ROOKIE

Subscribers 130K

Videos 97

Views 19.8M

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ROOKIE covers origins of cursed images, lost media, internet lore, ARGs, analog horror, and related online content through deep-dives and explorations. The channel emphasizes in-depth analyses and explorations of mysterious media, with a focus on lost media, creepy images, and historical internet phenomena; videos appear as long-form deep-dives averaging around 9 minutes, and uploads are frequent enough to sustain an active presence since joining in 2023, with an average of 218.5K views per video.

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#1

Chilling Scares view on YouTube ▶

87% relevance

Subscribers 2.7M

Videos 171

Views 528.1M

Appearances 35

SERP 100%

Similarity 78%

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Both target the horror-attraction audience with heavy emphasis on internet lore and creepypasta origins, reflected by a high search overlap (100%) yet Chilling Scares’ content diverges in style (78% content match) from ROOKIE’s approach.

#2

blameitonjorge

77% relevance

Subscribers 1.8M

Videos 122

Views 269.4M

Appearances 21

SERP 69%

Similarity 82%

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Shares interest in lost media and cursed images with ROOKIE, evidenced by strong search overlap (69%); however, its content emphasizes deeper lost-media narratives that are stylistically distinct from ROOKIE (82% content match).

#3

ShaiiValley

66% relevance

Subscribers 207K

Videos 63

Views 25.3M

Appearances 12

SERP 44%

Similarity 81%

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Targets missing and mysterious media similar to ROOKIE via related queries, but with a heavier focus on mystery content (81% content match) while search overlap is moderate (44%).

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#4

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64% relevance

Subscribers 1.8M

Videos 141

Views 260.9M

Appearances 16

SERP 48%

Similarity 74%

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Both cover internet lore and mysterious online imagery; ROOKIE’s audience overlaps with The Paint Explainer primarily on searches for 'mysterious online images' while their presentation differs (content match 74%, search 48%).

#5

Unexplained Mysteries

64% relevance

Subscribers 2.0M

Videos 7.3K

Views 713.1M

Appearances 15

SERP 52%

Similarity 71%

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Aligns with ROOKIE on unexplained media and cryptic media mysteries (search overlap 52%), yet Unexplained Mysteries leans more toward broad unexplained cases, yielding a lower content alignment (71%).

#6

Sacrow

62% relevance

Subscribers 125K

Videos 91

Views 23.5M

Appearances 8

SERP 34%

Similarity 80%

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Competes for audience around cursed images and internet lore, showing notable search overlap (34%) but presents content centered on image curses with higher stylistic divergence (80% content match).

Content Landscape

Top competitors include Chilling Scares (87% match) and blameitonjorge (77% match), both aligning with overlapping queries like creepypasta origins, cursed images, and internet lore. ShaiiValley (66% match) and The Paint Explainer (64% match) also share themes around lost media and mysterious online content, with Unexplained Mysteries (64% match) covering unexplained media cases. ROOKIE has 130K subscribers, while competitors range from about 207K to 2.7M subscribers, indicating ROOKIE is smaller but competes in the same niche of lost media, creepy images, and internet lore searches. The overlap in queries centers on lost media, cursed images, and internet lore, with the top two competitors matching these topics most closely.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to ROOKIE?

Chilling Scares (2.7M subscribers, 87% match) and blameitonjorge (1.8M subscribers, 77% match) are ROOKIE's top competitors. A third is ShaiiValley (207K subscribers, 66% match). They all produce horror or mystery-oriented content featuring scary narratives, investigations, and paranormal-style topics similar to ROOKIE.

What type of content does ROOKIE make?

ROOKIE creates content centered on horror/mystery themes, with video titles like The Hunt For My Childhood Nightmare, Is Jeff The Killer Lost Forever?, and The Game That Used Photos of Missing Kids. The channel averages about 218.5K views per video, with an upload frequency described as ~? uploads per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to ROOKIE?

We analyze ROOKIE'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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