Forged in Fire

Subscribers 981K

Videos 908

Views 255.1M

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Forged in Fire covers world-class bladesmith competitions focused on creating historic edged weapons, featuring knives and swords, bladesmithing, and related metalworking themes. The channel emphasizes competition-style content with potential tutorials and demonstrations, as suggested by keywords like blade making, sword making, and will it keel, plus episode-style terms and historical weapon references; recent videos show compilations and demonstrations, indicating a mix of tutorials, compilations, and competitive showcases. With 981K subscribers, 255.1M total views, 908 videos published, and activity since April 21, 2021, it maintains an average of about 43K views per video.

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#1

HISTORY view on YouTube ▶

79% relevance

Subscribers 15.2M

Videos 11K

Views 5.0B

Appearances 27

SERP 100%

Similarity 66%

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Both target fans of historical blades and blade-smithing competition, sharing searches like forged in fire swords and historical edged weapons, though HISTORY's content leans more toward history programming (66% content match) while it aligns with Forged in Fire on the competition appeal (79% overall match).

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OUTDOORS55 view on YouTube ▶

66% relevance

Subscribers 474K

Videos 384

Views 109.4M

Appearances 9

SERP 55%

Similarity 73%

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Appeals to viewers interested in blade forging and heat treatment, with overlapping queries on forging heat treating and blade sharpening methods; content focus is more instructional hobby techniques (73% content match) compared to Forged in Fire's competition-based format (66% overall match).

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Alec Steele view on YouTube ▶

65% relevance

Subscribers 3M

Videos 1.1K

Views 622.9M

Appearances 8

SERP 48%

Similarity 77%

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Cater to enthusiasts of medieval blade making and historic weapon forging, sharing queries like medieval blade making and historic weapon forging; content overlaps are high (77% content match) but Alec often emphasizes artisan build videos rather than televised competition format (65% overall match).

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scholagladiatoria view on YouTube ▶

65% relevance

Subscribers 526K

Videos 2.2K

Views 142.9M

Appearances 9

SERP 56%

Similarity 70%

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Centers on armor and weapon history and medieval sword design, matching historical blade design queries and history-focused content; shares audience with Forged in Fire though scholagladiatoria emphasizes historical context (70% content match) versus competition shows (65% overall match).

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Skallagrim

61% relevance

Subscribers 1.6M

Videos 1.6K

Views 460.3M

Appearances 6

SERP 45%

Similarity 72%

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Targets historical blade designs and medieval sword design with reviews of blade ability and weapon history, overlapping on historical blade content; content is more educational/history-oriented (72% content match) while search overlap on similar weapon topics is notable (61% overall match).

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Knives Project

60% relevance

Subscribers 428K

Videos 257

Views 206.9M

Appearances 5

SERP 30%

Similarity 81%

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Focuses on steel forging techniques and hand forging, plus blade casting methods, aligning on technical forge methods in searches (30% search overlap) but shares strong content overlap (81% content match) on forging techniques and blades, drawing the same DIY-forge audience (60% overall match).

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Top competitors include HISTORY (79% match, 15.2M subscribers) and Alec Steele (65% match, 3M subscribers). HISTORY matches strongly on forged in fire swords, historical edged weapons, and bladesmith competition, while Alec Steele aligns with medieval blade making, knife making competition, and historic weapon forging. Other nearby rivals include scholagladiatoria (65% match, 526K subscribers) and OUTDOORS55 (66% match, 474K subscribers) with overlapping queries related to armor and weapon history, historical blade designs, medieval sword design, blade forging heat treatment, and blade sharpening methods. Forged in Fire has 981K subscribers, significantly smaller than HISTORY but larger than most of the identified competitors, illustrating a tiered landscape where larger heritage channels dominate search terms, while mid-sized creators vie for related queries.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Forged in Fire?

HISTORY — 79% match, 15.2M subscribers; OUTDOORS55 — 66% match, 474K subscribers; Alec Steele — 65% match, 3M subscribers. They all share content focused on history, craft, and blade/blacksmith related topics, with substantial subscriber bases and competition or historical weapon-making themes similar to Forged in Fire.

What type of content does Forged in Fire make?

Forged in Fire creates videos about bladesmithing, sword and knife making, and competitive blade crafting, evidenced by titles like Steel Once Wielded by Legends | Compilation, Blades of the Big Screen, Scrapyard Steel Showdown, and Intense Judge Injuries & Dangerous Fails. The channel averages about 43K views per video and posts multiple times per week.

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