Jonathan Young

Subscribers 2.3M

Videos 709

Views 1.1B

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Jonathan Young performs singer and music producer content with a focus on epic, fantasy, and nautical themes, including sea shanty metal, bardcore, and character-inspired songs (e.g., Astarion, Shadowheart, Karlach). Video titles and keywords indicate a mix of metal and rock covers, sea shanties, and soundtrack-inspired tracks, often featuring collaborations; content style spans music covers, parodies, and thematic musical storytelling. The channel publishes frequently, with an average of about 161.1K views per video and typical runtimes around 7 minutes, reflecting a steady upload cadence since joining in 2012.

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We found 43 YouTube channels similar to Jonathan Young

#1

Home Free

84% relevance

Subscribers 1.9M

Videos 625

Views 933.5M

Appearances 15

SERP 100%

Similarity 73%

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Both target fans of sea shanties and maritime-themed singing with high query overlap on sea shanty covers and epic sea shanties, though Home Free leans more toward vocal harmony covers while Jonathan Young pursues mythic storytelling energy.

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#2

Pirates of the Horizon

81% relevance

Subscribers 4.5K

Videos 78

Views 1.1M

Appearances 14

SERP 88%

Similarity 75%

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They share a focus on epic sea shanties and historical ship songs, with strong search alignment (88%) though Pirates of the Horizon has more niche collaboration content versus Jonathan Young's broader storytelling approach.

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#3

Iron Straw Inc

71% relevance

Subscribers 20.3K

Videos 145

Views 4.1M

Appearances 8

SERP 52%

Similarity 83%

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Both engage audiences via pirate/folk metal-influenced sea songs, giving a solid search overlap for pirate metal queries (52%), but Iron Straw Inc emphasizes metalStyling while Jonathan Young centers on narrative musical performances.

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#4

Sails & Songs

69% relevance

Subscribers 1.7K

Videos 237

Views 518.3K

Appearances 9

SERP 47%

Similarity 83%

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They compete for sea shanty covers and collaborations, showing high search overlap (47%) and highly similar content emphasis on historical ship songs, though Sails & Songs may be more traditional folk-leaning.

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#5

The Longest Johns

67% relevance

Subscribers 572K

Videos 740

Views 229.5M

Appearances 7

SERP 58%

Similarity 74%

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Similar focus on sea shanty covers and collaborations with epic-style sea shanties, reflected in substantial search overlap (58%), while Longest Johns often lean toward traditional ensemble performances versus Jonathan Young's mythic storytelling spin.

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#6

Nini Music

64% relevance

Subscribers 308K

Videos 527

Views 41.0M

Appearances 7

SERP 47%

Similarity 75%

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Share audience interest through folk metal covers and sea-song-inspired pieces, with notable search overlap (47%), although Nini Music concentrates more on metal covers than Jonathan Young's narrative sea songs.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are Home Free (84% match) and Pirates of the Horizon (81% match). Both align with overlapping queries such as sea shanty covers, epic sea shanties, and historical or naval-themed songs, paralleling Jonathan Young’s bardcore and sea shanty content. Iron Straw Inc (71% match) and Sails & Songs (69% match) also share pirate metal and sea shanty themes, while The Longest Johns (67% match) similarly targets sea shanty covers and collaborations. Jonathan Young has 2.3M subscribers, significantly larger than Pirates of the Horizon (4.5K) and Iron Straw Inc (20.3K), though Home Free (1.9M) is closer in size to Jonathan Young. Competitors converge on sea shanty and epic/folk metal queries, indicating overlapping audience interests around historical ship songs and fantasy-inspired music.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Jonathan Young?

Home Free — 84% match, 1.9M subscribers; Pirates of the Horizon — 81% match, 4.5K subscribers; Iron Straw Inc — 71% match, 20.3K subscribers. All have similar genres or themes related to vocal/choral or niche musical content and potential audience overlap with Jonathan Young.

What type of content does Jonathan Young make?

Jonathan Young creates vocal cover content, often with metal or sea shanty influences, as seen in titles like WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE (K-Pop Demon Hunters) and SEA SHANTY METAL. He uploads multiple videos with varying views; recent videos show up to 1.3M views and others with tens of thousands. The channel averages about 161.1K views per video and has a high-frequency release pattern (average uploads per week).

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