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Most Popular Short-Video Creators (100)

Ranked by objective public data. Data snapshot 2026-09-22.

📏 Ranking Criteria

Rankings are computed from the authoritative public sources listed below, weighted into a single objective index.

1
M

MrBeast

Most-subscribed YouTuber worldwide (340M+), king of extreme challenges and charity videos

100
2
C

Cristiano Ronaldo

Most-followed TikToker worldwide (170M+), football superstar's content empire

98.5
3
K

Khaby Lame

Second most-followed on TikTok (160M+), silent deadpan humor gone global

98
4 C
Charli D'Amelio

TikTok dance creator, among the first individual accounts to reach 100M followers

97
5 B
Bella Poarch

Holder of TikTok's most-viewed single video record, successful singer crossover

96
6 A
Addison Rae

Original TikTok superstar, multi-hyphenate actor and singer

95
7 Z
Zach King

Master of magic editing, digital magic top creator on both YouTube and TikTok

94
8 P
PewDiePie

YouTube gaming legend, veteran creator with over 100M subscribers

93
9 S
Selena Gomez

Singer and actor with over 50M TikTok followers

92
10 K
Kylie Jenner

Beauty entrepreneur with top-tier commercial value on social platforms

91
11 K
Kim Kardashian

Reality TV and business crossover, among the world's most commercially valuable influencers

90
12 D
Dwayne Johnson

Hollywood action superstar with the most popular actor account on TikTok

89
13 A
Ariana Grande

Pop queen, benchmark for music creators' followers

88
14 W
Will Smith

Hollywood superstar, down-to-earth top creator on short video platforms

87
15 J
Justin Bieber

Pop singer with over 70M TikTok followers

86
16 B
Billie Eilish

Grammy-winning singer, representative music creator for Gen Z

85
17 R
Rihanna

Singer and beauty entrepreneur, founder of Fenty

84
18 N
Neymar Jr.

