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YouTube Directory
Top History YouTube Channels
The 40 biggest history channels from our searches of YouTube, ranked by subscribers. We searched YouTube in the US, the UK, Canada and Australia. Each card shows how many views the channel gets on a typical video and how many videos it posted in the last 30 days. Our searches found 84 history channels with 50,000 or more subscribers, and this page lists the largest.
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Last updated 40 channels, ranked by subscribers
Welcome to the Official Simple History Channel. Simple History® visualizes the past, bringing history to life through animation. Witness how people l…
5.1M
Subscribers
230K
Views a video
15
Videos in 30 days
Welcome! We’re an educational YouTube channel made up of entertainment enthusiasts with backgrounds in game design, television production, literature…
4.6M
Subscribers
366K
Views a video
8
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Sponsorship email: Welcome to Kings and Generals, the premier YouTube channel for anyone interested in military history. Our channel is dedicated to…
4.2M
Subscribers
299K
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15
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5.Miniminuteman
@miniminuteman773Archaeology educator, environmental scientist, author, Googledebunker. UMaine M YouTube 2M TikTok
3.5M
Subscribers
1.9M
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4
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We're an animated film studio that produce films about history. We try and take the viewer into the action alongside the incredible people that lived…
3.4M
Subscribers
2M
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3
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Epic History makes videos about the most dramatic and important stories from our past, from the rise and fall of empires to global conflicts and revo…
3.2M
Subscribers
1.1M
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11
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Sarcastic, yet informative, summaries of classic and not-so-classic literature and mythology, as well as major historical events! This channel is int…
2.6M
Subscribers
186K
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15
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Hi, I'm Griffin Johnsen, founder of The Armchair Historian LLC and Armchair Historian channel. The Armchair Historian LLC specializes in producing ed…
2.5M
Subscribers
391K
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1
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An entire channel dedicated to the 'What If?". Using knowledge of geography, population and other historical facts I predict what could have happened…
2.5M
Subscribers
849K
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1
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Mark Felton Productions is a STRICTLY NON-POLITICAL history channel presenting films by leading military historian and author Dr. Mark Felton on a va…
2.4M
Subscribers
368K
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5
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History Matters is a history-focused channel which aims to help students studying for A levels, GCSEs and AP World/Euro History by providing short in…
1.9M
Subscribers
679K
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1
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The Great War covers the era of the First World War from its causes and origins to its violent aftermath. Jesse Alexander covers the important events…
1.9M
Subscribers
273K
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1
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A show dedicated solely to reviewing historical movies. Ever wondered how much a film is based on a true story? This is the place to find out
1.8M
Subscribers
1.5M
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1
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Established in 2018 by Edwin Elliott, The People Profiles was the first long-form independent documentary channel on YouTube. With detailed, politica…
1.7M
Subscribers
47K
Views a video
8
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Welcome to Invicta, the home for history documentary videos on fascinating people and places from the past. We cover all sorts of historical topics s…
1.7M
Subscribers
87K
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1
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WELCOME! Here you'll find such videos related but not limited to: SWORDS, Science fiction, fantasy, philosophy and SWORDS! So really anything related…
1.6M
Subscribers
39K
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3
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A podcast about the collapse of civilizations throughout history. Why do civilizations collapse? What happens afterwards? And what did it feel like t…
1.5M
Subscribers
2M
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1
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Worldbuilding. Speculative Biology. Science Fiction. Welcome to Curious Archive, a place to stay up to date on all things curious. Speculative biolog…
1.5M
Subscribers
836K
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1
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Creating battle map animations of the most important battles and events in history.
1.4M
Subscribers
562K
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1
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For all sponsorship inquiries, please contact . For other business contacts and endorsements see iammrbeat.com/about.html. Mr. Beat is an educator, v…
1.4M
Subscribers
257K
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10
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22.HistoryMarche
@historymarcheAnimated history videos. See you on the battlefield! 📧 CONTACT LIST: • Apply to work for/with HistoryMarche and Creative/Collaboration inquiries 📧: •…
1.3M
Subscribers
273K
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2
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An educational channel dedicated to the academic, nonsectarian study of religion. We promote improving the public's religious literacy by exploring h…
1.3M
Subscribers
396K
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4
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24.Lindybeige
@lindybeigeA rather eclectic channel. Videos include many 'points' about ancient and medieval warfare and technology; rants to the camera; dance-related stuff;…
1.3M
Subscribers
103K
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3
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Welcome to Forgotten History where the stories they don’t want you to remember finally come to light. Hosted by Michael Droberg and Colin Heaton, we…
1.1M
Subscribers
125K
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15
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Civic History.
1.1M
Subscribers
1.6M
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0
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Hi! I'm Lindsay Holiday. I make history documentaries focusing on royals, women and specific topics through the ages. I am a one person team; researc…
1.1M
Subscribers
65K
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15
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Jason Kingsley CBE, the Modern Knight, explores the real world of the Middle Ages perfect for fantasy fans, writers, gamers, and creators who want to…
1M
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247K
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Website ► Store ► Patreon ► Paypal ► Twitter ► Twitch ► Facebook ► Instagram ► Reddit ► -- Production Assistant/Community Manager - Rozarah Research…
950K
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755K
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Subscribe if you like serious history! We are a team of history fanatics and animators making history less boring!
