Top 50 Cooking YouTube Influencers

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

Cooking niche overview

7.37K

Creator mentions

35.7K

Video mentions

312K

Median Subscribers

May 16, 2026

Last data update

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In the Cooking space, we track 7,372 YouTube channels, 89 sponsors, and have detected 35,707 mentions.

Top 50 Cooking YouTube Influencers ranking table

A machine-readable summary of the visible influencer ranking.

Rank	Influencer	Brands mentioned	Sponsorship mentions	Subscribers
1	ThatDudeCanCook	11	88	2,400,000
2	MeidasTouch	10	270	5,410,000
3	Brian Lagerstrom	10	74	1,690,000
4	Binging with Babish	10	54	10,500,000
5	New Rockstars	9	103	4,330,000
6	Mr. Make It Happen	9	83	1,420,000
7	emmymade	9	71	3,110,000
8	Frugal Fit Mom	9	27	671,000
9	Internet Shaquille	9	11	818,000
10	Internet Today	8	323	319,000
11	Guga Foods	8	257	5,320,000
12	YMH Studios	8	105	2,150,000
13	Tim Chantarangsu	8	76	4,230,000
14	Annie Elise	8	72	1,540,000
15	Bert Kreischer	8	54	1,490,000
16	Abbey Sharp	8	12	726,000
17	Michael Knowles	7	266	2,500,000
18	Funhaus	7	213	1,370,000
19	The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder	7	173	1,910,000
20	Matt Walsh	7	137	3,320,000
21	The Bulwark	7	94	1,470,000
22	Jen Chapin	7	63	142,000
23	See Mindy Mom	7	53	214,000
24	Andrew Santino	7	49	564,000
25	Pod Save America	7	48	1,040,000
26	Chael Sonnen	7	30	1,340,000
27	Rick Glassman	7	30	568,000
28	Michael Malice	7	30	236,000
29	Law&Crime Network	7	21	7,490,000
30	LifebyMikeG	7	16	5,070,000
31	Mashed	7	12	1,380,000
32	Catherine Elaine	7	12	146,000
33	MATTY MATHESON	7	8	1,590,000
34	David Pakman Show	6	236	3,550,000
35	Lights Out	6	113	523,000
36	TMG Studios	6	91	1,190,000
37	Chilluminati Podcast	6	88	238,000
38	Steve Gow (Smoke Trails BBQ)	6	83	133,000
39	DEATH BATTLE!	6	80	6,330,000
40	Achievement Hunter	6	78	1,370,000
41	Channel Awesome	6	68	1,410,000
42	The Take	6	63	1,520,000
43	Mandy in the Making	6	54	356,000
44	Philip DeFranco	6	46	6,610,000
45	I've Had It	6	35	1,450,000
46	How To Drink	6	34	1,750,000
47	Linus Tech Tips	6	28	16,800,000
48	Keto Twins	6	28	261,000
49	Redacted	6	26	2,790,000
50	Ryan Sickler	6	24	255,000

