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Ryan Holiday
Subscribers 150K
Videos 880
Views 14.9M

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Ryan Holiday covers self-improvement, stoic philosophy, and leadership through book-focused content, including discussions of his own works (Daily Stoic, Ego is the Enemy, The Obstacle is the Way) and recommendations like reading lists and book-related challenges. The channel leans toward tutorials and lists (e.g., “Give me 16 minutes and I’ll teach you how to read like a PRO”) and author-driven explorations, with a weekly cadence that results in an average of about 0.5 to 1.6 uploads per week and an average of roughly 73.8K views per video across 880 published videos, totaling 14.9M total views. Active since 2011, the content is US-focused in tone and topics related to stoicism, self-improvement, and leadership, with a strong emphasis on reading and publishing advice through the Daily Stoic brand.

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#1

85% relevance

Subscribers 2.0M
Videos 4.4K
Views 204.7M
Appearances 40
SERP 100%
Similarity 75%
stoic philosophy books reading like a pro obstacles is the way book

They directly overlap with Ryan Holiday on stoic philosophy and books (high 100% search overlap) and share content focused on obstacles and practical stoic practices, leading to an 85% overall match with similar audience interests.

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#2

65% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M
Videos 255K
Views 8.8B
Appearances 23
SERP 58%
Similarity 70%
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They attract audiences interested in stoic practices for daily life and mindset for success (strong search overlap 58%), and their content on resilience and emotional regulation aligns with Holiday's themes, yielding a 65% match despite broader video formats.

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#3

58% relevance

Subscribers 3.0M
Videos 402
Views 145.9M
Appearances 13
SERP 31%
Similarity 77%
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Both target self-improvement and productivity-oriented nonfiction readers (moderate search overlap 31%), but Holiday’s strategy of philosophy-backed narratives contrasts with Manson’s candid, contrarian style, resulting in a 58% match with notable content similarity (77%).

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#4

58% relevance

Subscribers 97.1K
Videos 355
Views 7.3M
Appearances 7
SERP 31%
Similarity 76%
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Overlap exists in leadership and productivity book recommendations (search 31%), with Kettner delivering business strategy angles similar to Holiday’s practical philosophy approach, yielding a 58% match and high content alignment (76%).

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#5
AudioBook Rise

55% relevance

Subscribers 62.1K
Videos 124
Views 3.7M
Appearances 5
SERP 17%
Similarity 81%
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They share a focus on self-improvement and books for success (search 17%), but highly diverge in presentation duration and format (81% content match), producing a moderate 55% overall similarity.

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Subscribers 733K
Videos 99
Views 38.2M
Appearances 9
SERP 21%
Similarity 77%
stoic philosophy books reading like a pro stoic journaling prompts

Overlap on stoic philosophy and reading habits (search 21%), plus journaling prompts align with Holiday’s audience, giving a 54% match with strong content alignment (77%).

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Discovered competitors include Daily Stoic (85% match) and Mark Manson (58% match) as top matches. Daily Stoic shares overlapping queries such as stoic philosophy books, reading like a pro, and obstacles is the way, aligning closely with Ryan Holiday’s niche. Mark Manson ties into self-improvement and recommended nonfiction books, overlapping on queries like self improvement books, habits for success books, and recommended nonfiction books. Other contenders include TEDx Talks (65% match) with broader self-help and mindset content, and Rick Kettner (58% match) who targets leadership and productivity queries. Ryan Holiday has 150K subscribers, while these competitors range from about 97K (Rick Kettner) to 44.2M (TEDx Talks) and 3M (Mark Manson), illustrating a wide gap in audience size. Shared queries include habits for success, reading/listening to books, and leadership or productivity topics, which explains competitive overlap in search intent.

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#7 54% Ali Abdaal 79% 6.5M 16% 9
#8 53% Clark Kegley 77% 1.9M 17% 10
#9 52% Dan Martell 77% 2.4M 15% 3
#10 52% Productivity Game
82% 650K 7% 3
#11 51% Big Think 75% 8.6M 16% 7
#12 51% Improvement Pill
77% 3.8M 12% 6
#13 51% Audiobook Elevate
79% 43.9K 10% 2
#14 51% Simon Sinek 76% 2.7M 13% 5
#15 51% TED 73% 27.2M 18% 8
#16 51% Leila Hormozi 81% 1.5M 5% 2
#17 50% Narrative Directions
79% 30.4K 7% 4
#18 50% Book Simplified
80% 25.3K 5% 1
#19 50% Unsolicited advice 76% 882K 11% 4
#20 50% Nat Eliason
78% 53.3K 8% 1
#21 50% FightMediocrity 79% 1.9M 6% 4
#22 50% Productive Inside 78% 54K 7% 2
#23 49% MulliganBrothers
78% 1.9M 6% 1
#24 49% Strategic Coach
77% 26.4K 8% 2
#25 49% Brian Tracy 77% 1.9M 7% 3
#26 49% Vihan Chelliah
77% 14.9K 6% 1
#27 48% Ramiroy
73% 196K 12% 4
#28 48% Huberman Lab Clips 71% 1.4M 14% 7
#29 48% Freshly Read Books
77% 13.8K 5% 1
#30 48% Biography 68% 1.1M 18% 7
#31 47% Cliffnote Chronicles
74% 6.0K 8% 1
#32 47% Tam Kaur 75% 1.8M 5% 2
#33 46% Psyphoria 73% 712K 6% 3
#34 46% Jim Rohn Motivation 74% 286K 5% 5
#35 46% TED-Ed 68% 22.4M 14% 7
#36 46% The People Profiles 67% 1.6M 14% 4
#37 46% Alux.com 72% 5.1M 6% 1
#38 46% Stoic Journal 73% 340K 6% 4
#39 46% UnJaded Jade 71% 977K 8% 1
#40 46% Life is a Special Operation 72% 380K 6% 1
#41 45% Dr. Parky Lau
71% 1K 6% 1
#42 45% Philosophy Tube 71% 1.7M 6% 1
#43 45% Psych2Go 67% 13M 11% 5
#44 45% Dr. Tracey Marks 70% 2.3M 6% 5
#45 44% What Is Stoicism?
69% 1.2K 8% 2
#46 44% StickFigure Explains 69% 92.3K 7% 2
#47 44% Josiah Hyacinth
68% 46.7K 8% 1
#48 44% Jaydone History 69% 193K 6% 2
#49 42% George Vlasyev
67% 31.6K 5% 3
#50 40% Ellie Dashwood
63% 181K 5% 1

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Ryan Holiday?

Daily Stoic — 85% match, 2M subscribers; TEDx Talks — 65% match, 44.2M subscribers; Mark Manson — 58% match, 3M subscribers. They share a focus on philosophy, self-improvement, and personal development content, similar to Ryan Holiday’s themes.

What type of content does Ryan Holiday make?

Ryan Holiday creates content about books, persuasion, biographies, and self-help topics, with videos such as Books to become dangerously persuasive (19.6K views) and The BEST Presidential Biographies (37.3K views). He uploads about 1.7 times per week, and average video views are around 73.8K.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Ryan Holiday?

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