You may be most familiar with finding documentaries on Hulu or Netflix, but social media creators have also proven to be exceptional documentarians. These creators build audiences with strong interests in history-, crime- and even action-themed series. Today, influencers take stories into their own hands and tell compelling true tales uniquely. Brands can collaborate with influencer documentarians to engage audiences who are deeply interested in niche storytelling. These creators, skilled at crafting compelling narratives in areas like history, crime, or action, are ideal for promoting products or services tied to their content themes. Brands in entertainment, education, or consumer goods can benefit by aligning with influencers whose storytelling appeals to shared interests, leveraging their authentic and captivating approach to connect with highly engaged, targeted audiences.
Top documentary YouTube channels
Frontline PBS
Frontline is an investigative journalism platform on YouTube that questions worldwide changes and explains them to its over 2.79 mllion subscribers. With more than 200 documentaries on the channel, Frontline constantly educates its subscribers on current topics such as life in New York during the Great Recession, information on children in Ukraine, and more.
ENDEVR
ENDEVR is a documentary-focused platform that explains our world through educational and relatable videos that grab the attention of 1.1 million followers. The platform highlights shows on obesity in America, insight into cities such as Dallas, informative posts on luxury camping cars, and so much more.
Wendover Productions
Whether it is travel, modern-day economics, geography, or marketing, Wendover Productions provides its 4.53 million subscribers with incredible insight and information on current events. Not only does the platform provide insight into historical events, but it also remains current with pieces on hot topics.
Timeline
Timeline is a documentary channel that prioritizes its focus on historical topics. Today it gains the attention of over 5.23 million subscribers as a main hub of history on YouTube. It brings attention to topics such as the Iranian Revolution, information on Hitler, Atomic bombs, and more.
Free Documentary
With well-known filmmakers and famous production studios, it is no wonder Free Documentary on YouTube has landed 4.94 million subscribers. The channel covers modern topics and shares high-class documentaries that entertain and educate.
DW Documentary
DW Documentary is an insightful channel that gives its 5.59 million subscribers information beyond the headlines. Made by German broadcasters, DW Documentary travels worldwide to gain more knowledge of the complexities of life and form a better understanding of global policies.
Journeyman Pictures
Journeyman Pitcures is one of the most popular documentary channels, serving as an independent source of information for its 2.41 million subscribers. The channel spearheads a factual agenda and captures the real world’s news to keep its viewers current on controversial journalism.
Real Stories
Real Stories carefully curates the finest documentaries from across the globe, capturing life worldwide and bringing subscribers heart-warming, educational and inspirational stories. The channel provides a fresh perspective on current events.
Vice
Vice is one of the most contemporary documentary channels, attracting 18.3 million subscribers. The channel features “all the good stuff” with a wide range of content that differs from traditional history documentaries. Its modern approach to capturing stories makes it one of the most popular documentary channels.
National Geographic
National Geographic is one of the most prominent documentary channels. National Geographic continues to uphold its high reputation with top-tier documentaries capturing the beauty of the natural world and diving into classic history for more than 23.1 million subscribers.
Defunctland
Steering away from controversial topics and traditional documentaries, Defunctland is a unique platform that captures the history of extinct theme parks and themed entertainment experiences for more than 1.88 million subscribers. Its posts capture everything you probably didn’t know about Disney, cartoon shows, and more.
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