Dr Insanity

Subscribers 4.3M

Videos 122

Views 1.0B

Channels Like Dr Insanity

Dr Insanity covers true crime documentaries focused on real police incidents, showcasing fact-checked stories that are educational and newsworthy. The channel uses a deep-dive style with content based on authoritative sources, featuring topics like crime, missing persons, and homicide investigations. Upload frequency is about 0.8 videos per week, with an average of roughly 9.3 million views per video.

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We found 46 YouTube channels similar to Dr Insanity

#1

48 Hours view on YouTube ▶

87% relevance

Subscribers 2.4M

Videos 2.2K

Views 1.2B

Appearances 27

SERP 100%

Similarity 79%

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Both target true crime audiences with investigations and missing person cases; they rank highly for similar searches (100% search) and share content focused on murder investigations, yielding an 87% overall match.

#2

A&E view on YouTube ▶

79% relevance

Subscribers 11.7M

Videos 13K

Views 7.3B

Appearances 19

SERP 76%

Similarity 81%

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They attract viewers interested in killer profiles and forensic evidence and produce domestic homicide coverage, aligning with Dr Insanity’s audience through 76% search overlap and 81% content similarity, resulting in an 79% match.

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#3

EXPLORE WITH US view on YouTube ▶

77% relevance

Subscribers 7.3M

Videos 492

Views 1.7B

Appearances 15

SERP 60%

Similarity 89%

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shares a focus on police investigations and solved murders, overlapping strongly in search (60%) and content (89%), giving an overall 77% match.

#4

WIRED view on YouTube ▶

72% relevance

Subscribers 12.8M

Videos 4.1K

Views 4.8B

Appearances 10

SERP 79%

Similarity 66%

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While WIRED’s approach is broader, its content on killer profiles and forensic cases overlaps the Dr Insanity audience, with high search overlap (79%) but relatively lower content similarity (66%), producing a 72% match.

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#5

Into The Deep - True Crime view on YouTube ▶

71% relevance

Subscribers 236K

Videos 426

Views 35.0M

Appearances 14

SERP 58%

Similarity 80%

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Centers on homicide case studies and family murders, aligning in audience interests as shown by a 58% search overlap and 80% content similarity, for a 71% match overall.

#6

Time Of Crime view on YouTube ▶

70% relevance

Subscribers 129K

Videos 138

Views 25.3M

Appearances 8

SERP 51%

Similarity 82%

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Cares about missing persons and both solved and unsolved murders; strong content overlap (82%) and moderate search overlap (51%) yield a 70% overall match.

Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are 1) 48 Hours (87% match) and 2) A&E (79% match). Both align with overlapping queries such as true crime documentaries, murder investigations, and missing person cases, placing them closest in topic to Dr Insanity. A third notable match is EXPLORE WITH US (77% match), which shares queries related to police investigation cases, crime scene investigations, and solved murders. In terms of scale, Dr Insanity has 4.3M subscribers, while 48 Hours has 2.4M and A&E has 11.7M, indicating larger audience footprints for the top two competitors. These channels converge on crime-focused content, often exploring forensic evidence, investigative processes, and case studies.

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#7	63%	LADbible Stories ▶	75%	3.9M	45%	10
#8	63%	Real Crime ▶	79%	2.1M	39%	13
#9	63%	Judge Zone	74%	88.8K	46%	12
#10	62%	The New Detectives ▶	74%	349K	44%	9
#11	61%	M7 Crime Storytime	85%	522K	26%	5
#12	61%	COURT TV	79%	2.1M	34%	6
#13	60%	Sinister Crime	86%	83.6K	20%	3
#14	60%	The Decoder	85%	387K	22%	5
#15	59%	Scary Mysteries ▶	81%	987K	26%	4
#16	59%	Truly Criminal ▶	83%	931K	23%	3
#17	59%	The Infographics Show ▶	69%	15.4M	43%	7
#18	59%	EWU Crime Storytime ▶	84%	2.1M	21%	3
#19	58%	EWU Bodycam ▶	87%	3.1M	14%	2
#20	57%	Mysterious 7	85%	569K	16%	4
#21	56%	Lucy Letby Films	71%	5.0K	35%	5
#22	56%	Cold Case Detective ▶	76%	389K	27%	6
#23	55%	The FBI Files ▶	76%	1.0M	24%	6
#24	55%	Interrogators Playbook	82%	72.4K	15%	3
#25	54%	Absolute Crime ▶	77%	587K	20%	4
#26	54%	Law&Crime Network	72%	7.5M	27%	7
#27	54%	CBS News ▶	64%	7.0M	39%	5
#28	54%	Kallmekris ▶	66%	12.9M	36%	8
#29	54%	Fox News ▶	66%	15M	36%	4
#30	54%	Unreal True Crime	78%	132K	16%	1
#31	53%	True Crime Stories \| Ty Notts	77%	187K	18%	2
#32	53%	Forensic Factor	79%	57.5K	13%	4
#33	51%	Mr. Nightmare ▶	74%	7.0M	18%	2
#34	51%	don’t look at me ▶	67%	359K	28%	7
#35	51%	Top 5 Unknowns ▶	73%	2.2M	18%	6
#36	51%	LMN	75%	1.2M	13%	1
#37	50%	Missing Persons Mysteries with Steve Stockton ▶	73%	324K	15%	2
#38	49%	Criminal Core ▶	70%	239K	18%	3
#39	47%	Daniel Bowens	68%	161K	16%	1
#40	47%	Law Enforcement Insider ▶	66%	4.3K	19%	3
#41	46%	Professor Dave Explains ▶	66%	4.2M	18%	2
#42	46%	National Institute of Justice	66%	5.7K	16%	4
#43	46%	SciShow ▶	66%	8.4M	15%	2
#44	43%	University of Derby	59%	37.7K	20%	2
#45	43%	Explore & Discover	62%	229K	14%	3
#46	42%	NDTV	62%	15.6M	13%	1

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Dr Insanity?

1) 48 Hours — 87% match, 2.4M subscribers; 2) A&E — 79% match, 11.7M subscribers; 3) EXPLORE WITH US — 77% match, 7.3M subscribers. All three channels produce true crime and investigative content similar to Dr Insanity, focusing on crime cases, investigations, and real-life crime storytelling.

What type of content does Dr Insanity make?

Dr Insanity creates true crime content, with videos such as 'Man Faints After Realizing He Accidentally Killed His Wife', 'Abandoned Car In Woods Leads Cops To Killer's Secret Graveyard', and 'Psychotic Mom Thinks She Can Get Away With Double Murder', indicating narrative case coverage, crime analysis, and police procedural angles. It uploads roughly 0.8 videos per week, with an average of about 9.3M views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Dr Insanity?

We analyze Dr Insanity'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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