Axen

Subscribers 20.4K

Videos 5

Views 2.7M

Channels Like Axen

Axen covers topics related to psychology, overthinking, mental health, history, philosophy, science, sleep science, and ancient humans, producing videos that appear to be deep-dives and educational explorations. The channel uses a mix of long-form explorations (e.g., How Did Ancient Humans Have Privacy? and What Did Ancient Humans Do all Day Before Jobs Existed?) and topic-based discussions, with an average of about 2M views per video historically reflected in recent outputs, and an average views per video around 527.4K. Uploads occur at roughly 1.2 per week, and the channel has a US-based origin with 20.4K subscribers and 2.7M total views since joining in 2026.

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#1

HISTORY view on YouTube ▶

84% relevance

Subscribers 15.2M

Videos 11K

Views 5.0B

Appearances 11

SERP 100%

Similarity 74%

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Both target audiences curious about ancient history and daily life in the distant past, evidenced by a high 100% search overlap for queries like ancient history mysteries and a strong content alignment (74%) with Axen's history-focused storytelling.

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#2

Uncharted Mysteries view on YouTube ▶

78% relevance

Subscribers 256K

Videos 66

Views 30.4M

Appearances 13

SERP 80%

Similarity 78%

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Shares a strong interest in mysterious and lesser-known aspects of antiquity (queries like ancient history mysteries and lost civilizations mysteries) with an 80% search overlap, and a closely aligned content style (78%), appealing to myth-and-history enthusiasts similar to Axen.

#3

Instructomania

76% relevance

Subscribers 14.4K

Videos 122

Views 6.3M

Appearances 10

SERP 85%

Similarity 70%

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Aligns with Axen on content about ancient economies and early civilizations (queries: economy ancient civilizations) with high search relevance (85%) but slightly lower content overlap (70%), indicating similar topics delivered in a distinct instructional format.

#4

Sleepy Time History

65% relevance

Subscribers 152K

Videos 241

Views 15.4M

Appearances 7

SERP 41%

Similarity 80%

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Targets prehistory daily life and early humans before technology with a moderate search overlap (41%) but very high content similarity (80%), suggesting similar topics presented in a calmer, perhaps more narrative style like Axen.

#5

Stefan Milo view on YouTube ▶

65% relevance

Subscribers 612K

Videos 200

Views 85.7M

Appearances 5

SERP 41%

Similarity 80%

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Covers prehistory daily life and prehistoric agriculture with identical topical interests (queries: prehistory daily life, humans before technology) and strong content overlap (80%), mirroring Axen’s focus though with a creator-specific voice.

#6

The Histocrat

62% relevance

Subscribers 605K

Videos 67

Views 52.3M

Appearances 6

SERP 42%

Similarity 75%

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Focuses on prehistory daily life and agricultural aspects of early humans (queries: prehistory daily life, prehistoric agriculture) with a solid 75% content match, aligning closely with Axen’s subject matter in a similar format.

Content Landscape

Top competitors include HISTORY (84% match) with 15.2M subscribers and overlapping queries such as ancient history mysteries, prehistory daily life, and humans ancient survival; Uncharted Mysteries (78% match) with 256K subscribers and overlapping queries like ancient history mysteries and mythology and history. Other notable overlaps come from Instructomania (76% match) with 14.4K subscribers focusing on economy ancient civilizations and early civilization economies, and Sleepy Time History (65% match) with 152K subscribers tied to prehistory daily life and ancient predators humans. Stefan Milo (65% match) with 612K subscribers also overlaps on prehistory daily life and humans before technology. Axen is smaller than HISTORY and Stefan Milo, and substantially smaller than Uncharted Mysteries, with common ground in ancient history, daily life, and survival themes that drive overlapping search queries such as ancient history mysteries, prehistory daily life, humans ancient survival, and ancient predators humans.

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Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Axen?

HISTORY — 84% match, 15.2M subscribers; Uncharted Mysteries — 78% match, 256K subscribers; Instructomania — 76% match, 14.4K subscribers. All three channels share a focus on educational, history-informed, and science-backed content that explores curious topics and historical phenomena.

What type of content does Axen make?

Axen creates educational and curiosity-driven videos focused on psychology, history, philosophy, science, and sleep science, with video titles like Napoleon Did Some Truly Bizarre Things..., How Did Ancient Humans Have Privacy?, What Did Ancient Humans Do all Day Before Jobs Existed?, Weird Feelings You Get That Your Brain Can't Explain..., and How Did Ancient Humans Survive the World's Deadliest Predators? The channel uploads around 1.2 times per week, and averages about 527.4K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Axen?

We analyze Axen'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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