Pickup and dating YouTube channels worth watching

The best channel depends on what you're working on. If you want better conversation skills, one channel fits. If you want street approaches, another. If you want to understand how women are advised, a third. Here's what each covers, so you can match a channel to a goal.

Subscriber counts change every week, so the figures below are the ones reported at the time cited.

Channels by goal

Goal	Channel	Run by
Charisma and presence	Charisma on Command	Charlie Houpert
Daygame and approach anxiety	Todd V Dating	Todd Valentine
Dating philosophy and the "3% man" ideas	Coach Corey Wayne	Corey Wayne
How women are advised on dating	Matthew Hussey	Matthew Hussey
Texting and in-person dating, from a woman's perspective	Hayley Quinn	Hayley Quinn
Direct feedback from a female coach	Kezia Noble	Kezia Noble
Comedy-style approaches	Simple Pickup	Jesse, Kong, and Jason

Charisma on Command

Charlie Houpert's channel started around 2012 to 2013 as KickAss Academy. A June 2025 Tim Ferriss Show transcript puts it at more than 10 million subscribers and over 1 billion views. His book Charisma on Command (2014) uses a formula of conviction, energy, and presentation, with a 30-day action plan. The channel breaks down well-known speakers, including a video on Bill Clinton's eye contact. More in Charisma on Command.

Start with: the Clinton eye-contact breakdown.

Todd V Dating

Todd Valentine is a former Real Social Dynamics instructor. His approach, called "The System," has five steps: Open, Premise, Evaluate, Narrative, Close. His material on approach anxiety starts a beginner with the goal of walking up to a woman and saying something, then builds through 10-second interactions. More in Todd Valentine.

Coach Corey Wayne

Corey Wayne wrote How to Be a 3% Man (2006) and joined YouTube in 2011. His themes: keep approaches short, use the phone for setting dates, and "ask for the order." More in Corey Wayne.

Matthew Hussey

Hussey's channel was created June 28, 2010, and Social Blade shows about 3.4 million subscribers and 633 million total views in 2026. He coaches women, and his books Get the Guy (2013) and Love Life (2024) are aimed at them. More in Matthew Hussey.

Hayley Quinn

Hayley Quinn is a London-based dating coach with about 15 years of experience coaching men and women face to face. Her publisher lists BBC News appearances, Celebs Go Dating, and a TEDx talk. Her focus includes the move from texting to meeting in person.

Kezia Noble

Kezia Noble has coached since 2006. DatingNews reports she has worked with more than 100,000 men and that she began in the London nightlife industry. Her YouTube channel launched in 2009, and her book is The Noble Art of Seducing Women.

Simple Pickup

Simple Pickup debuted in February 2011 and had 30,000 subscribers within months, with videos of friends asking women for numbers on Southern California streets. More in Simple Pickup.

Others with their own articles

Owen Cook (Tyler Durden), co-founder of Real Social Dynamics.
Playing With Fire, a dating channel with infield footage.

Before you copy anything from approach footage, read infield videos explained.

What to take from these channels

Pick one channel for one goal. For example, Charisma on Command for conversation or Todd V Dating for approach anxiety. Don't sample ten.
Watch with a pen. Write down one line or habit per video.
Cap viewing at 20 minutes per outing. Spend the rest on real approaches.
Try one thing within 24 hours. If you watched an opener, use it on the next 3 people you talk to.
Log it. In Flow, note which channel the idea came from and how it went. After 10 tries, keep what worked.