Gary Explains

Subscribers 349K

Videos 822

Views 44.1M

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Gary Explains covers tech explainers and tutorials, focusing on how stuff works, hardware demonstrations, DIY tech tasks, and software tools explained. The channel emphasizes clear explanations and practical demonstrations, with recent videos ranging from headless Raspberry Pi setups to AI agents and IT workflow topics. Uploads appear frequent, and videos average around 36K views, based on recent performance and subscriber metrics (349K) across 822 videos since joining Feb 16, 2018.

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IBM Technology view on YouTube

87% relevance

Subscribers 1.6M

Videos 1.5K

Views 108.6M

Appearances 17

SERP 100%

Similarity 78%

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Both target tech fundamentals and enterprise topics like cloud AI, with high search overlap (100%) but IBM Technology diverges in content style from Gary Explains (78% content match) by focusing more on enterprise AI and cloud services rather than Gary's more explainer-driven format.

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Branch Education view on YouTube

79% relevance

Subscribers 2.7M

Videos 59

Views 112.0M

Appearances 4

SERP 84%

Similarity 75%

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Share a strong emphasis on hardware and hands-on demos (queries like hardware demonstrations, hardware teardown), with high search alignment (84%) but Branch Education’s content is more hardware teardown-focused, yielding a notable content gap (75%).

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78% relevance

Subscribers 4.1M

Videos 790

Views 673.5M

Appearances 10

SERP 75%

Similarity 80%

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Both cover software tools and Raspberry Pi topics with solid search overlap (75%), yet Fireship’s style emphasizes rapid, tool-centric explainers and short-form tutorials that differ from Gary Explains’ longer, foundational videos (80% content match).

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ExplainingComputers view on YouTube

71% relevance

Subscribers 1.2M

Videos 661

Views 147.6M

Appearances 6

SERP 49%

Similarity 85%

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Overlap on computer hardware basics and Windows on Linux (queries high at 49% search overlap and 85% content similarity), but ExplainingComputers leans more into practical hardware explanations while Gary Explains maintains broader IT concepts (49% search suggests weaker alignment).

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PowerCert Animated Videos view on YouTube

71% relevance

Subscribers 1.7M

Videos 127

Views 153.4M

Appearances 8

SERP 69%

Similarity 72%

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Both cover virtualization and cloud fundamentals, giving solid query alignment (69% search) and similar content emphasis (72%), though PowerCert uses animated, step-by-step visuals that differentiate its delivery from Gary Explains’ live-action/voice-over style.

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CBT Nuggets view on YouTube

70% relevance

Subscribers 365K

Videos 1.8K

Views 46.8M

Appearances 6

SERP 63%

Similarity 75%

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Shares a footing in IT topics like file synchronization and network troubleshooting with moderate search overlap (63%) and decent content similarity (75%), but CBT Nuggets targets focused IT training courses versus Gary Explains’ broader explainers.

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Top competitors by match strength are IBM Technology (87% match) and Branch Education (79% match). Fireship (78% match) and ExplainingComputers (71% match) are also relevant, with PowerCert Animated Videos (71% match) close in overlap. Common overlapping queries include cloud AI fundamentals, AI agents overview, KVM virtualization basics, hardware demonstrations, and Windows on Linux. Gary Explains has 349K subscribers, while IBM Technology leads with 1.6M, Branch Education with 2.7M, Fireship with 4.1M, ExplainingComputers with 1.2M, and PowerCert Animated Videos with 1.7M, indicating a substantial size gap but overlapping audience interests in tech explainers and virtualization concepts.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Gary Explains?

The top competitors for Gary Explains are IBM Technology (87% match, 1.6M subscribers), Branch Education (79% match, 2.7M subscribers), and Fireship (78% match, 4.1M subscribers). They all produce tech-focused explainers and tutorials for IT, programming, and hardware concepts, similar to Gary Explains' educational tech content.

What type of content does Gary Explains make?

Gary Explains creates explanatory and tutorial content about technology topics. Based on video titles, the channel covers AI, Apple hardware design, Raspberry Pi setups, and IT workflow tools, with an average of about 36K views per video and multiple uploads weekly.

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