GMHikaru

Subscribers 3.2M

Videos 5.3K

Views 1.3B

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GMHikaru covers chess education, instruction, and gameplay analysis, leveraging keywords like chess, Hikaru Nakamura, speed chess, and various openings. The content style ranges from educational tutorials and explanatory commentary to live streams and speedrun-style videos, with new uploads and VODs from kick and twitch cross-posted on YouTube. It publishes a large volume of content (5,300 videos) and averages around 78.8K views per video, with an active presence since July 28, 2017; channel size is 3.2M subscribers and 1.3B total views.

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Videos 3K

Views 4.7B

Appearances 67

SERP 100%

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74% relevance

Subscribers 940K

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Appearances 52

SERP 80%

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Chess.com view on YouTube ▶

58% relevance

Subscribers 2.8M

Videos 6.9K

Views 1.7B

Appearances 19

SERP 28%

Similarity 78%

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ChessBase India view on YouTube ▶

54% relevance

Subscribers 3.0M

Videos 19K

Views 3.5B

Appearances 11

SERP 23%

Similarity 75%

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SERP 20%

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Videos 39

Views 1.3M

Appearances 11

SERP 20%

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Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include GothamChess (86% match, 7.2M subscribers) and Remote Chess Academy (74% match, 940K subscribers) as the top two. They share overlapping queries such as chess educational content, candidates tournament previews, and chess practice or study videos. Chess.com (58% match, 2.8M subscribers) also aligns on live streams and educational content, while ChessBase India (54% match, 3M subscribers) shares queries around candidates previews and analysis videos. GMHikaru sits between larger and smaller channels, with 3.2M subscribers compared to GothamChess's 7.2M and Chess.com’s 2.8M, indicating competition for similar chess education and prep/search topics.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to GMHikaru?

GOTHAMCHESS — 86% match, 7.2M subscribers; REMOTE CHESS ACADEMY — 74% match, 940K subscribers; CHESS.COM — 58% match, 2.8M subscribers. All three channels compete in chess education and entertainment on YouTube, featuring instruction, strategy, and game analysis with strong instructional tone and frequent content focused on chess skills and openings.

What type of content does GMHikaru make?

GMHikaru creates educational and entertaining chess content, including speedruns, preparation for events, and commentary, as indicated by video titles like MORE SLOWKARU EDUCATIONAL SPEEDRUN 2, BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!! and CANDIDATES ROUND 1 PREVIEW GAME. The channel averages about 78.8K views per video, and uploads occur regularly (implied by multiple recent videos).

How do we determine which channels are similar to GMHikaru?

We analyze GMHikaru's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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