YouTubers are people mostly known for their work on the video sharing platform YouTube. The following is a list of YouTubers for whom Wikipedia has articles either under their own name or their YouTube channel name. This list excludes people who, despite having a YouTube presence, are primarily known for their work elsewhere.
Both of Aiken's channels upload gaming videos as well as vlogs. He is best known for his Call of Duty gameplay videos (both Let's Plays and video game walkthroughs).
Adventure traveler, photographer, blogger. Best known for traveling to 196 countries before the age of twenty-one and holds the Guinness World Record for being the youngest person to visit all of them.
EWNetwork (terminated), EtikaFRFX (terminated), TR1Iceman, E Live
Was a streamer and former model also known by his online alias, "Etika". Amofah usually focused his YouTube channel around Nintendo games and streamed energetic reactions of himself to Nintendo Direct presentations. Amofah was reported missing by the NYPD on 20 June 2019. His body was discovered in the East River on 24 June, after he killed himself by drowning.
Nigerian YouTuber, comedian and comedic actor. His videos often feature child actors, specifically his cousin Emmanuella, who is often referred to as his niece.
Better known by her online alias Pokimane, has two YouTube channels, Pokimane and Poki ASMR. The former includes clips of her gaming content, vlogs, and podcast. The latter channel features videos that are part of a broader community of ASMR channels.
A 10-year-old Filipino-Canadian singer who became popular after Lady Gaga linked to her cover of "Born This Way". The two sang together in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during Gaga's Monster Ball Tour in 2011.
British reviewer of various (usually poor quality) products, comedian, animator and actor. Had starring role in the indie comedy film Ashens and the Quest for the Game Child.[1]
Singer-songwriter, comedian, and musician; co-host of Game Grumps, co-creator of musical comedy duo Ninja Sex Party, and member of musical comedy group Starbomb
Educational channel, profiling every country in the world in alphabetical order as well as covering other topics regarding physical or political geography
Art conservator and owner of Baumgartner Restoration. Credited by Mashable with popularizing art restoration videos on YouTube, and named as the most popular art conservator on the platform.[2]
British vlogger; posts videos which concern a wide variety of subjects, varying from gaming, anti-ideology, history and fiction, and Gamergate and antifeminism.[3]
An American teen who became famous after posting her song "Friday" that received more than 127 million views, 3.3 million dislikes, and hugely negative comments dubbing the song the "worst song ever".[4]
Vlogs (often based on misinterpretations of common figures of speech), covers of popular songs recorded in his car and other vehicles ("AutoTunes"), original music, celebrity interviews, and other humorous content.
English gaming YouTuber, streamer and Internet personality; listed as the ninth most influential online creator in the United Kingdom by The Sunday Times.[5] Co-founding member of the YouTube group Sidemen.
Gaming videos, podcasts, streaming. Gained fame with Minecraft videos and songs. The annual Jingle Jam streaming event has raised over $20 million for charity since 2011.
English gaming YouTuber, streamer, Internet personality and rapper; listed as the 38th most influential online creator in the United Kingdom by The Sunday Times.[5] Co-founding member of the YouTube group Sidemen.
A YouTuber whose videos showed off his jewelry and automobile collections. He was sentenced to prison in 2022, and his channel was subsequently deleted.
Brothers and Celtic folk music duo. Created three popular music videos, beginning with "United Breaks Guitars" in protest of Dave's treatment at the hands of United Airlines which proved a public relations debacle for the airline. Named their channel in honor of their father.
Social media personality and former hairdresser. Most known for her skits with recurring characters (starting on TikTok), reaction videos, challenge videos, and haunted location exploration videos.
Was the No. 1 most subscribed channel before being surpassed by nigahiga in 2009. He starred as Fred Figglehorn in Fred: The Show on Nickelodeon in 2012 and Marvin in Marvin Marvin from 2012 to 2013.
Following Idol, Noriega became a YouTube personality, performing skits as himself, in drag as Adore Delano, or as his other character, Angel Baby. In June 2009, Noriega released the music video for "24/7," featuring Diamonique. Other than Idol, Adore also competed on the 6th season and All Stars 2 of American TV show RuPaul's Drag Race.
