The Paint Explainer YouTube channel thumbnail

Subscribers 1.8M

Videos 141

Views 260.9M

Channels Like The Paint Explainer

The Paint Explainer covers a range of history, crime, science, and mystery topics through explanatory videos that blend narrative lists and deep-dives. The channel appears to lean toward informative, researched-style content with occasional mentions of AI-assisted voiceovers alongside human-created visuals, publishing roughly 1 video per week and averaging around 883K views per video.

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#1

Trust Me Bro view on YouTube ▶

89% relevance

Subscribers 1.2M

Videos 121

Views 126.8M

Appearances 12

SERP 100%

Similarity 82%

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Both target audiences interested in historical crimes and illicit activity, with high search overlap (drug lord history, war crimes history) though Trust Me Bro's content diverges from The Paint Explainer's style (82% content match vs 100% search match).

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#2

The Infographics Show view on YouTube ▶

79% relevance

Subscribers 15.4M

Videos 6.1K

Views 6.7B

Appearances 10

SERP 75%

Similarity 81%

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Share interest in historical crime and empire decline themes (empires downfall, historical corruption cases) with substantial search overlap and strong content alignment, but Infographics Show covers a broader, infographic-driven format (81% content, 75% search).

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#3

Chilling Scares view on YouTube ▶

77% relevance

Subscribers 2.7M

Videos 171

Views 528.1M

Appearances 16

SERP 73%

Similarity 79%

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Appeals to viewers drawn to unsolved and creepy topics (unsolved internet mysteries, serial killers on the loose) aligning on search terms, yet their horror-mystery style differs from The Paint Explainer's educational explainer approach (79% content vs 73% search).

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#4

List 25 view on YouTube ▶

70% relevance

Subscribers 2.8M

Videos 3.2K

Views 804.1M

Appearances 10

SERP 55%

Similarity 81%

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Catches audiences interested in notable war crimes and unexplained anomalies (significant wars crimes list, unexplained scientific anomalies) with solid search overlap, though List 25 emphasizes listicles and rapid-fire trivia more than The Paint Explainer's narrative depth (81% content, 55% search).

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#5

Some Guy Who Knows Stuff view on YouTube ▶

67% relevance

Subscribers 90.1K

Videos 102

Views 11.9M

Appearances 9

SERP 42%

Similarity 84%

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Shares curiosity about space anomalies and disturbing events (space disturbing events, unexplained scientific anomalies) attracting overlapping search interest, but content leans into space-focused curiosities rather than historical crime explanations (84% content, 42% search).

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#6

Simple Paint view on YouTube ▶

67% relevance

Subscribers 346K

Videos 75

Views 57.6M

Appearances 8

SERP 38%

Similarity 85%

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Directly overlaps on war crimes/history topics and a list-oriented approach, yielding strong alignment in content (85% content) but slightly lower search overlap (38%), indicating similar material delivered differently in style.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors include Trust Me Bro (89% match) and The Infographics Show (79% match). These channels share overlapping queries with The Paint Explainer such as drug lord history, war crimes history, military crime history, empires downfall, serial killers on the loose, and unexplained or creepy mysteries. Trust Me Bro has 1.2M subscribers and The Infographics Show has 15.4M, both larger than The Paint Explainer (1.8M). Chilling Scares (77% match) also competes on unsolved/creepy internet mysteries and serial killers, with 2.7M subscribers. List 25 (70% match) overlaps on unexplained scientific anomalies and notable war crimes lists, with 2.8M subscribers. Some Guy Who Knows Stuff (67% match) connects on space/disturbing space topics, with 90.1K subscribers. Overall, competitors cluster around historical crime, mysteries, and science anomalies, competing for similar search queries and audience interest.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to The Paint Explainer?

Trust Me Bro — 89% match, 1.2M subscribers; The Infographics Show — 79% match, 15.4M subscribers; Chilling Scares — 77% match, 2.7M subscribers. They are biggest competitors with similar explainers-style content focused on informational topics and list-based or narrative videos.

What type of content does The Paint Explainer make?

The Paint Explainer creates educational, explanation-style videos focusing on historical, scientific, and intriguing topics, as suggested by titles like The Craziest Ways Drug Lords Outsmarted The Police and The Most Disturbing Events in Space. The channel averages ~883.1K views per video and uploads about 1.0 times per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to The Paint Explainer?

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