Cipher

Subscribers 273K

Videos 15

Views 20.4M

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Cipher focuses on crime, heists, cartel activity, hacking, and obscure historical events, delivering in-depth explorations of notorious figures, infamous incidents, and investigative topics. The channel uses long-form deep-dives with historical and investigative storytelling, and its videos average around 28 minutes with about 1.4 million views per video; content is published with roughly 0.3 uploads per week. Keywords and recent uploads indicate a preference for documentary-style analyses of mass shootings, hijackings, and criminal history rather than tutorials or vlogs.

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The FBI Files view on YouTube

91% relevance

Subscribers 1.0M

Videos 662

Views 485.8M

Appearances 19

SERP 100%

Similarity 84%

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High search overlap on queries like fbi organized crime and historic heists (100% search for Cipher's audience) with strong content similarity (84%), indicating both cover historical crime investigations in depth.

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WIRED view on YouTube

82% relevance

Subscribers 12.8M

Videos 4.1K

Views 4.8B

Appearances 9

SERP 97%

Similarity 71%

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Very high search overlap on hijacking cases and cybercrime history (97% search) but lower content similarity (71%), suggesting WIRED reaches Cipher's audience with more tech/culture framing rather than Cipher's historical crime focus.

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WatchMojo.com view on YouTube

81% relevance

Subscribers 25.9M

Videos 32K

Views 17.9B

Appearances 19

SERP 89%

Similarity 75%

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Strong search overlap on notorious crime figures and organized crime (89% search) with solid overall content alignment (75%), showing similar topical breadth and list-driven crime history storytelling.

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The Infographics Show view on YouTube

77% relevance

Subscribers 15.4M

Videos 6.1K

Views 6.7B

Appearances 10

SERP 77%

Similarity 77%

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High alignment on worlds deadliest weapons and famous prison escapes (77% search and 77% content), indicating both channels produce digestible, data-driven crime-history explainers.

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70% relevance

Subscribers 856K

Videos 2.3K

Views 91.1M

Appearances 10

SERP 73%

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Notable search overlap on cybercrime history and hacker investigations (73% search) but slightly lower content alignment (69%), implying similar subject matter with differing presentation or depth.

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Jaydone History view on YouTube

70% relevance

Subscribers 193K

Videos 157

Views 33.0M

Appearances 10

SERP 62%

Similarity 75%

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Strong search overlap around mass shooting history and organized crime figures (62% search) with good content alignment (75%), reflecting parallel historical crime storytelling with niche angle.

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Top competitors by match strength are The FBI Files (91% match) and WIRED (82% match). The FBI Files shares overlapping queries such as FBI organized crime, historic heists, and extreme criminal investigations, while WIRED overlaps on hijacking cases, cybercrime history, and hacker investigations, aligning with Cipher’s hacking and historic crime themes. Other notable overlaps include WatchMojo.com (81% match) with topics on notorious crime figures and historical conspiracies, The Infographics Show (77% match) with worlds deadliest weapons and historic heists, and Cybernews (70% match) with cybercrime history. Cipher has 273K subscribers, which is significantly smaller than these competitors, who range from about 856K to 25.9M subscribers for direct competitors, reflecting a substantial gap in audience size but similar topic interests.

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#9	63%	HISTORY	73%	15.2M	48%	11
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#15	59%	Zoufry	84%	94.9K	22%	1
#16	59%	The Sentence UK	72%	4.9K	38%	3
#17	59%	The New Detectives	74%	349K	35%	3
#18	58%	National Geographic	69%	25.9M	43%	4
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#22	55%	FBI Investigates	81%	5.5K	18%	2
#23	55%	Trust Me Bro	75%	1.2M	27%	3
#24	55%	Weird History	75%	4.7M	26%	2
#25	55%	Truly Criminal	79%	931K	20%	2
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Cipher?

Cipher's biggest YouTube competitors are The FBI Files (91% match, 1M subscribers), WIRED (82% match, 12.8M subscribers), and WatchMojo.com (81% match, 25.9M subscribers). They all produce content focused on crime, investigations, and intriguing real-world events, similar to Cipher's theme of heists, crime, and hacking.

What type of content does Cipher make?

Cipher creates crime and investigation-focused content with heavy themes of heists, crime, cartel, hacking, and 3D animation. Recent videos include titles like Americas Deadliest Mass Shooting, The Norco Shootout, The Hijacking That Inspired 9/11, The LONGEST Hijacking In History, and The Hunt For The Worlds Deadliest Hackers, with an average of 1.4M views per video and about 0.3 uploads per week.

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