Truly Criminal

Subscribers 931K

Videos 293

Views 211.1M

Channels Like Truly Criminal

Truly Criminal covers true crime stories from around the world, examining solved and unsolved cases through in-depth, documentary-style storytelling. The channel leans into case profiles, crime investigations, and forensic-focused narratives, with content described as deep-dives rather than quick tutorials, and uploads around 1.4 per week, averaging about 202.6K views per video.

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48 Hours view on YouTube ▶

91% relevance

Subscribers 2.4M

Videos 2.2K

Views 1.2B

Appearances 33

SERP 100%

Similarity 84%

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Both target true crime stories and investigations, with high search overlap on terms like 'true crime stories' and 'murder investigations' (search 100%); however, their content diverges in style, focusing on serialized case reconstructions rather than conventional host-led storytelling like Truly Criminal (content 84%).

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Kallmekris view on YouTube ▶

64% relevance

Subscribers 12.9M

Videos 687

Views 3.6B

Appearances 23

SERP 61%

Similarity 66%

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Shares audience interest in unsolved murders and high profile cases (queries), but differs in execution and tone (Kallmekris uses a comedic/varied format, not traditional crime narration; high search overlap (61%), moderate content similarity (66%).

#3

Time Of Crime view on YouTube ▶

63% relevance

Subscribers 129K

Videos 138

Views 25.3M

Appearances 7

SERP 33%

Similarity 82%

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Competes on unsolved murders, cold cases, and solved cases (queries align), yet Time Of Crime leans into documentary-style investigations with a higher emphasis on case progression content (content 82%), close but distinct from Truly Criminal’s storytelling approach.

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Bailey Sarian view on YouTube ▶

63% relevance

Subscribers 7.9M

Videos 1.4K

Views 1.5B

Appearances 7

SERP 26%

Similarity 87%

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Both engage crime storytelling and history deep-dives and target true crime audiences (queries overlap); Bailey Sarian’s format is episodic storytelling with visual narrative, resulting in high content similarity (87%) but different stylistic delivery than Truly Criminal.

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Real Crime view on YouTube ▶

62% relevance

Subscribers 2.1M

Videos 1.1K

Views 522.6M

Appearances 8

SERP 27%

Similarity 85%

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Shares focus on crime documentaries and investigations and serial killers (queries), while Real Crime emphasizes documentary-driven formats and investigative depth, yielding strong content alignment (85%) but a distinct host-led presentation style.

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61% relevance

Subscribers 7.3M

Videos 492

Views 1.7B

Appearances 13

SERP 30%

Similarity 83%

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Competes on true crime stories, murder investigations, and unsolved murders (queries); content emphasizes travel/adventure framing within true crime, giving high content similarity (83%) though likely differing in production style from Truly Criminal.

Content Landscape

Top competitors include 48 Hours (91% match, 2.4M subscribers) and Bailey Sarian (63% match, 7.9M subscribers). They share overlapping queries such as true crime stories, murder investigations, unsolved murders, and crime documentaries. Time Of Crime (63% match, 129K subscribers) and Real Crime (62% match, 2.1M subscribers) also compete on unsolved murders, cold cases, and crime storytelling. Truly Criminal has 931K subscribers, substantially smaller than the leading competitors like 48 Hours and Bailey Sarian, but aligns on core topics that drive search queries for true crime storytelling and case investigations.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Truly Criminal?

Truly Criminal's biggest competitors on YouTube are 48 Hours (91% match, 2.4M subscribers), Kallmekris (64% match, 12.9M subscribers), and Time Of Crime (63% match, 129K subscribers). They share a focus on true crime storytelling, investigations, and case-based content similar to Truly Criminal.

What type of content does Truly Criminal make?

Truly Criminal creates true crime documentary-style videos about real murder and mystery cases, as seen in titles like 'A House Of Horrors: Hunting The Craigslist Killer' and 'The Dartmouth College Murders', with an average of 202.6K views per video and roughly 1.4 uploads per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Truly Criminal?

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