Josh Brett

Subscribers 531K

Videos 58

Views 96.5M

Channels Like Josh Brett

Josh Brett covers modern fitness culture through deep-dive documentaries that analyze systems shaping health, performance, and body image. The channel uses a documentary/content-analysis style with titles like The Disturbing World of Looksmaxxing and The Fake Side of Science Based Fitness, and produces new documentaries monthly. Content is largely deep-dives and analyses rather than tutorials or vlogs, with an average of ~244K views per video and an overall presence since 2014 (58 videos; 531K subscribers; 96.5M total views).

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81% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 23

SERP 100%

Similarity 69%

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High overlap on searches like body image science and steroid use risks, with 81% match, but TEDx Talks’ content is broader and often lecture-focused rather than Josh Brett’s fitness documentary-analysis style (69% content match).

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65% relevance

Subscribers 7.4M

Videos 467

Views 484.9M

Appearances 16

SERP 47%

Similarity 77%

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63% relevance

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Videos 759

Views 228.4M

Appearances 3

SERP 24%

Similarity 88%

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61% relevance

Subscribers 1.2M

Videos 558

Views 187.7M

Appearances 3

SERP 27%

Similarity 84%

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60% relevance

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Videos 618

Views 1.9B

Appearances 7

SERP 23%

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58% relevance

Subscribers 3.8M

Videos 3.9K

Views 2.0B

Appearances 7

SERP 19%

Similarity 84%

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are TEDx Talks (81% match) and Andrew Huberman (65% match). TEDx Talks overlaps on body image science, steroid use risks, and fitness documentary analysis, while Huberman overlaps on health and performance, fitness documentary analysis, and signs of workout burnout. Both have substantially larger audiences than Josh Brett (TEDx Talks with 44.2M subscribers; Huberman with 7.4M) and thus represent larger-scale platforms in related topics. Additional overlap comes from Back Guy (63% match) and Sean Nalewanyj (61%), who address modern fitness industry ethics, fitness media manipulation, protein myths, and muscle-building topics, though with smaller subscriber bases (604K and 1.2M respectively) and still relevant to similar search queries.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Josh Brett?

TEDx Talks (81% match, 44.2M subscribers), Andrew Huberman (65% match, 7.4M subscribers), Back Guy (63% match, 604K subscribers). They share a focus on informational and motivational content related to self-improvement, fitness, and science-backed insights, appealing to audiences seeking guidance on body transformation, health, and performance.

What type of content does Josh Brett make?

Josh Brett creates fitness and health-focused content, including topics like looksmaxxing, building an aesthetic body, and steroids in teenagers, as suggested by video titles. He uploads with an average of about 0.4 videos per week, and his videos average around 244K views each.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Josh Brett?

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