ThatDudeCanCook

@thatdudecancook

2.4M subs 11 brands

MeidasTouch

@meidastouch

5.41M subs 10 brands

Brian Lagerstrom

@brianlagerstrom

1.69M subs 10 brands

Binging with Babish

@bingingwithbabish

10.5M subs 10 brands

New Rockstars

@newrockstars

4.33M subs 9 brands

Mr. Make It Happen

@mrmakeithappen

1.42M subs 9 brands

emmymade

@emmymade

3.11M subs 9 brands

Frugal Fit Mom

@frugalfitmom

671K subs 9 brands

Internet Shaquille

@internetshaquille

818K subs 9 brands

#10

Internet Today

@internettodaytv

319K subs 8 brands

#11

Guga Foods

@gugafoods

5.32M subs 8 brands

#12

YMH Studios

@ymhstudios

2.15M subs 8 brands

#13

Tim Chantarangsu

@timothy

4.23M subs 8 brands

#14

Annie Elise

@annieelise

1.54M subs 8 brands

#15

Bert Kreischer

@bertkreischer

1.49M subs 8 brands

#16

Abbey Sharp

@abbeyskitchen

726K subs 8 brands

#17

Michael Knowles

@michaelknowles

2.5M subs 7 brands

#18

Funhaus

@funhaus

1.37M subs 7 brands

#19

The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder

@themajorityreport

1.91M subs 7 brands

#20

Matt Walsh

@mattwalsh

3.32M subs 7 brands

#21

The Bulwark

@bulwarkmedia

1.47M subs 7 brands

#22

Jen Chapin

@jen-chapin

142K subs 7 brands

#23

See Mindy Mom

@seemindymom

214K subs 7 brands

#24

Andrew Santino

@andrewsantinowhiskeyginger

564K subs 7 brands

#25

Pod Save America

@podsaveamerica

1.04M subs 7 brands

#26

Chael Sonnen

@chaelsonnenofficial

1.34M subs 7 brands

#27

Rick Glassman

@rickglassman

568K subs 7 brands

#28

Michael Malice

@michaelmaliceofficial

236K subs 7 brands

#29

Law&Crime Network

@lawandcrime

7.49M subs 7 brands

#30

LifebyMikeG

@lifebymikeg

5.07M subs 7 brands

#31

Mashed

@mashedfood

1.38M subs 7 brands

#32

Catherine Elaine

@catherineelaine

146K subs 7 brands

#33

MATTY MATHESON

@mattymatheson

1.59M subs 7 brands

#34

David Pakman Show

@thedavidpakmanshow

3.55M subs 6 brands

#35

Lights Out

@lightsoutpodcast

523K subs 6 brands

#36

TMG Studios

@itsthetmgshow

1.19M subs 6 brands

#37

Chilluminati Podcast

@chilluminatipod

238K subs 6 brands

#38

Steve Gow (Smoke Trails BBQ)

@smoketrailsbbq

133K subs 6 brands

#39

DEATH BATTLE!

@deathbattle

6.33M subs 6 brands

#40

Achievement Hunter

@achievementhunter

1.37M subs 6 brands

#41

Channel Awesome

@channelawesome

1.41M subs 6 brands

#42

The Take

@thetake

1.52M subs 6 brands

#43

Mandy in the Making

@mandyinthemaking

356K subs 6 brands

#44

Philip DeFranco

@philipdefranco

6.61M subs 6 brands

#45

I've Had It

@ivehaditpodcast

1.45M subs 6 brands

#46

How To Drink

@howtodrink

1.75M subs 6 brands

#47

Linus Tech Tips

@linustechtips

16.8M subs 6 brands

#48

Keto Twins

@ketotwins

261K subs 6 brands

#49

Redacted

@redactednews

2.79M subs 6 brands

#50

Ryan Sickler

@rsickler

255K subs 6 brands

About the Cooking niche

Cooking on YouTube spans everything from quick weeknight dinner ideas and elaborate baking projects to cultural deep-dives, knife skills, and ingredient sourcing. Viewers come for practical guidance but stay for the personality, the plating, and the sense of being welcomed into someone else's kitchen. Meal kit services like HelloFresh and premium ingredient brands like Good Ranchers have become fixtures in this space because the audience is genuinely motivated to cook and eat well.

Creators in this niche tend to build unusually close relationships with their audiences because cooking is intimate and repeatable. Tutorials, recipe challenges, and taste-test formats all perform well, and viewers return regularly because they are looking for their next meal, not just entertainment. That habitual viewing creates deep trust between creator and community.

For brands, cooking content offers a rare combination of high purchase intent and direct product relevance, since viewers are often actively planning what to buy and cook. Food delivery, specialty proteins, cookware, and pantry staples all find a natural and credible home here, making it one of the more conversion-friendly sponsorship environments on the platform.

How this ranking is calculated

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

Frequently asked questions

Who are the top cooking YouTube influencers?

The top cooking YouTube influencers on this page are ranked by Sponsorship.so's tracked sponsorship data. The visible list includes channels such as ThatDudeCanCook, MeidasTouch, and Brian Lagerstrom .

How does Sponsorship.so rank cooking influencers?

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

What does this cooking influencer page show?

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

How often is this cooking influencer data updated?

The latest data update shown for this influencer ranking is May 16, 2026. Sponsorship.so refreshes influencer, creator, and sponsorship intelligence as new YouTube activity is detected.

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