Ryan Chapman

Subscribers 538K

Videos 41

Views 31.3M

Channels Like Ryan Chapman

Ryan Chapman covers general human concerns through in-depth explorations of political philosophy, history of nationalism, and related geopolitical topics. The channel leans toward deep-dives and analytical investigations, evidenced by titles like Is War in Iran Justified? and How Iran Became a Theocracy, with an emphasis on historical and ideological analysis. Uploads appear irregular but concentrated around long-form philosophy and history content, with an average of about 1M views per video across 41 published pieces.

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#1

CrashCourse view on YouTube ▶

82% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 22

SERP 100%

Similarity 70%

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Both target large general audiences with educational explanations, sharing searches like history of nationalism and political ideology, and have a high overall match (82%), though CrashCourse’ content is more structured series-style vs. Ryan Chapman’s individual-lecture approach.

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Illustrate to Educate

65% relevance

Subscribers 176K

Videos 203

Views 18.8M

Appearances 8

SERP 51%

Similarity 74%

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Both explain complex political/history topics to a broad audience and share searches on nationalism history and constitutional democracy comparisons; the match is moderate (65%), with Illustrate to Educate offering relatively more diagrammatic or infographic content.

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TRT World view on YouTube ▶

64% relevance

Subscribers 10.2M

Videos 67K

Views 2.9B

Appearances 6

SERP 48%

Similarity 75%

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Both cover global political topics such as Zionism, Taiwan conflict, and Iran politics history, yielding a solid 64% match, though TRT World tends to present in a news-clip/television-format style whereas Ryan Chapman is more lecture-focused.

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TED-Ed view on YouTube ▶

61% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 6

SERP 52%

Similarity 67%

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Both investigate topics like Islamic republic origins and democracy concepts, achieving a 61% match; TED-Ed emphasizes short animated explainers, while Ryan Chapman provides longer-form historical analysis.

#5

PragerU

59% relevance

Subscribers 3.5M

Videos 6.2K

Views 2.5B

Appearances 5

SERP 24%

Similarity 83%

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Both discuss Zionism and constitutional democracy, with a 59% match; PragerU’s secular governance origins and polemical tone contrast with Ryan Chapman’s neutral historical narration, aligning mainly on the subject matter.

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YaleCourses view on YouTube ▶

59% relevance

Subscribers 1.7M

Videos 2.1K

Views 189.8M

Appearances 5

SERP 40%

Similarity 73%

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Both explore political philosophy and nationalism in a scholarly context, yielding a 59% match; YaleCourses emphasizes university-level lectures, aligning on topics but differing in depth and pacing.

Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include CrashCourse (82% match) and TRT World (64% match) as top contenders. Both share overlapping queries with Ryan Chapman such as history of nationalism, islamic republic origins, and Taiwan/ Middle East politics. CrashCourse has 16.9M subscribers, TRT World has 10.2M, both significantly larger than Ryan Chapman’s 538K subscribers, highlighting a size gap despite thematic overlap. TED-Ed (61% match) also overlaps on islamic republic origins and democracy discussions, but remains smaller than CrashCourse and TRT World. Overall, the primary competition centers on long-form educational content addressing political philosophy, history, and international relations.

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#12	54%	TED ▶	71%	27.2M	28%	4
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Ryan Chapman?

Ryan Chapman's biggest YouTube competitors are CrashCourse (82% match, 16.9M subscribers), Illustrate to Educate (65% match, 176K subscribers), and TRT World (64% match, 10.2M subscribers). They share a focus on educational or informational content aimed at broad audiences, featuring documentary-style or explanatory videos similar to Ryan Chapman's investigative/analysis approach.

What type of content does Ryan Chapman make?

Ryan Chapman creates analytical and investigative content centered on political and historical topics, as reflected in video titles like 'Is War in Iran Justified? (A Critical Investigation)', 'How Israel Was Created', and 'What Is Zionism? Part 1: Jews Return to Palestine'. He posts about controversial world events and political topics, with an average video view count around 1,000,000 views and an upload frequency of approximately 0.1 uploads per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Ryan Chapman?

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