The Cherno

Subscribers 743K

Videos 917

Views 91.6M

Channels Like The Cherno

The Cherno creates content about game development, C++ programming, and building a game engine (Hazel), with a focus on tutorials, code reviews, and development logs. The channel emphasizes programming topics, software architecture, and performance-oriented topics, delivering deep-dives and practical how-tos, with recent videos covering C++ safety, code review, and game engine concepts. It posts regularly, with an average of about 41.8K views per video and a long-running history since 2012.

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#1

Low Level view on YouTube ▶

60% relevance

Subscribers 1.1M

Videos 360

Views 125.9M

Appearances 13

SERP 39%

Similarity 74%

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Both target C++ programmers with tutorials and code review content, sharing high overlap on queries like 'c++ programming tutorials' and 'c++ code review' (search 39%, content 74%), indicating similar audience but Low Level's content emphasizes more practical code review.

#2

Fireship view on YouTube ▶

56% relevance

Subscribers 4.1M

Videos 790

Views 673.5M

Appearances 10

SERP 26%

Similarity 76%

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Fireship targets developers with rapid, in-depth C++ tutorials and GPU programming topics, matching The Cherno on core queries like 'c++ programming tutorials' and 'gpu compute programming' (search 26%, content 76%), signaling a similar audience and technical depth in a fast-paced format.

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#3

freeCodeCamp.org view on YouTube ▶

55% relevance

Subscribers 11.5M

Videos 2.1K

Views 954.1M

Appearances 7

SERP 25%

Similarity 75%

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Both channels cover broad programming topics including C++ tutorials and high-performance computing, sharing strong content overlap (75%) and substantial query overlap on 'c++ programming tutorials' and 'high performance computing c++' (search 25%), appealing to learners seeking structured learning.

#4

Gamefromscratch

53% relevance

Subscribers 284K

Videos 2.8K

Views 74.8M

Appearances 5

SERP 18%

Similarity 77%

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Like The Cherno, Gamefromscratch targets game development topics (hazel engine, ECS) with high content similarity (77%), and overlaps on related searches such as 'hazel engine programming' and 'entity component system' (search 18%), indicating a shared audience of game-engine focused developers.

#5

Meeting Cpp

53% relevance

Subscribers 37.9K

Videos 914

Views 3.8M

Appearances 4

SERP 14%

Similarity 79%

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Both channels discuss C++ architectures and high-performance concepts, with strong audience alignment (search 14%, content 79%) around queries like 'software architecture c++' and 'high performance computing c++', pointing to overlapping interest in robust C++ design topics.

#6

Nic Barker

52% relevance

Subscribers 60.5K

Videos 19

Views 2.0M

Appearances 5

SERP 18%

Similarity 75%

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Nic Barker concentrates on memory management and allocators, aligning with The Cherno on lower-level C++ topics; there is solid content overlap (75%) and notable query overlap on 'c++ memory management' and 'memory management patterns' (search 18%).

Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are Low Level (60%), Fireship (56%), and freeCodeCamp.org (55%). They share overlapping queries such as c++ programming tutorials, c++ code review, and gpu compute programming, indicating competition around programming tutorials and performance-oriented content. The Cherno has 743K subscribers, substantially smaller than freeCodeCamp.org (11.5M) and Fireship (4.1M) but larger than Gamefromscratch (284K) and Meeting Cpp (37.9K). The overlapping topics include c++ programming tutorials, high performance computing, and gpu compute programming, with Low Level and Fireship appearing as the closest alignments in subject matter and search intent.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to The Cherno?

The Cherno's biggest competitors on YouTube are Low Level (60% match, 1.1M subscribers), Fireship (56% match, 4.1M subscribers), and freeCodeCamp.org (55% match, 11.5M subscribers). They share a focus on programming and software development tutorials, with content featuring code, explanations, and tech-focused projects.

What type of content does The Cherno make?

The Cherno creates programming and game development content. Video titles indicate topics like software engineering careers, C++ code safety, reference counting, and a C++ chess engine project. Upload frequency is implied by the note 'Average: 41.8K views/video, ~? uploads/week', and recent videos show varying view counts (e.g., Goodbye (kind of) at 107.5K views, How to become a Software Engineer in 2026 at 32.6K views, etc.).

How do we determine which channels are similar to The Cherno?

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