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Subscribers 1.9M

Videos 130

Views 54.0M

Channels Like Predictive History

Predictive History explores psycho-history concepts and historical forecasting through deep-dives and theory-based explorations, using video formats that resemble tutorials and analytical discussions. The channel publishes content such as Game Theory and Great Books series, with an average of roughly 0.75 million views per video and a catalog of 130 published videos since joining in 2023, implying an active publishing cadence and growing audience.

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81% relevance

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Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 7

SERP 100%

Similarity 68%

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Both target history analysis and theories in their searches (100% search overlap for history analysis theories and historical modeling theories), and while Predictive History emphasizes structured theory-based history content, TED-Ed’s lessons today indicate a similar audience seeking historical explanations, reflected in 68% content similarity.

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72% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 11

SERP 69%

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Share strong alignment on historical modeling theories and world history paradigms (high search overlap for historical modeling theories and world history paradigms), plus a focus on history lessons today that mirrors Predictive History’s educational approach, resulting in 69% search and 74% content alignment.

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Fluent Expressions

63% relevance

Subscribers 16K

Videos 24K

Views 2.3M

Appearances 2

SERP 49%

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61% relevance

Subscribers 4.2M

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Appearances 3

SERP 52%

Similarity 67%

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Shares interest in historical modeling theories and world history paradigms, appealing to a similar audience seeking systems-level history explanations, with 52% search and 67% content overlap.

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Appearances 2

SERP 42%

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Cousin channel to Predictive History in macro history theories and models, reflecting a like-minded audience interested in big-picture historical frameworks (42% search, 73% content).

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58% relevance

Subscribers 3M

Videos 626

Views 305.9M

Appearances 5

SERP 47%

Similarity 66%

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Attracts viewers curious about historical forecasting theories and data patterns, aligning with Predictive History’s forecasting angle, though content style is more practical data-oriented (47% search, 66% content).

Content Landscape

Top competitors: TED-Ed (81% match) and CrashCourse (72% match). Both share overlapping queries with Predictive History around history analysis theories, historical modeling theories, and history lessons today. Fluent Expressions (63% match) and Professor Dave Explains (61% match) also align on quantitative/history modeling topics, suggesting competition in more specialized, theory-driven historical content. Predictive History has 1.9M subscribers, while TED-Ed and CrashCourse command significantly larger audiences (22.4M and 16.9M respectively), highlighting a size gap but similar topic clustering around history and predictive frameworks.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Predictive History?

TED-Ed (81% match, 22.4M subscribers), CrashCourse (72% match, 16.9M subscribers), Fluent Expressions (63% match, 16K subscribers). They all produce educational videos that cover structured lessons and explanatory content, similar to Predictive History's focus on informative, theory-driven topics.

What type of content does Predictive History make?

Predictive History creates educational videos that discuss theory, history, and predictions, as suggested by titles like The Law of Escalation, The Law of Asymmetry, The Intimacy of Love, The Odyssey, and a US-Iran War topic. The channel averages about 746.1K views per video, with several recent uploads such as The Law of Escalation (766.4K views) and The US-Iran War (3.7M views). Upload frequency appears to be multiple videos per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Predictive History?

We analyze Predictive History's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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