller audience base but similar thematic focus.

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#7	51%	Peak Tens	70%	4.7K	21%	2
#8	50%	CrashCourse ▶	70%	16.9M	21%	6
#9	50%	WatchMojo.com ▶	72%	25.9M	16%	4
#10	50%	Snowy Fictions	74%	1.2K	13%	1
#11	50%	TED-Ed ▶	71%	22.4M	18%	5
#12	50%	History Hit ▶	75%	1.9M	11%	2
#13	50%	Gibson on Books	74%	2.9K	13%	1
#14	49%	Imperial War Museums	75%	814K	10%	2
#15	49%	TLDR News Global ▶	73%	1.1M	12%	2
#16	49%	Dr. Roy Casagranda	75%	545K	9%	3
#17	48%	Beginning To Now ▶	69%	296K	17%	3
#18	48%	The School of Life ▶	66%	9.6M	21%	5
#19	48%	Peppy Productions: History Content	73%	5.7K	10%	1
#20	47%	Big Think ▶	73%	8.6M	9%	3
#21	47%	DW News ▶	69%	6.2M	14%	4
#22	47%	The New York Times ▶	71%	5.1M	10%	1
#23	47%	FRANCE 24 English ▶	66%	3.5M	18%	2
#24	46%	Sci Facts Info	69%	35.2K	12%	2
#25	46%	HISTORY ▶	71%	15.2M	9%	4
#26	46%	Heimler's History	70%	1.2M	10%	4
#27	46%	YaleCourses ▶	71%	1.7M	9%	3
#28	46%	Al Jazeera English	66%	17.5M	15%	6
#29	46%	Truth Report	69%	119K	10%	1
#30	45%	Aperture ▶	69%	2.5M	10%	1
#31	45%	NDTV	66%	15.6M	13%	2
#32	45%	UNESCO ▶	67%	533K	11%	2
#33	45%	Reading Through History	69%	105K	9%	2
#34	44%	Oliver Kuiz	65%	23.3K	13%	1
#35	43%	DOE Teaching and Learning	64%	1.4K	11%	3
#36	43%	irememberSG	65%	4.3K	10%	1
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#38	41%	University of Ghana Distance Education	62%	33.8K	10%	1
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#40	40%	JixxyJax	61%	273K	10%	1
#41	40%	UTS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences	60%	1.1K	11%	2
#42	37%	SDictionary	56%	1.1M	10%	1

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to The Present Past?

TEDx Talks — 68% match, 44.2M subscribers; Ryan Chapman — 55% match, 538K subscribers; MS NOW — 54% match, 9.7M subscribers. All three channels are education/history or explainers focused on delivering informational content to broad audiences, similar to The Present Past.

What type of content does The Present Past make?

The Present Past makes historical and current-events explainers based on video titles such as How Johnny Harris Rewrites History, Why the US didn't Nuke Tokyo, What happened to Italy's Skyscrapers?, Why Germany is still divided, and When Dutch Marines Made a Massacre. The channel averages about 2.3M views per video, and the recent uploads appear to be multiple videos per month (upload frequency implied by a list of recent videos), indicating a consistent posting schedule.

How do we determine which channels are similar to The Present Past?

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