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Matt Brown
Subscribers 208K
Videos 149
Views 9.1M

Channels Like Matt Brown

Matt Brown's channel focuses on IoT security research, hardware hacking, pentesting, and reverse engineering of embedded devices, with tutorials and hands-on security training evidenced by video titles like firmware extraction, SSL decryption, and router/camera security hacking. The content style appears to be tutorial-driven deep-dives and practical demonstrations, with frequent uploads and an average view count around the mid-hundreds of thousands per video. The channel has 208K subscribers and 9.1M total views across 149 videos since joining Aug 29, 2022.

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Subscribers 1.6M
Videos 1.5K
Views 108.6M
Appearances 10
SERP 100%
Similarity 69%
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Both target IoT security and network device exploitation, with high search overlap (100% for shared queries like iot security training and iot camera security hacking) and substantial content similarity (69%), indicating overlapping technical focus but IBM may present more enterprise-scale tutorials.

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78% relevance

Subscribers 3.0M
Videos 2K
Views 351.8M
Appearances 9
SERP 72%
Similarity 82%
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Share a strong emphasis on IoT security hacking and hardware-oriented security topics, with identical queries like iot camera security hacking and malware analysis hardware; content similarity is high (82%), aligning closely in practical, hands-on hacking and analysis tutorials.

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Flashback Team

78% relevance

Subscribers 67.7K
Videos 10
Views 2.1M
Appearances 9
SERP 65%
Similarity 86%
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Converge on hardware hacking and embedded device pentesting, including firmware techniques; search overlap (65%) and exceptional content similarity (86%) show very aligned topics and tutorial style, though Flashback emphasizes hardware-oriented workflows.

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John Hammond

78% relevance

Subscribers 2.1M
Videos 1.7K
Views 85.7M
Appearances 8
SERP 77%
Similarity 78%
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Both cover firmware extraction and router/network device analysis, reflected in high search overlap (77%) and solid content similarity (78%), indicating parallel deep-dive technical content on device exploitation.

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The Cyber Mentor

75% relevance

Subscribers 981K
Videos 573
Views 36.9M
Appearances 12
SERP 76%
Similarity 75%
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Focuses on IoT security training and hardware hacking with an emphasis on secure firmware, matching Matt Brown on IoT topics and hardware tutorials; search (76%) and content (75%) show strong alignment in technique and pedagogy.

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DEFCONConference

65% relevance

Subscribers 398K
Videos 4.6K
Views 34.6M
Appearances 6
SERP 43%
Similarity 79%
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Shares interest in embedded device pentesting and reverse engineering hardware, with substantial content overlap (79%) though lower direct search alignment (43%) indicating a broader conference-driven audience beyond individual tutorial style.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors include IBM Technology (81% match, 1.6M subscribers) and John Hammond (78% match, 2.1M subscribers), both aligning on queries like iot security training, firmware extraction techniques, and network device exploitation. David Bombal (78% match, 3M subscribers) also overlaps on iot camera security hacking and hardware malware analysis. The Cyber Mentor (75% match, 981K subscribers) shares interests in iot security training and hardware hacking tutorials. Matt Brown’s audience targets niche IoT pentesting and embedded device security, while the competitors span larger audiences with similar topics; subscriber counts show Matt Brown is smaller than several peers (IBM, Bombal, Hammond) but competes directly on overlapping queries such as firmware extraction and router firmware analysis.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Matt Brown?

Matt Brown's biggest competitors on YouTube are IBM Technology (81% match, 1.6M subscribers), David Bombal (78% match, 3M subscribers), and Flashback Team (78% match, 67.7K subscribers). They share a focus on networking, cybersecurity, and IT training content with emphasis on technical demonstrations and hacking/security topics.

What type of content does Matt Brown make?

Matt Brown creates content about network security, hacking demonstrations, and privacy-related topics, as evidenced by video titles about license plate readers, hacking routers, decrypting SSL, and security cameras. He averages around 468.1K views per video, and the channel shows multiple high-view uploads, with several videos in the hundreds of thousands to millions of views.

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