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Shaun
Subscribers 762K
Videos 74
Views 87.5M

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Shaun covers topics derived from science skepticism, alternative science critique, media bias debate, culture war commentary, and transgender media coverage, among others. The channel presents deep-dives and discussions on current events, feminism and fatherhood, and identity politics, with formats implied by long video durations and topic breadth, including analyses and critiques rather than light tutorials. Upload frequency is inferred as roughly 0.1 uploads per week, with videos averaging about 1.9 million views each, based on recent video views and the stated average.Views span long-form content such as The War on Science and Palestine, indicating a deep-dive style rather than short-form content, and the channel has 74 videos published since joining in 2016.

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82% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M
Videos 255K
Views 8.8B
Appearances 32
SERP 100%
Similarity 70%
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Both target audiences seeking critical examination of science and media, with high search overlap on terms like science skepticism and media bias debate, though TEDx Talks diverges in format and depth (82% match due to search alignment but 70% content similarity).

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55% relevance

Subscribers 8.6M
Videos 9.9K
Views 1.0B
Appearances 8
SERP 27%
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Share interest in controversial social topics and critique-driven content (queries on identity politics and political correctness), with moderate search overlap but lower overall content alignment, reflecting differing presentation styles (55% match; search 27%, content 74%).

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50% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M
Videos 1.6K
Views 2.2B
Appearances 7
SERP 19%
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Both cover science skepticism and media literacy themes, attracting viewers interested in critical reasoning, but CrashCourse emphasizes didactic formats and educational pacing (50% match; search 19%, content 70%).

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Hazy Black

50% relevance

Subscribers 18.5K
Videos 117
Views 1.5M
Appearances 1
SERP 9%
Similarity 76%
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Engages culture war commentary like Shaun, sharing audience interest in contested cultural issues, resulting in equal match score but differing in niche emphasis and format (50% match; search 9%, content 76%).

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Subscribers 1.6M
Videos 140
Views 190.4M
Appearances 2
SERP 12%
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Targets viewers curious about cancel culture and its consequences, overlapping with Shaun on cultural critique while differing in stylistic approach and depth of policy discussion (49% match; search 12%, content 74%).

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Views 133.9M
Appearances 4
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Top competitors by match strength are TEDx Talks (82% match) and Big Think (55% match), with CrashCourse (50% match) close behind. Shaun shares overlapping queries with these channels such as science skepticism, media bias debate, and culture war commentary, as well as identity politics and feminism discussions. TEDx Talks has 44.2M subscribers, significantly larger than Shaun's 762K, while Big Think has 8.6M subscribers and CrashCourse has 16.9M, indicating sizable differences in audience scale. Visual Venture (49% match) and Hazy Black (50% match) also intersect on cancel culture and culture war topics, but with smaller audiences. Shaun and its competitors compete primarily on long-form explanatory and critical content around science, media, and culture.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Shaun?

Shaun's biggest YouTube competitors are TEDx Talks (82% match, 44.2M subscribers), Big Think (55% match, 8.6M subscribers), and CrashCourse (50% match, 16.9M subscribers). All three channels produce explanatory or educational content aimed at informing viewers, similar to Shaun's focus on controversial topics and analysis of current events.

What type of content does Shaun make?

Shaun creates commentary and analyses on social and political topics, as suggested by video titles such as The War on Science, Stellar Blade: The Fake Outrage, Palestine, Kellie-Jay & the Neo-Nazis, and PragerU & Fatherhood. The channel averages about 1.9M views per video and uploads roughly 0.1 times per week (about one video every 10 weeks).

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