Cipher

Subscribers 281K

Videos 16

Views 22.0M

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Cipher covers crime, notorious figures, historic events, and hacking topics through deep-dives and narratives, leveraging 16 long-form videos with average views around 1.4M and a typical length of about 28 minutes. The channel targets themes like heists, organized crime, and cyber history, posting content at a rate of roughly 0.3 uploads per week.

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91% relevance

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Views 485.8M

Appearances 19

SERP 100%

Similarity 84%

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Shares a focus on organized crime, historic heists, and extreme criminal investigations, matching Cipher's audience with high search overlap (100%) and strong content similarity (84%).

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82% relevance

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Videos 32K

Views 17.9B

Appearances 19

SERP 89%

Similarity 75%

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The Infographics Show view on YouTube ▶

77% relevance

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Videos 6.1K

Views 6.7B

Appearances 10

SERP 77%

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70% relevance

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Appearances 10

SERP 73%

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70% relevance

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Appearances 10

SERP 62%

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Top competitors by match strength are The FBI Files (91% match) and WIRED (82% match) and WatchMojo.com (81% match). They share overlapping queries with Cipher such as fbi organized crime, historic heists, hijacking cases, and cybercrime history. The Infographics Show (77% match) also competes on worlds deadliest weapons and historic heists, while Cybernews (70% match) aligns on cybercrime history. Cipher has 281K subscribers, which is smaller than all listed competitors (The FBI Files ~1M, WIRED ~12.8M, WatchMojo ~25.9M, The Infographics Show ~15.4M, Cybernews ~856K), indicating a reach gap but a similar focus on crime, heists, and cyber topics.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Cipher?

Cipher's biggest competitors on YouTube are The FBI Files (91% match, 1M subscribers), WIRED (82% match, 12.8M subscribers), and WatchMojo.com (81% match, 25.9M subscribers). They share a focus on crime, investigations, and historical or documentary-style storytelling about real-world events and notable incidents.

What type of content does Cipher make?

Cipher produces content about crime, heists, and hacking, with titles such as 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. It uploads roughly 0.3 videos per week, and average views per video are about 1.4M.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Cipher?

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