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Devin Niemela
Subscribers 793K
Videos 2.1K
Views 207.3M

Channels Like Devin Niemela

Devin Niemela covers automotive build transformations, engine rebuilds, and high-horsepower projects, presenting tutorials and ASMR-style builds. The channel emphasizes practical car fabrication, stock-to-modified transitions, and dramatic rebuilds, with frequent videos (recent titles show multiple builds and transformations) and an average view count around 3.6 million per video across a ~2,100-video catalog. Upload frequency appears steady, with roughly weekly new uploads and long-form content around 12 minutes per video.

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#1

87% relevance

Subscribers 9.3M
Videos 1.8K
Views 3.0B
Appearances 27
SERP 100%
Similarity 78%
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Both target car enthusiasts with high horsepower build content and transformations, sharing strong search interest in car build transformation and engine/rebuild topics, though Donut’s content style is more entertainment-focused than Devin Niemela's.

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#2
throtl

67% relevance

Subscribers 3.2M
Videos 1.4K
Views 489.0M
Appearances 12
SERP 35%
Similarity 87%
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They overlap in queries about car build transformation and stock-to-modified journeys, and share a focus on high horsepower builds, aligning with Devin Niemela on audience and topic, but throtl emphasizes more build-to-mod emphasis.

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#3

64% relevance

Subscribers 2.1M
Videos 65
Views 87.0M
Appearances 6
SERP 38%
Similarity 81%
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Speeed targets starter car builds and engine swap basics, overlapping on car build transformation searches while Devin Niemela tends to deeper modification tutorials, creating substantial audience overlap with a more beginner-oriented angle.

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Fitment Industries

62% relevance

Subscribers 972K
Videos 2.2K
Views 215.3M
Appearances 10
SERP 30%
Similarity 84%
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Both cover stock-to-modified and starter car build concepts and provide performance tutorials, sharing similar search intent and content on car upgrades, though Fitment Industries leans more into aftermarket parts orientation.

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Subscribers 4.0M
Videos 1K
Views 945.1M
Appearances 5
SERP 22%
Similarity 80%
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Mighty Car Mods shares the car build transformation and stock-to-modified topics with high audience interest, including automotive rebuild guides, but their presentation is more vlog-style compared to Devin Niemela's instructional approach.

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Jimmy Oakes

55% relevance

Subscribers 580K
Videos 1.6K
Views 195.7M
Appearances 4
SERP 16%
Similarity 81%
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Overlap exists in performance car tutorials and engine tuning tips, aligning on searches for performance enhancements, though Jimmy Oakes emphasizes exhaust builds and tuning specifics differently from Devin Niemela.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors include Donut (87% match) with 9.3M subscribers and Throtl (67% match) with 3.2M subscribers; both share overlapping queries such as 'car build transformation' and 'high horsepower builds.' Speeed (64% match) at 2.1M subscribers also competes on 'car build transformation' and 'starter car builds.' These channels compete for similar search terms like automotive rebuild guides and stock-to-modified projects, though Devin Niemela has fewer subscribers than Donut and Mighty Car Mods (4M) but aligns closely in content focus on builds and transformations. Overall, the common thread is in-depth build projects and vehicle modifications.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Devin Niemela?

Donut (9.3M subscribers, 87% match) and throtl (3.2M subscribers, 67% match) are Devin Niemela's biggest competitors, followed by Speeed (2.1M subscribers, 64% match). All three channels share a focus on automotive content, including car builds, repairs, and modifications, similar to Devin Niemela's automotive, repair, and how-to videos.

What type of content does Devin Niemela make?

Devin Niemela creates automotive content centered on car builds, rebuilds, and transformations, as implied by video titles like 'Building a $100,000 Honda Civic in 25 Minutes!' and 'Incredible Rebuild of a Totaled Civic Type R in 20 Minutes!'. The channel uploads multiple videos per week with an average of about 3.6 million views per video. Recent videos range from 4.0M to 12.0M views, indicating high engagement.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Devin Niemela?

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