Jon Gjengset

Subscribers 108K

Videos 121

Views 5.9M

Channels Like Jon Gjengset

Jon Gjengset creates Rust programming content focused on building libraries and tools in Rust, with streams intended for users already familiar with Rust and seeking larger, more involved projects. The channel emphasizes tutorials and deep-dives (evidenced by topics like lifetimes, macros, iterators, smart pointers, and memory ordering) and publishes around 121 videos since 2013, with an average view count around 116.6K per video. Uploads appear to be frequent, indicated by multiple recent Crust of Rust installments and a variety of Rust topics.

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#1

Let's Get Rusty view on YouTube ▶

87% relevance

Subscribers 167K

Videos 203

Views 14.4M

Appearances 89

SERP 100%

Similarity 79%

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Scores highest overall for the match (87%), driven by shared focus on Rust tutorials and intermediate topics, including rust intermediate and macro programming, indicating a strong audience overlap despite differing presentation style.

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58% relevance

Subscribers 289K

Videos 61

Views 14.6M

Appearances 16

SERP 20%

Similarity 82%

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Shows a solid audience overlap (58%) with Jon Gjengset primarily through Rust tutorials and macro programming content, though less alignment on search queries suggests broader content and a slightly different emphasis (async/await) than Gjengset.

#3

Rustfully

57% relevance

Subscribers 13.2K

Videos 98

Views 394.0K

Appearances 12

SERP 16%

Similarity 84%

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Similarities peak on macro programming and lifetime topics (84% content match), signaling a closely aligned Rust-focused tutorial niche even though their search alignment is modest (16%).

#4

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55% relevance

Subscribers 83.6K

Videos 127

Views 6.8M

Appearances 20

SERP 20%

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54% relevance

Subscribers 9.3K

Videos 144

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Appearances 9

SERP 10%

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Overlaps with Rust intermediate and tutorials plus a high content similarity (83%), reflecting a shared Rust tutorial niche with some variance in subtopic emphasis (variance subtyping).

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54% relevance

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Videos 228

Views 2.8M

Appearances 9

SERP 12%

Similarity 82%

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Aligns on Rust async/await and related concepts (82% content), showing a close tutorial-focused Rust channel with different audience signals reflected in search query overlap.

Content Landscape

Top competitors include Let's Get Rusty (87% match) with 167K subscribers and No Boilerplate (58% match) with 289K subscribers. Both overlap with Jon Gjengset on queries such as rust intermediate, rust tutorials, rust macro programming, and rust async await in some combination, highlighting a shared focus on Rust educational content. Rustfully (57% match) with 12K subscribers also overlaps on rust macro programming and lifetime-related queries, while Code to the Moon (55% match) and Dario (54% match) further share interests in rust intermediate topics and ownership or subtyping variance. Jon Gjengset has 108K subscribers and 5.9M total views, placing it between the more entertainment-focused No Boilerplate and the smaller Rustfully, with competitor sizes ranging from 12K to 289K subscribers.

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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 and Rust tutorials, similar to Jon Gjengset's Rust-focused content.

What type of content does Jon Gjengset make?

Jon Gjengset creates Rust programming content, including live coding and tutorials. Video titles indicate topics like lifetimes, declarative macros, iterators, smart pointers, and interior mutability. The channel averages about 116.6K views per video, with an inferred upload cadence around multiple videos per week.

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