William Osman

Subscribers 3.0M

Videos 169

Views 474.6M

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William Osman covers DIY science, engineering stunts, and questionable experiments with a humorous, risk-taking style. Video topics span dangerous life hacks, home engineering fails, and unusual science demonstrations, often presented as tutorials or challenge-style builds. The channel frequently posts long-form content (approximately 16 minutes per video) and reaches an average view count around 10.2 million per video, with a total subscriber base of 3 million and 169 videos published since joining in 2013.

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#1

Hafu Go view on YouTube ▶

84% relevance

Subscribers 18M

Videos 480

Views 6.2B

Appearances 14

SERP 87%

Similarity 81%

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Both target DIY science experiments and dangerous gadget tests, sharing high search alignment (87%) and a strong but not identical content overlap (81%), implying similar audience interests and risky hands-on projects.

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#2

Harlan Cohen

81% relevance

Subscribers 8K

Videos 2.7K

Views 3.1M

Appearances 16

SERP 100%

Similarity 68%

experimental risk taking

Centers on experimental risk-taking, mirroring William Osman's risky, experiment-driven style with a perfect search match (100%) but somewhat lower content alignment (68%), indicating a shared audience with different execution.

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#3

Top Fives view on YouTube ▶

70% relevance

Subscribers 3.1M

Videos 2.3K

Views 1.3B

Appearances 7

SERP 71%

Similarity 69%

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Allows for home/absurd engineering themes and failing hacks, aligning with William Osman’s engineering mishaps; high search similarity (71%) and solid content overlap (69%), suggesting similar topic interests but varying presentation.

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#4

Scholastic After School

63% relevance

Subscribers 535K

Videos 1K

Views 262.4M

Appearances 5

SERP 54%

Similarity 69%

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Shares DIY science experiments and unusual science demos, with decent search overlap (54%) and higher content similarity (69%), indicating similar educational science curiosity but a different channel tone.

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Compassa eLearning

63% relevance

Subscribers 23.2K

Videos 494

Views 2.2M

Appearances 8

SERP 58%

Similarity 66%

hazardous project tutorials

Offers hazardous project tutorials, aligning with William Osman’s risky build content; moderate search match (58%) and fairly high content alignment (66%), signaling a shared niche with instructional style differences.

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#6

Ryan's World view on YouTube ▶

62% relevance

Subscribers 40.2M

Videos 3.6K

Views 63.2B

Appearances 10

SERP 38%

Similarity 78%

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Presents DIY and unusual science demonstrations plus dangerous science demos; strong audience overlap in searches (38%) but divergent content emphasis (78% content match), suggesting broad kid-friendly appeal vs. William Osman’s technical tinkering.

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Top competitors by match strength are Hafu Go (84% match) and Harlan Cohen (81% match). They share overlapping queries with William Osman such as DIY science experiments, dangerous DIY projects, and experimental risk taking. The next closest is Top Fives (70% match), aligning on home engineering fails and absurd engineering ideas. Scholastic After School (63% match) also competes onDIY science experiments and unusual science demonstrations. Compassa eLearning (63% match) overlaps on hazardous project tutorials. William Osman has 3.0M subscribers, while the competitors vary in size (Hafu Go about 18M subscribers, Harlan Cohen ~8K, Top Fives ~3.1M, Scholastic After School ~535K, Compassa eLearning ~23.2K), indicating substantial differences in audience scale despite shared content themes.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to William Osman?

William Osman's biggest competitors are Hafu Go (84% match, 18M subscribers), Harlan Cohen (81% match, 8K subscribers), and Top Fives (70% match, 3.1M subscribers). They share a focus on entertaining, science or knowledge-based content with humorous or informative videos that appeal to similar audiences.

What type of content does William Osman make?

William Osman creates science and engineering-themed videos with humorous experiments and builds, as indicated by titles like 'Can a Car Window Break Your Finger?', 'Built My Own X-Ray After a Hospital Charged Me $69,210.32', and 'How Much Sawdust Can You Put In A Rice Crispy?'. He uploads content frequently, with an average of about 10.2M views per video across recent uploads.

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