Vlogger, prankster, TikToker, former Viner and the de facto leader of the "Vlog Squad". He has gained a combined total of over 17 million subscribers as of 11 January 2019, since he began uploading videos in 2015.
Known for his stunts, philanthropy, gaming videos and competitions. Overtook PewDiePie as the most-subscribed individual YouTuber in November 2022 and, since June 2, 2024 has been the most subscribed Youtube channel.[11]
"Ask a Mortician" a question-and-answer comedy series on death, death culture, and funeral practices, and promoting death acceptance and alternative funeral practices
Was a gamer, vlogger, and streamer, also known by her online alias, K1KA or Kika. Her content on YouTube was focused on playing video games. She got in a drama with another Serbian YouTube star, Baka Prase. After the drama finished, Kika had been harassed multiple times, which culminated in her allegedly dying by suicide on 8 December 2021.
Palestinian-American prankster, comedian, and motivational speaker. He is best known for the Yoga Pants Prank and the Spiderman in Real Life prank. He also maintains an active vlogging channel.
Duo comprising British freestyle footballers Jeremy Lynch and Billy Wingrove. They are best known for producing online video content for their eponymous YouTube channel.
Brother creators/producers of the React video series (Kids, Teens, Elders, YouTubers, and Adults React) and MyMusic sitcom. Founded Fine Brothers Entertainment.
Impersonator, singer, interviewed on British BBC radio and Finnish public radio YLE, in which she confirmed that she was contacted by a producer of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Chilean video producer and aspiring actor. The 10th most subscribed channel on YouTube, he currently has over 38 million subscribers and 3.8 billion video views. Garmendia makes monological observational comedy videos.
Vlogger, actor and host at Teen.com. His videos' topics are varied and include vlogs of his daily life, challenges, song covers, The Hunger Games trilogy and gaming videos.
Japanese YouTuber with two comedy channels. His first, "Hajme Syacho", has more than 7.8 million subscribers and 6.1 billion views, while his second, "Hajme Syacho 2", has more than 2 million subscribers and more than 700 million views.
Comedian, actress, author, and singer-songwriter that gained popularity on Vine before amassing a total of 8.2 million subscribers combined on her two YouTube channels.
Animator, voice actor, actor, and video game pundit known for his animations (such as the Awesome Series, Sequelitis, and Girlchan in Paradise!!) and co-creating the Let's Play series, Game Grumps. Member of musical comedy group Starbomb.
A British Gamer, primarily releases let's plays and occasional vlogs. Released a book titled Fuck Yeah: Video Games, which reached number one on The Sunday Times best sellers list.
Autistic actor and autism rights advocate, who makes videos about the autistic experience. released a book titled Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After.
She is best known for starring in My Drunk Kitchen, a weekly series on YouTube. Apart from her main channel, she also runs a second channel where she talks about life in general and gives her opinions on various topics.
Comedian, actress, writer, and performer. On her main channel, YouDeserveADrink, she primarily posts weekly instructional mixology videos, with a unique cocktail presented in each, allowing her to combine her past work experience as a bartender with performing. She periodically collaborates with other YouTube personalities such as Hannah Hart and Grace Helbig.
Motorsport commentators, live commentary on radio-controlled racing and Super GT (via his Radio Le Mans livestream) in addition to his endurance racing work he is best known for.
An Old Dominion University student who produces magic tricks and pranks on his YouTube channel "MagicOfRahat", which has over 7 million subscribers and 1 billion video views
Canadian musician best known for his Song Challenge series which invites viewers to dare him in feats of musicianship, and viral hit "Pink Fluffy Unicorns Dancing on Rainbows"
Comedy writers and actors for the website CollegeHumor. They star in their web series Jake and Amir and other CollegeHumor sketches. They have since left the company and ended the series to try to get the series on television. They also host their own podcast, If I Were You.
Singer-songwriter, actress and first season contestant on America's Got Talent; signed to Jay Z's Roc Nation label through her exposure on her YouTube channel.
She is the host of "Challenge Accepted," which demonstrates her passion for quickly picking up new skills and studying various vocations in a short amount of time.
Italian blogger, wife of PewDiePie. Video topics usually discuss fashion or makeup. In October 2018, Marzia retired from YouTube and her channel is no longer active.