Brazilian football star with over 60M TikTok followers

83
19 V
Virat Kohli

Indian cricket king with over 270M Instagram followers

82
20 J
Jason Derulo

Singer, one of the most successful musicians to transition to TikTok

81
21 B
BTS 防弹少年团

Korean boy band sensation with over 70M TikTok followers

80
22 B
BLACKPINK

Korean girl group with over 100M YouTube subscribers

79
23 M
Markiplier

Top YouTube gaming streamer with over 37M subscribers

78
24 J
jacksepticeye

Irish gaming creator with over 30M YouTube subscribers

77
25 N
Ninja

Former Fortnite pro turned creator, benchmark for game streaming

76
26 D
Dude Perfect

Freestyle sports challenge team with over 60M YouTube subscribers

75
27 L
Logan Paul

Creator blending controversy and commerce, WWE crossover star

74
28 J
Jake Paul

Influencer boxer who successfully transitioned to professional boxing

73
29 K
KSI

British creator and boxer, member of the Sidemen

72
30 S
SSSniperWolf

Queen of YouTube reaction content with over 34M subscribers

71
31 M
Marques Brownlee

MKBHD, the world's most trusted tech reviewer

70
32 U
Unbox Therapy

Pioneer of tech unboxing videos with over 20M subscribers

69
33 V
Vsauce

Science and philosophy education legend, YouTube veteran

68
34 K
Kurzgesagt

German educational animation team with over 23M subscribers

67
35 V
Veritasium

Physics education master Derek Muller with over 16M subscribers

66
36 M
Mark Rober

Former NASA engineer, top creator of science prank videos

65
37 T
The Slow Mo Guys

Slow-motion science and entertainment duo

64
38 R
Rebecca Zamolo

Family-friendly challenge video creator

63
39 B
Brent Rivera

TikTok comedy creator with multi-platform career

62
40 D
David Dobrik

Iconic figure of the Vlog era

61
41 L
Liza Koshy

TikTok/Vine-era comedy creator

60
42 E
Emma Chamberlain

Coffee brand founder and Gen Z fashion icon

59
43 J
James Charles

Beauty creator with over 24 million YouTube subscribers

58
44 N
NikkieTutorials

Dutch beauty guru with over 14 million subscribers

57
45 H
Huda Kattan

Huda Beauty founder and beauty business empire

56
46 疯
疯狂小杨哥

Douyin fan count over 100 million, top comedy and livestream commerce star

55
47 李
李子柒

Chinese rural-life creator with over 20 million YouTube subscribers

54
48 张
张同学

Northeast China rural life documentary that went viral on Douyin

53
49 广
广东夫妇

Top Douyin livestream commerce creator

52
50 董
董宇辉

Oriental Selection host and pioneer of knowledge-driven livestream commerce

51
51 刘
刘畊宏

Top fitness livestream star, record holder for fastest follower growth on Douyin

50
52 P
papi酱

Pioneer of Chinese short video and founder of humorous roasting content

49
53 多
多余和毛毛姐

Douyin comedy skit creator, representative of dialect comedy

48
54 疯
疯产姐妹

Douyin comedy duo creating lifestyle skits

47
55 蜀
蜀中桃子姐

Sichuan rural food and lifestyle creator

46
56 康
康仔农人

Creator documenting rural food and daily life

45
57 张
张若宇

Douyin funny short skit creator

44
58 我
我是田姥姥

Douyin creator of funny grandparent-grandchild daily life videos

43
59 河
河马君

Douyin food review and restaurant exploration creator

42
60 毛
毛光光

Beauty creator playing multiple roles in comedy videos

41
61 祝
祝晓晗

Douyin family comedy short skit creator

40
62 一
一栗小莎子

Douyin dance and fashion creator

39
63 刀
刀小刀

Douyin creator famous for viral transformation videos

38
64 K
K

Douyin dance creator, first-generation top influencer

37
65 彭
彭十六

Douyin creator of traditional Chinese-style transformation videos

36
66 办
办公室小野

Office creative cooking creator, representative of Chinese creators going overseas on YouTube

35
67 滇
滇西小哥

Yunnan food and lifestyle creator with a large overseas following

34
68 阿
阿木爷爷

Chinese traditional woodworking creator who went viral on YouTube

33
69 老
老高與小茉

Chinese-language storyteller with over 6 million YouTube subscribers

32
70 美
美食作家王刚

Professional chef and hardcore Sichuan cuisine tutorial creator

31
71 华
华农兄弟

Rural livestock creator documenting daily life

30
72 无
无穷小亮的科普日常

Bo Wu editor, top biology science communicator

29
73 罗
罗翔说刑法

Law professor, top knowledge creator

28
74 老
老师好我叫何同学

Tech review creator, B Station top influencer

27
75 影
影视飓风

Professional film tech team creator

26
76 拜
拜托了小翔哥

B Station top food review creator

25
77 绵
绵羊料理

Food recreation and exploration creator

24
78 密
密子君

Big Eater King food creator

23
79 意
意公子

Art popularization creator, making art accessible

22
80 都
都靓

Reading creator, universal reading promoter

21
81 樊
樊登

Founder of Fan Deng Reading, pioneer of knowledge‑paid video

20
82 罗
罗永浩

Figure known for livestream sales and cross‑industry entrepreneurship topics

19
83 M
MR-白冰

Creator exploring luxury cars and gourmet food

18
84 S
sao

Home‑cooked food creator documenting real life

17
85 乡
乡村小乔

Rural life creator supporting farmers

16
86 巧
巧妇9妹

Guangxi rural life creator promoting agricultural products

15
87 麦
麦小登

Henan countryside life documentary creator

14
88 我
我是郭杰瑞

US creator representing cross‑cultural comparative content

13
89 歪
歪果仁研究协会

Team of foreign‑perspective creators interpreting Chinese culture

12
90 火
火锅大王

US creator Nathan Rich, current affairs commentator

11
91 张
张踩铃

Creator sharing life in a stand‑up comedy style

10
92 大
大狼狗郑建鹏&言真夫妇

Humorous Douyin couple creator

9
93 李
李佳琦

Lipstick King, top livestream sales host

8
94 一
一条小团团

Game livestream creator with comedic voice‑overs

7
95 冯
冯提莫

Music livestreamer turned singer

6
96 张
张大仙

Top Honor of Kings streamer, benchmark for gaming content

5
97 旭
旭旭宝宝

DNF's top streamer, cross‑industry livestream sales

4
98 陈
陈泽

Douyin gaming and entertainment livestream creator

3
99 帅
帅农鸟哥

Rural creative handicraft creator

2
100 閒
閒人小高

Creator of lifestyle experiments and creative short films

1
🔄 Data snapshot 2026-09-22

📚 Data Sources

This ranking is aggregated from the following authoritative sources:

Forbes Top Creators www.forbes.com/top-creators TikTok 官方账号榜 www.tiktok.com Social Blade 创作者数据 socialblade.com

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