William Osman

Subscribers 3.0M

Videos 169

Views 474.6M

Channels Like William Osman

William Osman concentrates on DIY science, engineering stunts, and risk-focused experiments, often presenting tutorials and demonstration-based videos with a cheeky, self-deprecating style. The channel features long-form content and project-based challenges, with a recent emphasis on unusual science demonstrations, hazardous DIY projects, and absurd engineering ideas, averaging about 10.2 million views per video across 169 uploads since joining in 2013 and posting roughly a few videos per month.

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We found 48 YouTube channels similar to William Osman

#1

Hafu Go view on YouTube ▶

84% relevance

Subscribers 18M

Videos 480

Views 6.2B

Appearances 14

SERP 87%

Similarity 81%

DIY science experiments dangerous DIY projects dangerous gadget tests

Both target audiences for DIY science and dangerous or high-risk experiments, with shared queries like DIY science experiments and dangerous gadget tests, and a strong alignment in search overlap (84%) though Hafu Go's content diverges in style from William Osman.

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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 similar to William Osman, as reflected by shared queries around experimental risk taking and an 81% overall match driven by audience overlap despite differing content presentation.

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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%

home engineering fails absurd engineering ideas failing engineering hacks

Shares interest in home/engineering fails and absurd/experimental hacks, with overlapping searches for 'home engineering fails' and 'failing engineering hacks' (71% search overlap) and similar audience, though Top Fives presents in a list-format style rather than project-centric experimentation.

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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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Pursues DIY science and unusual/dangerous science demos appealing to a younger audience, reflected in queries like 'DIY science experiments' and 'dangerous science demos' with moderate overall fit (63%), driven by audience interest rather than identical presentation.

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#5

Compassa eLearning

63% relevance

Subscribers 23.2K

Videos 494

Views 2.2M

Appearances 8

SERP 58%

Similarity 66%

hazardous project tutorials

Targets hazardous project tutorials and science demonstrations, showing shared interest in 'hazardous project tutorials' and similar search terms, resulting in a 63% match with composition skewing toward instructional content.

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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%

DIY science experiments unusual science demonstrations dangerous science demos

Appeals to a broad family-friendly audience with DIY and unusual science demonstrations and dangerous demos; high search overlap on science queries (38%) but very high content overlap (78%), indicating a broad audience reach with different tonal approach from Osman.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors include 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. Hafu Go has about 18 million subscribers, while Harlan Cohen has around 8 thousand, so William Osman sits between them in audience size. Additional overlaps are with Top Fives (70% match) for home engineering fails and absurd engineering ideas. Scholastic After School (63% match) also overlaps on DIY science experiments and dangerous science demos. These competitors connect through similar content themes and search queries around risky, instructional engineering and science projects.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to William Osman?

Hafu Go — 84% match, 18M subscribers; Harlan Cohen — 81% match, 8K subscribers; Top Fives — 70% match, 3.1M subscribers. All are YouTube channels that produce entertaining, science-leaning or list-style content similar in tone to William Osman, featuring experiments, humor, and topical challenges.

What type of content does William Osman make?

William Osman creates experimental, science-based and humorous videos, including projects like breaking car windows with fingers, quieting roommates, and DIY x-ray content. He uploads multiple times per week, with average views around 10.2M per video based on recent data.

How do we determine which channels are similar to William Osman?

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