PeriscopeFilm

Subscribers 876K

Videos 10K

Views 305.3M

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Periscope Film curates historical and stock footage content, focusing on military, war, transportation, science, and Americana topics drawn from archives and educational films. The channel’s videos, often titled as educational promotions, historical reels, or archival footage showcases, align with keywords like WWII, nuclear testing, NASA, railroads, and naval history, and they publish frequently with a high volume of uploads and a substantial view count (approximately 305.3 million total views across 10,000 videos and an average around 11K views per video). The content style appears to be archival footage presentation and stock footage licensing, with a steady stream of uploads over more than a decade from the United States.

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#1

Kinolibrary

84% relevance

Subscribers 238K

Videos 21K

Views 112.7M

Appearances 22

SERP 100%

Similarity 73%

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Both target archival film content and historical footage, with Kinolibrary sharing high overlap on searches like railroad archive footage and early computing footage, aligning with PeriscopeFilm's archival emphasis (84% match overall; content 73%).

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#2

Charlie Dean Archives

66% relevance

Subscribers 74.4K

Videos 1.8K

Views 20.6M

Appearances 7

SERP 41%

Similarity 82%

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Similar focus on archival motion pictures and transportation/telecommunications history clips, indicating audience overlap despite stylistic differences (66% match; search 41%, content 82%).

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#3

HuntleyFilmArchives

64% relevance

Subscribers 104K

Videos 21K

Views 39.0M

Appearances 15

SERP 45%

Similarity 78%

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Aligns on educational and historical footage including railroad and hydroelectric power archives, suggesting a shared viewer interest in mid-20th century films (64% match; search 45%, content 78%).

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High Sparks Films Extra

59% relevance

Subscribers 1.4K

Videos 646

Views 1.4M

Appearances 7

SERP 33%

Similarity 76%

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56% relevance

Subscribers 219K

Videos 11K

Views 64.2M

Appearances 2

SERP 21%

Similarity 80%

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Strong overlap in transportation history footage and 16mm archival clips, indicating a similar niche and audience despite potential format differences (56% match; search 21%, content 80%).

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Movieclips

55% relevance

Subscribers 65.9M

Videos 44K

Views 68.8B

Appearances 8

SERP 37%

Similarity 67%

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Both catalog historical film clips for broad public viewing, with substantial search overlap on historical content; PeriscopeFilm’s and Movieclips’ audiences intersect though their curation styles differ (55% match; search 37%, content 67%).

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Discovered competitors include Kinolibrary (84% match, 238K subscribers) and HuntleyFilmArchives (64% match, 103K subscribers) as top contenders by match strength. Kinolibrary and Periscope Film share overlapping queries such as railroad archive footage, hydroelectric power archival footage, and early computing footage, indicating competition in archival and transportation-history content. HuntleyFilmArchives also overlaps on railroad and hydroelectric footage as well as educational film archives, reinforcing a cluster of channels focusing on mid-century educational and archival material. A/V Geeks 16mm Films (56% match, 212K subscribers) shares transportation history queries with Periscope Film, highlighting ongoing competition in vintage and transport-related footage. PeriscopeFilm (876K subscribers) is larger than HuntleyFilmArchives and A/V Geeks but smaller than Kinolibrary, situating it as a well-established player in archival stock footage with strong overlap in historical and transportation topics.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to PeriscopeFilm?

PeriscopeFilm's biggest competitors on YouTube are Kinolibrary — 84% match, 238K subscribers; Charlie Dean Archives — 66% match, 74.4K subscribers; HuntleyFilmArchives — 64% match, 103K subscribers. They share a focus on archival footage, historical and educational video content similar to PeriscopeFilm.

What type of content does PeriscopeFilm make?

PeriscopeFilm creates historical and archival footage content, featuring stock footage from WWI, WWII, Cold War, and other eras, such as promos, informative clips, and vintage technology videos. Uploads appear to be multiple videos per week, with recent videos averaging around 11K views each.

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