Joshua Charow

Subscribers 168K

Videos 77

Views 12.3M

Channels Like Joshua Charow

Joshua Charow captures documentary storytelling focused on NYC-based artists, lofts, and painter lifestyles, often presenting in-depth explorations of artist couples, studios, and historic spaces. The channel leans toward documentary-style videos with strong visual storytelling and photography-driven insights, evidenced by titles about artist lofts, painter homes, and artist collaborations. Uploads appear to be frequent, with recent videos listing multiple NYC artist-focused topics, and average views per video around 250K.

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#1

Contemporary Art Issue view on YouTube ▶

84% relevance

Subscribers 187K

Videos 200

Views 10.3M

Appearances 17

SERP 100%

Similarity 73%

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Shares audience interest in contemporary artists and artist studios (queries like 'contemporary artists living' and 'contemporary art studios'), with a high search overlap (100%) but slightly lower content similarity (73%), aligning with Joshua Charow’s focus on modern artists and studio space.

#2

Louisiana Channel

71% relevance

Subscribers 453K

Videos 1.3K

Views 68.2M

Appearances 8

SERP 66%

Similarity 75%

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Targets viewers of artist lifestyle documentaries and contemporary artists living, matching Joshua Charow’s themes of artist homes and studios, with strong search overlap (66%) and solid content alignment (75%), indicating a similar viewer base and topic scope.

#3

SLEW

68% relevance

Subscribers 537K

Videos 452

Views 72.8M

Appearances 7

SERP 60%

Similarity 72%

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Broadcasts urban artist portraits and artist studio tours, paralleling Charow’s emphasis on studio spaces and artist lives, showing substantial search overlap (60%) and good content match (72%), though with a slightly more architectural/portrait slant.

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#4

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65% relevance

Subscribers 1.8M

Videos 85

Views 64.9M

Appearances 3

SERP 57%

Similarity 70%

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Explores NYC artists, artist neighborhoods, and art history, connecting to Charow’s NYC-focused artist studio and living themes with notable search overlap (57%) and strong content similarity (70%).

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#5

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64% relevance

Subscribers 1.4M

Videos 522

Views 180.8M

Appearances 3

SERP 59%

Similarity 68%

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Centers on art and studio architecture and lighting design, aligning with Charow’s emphasis on the physical studio space and environment, evidenced by solid search overlap (59%) and good content alignment (68%).

#6

Homeworthy view on YouTube ▶

64% relevance

Subscribers 761K

Videos 3.6K

Views 267.2M

Appearances 10

SERP 64%

Similarity 64%

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Features artist lofts and painter homes as part of a home-and-studio aesthetic, echoing Charow’s focus on artist living spaces; shows equal search and content overlap (64%), indicating parallel audience interests.

Content Landscape

Top competitors include Great Art Explained (65% match, 1.8M subscribers) and Louisiana Channel (71% match, 453K subscribers). Both share overlapping queries such as New York City artists, artist lifestyle documentary, contemporary artists living, and artist studio architecture. Contemporary Art Issue (84% match, 187K subscribers) also aligns on contemporary artists living and artist residency NYC. Joshua Charow has 168K subscribers, smaller than these competitors, and overlaps with search terms related to artist lofts, NYC painter studios, and urban artist portraits, indicating competition primarily around documentary-style art and artist living spaces in NYC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Joshua Charow?

Contemporary Art Issue (84% match, 187K subscribers), Louisiana Channel (71% match, 453K subscribers), and SLEW (68% match, 537K subscribers). All three focus on art and artist-related content, similar to Joshua Charow's emphasis on painters and art spaces.

What type of content does Joshua Charow make?

Joshua Charow creates documentary-style content about artists and their studios, with videos like This Artist Couple Lives on the Last Ellis Island Ferry Boat, Inside a 91-Year-Old Painter's NYC Loft, The Last Black Cowboys in NYC, How a Painter Couple Spent 65 Years Making Art Together, and Inside a Painter’s Downtown NYC Loft of 45 Years. Uploads appear to be multiple videos per week, with average views around 249.8K per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Joshua Charow?

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