Top 50 AI YouTube Influencers

See which YouTube influencers and creators work with AI brands. Discover sponsored YouTubers in AI and which companies pay them for sponsorships.

AI niche overview

14.2K

Creator mentions

82.5K

Video mentions

251K

Median Subscribers

May 11, 2026

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In the AI space, we track 14,178 YouTube channels, 347 sponsors, and have detected 82,514 mentions.

Top 50 AI YouTube Influencers ranking table

A machine-readable summary of the visible influencer ranking.

Rank	Influencer	Brands mentioned	Sponsorship mentions	Subscribers
1	Matt Wolfe	44	334	922,000
2	Lenny's Podcast	44	226	570,000
3	My First Million	31	318	804,000
4	AI Search	31	281	630,000
5	Ishan Sharma	29	94	1,990,000
6	The AI Advantage	26	103	390,000
7	MattVidPro AI	26	83	297,000
8	Linus Tech Tips	25	399	16,800,000
9	Futurepedia	25	136	675,000
10	AI Samson	23	435	227,000
11	Matthew Berman	23	131	527,000
12	WorldofAI	23	96	165,000
13	Kevin Stratvert	22	451	3,900,000
14	Skill Leap AI	21	52	301,000
15	How I AI	21	44	32,700
16	Silicon Valley Girl	20	312	1,390,000
17	Tech With Tim	20	68	1,980,000
18	Diolinux	20	35	770,000
19	Aurelius Tjin	19	158	539,000
20	AI Andy	19	28	209,000
21	The Morpheus	18	42	187,000
22	Inteligencia Artificial	17	84	487,000
23	This Week in Startups	17	64	349,000
24	Astro K Joseph	17	35	59,100
25	Theo - t3․gg	16	109	520,000
26	Rob The AI Guy	16	60	84,900
27	Ali Abdaal	16	59	6,580,000
28	Tina Huang	16	41	1,010,000
29	Justin Tse	16	23	903,000
30	TechLinked	15	272	1,990,000
31	Cole Medin	15	44	166,000
32	Xavier Mitjana	15	41	307,000
33	Theoretically Media	15	30	166,000
34	Co-Intelligence Podcast	15	19	2,950
35	bycloud	14	223	221,000
36	Moore's Law Is Dead	14	114	216,000
37	Fireship	14	43	4,160,000
38	Domingo Gomes	13	23	1,210,000
39	Jon Rettinger	13	21	1,650,000
40	Wade McMaster - Creator Impact	12	189	87,700
41	Oliur Online	12	28	162,000
42	MacStories	12	28	1,990
43	Logically Answered	12	26	813,000
44	The Next Wave - AI and the Future of Technology	12	26	33,500
45	Sourcery with Molly O'Shea	12	22	6,810
46	Jeff Geerling	12	17	1,050,000
47	Shu Omi	11	180	83,600
48	Cal Newport	11	167	296,000
49	Lex Fridman	11	145	4,970,000
50	AI Explained	11	134	389,000