854K
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746K
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31.History of Everything Podcast
@historyofeverythingpodcastHi everyone, Stakuyi here. This channel is the official channel of the History of Everything Podcast. Here you can find geopolitics, podcast videos,…
826K
Subscribers
358K
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15
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I love history and I love subjecting people to my unhinged rants about it. They/them Please only use my email for serious business inquiries, thank y…
717K
Subscribers
193K
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2
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Follow us on Spotify : For Sponsorships please email:
715K
Subscribers
16K
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15
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Welcome to SideQuest, where we make animated historical videos on the most fascinating topics you never knew you wanted to watch!
677K
Subscribers
386K
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2
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This channel explores the history, monuments, and legacies of Ancient Greece and Rome. I'm Garrett Ryan. I have a PhD in Greek and Roman history, and…
652K
Subscribers
139K
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If you want to contact me, drop me a DM on Discord or email
599K
Subscribers
104K
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37.The Rest Is History
@restishistorypodTake a deep dive into History’s biggest moments with Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook. Explore the stories of History’s most brutal rulers, deadly bat…
594K
Subscribers
178K
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15
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Have you ever wanted to learn history from someone wholly unqualified to teach you? Well Feature History has got you covered! You can contact me at m…
582K
Subscribers
155K
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0
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Welcome to World History channel. We are happy to bring you videos about interesting events that happened especially during the 20th century. Are you…
554K
Subscribers
165K
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13
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Matt Easton of Schola Gladiatoria covers military history from all periods, ancient to medieval to Victorian and WW1. Fencing, combat sports and mart…
545K
Subscribers
138K
Views a video
7
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How this list is built
We searched YouTube in the US, the UK, Canada and Australia in October 2026. We ran 509 search terms and read the related videos of 1,213 channels we picked by hand. A channel is on this page when the search that found it was about history and its name, its description or our review of its videos matches the subject, or when we picked it by hand for this subject. We list the 40 largest by subscribers. Nothing here is paid for, and a place on the list is not a recommendation: it is the top of the list by size.
We leave out channels that belong to a company, a media brand, a game, a sports league or a shop, and channels that are not in English. Subscribers, views a video and videos in the last 30 days are the channel’s public figures on the day we found it. Views a video is the median of the channel’s last 15 long videos, or of its Shorts when it has posted no long video.
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| Measure | On this page | All our YouTube lists |
|---|---|---|
| Channels ranked hereWe found 84 history channels with 50,000 or more subscribers and list the largest | 40 | 2,682 across our YouTube lists |
| Median subscribers | 1.4M | 979K |
| Median views a video | 286K | 102K |
| Median videos in 30 days | 3 | 8 |
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
These answers are worked out from the 40 channels shown above, so they change when the data does.
How many history channels are on this page?
This page ranks 40 history channels from our searches of YouTube in the US, the UK, Canada and Australia. We found 84 with 50,000 or more subscribers, and list the 40 largest, ranked by subscribers. Our searches reach the channels YouTube showed for our search terms, so a big channel they did not reach can be missing.
How big are these channels?
The median channel on this page has 1.4M subscribers. Of the 40, 28 have between 1 million and 10 million and 12 have fewer than 1 million.
Who are the biggest history channels?
OverSimplified (@oversimplified) has the most subscribers on this page, with 9.7M. It also gets the most views on a typical video here, at 38.8M. The median across the page is 286K views a video.
What does "views a video" mean?
It is the median number of views on the channel's last 15 long videos, or on its Shorts when it has posted no long video. A median is the middle value, so one viral video does not lift it. On this page it runs from 16K to 38.8M. For a brand it is a better guide to what one sponsored video might reach than the subscriber count.
How often do these channels post?
The median channel here posted 3 videos in the 30 days before we read it. 18 channels posted four or more, about one a week or more. 5 channels posted none in that time. A channel that posts often has more slots for a sponsor.
Where are these channels from?
Of the 40 channels here, 22 give the US, 10 the UK, 2 Canada and 1 Australia as their country on YouTube, and 5 give no country. The country is a setting each channel chooses, so it says where the channel says it is from, not where its viewers live.
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Sup runs creator campaigns for brands on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. We find the channels that fit your brief, agree the price with each creator, handle the contract and the payment, and track every video. You approve each step. Request a demo and we will show you which channels fit your brief.
Where does this data come from?
We searched YouTube in the US, the UK, Canada and Australia in October 2026. We ran 509 search terms and read the related videos of 1,213 channels we picked by hand, then read each channel's public figures from YouTube on the day we found it. No channel paid to be listed, and there is no survey or panel behind these numbers. You can read how we measure on our methodology page.
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