Freya Holmér

Subscribers 290K

Videos 103

Views 13.8M

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Freya Holmér covers tech art, math, game development, and related tutorials and conversations, with a focus on shader programming, vector math, Bézier curves, interpolation, and Unity/game dev topics. The channel features tutorials, deep-dives, and live-style tool development content, publishing frequently with an average of about 721K views per video and roughly 0.1 uploads per week.

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Dan Game Dev

86% relevance

Subscribers 75.1K

Videos 24

Views 2.3M

Appearances 5

SERP 93%

Similarity 81%

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They share a strong overlap with Freya Holmér in shader and rendering topics (tangent space lighting, image-based lighting, normal maps explained) reflected in 93% search alignment, and 81% content similarity indicating similar technical tutorials, though Freya’s style is more advanced/academic.

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CGMatter

85% relevance

Subscribers 308K

Videos 697

Views 43.8M

Appearances 5

SERP 100%

Similarity 75%

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CGMatter and Freya Holmér both target shader and rendering techniques (normal maps explained, sdf shading, procedural shading tips) with perfect 100% search alignment, and 75% content similarity, suggesting highly similar audiences but some differences in presentation depth.

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SimonDev

84% relevance

Subscribers 233K

Videos 67

Views 13.2M

Appearances 6

SERP 89%

Similarity 80%

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Both channels cater to game dev math topics (linear interpolation, lerp smoothing, game dev math) with 89% search overlap and 80% content similarity, indicating overlapping audience and comparable mathematical focus but varying delivery.

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Barney Codes

79% relevance

Subscribers 21.3K

Videos 69

Views 1.2M

Appearances 5

SERP 82%

Similarity 78%

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Barney Codes addresses shader programming basics and GPU shader examples along with sdf shading techniques, yielding 82% search overlap and 78% content similarity, showing a close technical niche with Freya but lighter emphasis on higher-level theory.

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79% relevance

Subscribers 8.2M

Videos 229

Views 727.0M

Appearances 4

SERP 86%

Similarity 74%

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Both touch on vector math topics (dot/cross products) that reveal 86% search alignment and 74% content similarity, reflecting overlapping mathematical foundations though Freya emphasizes graphics while 3Blue1Brown centers on broader math intuition.

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Natsu Games

76% relevance

Subscribers 6.3K

Videos 121

Views 185.2K

Appearances 4

SERP 66%

Similarity 83%

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Natsu Games targets game dev math and trig for games with 66% search overlap and 83% content similarity, indicating a shared math-forward audience with Freya but a more game-leaning, practical focus.

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The top competitors are Dan Game Dev (86% match) and CGMatter (85% match). They share overlapping queries such as tangent space lighting, image-based lighting, normal maps explained, and sdf shading techniques, which align closely with Freya Holmér’s focus on shader basics, lighting, and game dev math. SimonDev (84% match) also overlaps on linear interpolation and lerp smoothing. In terms of audience size, Freya Holmér has 290K subscribers, with Dan Game Dev at 75.1K and CGMatter at 308K, indicating CGMatter is larger while Dan Game Dev is smaller; Barney Codes (79% match) has 21.3K subscribers. All identified competitors compete on similar topics like vector math tutorials, dot/cross product tutorials, and shader programming basics.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Freya Holmér?

Dan Game Dev — 75.1K subscribers, 86% match; CGMatter — 308K subscribers, 85% match; SimonDev — 233K subscribers, 84% match. All three channels are similar in focus on game development and programming topics, sharing content that overlaps with Unity, C#, and shader/graphics tutorials.

What type of content does Freya Holmér make?

Freya Holmér creates tutorials and discussions on game development topics, evidenced by video titles such as Lerp smoothing is broken, Why can't you multiply vectors?, The Continuity of Splines, The Beauty of Bézier Curves, and Shader Basics, Blending & Textures • Shaders for Game Devs [Part 1]. She uploads infrequently (average ~0.1 uploads per week) and videos average about 721K views.

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