Channels Like Jon Gjengset

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Jon Gjengset
Subscribers 106K
Videos 121
Views 5.8M

Jon Gjengset builds libraries and tools in Rust through streams that target users already somewhat familiar with Rust, focusing on larger and more involved projects. The channel emphasizes tutorials and deep-dives (e.g., Crust of Rust series) with a mix of Rust topics like memory management, macros, iterators, and async/await, and publishes content since 2013 with an average of about 116.6K views per video across 121 videos.

Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include Let's Get Rusty (87% match) and No Boilerplate (58% match) as top rivals, both sharing overlapping queries like rust intermediate, rust tutorials, and rust macro programming. Rustfully (57% match) also overlaps on rust macro programming and lifetime topics. While Jon Gjengset has 106K subscribers, Let's Get Rusty leads with 167K and No Boilerplate with 289K, indicating a larger audience base for overlapping Rust content. These channels compete in the Rust tutorial and macro programming space, aligning on queries such as rust tutorials and rust macro programming.

Similar Channels

We found 47 YouTube channels similar to Jon Gjengset

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#1 Let's Get Rusty

87% relevance

Subscribers 167K
Videos 203
Views 14.4M
Appearances 89
SERP 100%
Similarity 79%
rust intermediate rust tutorials rust macro programming

High search overlap on rust intermediate, rust tutorials, and rust macro programming (87% match) while their content emphasizes practical Rust tutorials, aligning with Gjengset's audience though with a distinct tutorial style.

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#2 No Boilerplate

58% relevance

Subscribers 289K
Videos 61
Views 14.6M
Appearances 16
SERP 20%
Similarity 82%
rust tutorials rust macro programming rust async await

Significant audience overlap through rust tutorials and rust macro programming (58% match) and Rust async/await topics, indicating shared interest in Rust language features despite different delivery style.

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#3 Rustfully

57% relevance

Subscribers 12K
Videos 81
Views 278.7K
Appearances 12
SERP 16%
Similarity 84%
rust macro programming rust lifetime annotations rust lifetime elision

Similar emphasis on rust macro programming and lifetime topics (57% match) suggesting a shared Rust-focused audience, though their content leans more into lifetimes than Gjengset's typical explanations.

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#4 Code to the Moon

55% relevance

Subscribers 83.6K
Videos 127
Views 6.8M
Appearances 20
SERP 20%
Similarity 79%
rust intermediate rust macro programming rust ownership model

Comparable interest in rust intermediate topics and macro programming (55% match) with Gjengset's audience drawn to Rust depth, but Code to the Moon may present with a different pacing and examples.

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#5 Dario

54% relevance

Subscribers 9.3K
Videos 144
Views 1.1M
Appearances 9
SERP 10%
Similarity 83%
rust intermediate rust tutorials rust subtyping variance

Overlap on rust intermediate and tutorials (54% match) plus a focus on subtyping variance, indicating a similar Rust-learning audience though Dart/A/B content style differs.

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#6 Trevor Sullivan

54% relevance

Subscribers 24.2K
Videos 228
Views 2.7M
Appearances 9
SERP 12%
Similarity 82%
rust async await rust iterators rust dispatch pointers

Shared searches on rust async await and dispatch/ownership concepts (54% match) aligning on advanced Rust topics, but Trevor's approach diverges in emphasis on systems-oriented tooling.

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#19 50% Rust Foundation 82% 6.1K 2% 5
#20 50% EuroRust 81% 4.5K 2% 3
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#22 49% The Dev Method 78% 7.3K 7% 7
#23 49% Jacob Pradels 75% 7.1K 10% 5
#24 48% Sreekanth 76% 11K 6% 6
#25 48% developerlife․com 78% 1.0K 3% 2
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#28 47% The PrimeTime 72% 1.1M 9% 13
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#31 45% BekBrace 74% 44.5K 3% 2
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#33 45% NDC Conferences 72% 218K 4% 4
#34 45% STELIC 73% 53K 4% 5
#35 45% Open Source 66% 3.5K 13% 16
#36 45% ThePrimeagen 73% 541K 2% 2
#37 45% Computerphile 73% 2.6M 2% 4
#38 45% leddoo 69% 15.7K 9% 5
#39 44% GOTO Conferences 71% 1.1M 5% 5
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Jon Gjengset?

Let’s Get Rusty — 87% match, 167K subscribers; No Boilerplate — 58% match, 289K subscribers; Rustfully — 57% match, 12K subscribers. All three channels focus on Rust programming content and related tutorials or demonstrations, aligning with Jon Gjengset’s Rust live-coding and educational niche.

What type of content does Jon Gjengset make?

Jon Gjengset creates Rust programming content, including topics like lifetime annotations, declarative macros, iterators, and smart pointers with interior mutability, as seen in video titles. His channel has an average of 116.6K views per video, and the stated uploads are weekly, based on the provided average views per video and the note about uploads per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Jon Gjengset?

We analyze Jon Gjengset'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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