Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, better known as PewDiePie, is a Swedish YouTuber known for his comedic videos. Kjellberg's popularity on YouTube and extensive media coverage has made him one of the most noted online personalities and content creators. He has been portrayed in media as a figurehead for YouTube, especially in the genre of gaming.
Thomas George Cassell, known online as Syndicate, is an English YouTuber and Twitch streamer. Regarded as one of the earlier known gaming personalities, his videography consists of Let's Play videos on Call of Duty and Minecraft. Born in Manchester, Cassell had passion for a career in the gaming industry, which he started by purchasing gaming equipment using his money from McDonald's. On 3 September 2010, Cassell registered his gaming channel "TheSyndicateProject", where he found success and an online community. His prominence online was recognized by Call of Duty publisher Activision and multi-channel network (MCN) Machinima, where he signed to the network to monetize his content. Cassell's channel achieved substantial growth, passing one million subscribers in June 2012 and one billion views in late 2013. He further expanded his career into livestreaming on Twitch, hosting the same commentary over his gameplays. His Twitch channel became the first to reach one million followers in August 2014.
Mark Edward Fischbach, known online as Markiplier, is an American YouTuber, actor and filmmaker. He mainly uploads Let's Plays and is known for his videos of indie horror games. After joining YouTube in 2012, Fischbach became popular on the platform with Let's Plays of Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2010) and the Five Nights at Freddy's series. As of August 2024, his channel had over 36.8 million subscribers.
Matthew Santoro is a Canadian Twitch streamer, YouTuber, and social media influencer. He compiles top ten lists and "50 Amazing Facts" videos on his main channel. Other channels he owned, for vlogging and gaming, are no longer available.
Rubén Doblas Gundersen, better known as elrubiusOMG or simply El Rubius, is a Norwegian-Spanish YouTuber whose channel primarily consists of gameplays and vlogs. He has the most subscribers in Spain and is among the top 50 most subscribed-to channels of the platform in the world.
Lucas Adrien Hauchard, known professionally as Squeezie, is a French YouTuber. He is the second most well-known French-speaking youtuber, after Tibo InShape, with over 18 million subscribers and 10 billion views. He became famous for his Let's Play commentaries and vlogs. He now makes videos where he plays real life games with other youtubers or personalities and videos where he tells real stories. He has a music career and occasionally makes music videos. He also collaborated with Cyprien Iov on Bigorneaux & Coquillages, which stopped activity in 2019, the channel has over 6 million subscribers as of January 2024.
Alastair Aiken, better known by his online alias Ali-A, is a British YouTuber known for Call of Duty and Fortnite commentaries and vlogs. He is one of the highest-paid professional online gamers. His main channel Ali-A has a subscriber count of over 18 million, with its total views exceeding 6 billion. His second channel, More Ali-A, has a YouTube subscriber count of over 19 million and a total of over 6 billion video views. On 23 April 2018, Ali-A created a new channel, titled "Clare & Ali" with his partner, Clare Siobhan. The channel has since gained over 1 million subscribers and generated more than 68 million video views. In September 2020, he created a fourth channel titled "Ali-A Plays", where he uploads content relating to the Call of Duty franchise only. Currently, the channel has more than 430,000 subscribers and more than 26 million video views.
Luis Fernando Flores Alvarado, better known as Fernanfloo, is a Salvadoran gaming and comedy YouTuber. He has uploaded more than 544 videos, with over 10 billion total views. His channel has 47.6 million subscribers. As of July 2023, his channel is the 48th-most-subscribed channel on YouTube, and the fourth most-subscribed Spanish-speaking channel behind El Reino Infantil, Badabun and JuegaGerman. He is currently the most subscribed channel in El Salvador and Central America.
Eugenia Sullivan Cooney is an American YouTuber, Twitch streamer and Internet personality. She initially began livestreaming on broadcasting service YouNow and eventually created a YouTube channel in 2011, which has more than 2 million subscribers. Known for her eating disorder and emaciated appearance, Cooney's content mainly involves clothing hauls, beauty, cosplay, emo, gothic looks and vlogs of her daily life.
PewDiePie vs. T-Series was an online rivalry between two YouTube channels, PewDiePie and T-Series, for the title of the most-subscribed YouTube channel. T-Series held the title of most-subscribed YouTube channel until June 2024, and PewDiePie had been the most-subscribed YouTube channel from August 2013 to April 2019. The rivalry between the two YouTube channels began when T-Series' subscriber count began to near PewDiePie's in late 2018.
Dávid Julián Dobrík is an Internet personality. He found early success on the video-sharing platform Vine before starting his vlog on YouTube in 2015. In 2019, he co-founded the photography app Dispo. Dobrik entered the United States as a child, and was later protected under the DACA program, before eventually being granted permanent residency.
Enes Batur Sungurtekin is a Turkish YouTuber and actor. He became known through the vlog videos he published on YouTube. As of January 2024, he owns the most-subscribed personal YouTube channel in Turkey with 16 million subscribers, through which he publishes a variety of videos.
Federico Michael Gaytan, better known as Fedmyster, is an American Twitch streamer and YouTuber. He is best known for his gaming and IRL live streams on Twitch. He is a former member of OfflineTV, an online social entertainment group of content creators.
Bald and Bankrupt is an English travel vlog YouTube channel operated by Benjamin Rich, who is better known as Mr. Bald on his YouTube channel. As of April 2024, the channel has 261 videos, 4.08 million subscribers and 637 million views.
Joseph Tetsuro Bizinger, known online as The Anime Man, as well as his stage name Ikurru Kamijou, is an Australian YouTuber, voice actor, songwriter, and podcaster. His video work focuses on Japanese popular culture, which consists of anime and manga reviews, and vlogs on Japanese culture and society. Bizinger is also known for his interviews with people in the Japanese entertainment industry, such as light novel authors, manga artists, and voice actors in anime.
Orkuncan Işıtmak, better known as Orkun Işıtmak, is a Turkish YouTuber known for producing a variety of videos.
Raúl Álvarez Genes, better known as AuronPlay or simply Auron, is a Spanish YouTuber, Twitch streamer, and comedian.
Darren Jason Watkins Jr., known online as IShowSpeed or simply Speed, is an American internet personality and online streamer. He is best known for his dramatic behavior in his variety livestreams, in which he primarily streams around the world, and plays video games. In 2022, IShowSpeed began to shift towards soccer-related content while also becoming an avid supporter of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, commonly revolving his content with support towards him.
Lucas Lira Soares, is a Brazilian YouTuber, businessperson, and influencer. He gained popularity through his vlogs on the YouTube channel Invento na Hora, where he showcases his daily life with humor, often featuring his partner and child.
Lorenzo Ostuni, known online as Favij or FavijTV, is an Italian YouTuber. With over six million subscribers and four billion views, Ostuni has been described as one of the most popular YouTubers in Italy. He is also the most followed Italian YouTuber.
