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Subscribers 1.8M

Videos 85

Views 64.9M

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Great Art Explained covers art history and analysis through focused pieces on famous paintings and sculptures, delivering tutorials-like breakdowns of individual artworks with clear language. Content style includes deep-dives and explanations of paintings, supported by keywords such as art history, great art, and iconic artworks, with recent videos spanning topics from Mona Lisa to The Starry Night and The Garden of Earthly Delights. The channel has 1.8M subscribers, 64.9M total views, 85 videos published, and is active since Apr 10, 2020, with an average of about 3.1M views per video.

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History by Mae view on YouTube ▶

79% relevance

Subscribers 1.8M

Videos 813

Views 2.4B

Appearances 35

SERP 100%

Similarity 65%

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Both target viewers seeking art interpretation and analysis of famous or iconic artworks (high search overlap), sharing an audience interested in meaning and context, though History by Mae leans more toward interpretation with a slightly lower content alignment to Great Art Explained.

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Let’s Learn About Art

70% relevance

Subscribers 64.7K

Videos 86

Views 788.7K

Appearances 15

SERP 58%

Similarity 78%

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Both cover art history basics and context; they attract viewers seeking foundational knowledge of painting techniques and context, resulting in strong audience overlap despite Let’s Learn About Art focusing more on basics and technique.

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Kolimprint Art

65% relevance

Subscribers 18.4K

Videos 773

Views 2.8M

Appearances 12

SERP 61%

Similarity 67%

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Similar emphasis on art history basics and analyzing great or famous paintings, yielding solid search overlap, though Kolimprint Art has a more niche presentation compared to Great Art Explained’s broader style.

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64% relevance

Subscribers 508K

Videos 471

Views 98.2M

Appearances 15

SERP 39%

Similarity 81%

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Shares the goal of explaining iconic western artworks and meanings, aligning in topics and audience interest, but Perspective emphasizes broad western art over a single-channel niche.

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63% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 10

SERP 58%

Similarity 67%

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Both cover art appreciation and history basics with a focus on iconic artworks, attracting a wide learning audience, though CrashCourse combines broader course-style pedagogy across subjects beyond art.

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Everything Explained

60% relevance

Subscribers 25.7K

Videos 283

Views 7.0M

Appearances 10

SERP 56%

Similarity 64%

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Targets art history basics and painting techniques with context explanations, mirroring Great Art Explained’s educational approach, though its scope includes more general explanations across topics.

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Competitors identified: History by Mae (79% match) and Let’s Learn About Art (70% match) are the top two by match strength. They share overlapping queries with Great Art Explained such as art interpretation, famous paintings analysis, and iconic artworks explained. Kolimprint Art (65% match) and Perspective (64% match) also compete on similar topics like art history basics and great paintings explained, western art overview, and paintings and meaning. CrashCourse (63% match) overlaps on broader topics like art appreciation and art history basics. Great Art Explained has 1.8M subscribers, which is smaller than CrashCourse (16.9M) but comparable to History by Mae (1.8M) and Perspective (508K). The overlap in queries centers on art interpretation, painting techniques, and context, indicating these channels vie for the same search intent around masterpieces and their meaning.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Great Art Explained?

History by Mae — 79% match, 1.8M subscribers; Let’s Learn About Art — 70% match, 64.7K subscribers; Kolimprint Art — 65% match, 18.4K subscribers. All are YouTube channels that create educational content about art history and artworks, targeting audiences interested in learning about art and artists.

What type of content does Great Art Explained make?

Great Art Explained creates short to long-form art history explainers about famous artworks and artists, e.g., Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night, Michelangelo's David, Mona Lisa, The Great Wave, etc. The channel averages about 3.1M views per video, with recent uploads including multiple high-view videos such as Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night (6.5M views) and Michelangelo's David (4.9M views). Upload frequency is described as ~uploads per week, though an exact number isn't specified.

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