Basic Logic

Subscribers 75.3K

Videos 105

Views 6.4M

Channels Like Basic Logic

Basic Logic delivers concise explanations across History, Theology, Politics, Economics, Finance, and Strategy, aiming to combat false narratives with quick concepts. The channel operates with tutorials and explainers, posting videos every Thursday and Sunday at 3PM EST, and averages around 151K views per video from 6.4M total views across 105 uploads.

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#1

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81% relevance

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Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 23

SERP 100%

Similarity 69%

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#2

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56% relevance

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Videos 203

Views 18.8M

Appearances 7

SERP 29%

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55% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 10

SERP 35%

Similarity 69%

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55% relevance

Subscribers 1.8M

Videos 141

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Appearances 7

SERP 33%

Similarity 70%

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53% relevance

Subscribers 27.2M

Videos 5.5K

Views 3.1B

Appearances 9

SERP 30%

Similarity 68%

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53% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 11

SERP 34%

Similarity 65%

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Content Landscape

Competitors identified include CrashCourse (81% match) and TED-Ed (55% match) as top matches. CrashCourse overlaps on political philosophy basics, economic inequality explained, and history of democracy, while TED-Ed overlaps on economic inequality explained, history of democracy, and cultural stereotypes critique. The Paint Explainer (55% match) and Illustrate to Educate (56% match) also share themes like political philosophy basics and fascism explained; TED (53% match) also covers racial dynamics analysis. Basic Logic has 75.3K subscribers, significantly smaller than CrashCourse (16.9M) and TED-Ed (22.4M), indicating a smaller audience but competing in similar educational query spaces and topics.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Basic Logic?

CrashCourse — 81% match, 16.9M subscribers; Illustrate to Educate — 56% match, 176K subscribers; TED-Ed — 55% match, 22.4M subscribers. They share a focus on educational content and explanatory videos, aiming to teach broad topics to a general audience.

What type of content does Basic Logic make?

Basic Logic creates educational videos with titles like Why Are Leftists Like That?, Why Is Africa Like That?, Could Israel Betray America After the Iran War?, Why Is Per Capita Impossible For Them?, and Why Did 109 Countries Kick Them Out?, indicating a focus on political and social analysis. The channel uploads at about 2.9 videos per week and averages around 151.1K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Basic Logic?

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