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Garry Tan
Subscribers 281K
Videos 187
Views 8.9M

Channels Like Garry Tan

Garry Tan's channel centers on startups, venture capital, and founder guidance, with keywords like startups, Silicon Valley vc, Y Combinator, and startup founder guiding videos. The content appears to include thoughtful talks, lessons on building companies, and insights from a VC and founder perspective, likely spanning tutorials, deep-dives, and motivational discussions. The channel posts 187 videos since joining in 2006, averaging about 24.1K views per video, with an overall view count of 8.9M and an approximate upload rate of 0.3 videos per week.

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We found 43 YouTube channels similar to Garry Tan

Y Combinator YouTube channel thumbnail
Subscribers 2.2M
Videos 786
Views 94.6M
Appearances 47
SERP 100%
Similarity 81%
startups funding founder advice early stage startups

High search overlap on startups funding and founder/advisor topics (100% search similarity) with content tailored to early-stage startups, mirroring Garry Tan's focus though YC presents as a funding program rather than personal founder content.

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#2

65% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M
Videos 255K
Views 8.8B
Appearances 21
SERP 50%
Similarity 75%
founder advice early stage startups startup finance tips

Significant audience overlap for founder advice and early-stage startup tips (content similarity 75%), aligning with Garry Tan's themes but delivering talks in a broader, event-based format rather than channel-hosted founder counsel.

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#3
The Startup Club by Slidebean

64% relevance

Subscribers 48.5K
Videos 100
Views 1.5M
Appearances 13
SERP 39%
Similarity 80%
startups funding early stage startups startup finance tips

Shares audiences around startups funding and early-stage tips (content similarity 80%), but slides-based, structured startup guidance differentiates from Garry Tan’s more narrative founder-focused content.

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#4

57% relevance

Subscribers 27.2M
Videos 5.5K
Views 3.1B
Appearances 10
SERP 27%
Similarity 77%
founder advice early stage startups startup finance tips

Broad founder and startup finance topic overlap (content similarity 77%), yet TED’s science/idea-first presentation style differs from Garry Tan’s practical founder-focused guidance.

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#5
Startup Archive

56% relevance

Subscribers 33.2K
Videos 1.6K
Views 6.3M
Appearances 7
SERP 15%
Similarity 83%
founder advice early stage startups startup finance tips

Overlap on founder advice and startup finance tips (content similarity 83%), but Startup Archive aggregates historical content rather than actively mentoring founders as Garry Tan does.

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#6

56% relevance

Subscribers 658K
Videos 376
Views 37.1M
Appearances 8
SERP 11%
Similarity 85%
founder advice early stage startups tech founder interviews

Tech founder interviews and founder-focused topics yield similar search intent (content similarity 85%), yet EO emphasizes entrepreneurial organization programs rather than individual founder storytelling in a personal channel.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are Y Combinator (89% match) and TED Talks (65% match). Y Combinator closely overlaps on queries like startups funding, founder advice, and early stage startups, while TED covers founder advice, early stage startups, and startup finance tips. The Startup Club by Slidebean (64% match) also competes on similar topics. Compared to Garry Tan, Y Combinator has significantly more subscribers (2.2M) than Garry Tan (281K), with TED (44.2M) and TED Talks being even larger. All three share overlapping query areas around startup funding, founder guidance, and early-stage startup insights.

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#8 54% Lenny's Podcast 80% 560K 13% 8
#9 54% jayhoovy 83% 192K 9% 4
#10 53% Slidebean 77% 650K 17% 7
#11 53% Harvard Innovation Labs 81% 419K 11% 6
#12 53% Brett Fox 79% 21.8K 12% 4
#13 52% Dan Martell 79% 2.4M 11% 5
#14 52% Forbes 76% 2.1M 15% 3
#15 52% Raw Startup 80% 110K 9% 5
#16 52% Linq 82% 16.7K 6% 4
#17 51% Tony Robbins 81% 2.6M 5% 2
#18 50% Stanford Graduate School of Business 79% 2.7M 8% 5
#19 50% Simon Sinek 78% 2.7M 9% 4
#20 50% Alex Hormozi 81% 4.0M 5% 4
#21 50% Dreamit 80% 29.7K 5% 1
#22 50% TechCrunch 80% 671K 4% 1
#23 50% Young Entrepreneurs Forum 78% 896K 8% 5
#24 50% The Science of Scaling 80% 48.6K 5% 2
#25 49% Jim Rohn World 78% 26.6K 6% 1
#26 49% Techstars 76% 23.5K 8% 3
#27 49% Professor Claudia Zeisberger 77% 12.3K 5% 3
#28 48% Kauffman FoundersSchool 76% 48.4K 7% 3
#29 48% a16z crypto 76% 22.7K 6% 1
#30 48% Ahana Banerjee 77% 5.5K 4% 1
#31 47% Tae Kim - Financial Tortoise 75% 337K 6% 2
#32 47% Christian Peverelli - WeAreNoCode 76% 306K 4% 2
#33 47% CNBC Television 73% 3.3M 8% 2
#34 47% This Week in Startups 75% 352K 5% 6
#35 47% SMB Capital 75% 701K 5% 1
#36 46% Nikhil Kamath Clips 74% 322K 5% 5
#37 46% Carta 74% 21.9K 4% 3
#38 46% Stanford Decisions and Ethics Center 74% 9.7K 4% 1
#39 46% MIT OpenCourseWare 70% 6.2M 10% 3
#40 45% Philipp Humm 71% 220K 6% 2
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#43 43% Patrick Boyle 69% 1.1M 4% 4

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Garry Tan?

Garry Tan's biggest competitors on YouTube are Y Combinator (89% match, 2.2M subscribers), TEDx Talks (65% match, 44.2M subscribers), and The Startup Club by Slidebean (64% match, 48.5K subscribers). They share a focus on entrepreneurship, startups, and business or founder-oriented content that targets aspiring founders and investors.

What type of content does Garry Tan make?

Garry Tan creates talks and insights about entrepreneurship, startups, and venture capital, as suggested by video titles like Change the Game Before the Game Changes You and Make Your Own Luck. He uploads roughly 0.3 times per week, averaging about 24.1K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Garry Tan?

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