MKBHD Lookalikes: 5 Tech Creators Under 150K Subs to Sponsor

Marques Brownlee is the first name every tech brand says when someone asks "what about YouTube?" 20M+ subscribers, more than a decade of reviews, and the cleanest production in the category.

Everyone else is asking too. Slots are scarce, the price is built for companies with flagship-phone budgets, and plenty of brands pitch his team and never hear back.

What you actually want from MKBHD is his viewer: someone who watches tech videos to decide what to buy next. That viewer also watches a lot of smaller channels. So we went looking for them.

How we found them

We asked Scout for channels that look like MKBHD with:

1. Size: under 150K subscribers
2. Active: posted in the last 60 days
3. Matched on: shared paid sponsors, topic mix and upload cadence
4. Ranked by typical views: the median views on their long-form videos from the last 90 days, only counting videos at least a week old. No Shorts, no averages. For a channel that posts about once a month, we used its last 10 long-form videos

Dataset: 5 creators · 577K combined subscribers · one video on each lands around 470K views. Pulled from Scout and public channel pages on September 29, 2026.

Our top 5

1. Techmo

The closest match to the MKBHD format: launch-week phone shootouts, camera and battery tests on every flagship. Recent videos land between 35K and 349K views, with "POCO F9 Ultra vs. Galaxy S26 Ultra: Not Even Close" at the top.

The Stats:

• Location: Austria
• 130K subs
• 93K typical views per video

September video titles:

• "iPhone 18 Pro Max vs. Galaxy S26 Ultra"
• "Pixel 11 vs. Galaxy S26 vs. iPhone 17"
• "Galaxy S26 FE vs. S26"

Rates, sponsor history and contacts: Techmo on Scout

• What they promote: a dedicated review of iFLYTEK's AI voice recorders, UGREEN, and Amazon affiliate links on nearly every video. Earlier reads: Navimow, Raid: Shadow Legends, Abacus AI
• Best for: phone accessories, mobile apps, anything launching next to a flagship

2. Matt Gonzalez

The closest match to the MKBHD tone: opinionated essay reviews. Recent videos land between 5K and 261K views, with "I Let AI Control My Light for a Week: Govee Sky Ceiling Light" at the top.

The Stats:

• Location: United States
• 81K subs
• 28K typical views per video

August video titles:

• "The Galaxy Fold 8 Changes How I Think"
• "The Pixel 11 Pro Isn't Really a Phone"
• "The Rivian R2 Is Great. That's the Problem."

Rates, sponsor history and contacts: Matt Gonzalez on Scout

• What they promote: Monarch Money, GoDaddy, David Protein, CookUnity, Babbel and Ultra Pouches, plus dedicated videos for Govee, Dreame and Beatbot
• Best for: smart home, consumer hardware that needs a real opinion, anything that wants to feel premium

3. Mark's Tech

The most buyer-focused on the list: "watch before you buy", "buy, wait, or skip". Recent videos land between 4K and 129K views, with "Galaxy Z Fold8: Reality Check" at the top.

The Stats:

• Location: United States
• 139K subs
• 35K typical views per video

September video titles:

• "Galaxy Z Fold8: Reality Check"
• "iPhone Duo: Does It Have What It Takes?"
• "Galaxy S26 FE: Watch BEFORE You Buy"

Rates, sponsor history and contacts: Mark's Tech on Scout

• What they promote: a dedicated TORRAS case video in September, plus Baseus, dbrand and Nuki, and Amazon and Best Buy affiliate links
• Best for: phone accessories, cases and chargers, carriers, anything bought the same week as a new phone

4. FromSergio

Mac settings, productivity apps, and desk upgrades, all in English. His last 10 videos land between 13K and 565K views, with "Every USEFUL 3D Print I Actually Use" at the top.

The Stats:

• Location: Portugal
• 109K subs
• 193K typical views per video

Recent video titles:

• "Arc is Dead. So I Tried the Next Best Thing"
• "Apple Watch vs Whoop vs Oura"
• "27 Mac Settings That Actually Make a Difference"

Rates, sponsor history and contacts: FromSergio on Scout

• What they promote: Notion, NordVPN, Gamma, OBSBOT and Bambu Lab, plus Amazon affiliate links
• Best for: software, SaaS, productivity tools, Mac accessories

5. Work From Hype

Desk setups, gadgets, and builds. Recent videos land between 66K and 355K views, with "Don't Buy a Second Monitor Until You See This Layout" at the top.

The Stats:

• Location: United States
• 118K subs
• 119K typical views per video

Recent video titles:

• "Don't Buy a Second Monitor Until You See This Layout"
• "3D Prints That Actually Made My Desk Better"
• "My Favorite Desk Gadgets Under 100 Bucks"

Rates, sponsor history and contacts: Work From Hype on Scout

• What they promote: Anker, Opera, Genspark, Scribe, Elgato, Logitech and Morning Brew
• Best for: desk hardware, peripherals, tools for people who work from a laptop all day

How to check a creator before you pay

A lookalike list gets you to the right channels. These three checks tell you whether to book one:

1. Use the median, not the average. Matt Gonzalez averages 61K over this stretch because one Govee video did 261K. His typical video does 28K. Price off the second number, or run it through our YouTube sponsorship price calculator
2. Check how often they post. FromSergio posts about once a month and Mark's Tech posts two or three times a week. A slow channel means fewer slots, a fast one means your read has a shorter shelf life at the top of the feed
3. Look for repeat sponsors. Monarch Money has run on 3 of Matt Gonzalez's videos since July and GoDaddy on 2. A brand that keeps coming back is telling you it works

Want your own list?

Pick the creator you can't get and seed Scout with their channel. You get the channels that look like them, with sponsor history, real view numbers and rates for each. If you're new to booking creator reads, start with our guide to sponsoring YouTubers.