Unsharpen YouTube channel thumbnail
Unsharpen
Subscribers 188K
Videos 1.1K
Views 35.5M

Channels Like Unsharpen

Unsharpen focuses on pens, pencils, and stationery, delivering reviews, tests, and insights aimed at helping viewers make informed purchases and better use their writing instruments. Content style includes detailed reviews, testing of new products, and informative explorations of brands and ink, with videos that average about 6 minutes and roughly 6K views per upload; the channel has 188K subscribers and publishes since 2007, with 1,100 videos and total views around 36M.

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#1

88% relevance

Subscribers 980K
Videos 1.1K
Views 202.1M
Appearances 60
SERP 100%
Similarity 80%
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Both target writing instruments and stationery reviews with high search overlap (100% for JetPens' queries) and similar content focus on pens and accessories, explaining an 88% overall match.

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#2
The Goulet Pen Company

57% relevance

Subscribers 232K
Videos 2.3K
Views 78.4M
Appearances 22
SERP 23%
Similarity 79%
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Share audience interest in fountain pens and ink testing (high content similarity at 79%), but Goulet emphasizes buying guides and fountain pen specifics, yielding a moderate 57% overall match.

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#3
Doodlebud

56% relevance

Subscribers 64.6K
Videos 649
Views 15.0M
Appearances 15
SERP 18%
Similarity 82%
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Align on fountain pen and rollerball pen reviews and pen ink testing (high content similarity 82%), indicating a strong niche overlap despite broader creator style, resulting in 56% overall match.

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#4
Samuel Naldi

55% relevance

Subscribers 24.1K
Videos 1.5K
Views 6.4M
Appearances 9
SERP 17%
Similarity 79%
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C overlaps with Unsharpen on writing instrument and rollerball reviews plus buying guides (content similarity 79%), but a narrower focus in presentation keeps the overall match at 55%.

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WaskiSquirrel

54% relevance

Subscribers 7.6K
Videos 1.4K
Views 2.2M
Appearances 2
SERP 8%
Similarity 85%
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Shares writing instrument impressions and related pen topics (high content similarity at 85%), yet the narrower content scope reduces search alignment, giving a 54% overall match.

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#6
Goldspot Pens

54% relevance

Subscribers 179K
Videos 1.2K
Views 91.4M
Appearances 8
SERP 11%
Similarity 83%
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Targets pen ink testing and buying guides with strong content overlap (83%), and similar notebook/paper discussions, producing a 54% overall match.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors identified are JetPens (88% match) and The Goulet Pen Company (57% match). JetPens, with 980K subscribers, overlaps on writing instruments reviews, stationery reviews, and rollerball pen reviews, while The Goulet Pen Company overlaps on fountain pen reviews, pen ink testing, and pen buying guides. Doodlebud (56% match) and Samuel Naldi (55% match) also compete in related areas, sharing queries around fountain pen reviews and pen buying guides. Unsharpen has significantly fewer subscribers than JetPens (188K vs 980K) but competes in similar search spaces for pen and stationery reviews, ink testing, and related buying guides.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Unsharpen?

JetPens (88% match, 980K subscribers) and The Goulet Pen Company (57% match, 235K subscribers) are Unsharpen's biggest competitors on YouTube. Doodlebud (56% match, 64.6K subscribers) also ranks as a notable competitor. All three channels share a focus on writing instruments and pens, including reviews, unboxings, and pen-related content.

What type of content does Unsharpen make?

Unsharpen makes pen-focused content, with video titles like What I've Been Writing With - October 2021; Platinum Preppy Black Limited Edition Quick Look; My Pens From India - 2026 Check-in; Lamy Safari Roll-ink Converter And Non-Lamy Ink Testing; What I've Been Writing With - April 2026. The channel appears to upload multiple times per month, with an average of about 6.3K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Unsharpen?

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