Ahoy

Subscribers 1.9M

Videos 307

Views 263.0M

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Ahoy covers retro and classic gaming with a focus on documentary-style, informative history content. The channel uses long-form retrospectives like RetroAhoy deep-dives into individual games (e.g., Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, Monkey Island) and broader historical gaming topics, complemented by keyword-driven search queries such as retro gaming, gaming history, and video game retrospectives. Uploads average around 1.8M views per video, with a long-form format implied by the recent RetroAhoy runtimes and a total of 307 videos since joining in 2009, indicating a steady publication cadence.

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#1

NeverKnowsBest view on YouTube

83% relevance

Subscribers 367K

Videos 76

Views 48.2M

Appearances 8

SERP 100%

Similarity 72%

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They share a gamer audience and focus on gaming history and retrospectives (queries like gaming history, video game retrospectives, game design history) with a high search overlap (83%), though their content style diverges somewhat from Ahoy's (72% content match).

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#2

OldAndNewVideoGames

78% relevance

Subscribers 30.4K

Videos 609

Views 5.0M

Appearances 7

SERP 74%

Similarity 80%

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Both target retro gaming and early FPS/action classics (queries: first person shooters old, action platformers retro, early FPS classics) with strong content alignment (80%), and solid search overlap (74%), aligning with Ahoy's retro-focused design history tone.

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#3

JKB

75% relevance

Subscribers 62.3K

Videos 1.8K

Views 14.5M

Appearances 5

SERP 83%

Similarity 69%

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JKB covers retro gaming and classic games and retro gaming history (queries: retro gaming, classic games, retro gaming history) with substantial content similarity (69%) and high search alignment (83%), matching Ahoy's nostalgia-driven, educational angle.

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Retro Pocket view on YouTube

73% relevance

Subscribers 60.9K

Videos 1.1K

Views 12.0M

Appearances 8

SERP 67%

Similarity 77%

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Focuses on retro/classic games and old school games (queries: retro gaming, classic games, old school games) with strong content similarity (77%) and notable search overlap (67%), indicating a similar audience and topics to Ahoy.

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#5

Action Game Station

72% relevance

Subscribers 14.1K

Videos 194

Views 3.9M

Appearances 11

SERP 72%

Similarity 73%

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Specializes in action platformers retro and retro action platformers (queries: action platformers retro, action platformer retro) with balanced search and content harmony (72% and 73%), mirroring Ahoy's retro action-focused content.

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WatchMojo.com view on YouTube

72% relevance

Subscribers 25.9M

Videos 32K

Views 17.9B

Appearances 11

SERP 86%

Similarity 63%

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Shares interest in early FPS topics and video game biopics (queries: first person shooters old, early FPS classics, video game biopics) with high search reach (86%) but somewhat lower content alignment (63%), suggesting a broad topic overlap but different presentation style.

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Top competitors by match strength are NeverKnowsBest (83% match) and OldAndNewVideoGames (78% match). They share overlapping queries like gaming history, video game retrospectives, and early FPS classics. Other notable competitors include JKB (75% match) and Retro Pocket (73% match), both aligning with retro gaming and classic games. Ahoy has a substantially larger subscriber base than these competitors, with 1.9M subscribers, while the others range from about 30K to 367K, highlighting Ahoy's relative scale despite sharing similar search interests in retro and history-focused gaming content.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Ahoy?

NeverKnowsBest — 83% match, 367K subscribers; OldAndNewVideoGames — 78% match, 30.4K subscribers; JKB — 75% match, 62.3K subscribers. All three have channels focused on gaming content and retro/history-themed discussions, similar to Ahoy's documentary/history approach.

What type of content does Ahoy make?

Ahoy makes documentary-style gaming content with a retro/history focus, as shown by titles like RetroAhoy: X-COM, The Secret of Monkey Island, Quake, and Doom. The channel averages about 1.8M views per video, with recent videos ranging from 2.2M to 5.2M views, and the statement notes ~? uploads per week.

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