poi

Subscribers 281K

Videos 193

Views 28.1M

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poi covers horror, scary stories, Reddit stories, and iceberg-style deep-dives into internet mysteries and drug-related topics, often framed as informational listicles or explained icebergs. The channel emphasizes deep-dives and explainers with a frequent focus on unsettling or bizarre content, using keywords such as iceberg videos, horror films, and reddit stories. Uploads appear to be frequent, with recent videos ranging in the hundreds of thousands of views; overall channel averages around 832.4K views per video and 193 videos published since joining in 2023, indicating a steady publishing cadence.

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Videos 171

Views 528.1M

Appearances 20

SERP 100%

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Appearances 14

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are Chilling Scares (87% match) and Visual Venture (81% match). They, like poi, rank for overlapping queries such as disturbing reddit content, internet mysteries, and unsettling documentaries. The Paint Explainer (74% match) also overlaps with internet mysteries and unsettling documentaries, though its match is slightly lower. Mr. Nightmare (71% match) and WatchMojo.com (71% match) also compete on similar topics like unexplainable stories, disturbing content, and horror-related themes. poi has 281K subscribers, which is smaller than all three top competitors (Mr. Nightmare at 7M, WatchMojo at 25.9M, and Chilling Scares at 2.7M), indicating a significant gap in subscriber base despite similar content interests.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to poi?

poi's biggest competitors on YouTube are Chilling Scares (87% match, 2.7M subscribers) and Visual Venture (81% match, 1.6M subscribers), with The Paint Explainer also as a close competitor (74% match, 1.8M subscribers). All three channels share a focus on mystery, horror, and iceberg-style explainer content that analyzes unusual or creepy topics.

What type of content does poi make?

poi creates iceberg-style explainers and horror/story content based on video titles such as Humanoid Encounters Iceberg Explained, the DIY DRUGS Iceberg, the DISTURBING TikTok Iceberg, the Ultimate DRUGS Iceberg, and the Gen Z INTERNET Trauma Iceberg. The channel averages about 832.4K views per video and posts with a frequency described as ~? uploads per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to poi?

We analyze poi's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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