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Top 50 Hardware YouTube Influencers
See which YouTube influencers and creators work with Hardware brands. Discover sponsored YouTubers in Hardware and which companies pay them for sponsorships.
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In the Hardware space, we track 2,505 YouTube channels, 56 sponsors, and have detected 15,648 mentions.
Top 50 Hardware YouTube Influencers ranking table
A machine-readable summary of the visible influencer ranking.
| Rank | Influencer | Brands mentioned | Sponsorship mentions | Subscribers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Next Layer | 7 | 25 | 221,000 |
| 2 | 3D Printing Nerd | 7 | 15 | 703,000 |
| 3 | I Like To Make Stuff | 7 | 13 | 3,360,000 |
| 4 | CNC Kitchen | 6 | 152 | 678,000 |
| 5 | mpoxDE | 6 | 140 | 217,000 |
| 6 | The Den of Tools | 6 | 78 | 314,000 |
| 7 | StoneTime | 6 | 48 | 15,700 |
| 8 | Aurora Tech | 6 | 29 | 110,000 |
| 9 | Zack Freedman | 6 | 13 | 680,000 |
| 10 | Ricky Impey | 6 | 10 | 65,900 |
| 11 | Lost In Tech | 5 | 40 | 73,600 |
| 12 | Fisher's Shop | 5 | 37 | 437,000 |
| 13 | Hacksmith Industries | 5 | 34 | 15,300,000 |
| 14 | Morley Kert | 5 | 34 | 1,140,000 |
| 15 | Crafted Workshop | 5 | 28 | 1,110,000 |
| 16 | Uncle Jessy | 5 | 13 | 535,000 |
| 17 | Evan and Katelyn | 5 | 10 | 1,580,000 |
| 18 | Let's Print | 5 | 8 | 160,000 |
| 19 | FliteTest | 4 | 41 | 2,140,000 |
| 20 | CryptoLeo | 4 | 33 | 88,800 |
| 21 | Wesley Treat | 4 | 28 | 187,000 |
| 22 | Make Something | 4 | 22 | 938,000 |
| 23 | Make-o-Rama 3D Druck | 4 | 22 | 18,600 |
| 24 | Linus Tech Tips | 4 | 21 | 16,900,000 |
| 25 | The Real Sam Prentice | 4 | 20 | 119,000 |
| 26 | Made with Layers (Thomas Sanladerer) | 4 | 19 | 517,000 |
| 27 | Marc3DP | 4 | 19 | 143,000 |
| 28 | Frankly Built | 4 | 13 | 1,180,000 |
| 29 | Once in a Six Side | 4 | 13 | 85,900 |
| 30 | RisingApe | 4 | 10 | 11,700 |
| 31 | Frengen Engineering | 4 | 9 | 80,300 |
| 32 | Fix This Build That | 4 | 8 | 2,030,000 |
| 33 | Jeff Geerling | 4 | 8 | 1,090,000 |
| 34 | GreatScott! | 4 | 6 | 2,160,000 |
| 35 | Chop Busters | 4 | 6 | 1,500,000 |
| 36 | Keith Johnson Woodworking | 4 | 6 | 386,000 |
| 37 | overVolt | 4 | 5 | 239,000 |
| 38 | Samcraft | 4 | 5 | 141,000 |
| 39 | Williams Workshop (Corey J. Williams) | 4 | 5 | 28,600 |
| 40 | Strange Parts | 4 | 4 | 1,950,000 |
| 41 | Loyal Moses | 4 | 4 | 51,100 |
| 42 | Paul Barron Network | 3 | 209 | 2,690,000 |
| 43 | Tool Show | 3 | 136 | 266,000 |
| 44 | Michael Alm (ALM FAB) | 3 | 62 | 640,000 |
| 45 | DataDash | 3 | 56 | 511,000 |
| 46 | 3D Musketeers | 3 | 43 | 53,400 |
| 47 | Integza | 3 | 39 | 1,720,000 |
| 48 | HomeMadeModern | 3 | 34 | 1,630,000 |
| 49 | Electric Supercar | 3 | 26 | 187,000 |
| 50 | Keo Prints | 3 | 22 | 14,600 |
About the Hardware niche
Hardware on YouTube spans a wide range of physical technology and tools, from PC components and 3D printers to hand tools and workshop equipment. Viewers in this space care deeply about performance, build quality, and value for money, and the culture rewards thoroughness over hype. Brands like AMD and Bambu Lab illustrate the breadth of the niche, which stretches from cutting-edge computing to maker and fabrication communities.
Creators in this space tend to thrive with detailed review formats, teardowns, and hands-on benchmarks that demonstrate real-world use rather than surface impressions. That commitment to depth builds strong audience trust, and viewers return because they rely on these channels to inform significant purchasing decisions. The niche rewards creators who can make technical complexity feel accessible without dumbing it down.
For brands, this is one of the most commercially direct niches on the platform, as audiences arrive with clear purchase intent and a willingness to research before spending. Advertisers selling components, peripherals, tools, or software can reach buyers who are already mid-decision, making sponsorship placements here unusually efficient.
How this ranking is calculated
Sponsorship.so detects when YouTube influencers and creators mention hardware brands by analyzing YouTube videos every day. The ranking prioritizes the number of distinct brands each influencer mentions that match the hardware niche.
Frequently asked questions
Who are the top hardware YouTube influencers?
The top hardware YouTube influencers on this page are ranked by Sponsorship.so's tracked sponsorship data. The visible list includes channels such as The Next Layer, 3D Printing Nerd, and I Like To Make Stuff.
How does Sponsorship.so rank hardware influencers?
Sponsorship.so ranks hardware influencers by the number of distinct brands they mention, detected sponsorship mentions, and subscriber count as a tie-breaker.
What does this hardware influencer page show?
This page shows YouTube influencers and creators connected to hardware sponsors, including the brands they mention, sponsorship activity, subscriber counts, and related niche data.
How often is this hardware influencer data updated?
The latest data update shown for this influencer ranking is October 24, 2026. Sponsorship.so refreshes influencer, creator, and sponsorship intelligence as new YouTube activity is detected.
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