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Top 50 Filmmaking YouTube Influencers
See which YouTube influencers and creators work with Filmmaking brands. Discover sponsored YouTubers in Filmmaking and which companies pay them for sponsorships.
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In the Filmmaking space, we track 6,261 YouTube channels, 70 sponsors, and have detected 61,528 mentions.
Top 50 Filmmaking YouTube Influencers ranking table
A machine-readable summary of the visible influencer ranking.
| Rank | Influencer | Brands mentioned | Sponsorship mentions | Subscribers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Film Riot | 21 | 96 | 2,230,000 |
| 2 | Linus Tech Tips | 14 | 28 | 16,900,000 |
| 3 | Zach Mayfield | 12 | 140 | 126,000 |
| 4 | PetaPixel | 10 | 616 | 268,000 |
| 5 | Think Media | 10 | 78 | 3,500,000 |
| 6 | Potato Jet | 10 | 57 | 1,050,000 |
| 7 | EposVox | 10 | 40 | 348,000 |
| 8 | Of Two Lands | 9 | 511 | 64,400 |
| 9 | Senpai Gaming | 9 | 52 | 714,000 |
| 10 | Connor McCaskill | 9 | 29 | 114,000 |
| 11 | Justin Tse | 9 | 27 | 954,000 |
| 12 | UrAvgConsumer | 9 | 23 | 3,450,000 |
| 13 | MacStories | 9 | 16 | 2,290 |
| 14 | Sara Dietschy | 9 | 15 | 931,000 |
| 15 | Jared Polin | 8 | 448 | 1,500,000 |
| 16 | Kai W | 8 | 281 | 957,000 |
| 17 | Corridor Crew | 8 | 227 | 6,910,000 |
| 18 | ATOM | 8 | 120 | 363,000 |
| 19 | Alessandro Morolla | 8 | 109 | 136,000 |
| 20 | Lok Cheung | 8 | 94 | 175,000 |
| 21 | Full Time Filmmaker | 8 | 81 | 2,150,000 |
| 22 | Monsport06 | 8 | 49 | 162,000 |
| 23 | YCImaging | 8 | 40 | 574,000 |
| 24 | Benett Graezer | 8 | 29 | 356,000 |
| 25 | Lizzie Peirce | 8 | 18 | 281,000 |
| 26 | Chris Hau | 7 | 456 | 621,000 |
| 27 | Peter McKinnon | 7 | 212 | 5,990,000 |
| 28 | Jay Lippman | 7 | 91 | 72,600 |
| 29 | Matt Wolfe | 7 | 49 | 987,000 |
| 30 | Premiere Gal | 7 | 37 | 579,000 |
| 31 | Standard Story Company | 7 | 33 | 285,000 |
| 32 | Ishan Sharma | 7 | 21 | 1,990,000 |
| 33 | UFD Tech | 7 | 17 | 1,480,000 |
| 34 | Tyler Stalman | 7 | 17 | 542,000 |
| 35 | Lee Zavitz | 7 | 12 | 288,000 |
| 36 | MAKE. ART. NOW. | 7 | 11 | 456,000 |
| 37 | Max Tech | 6 | 742 | 1,270,000 |
| 38 | Jon Rettinger | 6 | 294 | 1,650,000 |
| 39 | Tech Notice | 6 | 284 | 274,000 |
| 40 | Jordi Koalitic | 6 | 194 | 6,630,000 |
| 41 | David Manning | 6 | 128 | 453,000 |
| 42 | Dan Watson | 6 | 99 | 205,000 |
| 43 | Jordan Orme | 6 | 96 | 997,000 |
| 44 | Armando Ferreira | 6 | 89 | 517,000 |
| 45 | Fstoppers | 6 | 68 | 1,050,000 |
| 46 | FlytPath | 6 | 51 | 387,000 |
| 47 | Anthony Gugliotta | 6 | 50 | 524,000 |
| 48 | Adrian Kilar | 6 | 39 | 148,000 |
| 49 | Gaku Lange | 6 | 38 | 273,000 |
| 50 | The Friday Checkout | 6 | 35 | 209,000 |
About the Filmmaking niche
Filmmaking on YouTube spans everything from cinematography tutorials and camera gear reviews to color grading workflows, lighting setups, and narrative storytelling techniques. Creators range from solo indie filmmakers documenting passion projects to working professionals breaking down commercial production. Viewers here are deeply invested in craft, drawn to practical knowledge they can apply immediately on their own shoots.
Channels in this space tend to build unusually loyal audiences because the content solves real, recurring creative problems. Formats like gear comparisons, behind-the-scenes breakdowns, and project-based tutorials reward repeat viewing as audiences level up their skills over time. Brands like Blackmagic Design and SmallRig thrive in this environment because creators integrate products naturally into actual production workflows rather than treating them as abstract endorsements.
For advertisers, this niche offers direct access to an audience that is actively buying equipment, software, and services to support creative work. Purchase intent is high and ongoing, making it a strong fit for hardware brands, stock media platforms, and production software looking to reach filmmakers at the moment decisions are made.
How this ranking is calculated
Sponsorship.so detects when YouTube influencers and creators mention filmmaking brands by analyzing YouTube videos every day. The ranking prioritizes the number of distinct brands each influencer mentions that match the filmmaking niche.
Frequently asked questions
Who are the top filmmaking YouTube influencers?
The top filmmaking YouTube influencers on this page are ranked by Sponsorship.so's tracked sponsorship data. The visible list includes channels such as Film Riot, Linus Tech Tips, and Zach Mayfield.
How does Sponsorship.so rank filmmaking influencers?
Sponsorship.so ranks filmmaking influencers by the number of distinct brands they mention, detected sponsorship mentions, and subscriber count as a tie-breaker.
What does this filmmaking influencer page show?
This page shows YouTube influencers and creators connected to filmmaking sponsors, including the brands they mention, sponsorship activity, subscriber counts, and related niche data.
How often is this filmmaking influencer data updated?
The latest data update shown for this influencer ranking is August 29, 2026. Sponsorship.so refreshes influencer, creator, and sponsorship intelligence as new YouTube activity is detected.
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