Autistic autism advocate who makes videos about the autistic experience, released a book titled But Everyone Feels This Way: How an Autism Diagnosis Saved My Life.
Chinese journalist formerly employed at China Central Television. Li was arrested 26 February 2020 in Wuhan while investigating the disappearance of journalist Chen Qiushi and the arising COVID-19 pandemic. Li's only video since his arrest was from 22 April 2020, consisting of a stilted apology for his prior videos and criticism of the Chinese government.
Chinesevideo blogger and entrepreneur. She is known for creating food and handicraft preparation videos often from basic ingredients and tools using traditional Chinese techniques. With 16 million subscribers as of 21 August 2021, she holds the Guinness World Record for "the most subscribers for a Chinese language channel on YouTube".
British YouTuber and filmmaker, known for his creative fantasy videos, vlogs, and short films, his most notable work being Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures.
Notable for addressing the niche community of space enthusiasts and gamers alike by playing both space-related video games and making informative blogs on up-to-date science topics. He is best known for playing Kerbal Space Program.[23] He lived most of his life in Scotland, but has recently moved to San Francisco, California.
Irish producer, game commentator, and internet personality, known primarily for his comedic Let's Play series on video games and occasional vlogs on YouTube
Popular comedian and YouTube personality with the alter egos of Filthy Frank and Pink Guy, who has retired. Currently, he is a musician, under the name Joji, with songs and albums charting.
Gained fame in June 2012 when her video titled "JB Fanvideo" went viral, resulting in the creation of the internet meme "Overly Attached Girlfriend." She uploads weekly videos as herself on a variety of topics.
8th most subscribed woman in the world, with more than 18 million subscribers and 2.9 billion views; best known for her video "How to trick people into thinking you're good looking", which has 67 million views
Former sex offender who achieved popularity for his eccentric videos of himself. In 2010, he was imprisoned for uploading videos to YouTube, thereby breaking his probation's ban on using a computer. Died in 2012 while in jail from lung cancer.
Creates comic content where he publishes satirical opinions known as 'roasts' about a multitude of topics primarily in the Indian entertainment industry. Also posts live gaming streams and other gaming-related humorous content.
French YouTuber known for videos related to Pokémon. She was hired by L'Oréal for a campaign on women and science and also obtained a contract with the French youth TV network channel Gulli.
Known for his videos about jazz, music theory, and other topics related to music. Also a member of the electro-jazz duo Sungazer with jazz drummer Shawn Crowder.
Canadian comedian known for the Explaining the Pandemic to my Past Self miniseries, which was nominated for a 2021 Webby Award.[24] Nolke won 2021 Webby Awards in Best Individual Performance and two Audience Choice Awards for best viral video and best writing.[25]
Australian American animator, comedian, and internet personality. Co-host of Game Grumps spin-off, Steam Train. Creator of Good Game series, Gamer Tonight.
Known for his FIFA commentary videos, rap music, and boxing fights against YouTubers Joe Weller and Logan Paul; listed as the second most influential online creator in the United Kingdom by The Sunday Times.[5] Co-founding member of the YouTube group Sidemen.
Mostly known for his music. On YouTube, he was known for starting #THEHELPINGHANDCHALLENGE and his gaming videos before his death. Killed in 2018 in apparent robbery, possibly targeted.
Russian YouTuber known for his channel "1420" in which he conducts street interviews, asking passers-by about various topics such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Popularly known as RJ Balaji. Also called "The Voice of Chennai", all the videos on his channel deal with contemporary issues; all are completely different in content.
Known for his gaming, football, comedy and fitness videos; listed as the 31st most influential online creator in the United Kingdom by The Sunday Times.[5] Co-founding member of YouTube group Sidemen.
Known for documentary series about defunct amusement park attractions and defunct television series, especially those involving the Walt Disney Company
While serving in the United States Air Force, he came out as a homosexual during the final months of the U.S. military's policy known as "Don't ask, don't tell".