Matt Wolfe

@mreflow

922K subs 44 brands

Lenny's Podcast

@lennyspodcast

570K subs 44 brands

My First Million

@myfirstmillionpod

804K subs 31 brands

AI Search

@theaisearch

630K subs 31 brands

Ishan Sharma

@ishansharma7390

1.99M subs 29 brands

The AI Advantage

@aiadvantage

390K subs 26 brands

MattVidPro AI

@mattvidpro

297K subs 26 brands

Linus Tech Tips

@linustechtips

16.8M subs 25 brands

Futurepedia

@futurepedia_io

675K subs 25 brands

#10

AI Samson

@aisamsonreal

227K subs 23 brands

#11

Matthew Berman

@matthew_berman

527K subs 23 brands

#12

WorldofAI

@intheworldofai

165K subs 23 brands

#13

Kevin Stratvert

@kevinstratvert

3.9M subs 22 brands

#14

Skill Leap AI

@skillleapai

301K subs 21 brands

#15

How I AI

@howiaipodcast

32.7K subs 21 brands

#16

Silicon Valley Girl

@siliconvalleygirl

1.39M subs 20 brands

#17

Tech With Tim

@techwithtim

1.98M subs 20 brands

#18

Diolinux

@diolinux

770K subs 20 brands

#19

Aurelius Tjin

@aureliustjin

539K subs 19 brands

#20

AI Andy

@theaiandy

209K subs 19 brands

#21

The Morpheus

@themorpheusvlogs

187K subs 18 brands

#22

Inteligencia Artificial

@la_inteligencia_artificial

487K subs 17 brands

#23

This Week in Startups

@startups

349K subs 17 brands

#24

Astro K Joseph

@astrokj

59.1K subs 17 brands

#25

Theo - t3․gg

@t3dotgg

520K subs 16 brands

#26

Rob The AI Guy

@realrobtheaiguy

84.9K subs 16 brands

#27

Ali Abdaal

@aliabdaal

6.58M subs 16 brands

#28

Tina Huang

@tinahuang1

1.01M subs 16 brands

#29

Justin Tse

@justintse

903K subs 16 brands

#30

TechLinked

@techlinked

1.99M subs 15 brands

#31

Cole Medin

@colemedin

166K subs 15 brands

#32

Xavier Mitjana

@xaviermitjana

307K subs 15 brands

#33

Theoretically Media

@theoreticallymedia

166K subs 15 brands

#34

Co-Intelligence Podcast

@co-intelligencepod

2.95K subs 15 brands

#35

bycloud

@bycloudai

221K subs 14 brands

#36

Moore's Law Is Dead

@mooreslawisdead

216K subs 14 brands

#37

Fireship

@fireship

4.16M subs 14 brands

#38

Domingo Gomes

@new3sc

1.21M subs 13 brands

#39

Jon Rettinger

@jon4lakers

1.65M subs 13 brands

#40

Wade McMaster - Creator Impact

@wademcmaster

87.7K subs 12 brands

#41

Oliur Online

@oliuronline

162K subs 12 brands

#42

MacStories

@macstories09

1.99K subs 12 brands

#43

Logically Answered

@logicallyanswered

813K subs 12 brands

#44

The Next Wave - AI and the Future of Technology

@thenextwavepod

33.5K subs 12 brands

#45

Sourcery with Molly O'Shea

@sourceryvc

6.81K subs 12 brands

#46

Jeff Geerling

@jeffgeerling

1.05M subs 12 brands

#47

Shu Omi

@shuomi_official

83.6K subs 11 brands

#48

Cal Newport

@calnewportmedia

296K subs 11 brands

#49

Lex Fridman

@lexfridman

4.97M subs 11 brands

#50

AI Explained

@aiexplained-official

389K subs 11 brands

About the AI niche

The AI niche on YouTube spans tutorials, tool reviews, news analysis, and hands-on demonstrations covering everything from large language models and image generators to productivity automation and developer frameworks. Viewers here are driven by genuine curiosity and professional urgency, eager to understand how emerging tools like those built on NVIDIA hardware or featured on Arxiv translate into real-world capabilities. The culture blends technical depth with accessible storytelling, attracting both engineers and curious generalists who want to stay ahead of a fast-moving field.

Creators in this space tend to build unusually loyal communities because the subject matter demands trust. Audiences return to familiar voices to filter hype from substance, which means channels often cultivate close, conversational relationships through comments, live streams, and community posts. The fast pace of AI development also gives creators a constant stream of genuinely newsworthy material, making the niche rewarding to cover consistently.

For brands, this audience represents a highly engaged, purchase-ready demographic with strong intent around software subscriptions, hardware upgrades, and productivity tools, making it a natural fit for sponsors whose products sit at the intersection of technology and ambition.

How this ranking is calculated

Sponsorship.so detects when YouTube influencers and creators mention ai brands by analyzing YouTube videos every day. The ranking prioritizes the number of distinct brands each influencer mentions that match the ai niche.

Frequently asked questions

Who are the top ai YouTube influencers?

The top ai YouTube influencers on this page are ranked by Sponsorship.so's tracked sponsorship data. The visible list includes channels such as Matt Wolfe, Lenny's Podcast, and My First Million.

How does Sponsorship.so rank ai influencers?

Sponsorship.so ranks ai influencers by the number of distinct brands they mention, detected sponsorship mentions, and subscriber count as a tie-breaker.

What does this ai influencer page show?

This page shows YouTube influencers and creators connected to ai sponsors, including the brands they mention, sponsorship activity, subscriber counts, and related niche data.

How often is this ai influencer data updated?

The latest data update shown for this influencer ranking is May 11, 2026. Sponsorship.so refreshes influencer, creator, and sponsorship intelligence as new YouTube activity is detected.

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