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Top 50 Creator Economy YouTube Influencers
See which YouTube influencers and creators work with Creator Economy brands. Discover sponsored YouTubers in Creator Economy and which companies pay them for sponsorships.
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In the Creator Economy space, we track 14,277 YouTube channels, 91 sponsors, and have detected 133,954 mentions.
Top 50 Creator Economy YouTube Influencers ranking table
A machine-readable summary of the visible influencer ranking.
| Rank | Influencer | Brands mentioned | Sponsorship mentions | Subscribers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ali Abdaal | 7 | 208 | 6,660,000 |
| 2 | Modern Millie | 6 | 317 | 745,000 |
| 3 | Justin Moore | 6 | 144 | 50,500 |
| 4 | The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder | 5 | 574 | 2,060,000 |
| 5 | Real Civil Engineer | 5 | 250 | 2,720,000 |
| 6 | Aurelius Tjin | 5 | 152 | 558,000 |
| 7 | Roberto Blake | 5 | 150 | 643,000 |
| 8 | Jon Youshaei | 5 | 114 | 782,000 |
| 9 | Mary Spender | 5 | 82 | 783,000 |
| 10 | This Week in Startups | 5 | 78 | 351,000 |
| 11 | Latasha James | 5 | 24 | 233,000 |
| 12 | Gabe Bult | 5 | 17 | 734,000 |
| 13 | Doc Williams | 5 | 17 | 49,200 |
| 14 | Wit & Wire | Course Creation Tips ✨ | 5 | 15 | 36,500 |
| 15 | Matt Wolfe | 5 | 11 | 987,000 |
| 16 | Charlie Chang | 5 | 8 | 1,360,000 |
| 17 | Online Income Toolz | 5 | 8 | 3,410 |
| 18 | Silicon Valley Girl | 4 | 261 | 1,550,000 |
| 19 | Ruri Ohama | 4 | 259 | 1,450,000 |
| 20 | ScreenCrush | 4 | 146 | 1,790,000 |
| 21 | Smeaf | 4 | 137 | 257,000 |
| 22 | Swell Entertainment | 4 | 130 | 516,000 |
| 23 | Mr. Build It | 4 | 119 | 967,000 |
| 24 | Tatiana Hopper | 4 | 92 | 152,000 |
| 25 | Kelsey Rodriguez | 4 | 58 | 289,000 |
| 26 | Metatron | 4 | 45 | 1,000,000 |
| 27 | julia fei | 4 | 36 | 202,000 |
| 28 | UFD Tech | 4 | 34 | 1,480,000 |
| 29 | Slidebean | 4 | 19 | 632,000 |
| 30 | Shelby Church | 4 | 18 | 1,850,000 |
| 31 | Skynix Art | 4 | 17 | 257,000 |
| 32 | Aaron Ramirez | 4 | 16 | 252,000 |
| 33 | Jordan B Peterson | 4 | 14 | 8,790,000 |
| 34 | Jubilee | 4 | 13 | 11,000,000 |
| 35 | Lucy Moon | 4 | 13 | 331,000 |
| 36 | Jessica Blair | 4 | 13 | 292,000 |
| 37 | Marikyuun | 4 | 12 | 631,000 |
| 38 | Matt Loui | 4 | 11 | 88,500 |
| 39 | Abhi and Niyu | 4 | 9 | 6,600,000 |
| 40 | LuLYeah | 4 | 8 | 1,490,000 |
| 41 | Gillian Perkins | 4 | 8 | 731,000 |
| 42 | Danie Jay | 4 | 8 | 65,400 |
| 43 | CDTVProductions | 4 | 7 | 323,000 |
| 44 | Ishan Sharma | 4 | 6 | 1,990,000 |
| 45 | Premiere Gal | 4 | 6 | 579,000 |
| 46 | jacksfilms | 4 | 4 | 4,960,000 |
| 47 | Steve Terreberry | 4 | 4 | 4,010,000 |
| 48 | Party Crashers | 4 | 4 | 236,000 |
| 49 | LegalEagle | 3 | 660 | 3,770,000 |
| 50 | The Futur | 3 | 482 | 2,810,000 |
About the Creator Economy niche
The creator economy niche on YouTube centers on the business, tools, and strategies behind building an independent career as an online creator. Content spans monetization methods, audience growth tactics, platform algorithm insights, merchandise and digital product sales, and the software infrastructure that supports creative work. Viewers here are typically active creators or aspiring ones, drawn to practical advice that helps them turn their content into a sustainable livelihood.
Channels in this space tend to thrive on transparency and trust, with creators openly sharing revenue breakdowns, workflow experiments, and honest product reviews. Long-form tutorials, case studies, and conversational breakdowns of industry trends all perform well because the audience is hungry for actionable insight rather than passive entertainment. That direct relationship between creator and viewer often produces unusually high engagement, since the content speaks directly to the professional ambitions of the people watching.
For brands, this niche offers a rare concentration of high-intent buyers who are actively seeking tools, platforms, and services to invest in their own work, making it a natural fit for products like Stan Store or Splice that serve the creator workflow directly.
How this ranking is calculated
Sponsorship.so detects when YouTube influencers and creators mention creator economy brands by analyzing YouTube videos every day. The ranking prioritizes the number of distinct brands each influencer mentions that match the creator economy niche.
Frequently asked questions
Who are the top creator economy YouTube influencers?
The top creator economy YouTube influencers on this page are ranked by Sponsorship.so's tracked sponsorship data. The visible list includes channels such as Ali Abdaal, Modern Millie, and Justin Moore.
How does Sponsorship.so rank creator economy influencers?
Sponsorship.so ranks creator economy influencers by the number of distinct brands they mention, detected sponsorship mentions, and subscriber count as a tie-breaker.
What does this creator economy influencer page show?
This page shows YouTube influencers and creators connected to creator economy sponsors, including the brands they mention, sponsorship activity, subscriber counts, and related niche data.
How often is this creator economy influencer data updated?
The latest data update shown for this influencer ranking is September 5, 2026. Sponsorship.so refreshes influencer, creator, and sponsorship intelligence as new YouTube activity is detected.
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