Dirty Civilian

Subscribers 728K

Videos 411

Views 91.1M

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Dirty Civilian covers survival, bushcraft, modern military tech, and marksmanship fundamentals through tutorials, gear reviews, and mindset-focused content. The channel emphasizes training, preparedness, and tactical topics, with a cadence of about 1.0 video per week and average views around 140.5K per video, across 411 published videos since joining in July 2022.

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#1

City Prepping view on YouTube ▶

86% relevance

Subscribers 1.2M

Videos 849

Views 183.9M

Appearances 10

SERP 100%

Similarity 77%

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Very similar audience reach and topics: shares high search alignment on civilian preparedness and survival mindset, with an 86% match driven by search queries like civilian preparedness and cold weather readiness (content overlaps at 77%), indicating comparable practical prepping content aimed at civilians.

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TA Outdoors view on YouTube ▶

85% relevance

Subscribers 2.5M

Videos 602

Views 377.3M

Appearances 10

SERP 97%

Similarity 77%

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Strong audience overlap around survival skills and bushcraft, with 85% match fueled by search 97% but content 77%, meaning they target a similar prep/survival crowd though their delivery emphasizes outdoor skills more than Dirty Civilian.

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Jason Hanson

78% relevance

Subscribers 799K

Videos 829

Views 90.8M

Appearances 7

SERP 78%

Similarity 77%

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Overlap centers on civilian preparedness and home defense concepts; 78% match with search dominance at 78% and content similarity at 77%, indicating a shared focus on personal security and EDC-style considerations.

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77% relevance

Subscribers 4.5M

Videos 407

Views 754.6M

Appearances 7

SERP 62%

Similarity 87%

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Shares interest in tactical gear and navigation-style skills; 77% match with search at 62% and content at 87%, suggesting they attract a similar audience but emphasize gear reviews and terrain tactics in a more tactical format.

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74% relevance

Subscribers 956K

Videos 1.2K

Views 134.3M

Appearances 3

SERP 63%

Similarity 82%

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Aligned around short-range combat and optics topics; 74% match with search 63% and content 82%, indicating a similar audience for firearms-focused guidance though leaning more toward weapon evaluation and night concepts.

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74% relevance

Subscribers 601K

Videos 1.1K

Views 113.2M

Appearances 6

SERP 60%

Similarity 83%

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Competes for the same crowd with emphasis on tactical gear and home defense; 74% match with search 60% and content 83%, showing audience overlap with practical gear and CCW tips but a heavier tactical emphasis.

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Top competitors by match strength are City Prepping (86% match) and TA Outdoors (85% match). They share overlapping queries with Dirty Civilian such as civilian preparedness, cold weather preparedness, survival mindset training, survival skills, and camouflage techniques. Garand Thumb (77% match) and Tactical Rifleman (74% match) also compete on tactical gear evaluation, terrain navigation, short range combat training, weapon optics, and night vision basics. Dirty Civilian has 728K subscribers, while the competitors range from 799K (Jason Hanson) to 4.5M (Garand Thumb) and 2.5M (TA Outdoors); overall, the space is populated by larger channels with similar instructional and gear-focused content.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Dirty Civilian?

Dirty Civilian's biggest competitors on YouTube are City Prepping (86% match, 1.2M subscribers), TA Outdoors (85% match, 2.5M subscribers), and Jason Hanson (78% match, 799K subscribers). They all focus on preparedness, survival, and tactical skills, sharing a niche of training, gear, and self-reliance similar to Dirty Civilian.

What type of content does Dirty Civilian make?

Dirty Civilian creates training and preparedness content focused on tactical gear, survival, bushcraft, and DIY gear projects, as seen in titles like Modernizing the MP5k for Civilian EDC and You Can’t Buy Capability... or Can You?; it uploads about 1.0 video per week, with average views around 140.5K per video.

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