Thinker

Subscribers 339K

Videos 37

Views 21.6M

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Thinker produces monthly documentaries about unknown and interesting topics with a focus on cybercrime, hacking, dark web, and digital espionage themes. The videos are long-form deep-dives and investigations (examples include crypto murder, dark web drug dealers, and hacker biographies) with an average of about 873.9K views per video and an upload cadence around 0.1 uploads per week (roughly one video every 10 weeks). The channel has 37 videos and 339K subscribers, operating out of the United States since 2015.

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SERP 100%

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Both target audiences interested in cybercrime and hacking topics, with strong overlap on searches like 'cybercrime documentaries' and 'hacking documentary series' (81% match), while Cybernews’ content aligns closely to those queries (69% content), indicating a shared investigative cybersecurity focus.

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63% relevance

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Views 43.0M

Appearances 15

SERP 37%

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54% relevance

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Appearances 12

SERP 28%

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54% relevance

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Videos 190

Views 7.3M

Appearances 7

SERP 19%

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Both cover hacking-related topics and state-sponsored hacking with substantial audience interest (search 19% overlap, 54% overall match); Privacy Matters’ content emphasizes explanations of hacking techniques (78% content), aligning with Thinker’s investigative angles.

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Both channels address cybercrime and investigations with a notable overlap in searches (21%) and high content alignment (75%), covering topics like money laundering cybercrime and financial cybercrime in a steady investigative style.

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Top competitors identified are Cybernews (81% match, 856K subscribers) and Blackfiles (63% match, 390K subscribers). Both share overlapping queries with Thinker around cybercrime documentaries, hacking documentary series, and cybercrime stories, signaling similar audience interests in investigations of cyber threats. A third competitor, Privacy Matters (54% match, 156K subscribers), also aligns on hacking-related topics like state-sponsored hacking and hacking techniques explained, while WIRED (54% match, 12.8M subscribers) shares broader themes of cybersecurity investigations and hacker biographies. Compared to Thinker’s 339K subscribers, Cybernews and Blackfiles are larger audiences, with WIRED far larger, indicating more established reach in related content. All three channels connect on overlapping queries such as cybercrime documentaries, hacking documentary series, and cyber threats.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Thinker?

Thinker's biggest competitors on YouTube are Cybernews (81% match, 856K subscribers) and Blackfiles (63% match, 390K subscribers), with Cyber Crime Stories (54% match, 43K subscribers) also similar. They share focus on cybercrime, security, and dark web topics similar to Thinker's investigative-style content.

What type of content does Thinker make?

Thinker creates investigative and crime-focused content about cybercrime, hacking, and dark web operations, as indicated by titles like The Most Brutal Crypto Murder Ever, Hunting A Dark Web Insider Trader, Hunting A $300,000,000 Dark Web Drug Dealer, and Hunting the $477,000,000 FTX Hacker. The channel averages about 873.9K views per video and uploads roughly 0.1 videos per week (about 1 video every 10 weeks).

How do we determine which channels are similar to Thinker?

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