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Sergeant Steve
Subscribers 511K
Videos 124
Views 121.9M

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Sergeant Steve analyzes real police bodycam footage with professional insight from inside the job, offering tutorials and deep-dives into on-the-job decisions, de-escalation, and police procedures. The channel uses a documentary-style, police-insight format with detailed breakdowns, aiming to educate viewers about real-life policing events. It averages about 30 minutes per video and roughly 4.4 uploads per week, with an average view count around 746.9K per video and a total reach of 121.9M views across 124 videos since December 31, 2024.

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#1

79% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M
Videos 255K
Views 8.8B
Appearances 18
SERP 100%
Similarity 66%
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Both target audiences interested in law enforcement education and on-the-job decision making, with TEDx Talks ranking highly for searches like 'on the job decisions' and 'police use of force analysis' (79% match) but differing in content style (66% content match) compared to Sergeant Steve's policing-focused videos.

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#2

66% relevance

Subscribers 12.8M
Videos 4.1K
Views 4.8B
Appearances 8
SERP 63%
Similarity 68%
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WIRED shares an audience around crime scene breakdowns and interpretation (66% match) via searches like 'crime scene breakdowns' and 'crime scene interpretation' but presents content with a technology and investigation emphasis (63% search, 68% content) unlike Sergeant Steve's more practical police training approach.

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#3
The 10 Code Mindset

65% relevance

Subscribers 18.3K
Videos 586
Views 2.7M
Appearances 8
SERP 50%
Similarity 74%
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Both channels offer real-life policing insights and law enforcement education (65% match) with high content overlap in training topics (74% content) but differ in presentation style and niche audience targeting (50% search).

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#4
Body Cam Watch

64% relevance

Subscribers 998K
Videos 224
Views 469.8M
Appearances 6
SERP 37%
Similarity 82%
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Shares focus on law enforcement breakdowns and cop camera analysis (64% match) with search interest in bodycam content (37% search) and strong content alignment (82% content), though it centers more on footage-based analysis than Sergeant Steve.

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#5

61% relevance

Subscribers 20.5K
Videos 891
Views 2.0M
Appearances 5
SERP 41%
Similarity 75%
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Polices1 aligns on real-life policing insights and patrol procedures (61% match) with high content emphasis on officer safety and procedures (75% content), while Sergeant Steve may differ in delivery and specific training focus (41% search).

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Subscribers 437K
Videos 226
Views 161.4M
Appearances 5
SERP 27%
Similarity 84%
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Both channels share a sergeant perspective and policing leadership angle (61% match) with complementary content style (84% content) but may target different audience segments within the sergeant-level discourse (27% search).

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Content Landscape

Top competitors identified are TEDx Talks (79% match, 44.2M subscribers) and WIRED (66% match, 12.8M subscribers). Both share overlapping queries with Sergeant Steve, such as on-the-job decisions, law enforcement education, and police use of force analysis, linking to the channel’s focus on real-life policing insights. The 10 Code Mindset (65% match, 18.3K subscribers) and Body Cam Watch (64% match, 998K subscribers) also compete on law enforcement breakdowns and cop camera analysis. Police1 (61% match, 20.5K subscribers) similarly targets real-life policing insights and patrol procedures. Sergeant Steve, with 511K subscribers, sits between smaller niche channels and much larger general-interest tech/education channels, competing most directly with TEDx Talks and WIRED on related policing and investigative queries.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Sergeant Steve?

Sergeant Steve's biggest YouTube competitors are TEDx Talks (79% match, 44.2M subscribers), WIRED (66% match, 12.8M subscribers), and The 10 Code Mindset (65% match, 18.3K subscribers). These channels share a focus on dramatic, attention-grabbing content and high-view-count videos that emphasize real-world consequences or insights, similar to the provocative style suggested by Sergeant Steve's video titles.

What type of content does Sergeant Steve make?

Sergeant Steve creates provocative, real-life consequence stories based on dramatic incident headlines (e.g., school principles, drug smuggling, nurses, parents, fraudulent checks). The channel uploads about 4.4 times per week, with average views per video around 746.9K.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Sergeant Steve?

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