A Kansas-born StarCraft: Brood War professional who has since become a popular StarCraft II commentator and e-sports promoter. Plott is most known for his daily show; where he breaks down SC2 games for analysis, and shoutcasting at events such as MLG and Dreamhack
Cooking, with four series hosted by Rea: Binging with Babish, recreation of foods from fiction; Basics with Babish, general culinary instruction; Being with Babish, cataloging Rea's efforts to help fans in need; and Botched by Babish, in which Rea corrects errors in recipes previously featured on the channel.
American Twitch streamer and YouTube vlogger known for streaming Grand Theft Auto V and NBA 2K. Also streams IRL content which includes him talking to popular rap artists.
SmarterEveryDay, No Dumb Questions, SmarterEveryDay 2
Hosts educational engineering series Smarter Every Day (SED), which is hosted on his main channel. Started podcast called No Dumb Questions with his friend, Matt Whitman.
Has received particular attention for her video series Tropes vs. Women in Video Games, which examines tropes in the depiction of female video game characters. Was a primary subject of the Gamergate harassment campaign.
A financial broker and CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, Schiff is known for the video "Peter Schiff Was Right 2006–2007 (2nd Edition)" by YouTuber Jdouche. His internet fame created a grassroots movement which prompted him to run for Senate in Connecticut, albeit unsuccessfully.
Technology expert, co-founder and CEO of Linus Media Group, primarily known as the presenter for the agency's various channels and formerly NCIX Tech Tips
Center-left political commentator, journalist, stand-up comedian. Conducts independent investigations into political corruption in New South Wales, for which he has been the target of several assassination attempts.[31]
Rapper, producer, radio host. In November 2011, Mac Lethal released a video on YouTube of him rapping over the beat to "Look at Me Now" while he prepares a dish of pancakes in his kitchen. The video became a viral hit and got millions of views in a matter of days.
A self-described "Comic/Guitar Hero" best known for the musical comedy on his YouTube channel, NicePeter, and co-creating the comedy web series, known as Epic Rap Battles of History, along with Lloyd Ahlquist (aka EpicLLOYD).
Known for their football challenge videos, video game commentary videos, and their weekly videos uploaded to the Sidemen YouTube channel dubbed "Sidemen Sundays".
Singer, songwriter and producer who has accumulated millions of followers on YouTube and Facebook by recording R&B, pop, hip-hop and rap covers in his bedroom.
Freelance video game journalist, critic, and pundit. Former review editor for Destructoid and author for The Escapist. Known for heavy criticism of the wider gaming industry.
America's Got Talent quarterfinalist; known for dancing while playing violin, performing classical crossover to electronic dance music, hip-hop and dubstep; charted on Billboard.
A Japanese YouTuber group based in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, consisting of six members: Tetsuya, Ryo, Shibayu, Toshimitsu, Yumemaru, and Mushimegane.
Video game voice actress, notably as Lunara in Heroes of the Storm and various characters in Fallout 76. She is also a director, singer, and artist. Most notable for videos about world accents.
League of Super Critics, Channel Awesome, ThatGuyWithTheGlasses
Comedian, movie reviewer and film critic, part of Channel Awesome. Creator and portrayer of That Guy With the Glasses, The Nostalgia Critic and Chester A. Bum.
Three moms who post motherhood-related comedy content, although recently, other moms have been featured on it. In 2018, Brooke left, but came back in 2020. In 2020, Meg left, but came back in 2021.
Witton creates video blogs and informational content, mostly based around relationships, sex and sexual health, liberation and welfare issues, literature, and travel.
This mathematics teacher started his career in 2012 when recording a lesson for a sick student. His YouTube channel has over 1.34 million subscribers and more than 95 million views worldwide as of November 2021.
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Known for his gaming videos which usually revolve around various challenges, as well as his charity streams for the Monterey Bay Aquarium, in which he has raised over $100,000.[33]
Known for their book The Hidden Power of F*cking Up; their YouTube Red series Squad Wars; and winning the 6th Streamy Awards award for Nonfiction Channel, Show, or Series, the 8th Streamy Awards for Show of the Year, and the 2018 Webby Awards for Unscripted (Branded) – People's Voice.
Arrested after uploading a YouTube video criticizing Lee Kuan Yew shortly after the first Singaporean prime minister's death. His YouTube channel was suspended for pedophile advocacy videos, and he is currently in prison in the United States on child pornography charges.
