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Subscribers 103K

Videos 121

Views 5.4M

Channels Like Dr Thomas Smithyman

Dr Thomas Smithyman covers psychology-related topics focused on social anxiety, dating anxiety, shyness, eye contact, attraction, and social interaction. The content appears as tutorials and deep-dives leveraging psychology concepts to help viewers optimize social and psychological health, with videos on attraction, social anxiety, conversation, and how to read social cues. Uploads are frequent, with an average of about 0 min per video listed and an inferred cadence from recent uploads, and the channel has 103K subscribers and 5.4M total views.

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#1

Psych2Go view on YouTube ▶

86% relevance

Subscribers 13M

Videos 3.9K

Views 2.1B

Appearances 34

SERP 100%

Similarity 77%

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Both target broad psychology topics including attraction and dating psychology, sharing high search overlap (100% for the queries given) and strong content alignment (77% content match), indicating a similar audience and topic coverage with Psych2Go’s format differing in style.

#2

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79% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 25

SERP 96%

Similarity 68%

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They compete on audience interest in psychology of attraction and dating psychology (high search overlap 96%) and cover related conversation techniques, with substantial content alignment (68%), though TEDx Talks presents more lecture-style talks than Dr. Smithyman’s format.

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#3

Vanessa Van Edwards view on YouTube ▶

62% relevance

Subscribers 1.2M

Videos 1.6K

Views 86.1M

Appearances 13

SERP 38%

Similarity 78%

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Both emphasize dating-related social dynamics like first impressions and dating body language (high content overlap 78%), yet Vanessa’s channel focuses more on practical in-person coaching, while search overlap for these queries is strong (38% search) indicating audience interest but varied delivery.

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TED-Ed view on YouTube ▶

60% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 10

SERP 43%

Similarity 72%

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Shares interest in psychology topics such as attraction and first impression science with significant content similarity (72%), and substantial search overlap (43%), though TED-Ed typically uses animated explainers rather than Dr. Smithyman’s narrative style.

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#5

Matthew Hussey view on YouTube ▶

60% relevance

Subscribers 3.4M

Videos 1.2K

Views 618.2M

Appearances 15

SERP 30%

Similarity 80%

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Both cover dating psychology and dating tips with notable content similarity (80%) and meaningful search overlap (30%), indicating an audience overlap despite Hussey’s emphasis on actionable dating advice and coaching format.

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Jay Shetty Podcast view on YouTube ▶

59% relevance

Subscribers 5.4M

Videos 2.1K

Views 538.1M

Appearances 13

SERP 38%

Similarity 73%

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Engages with dating psychology and relationship communication, showing solid content alignment (73%) and moderate search overlap (38%), reflecting a shared audience interested in psychology-inflected relationship guidance.

Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include Psych2Go (86% match) and TEDx Talks (79% match) as top matches, sharing overlapping queries such as psychology of attraction, dating psychology, and social anxiety psychology. Vanessa Van Edwards (62% match) and TED-Ed (60% match) also compete on topics like building romantic chemistry and first impression science. Matthew Hussey (60% match) overlaps on dating psychology and dating tips psychology. Dr Thomas Smithyman has 103K subscribers, while Psych2Go leads with 13M subscribers, TEDx Talks with 44.2M, TED-Ed with 22.4M, Vanessa Van Edwards with 1.2M, and Matthew Hussey with 3.4M, indicating a size gap but overlapping search queries around attraction, dating psychology, and social interaction.

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#11	57%	Todd V Dating	80%	310K	22%	5
#12	56%	Practical Psychology ▶	83%	2.3M	15%	2
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#14	55%	Vinh Giang	77%	4.4M	22%	6
#15	55%	Chris Williamson ▶	76%	4.2M	23%	8
#16	55%	Relationship Psychology While You Sleep	84%	1.3K	11%	2
#17	54%	Courtney Ryan ▶	78%	884K	19%	7
#18	54%	TED ▶	69%	27.2M	32%	7
#19	54%	Robert Greene	74%	2.2M	25%	5
#20	54%	Liz Rose	81%	75.6K	14%	2
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#23	52%	Charisma on Command	79%	7.0M	11%	8
#24	52%	Therapy in a Nutshell ▶	76%	2.4M	16%	6
#25	51%	Eye Contact Psychology	75%	8.2K	17%	6
#26	51%	SocialNeuro	76%	18.2K	14%	2
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#28	50%	Casey Zander	75%	646K	13%	5
#29	50%	Modern Shift	77%	14.8K	10%	1
#30	50%	Orion Taraban	73%	988K	15%	3
#31	50%	Psychology with Dr. Ana	72%	650K	17%	5
#32	49%	Chase Hughes	74%	1.6M	13%	1
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Dr Thomas Smithyman ?

Psych2Go (86% match, 13M subscribers), TEDx Talks (79% match, 44.2M subscribers), and Vanessa Van Edwards (62% match, 1.2M subscribers). They share a focus on psychology, social dynamics, and personal development, often exploring topics like attraction, dating, and social behavior.

What type of content does Dr Thomas Smithyman make?

Dr Thomas Smithyman creates psychology-focused content about social anxiety, dating anxiety, shyness, and exposure-based strategies. Video titles indicate topics on attraction, meeting new people, magnetic presence, playing hard to get, and what makes people attractive. The channel averages about 99.6K views per video, with recent uploads including multiple videos such as What Actually Drives Attraction (119.8K views) and This Makes People More Attractive (73.9K views), and an upload rate described as about ~? uploads per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Dr Thomas Smithyman ?

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