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Top creators by category

The YouTube channels people actually watch, ranked by views in the last 12 months. 11 lists, with data through October 20, 2026.

Gaming

Lifestyle

About these lists

Subscribers count everyone who ever followed a channel, including people who stopped watching years ago. These lists rank by views in the last 12 months instead, so they show who is being watched now. Each channel gets a line on what it makes, its subscribers and views, its estimated audience, and links to the same creator’s other profiles.

Every list says exactly what it counts: which games make a survival game, which content categories make a beauty channel. The figures come from Streamforge’s creator data and run to October 20, 2026.

Questions

How are these lists ranked?

By views in the last 12 months: on the topic’s videos for the game lists, and on every long-form video for the others. Subscribers count everyone who ever followed a channel; recent views show who is being watched now.

Who makes it onto a list?

English-language YouTube channels run by a person, not a brand, a group or a fan page, that uploaded at least eight long-form videos in the 12 months and at least one in the last 60 days. Channels YouTube marks as made for kids are left out, and every channel is checked against its recent video titles. Each list says exactly what else counts.

Where does the data come from?

From Streamforge’s creator data, the same data the Streamforge product searches. Each list shows the date its figures run to.

Can I see more than the top 25?

Yes. In Streamforge you can search 48M creators, then read each one’s audience before you reach out. Book a demo and we’ll run the search with you.

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