Uncovering

Subscribers 290K

Videos 99

Views 138.5M

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Uncovering focuses on crime, espionage, terrorism, military history, and urban conflicts, delivering deep-dives and investigative-style videos as evidenced by titles like The Los Angeles Gang War, Mapped; The Chicago Gang War, Mapped; How a Terrorist Infiltrated the CIA; Inside the NYC Mafia in 2025; and The Man Who Survived Both Atomic Bombs. The channel operates in a documentary-style format with broad exploration of covert operations, spy techniques, and world conflicts, and it uploads with an average of around 0.4 videos per week, achieving approximately 538.3K views per video on average. Overall, Uncovering blends informational storytelling with data-driven, location-based crime and history topics to attract viewers interested in high-stakes, real-world drama and intelligence history.

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SERP 74%

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High search overlap on covert operations and undercover topics (74% match) pairs with strong content similarity (74%), indicating they both attract audiences interested in investigative journalism and covert activity, though Uncovering’s format is shorter-form explainers while 60 Minutes uses long-form reporting.

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74% relevance

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Appearances 5

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Identifies with crime, corruption, and secret programs (queries align) and has high content similarity (80%), suggesting a shared audience for investigative topics, though Best Documentary tends to present as broader documentary pieces while Uncovering focuses on concise explainers.

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73% relevance

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Appearances 3

SERP 65%

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Videos 6.1K

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Appearances 4

SERP 47%

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SERP 51%

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Uncovering?

The biggest competitors are 60 Minutes (74% match, 4M subscribers), Best Documentary (74% match, 8M subscribers), and The Paint Explainer (73% match, 1.8M subscribers). They share a focus on documentary-style content and investigative or explanatory topics similar to Uncovering.

What type of content does Uncovering make?

Uncovering creates documentary-style videos covering political and historical topics, with titles like How to Escape North Korea in 2026, Why no one wants to host the Winter Olympics, The Los Angeles Gang War, Mapped, North Korea's Most Genius Kidnapping, and The Man Who Survived Both Atomic Bombs. The channel averages ~0.4 uploads per week and about 538.3K views per video.

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