Ben Hoerman

Subscribers 90.7K

Videos 27

Views 2.5M

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Ben Hoerman’s channel centers on exploring the disintegration of the self in today’s digital age, using video essays and cinematic commentary to analyze online culture, cruelty, aesthetics, and the psychosocial effects of the internet. The content style leans toward deep-dives rather than tutorials, reviews, or vlogs, with a focus on long-form explorations (as reflected by lengthy recent videos) and a strong emphasis on essays about identity, aesthetics, and masculinity in the digital era. The channel has 90.7K subscribers, 2.5M total views across 27 videos, and has been active since January 14, 2018; upload cadence is indicated by an average of ~22 minutes per video and frequent long-form essays, though exact weekly uploads are not specified.

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82% relevance

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Views 8.8B

Appearances 36

SERP 100%

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68% relevance

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SERP 65%

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52% relevance

Subscribers 3.2M

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Appearances 7

SERP 23%

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51% relevance

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SERP 10%

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Top competitors by match strength are TEDx Talks (82% match) and Psych2Go (68% match). TEDx Talks overlaps on queries like digital age identity, reality coping mechanisms, and digital self disintegration, while Psych2Go overlaps on male loneliness epidemic, reality coping mechanisms, and online cruelty psychology. HealthyGamerGG (52% match) and Shoe0nHead (51% match) also align on themes such as therapy for online world, social media toxicity, loneliness and tech, and male loneliness epidemic. In terms of audience size, Ben Hoerman has 90.7K subscribers, compared with much larger channels like TEDx Talks (44.2M) and Psych2Go (13M). The common thread across these competitors is the examination of online culture, self-disintegration, and the psychological/psychosocial impacts of the internet, with overlapping search queries including digital age identity, reality coping mechanisms, online cruelty, and aesthetics of fascism.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Ben Hoerman?

TEDx Talks — 44.2M subscribers (82% match); Psych2Go — 13M subscribers (68% match); HealthyGamerGG — 3.2M subscribers (52% match). All three are similar in that they produce educational or thought-provoking video content aimed at broad audiences and rely on structured, explanatory formats rather than purely entertainment-focused content.

What type of content does Ben Hoerman make?

Ben Hoerman creates video essays exploring internet culture, aesthetics, and societal topics, as suggested by titles like The Rise of Online Cruelty, The Inevitable Death of Art, The Truth About the Male Loneliness Epidemic, The Aesthetics of Anti-Fascism, and The New Aesthetics of Fascism. The channel currently has 90.7K subscribers, and recent videos show 0 views each, indicating an average of approximately 0 views per video. Upload frequency is not clearly stated beyond an implied regular posting pattern, described as ~? uploads per week.

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