The Cynical Historian
@cynicalhistorian • Joined March 7, 2013
At a glance
The Cynical Historian ranks #202,473 globally for subscribers (320K), #391,582 globally for views (38.8M), 475 videos published from US.
Subscribers
320,960
Views
38,820,772
Videos
475
Charts
Subscribers, views & videos over time
Subscribers gained (weekly) · 6 mo
Views gained (weekly) · 6 mo
Engagement
Avg. views per video
81.7K
Total views ÷ total videos
Views per subscriber
121×
Total views ÷ subscribers
Subs per video
676
Subscribers ÷ total videos
Analytics tables
About
I'm The Cynical Historian, your source for analytical history on YouTube. I make episodes on historical subjects that are meant to be insightful and provocative. Episodes range from my series on "Based on a True Story" movies, to whatever mini-documentary I want to make, often in a video-essay style.
- Handle
- @cynicalhistorian
- Joined
- March 7, 2013
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