MrBeast has retained his position as the world’s highest-earning digital creator after topping the 2026 Forbes Top Creators ranking.This is as the industry’s 50 biggest influencers generated a combined $1.02 billion over the past year.The annual ranking, released by Forbes on July 1 and sighted on Sunday by our correspondent, showed the top creators increased their combined earnings by 20 per cent from $853 million in 2025 and by 80 per cent from the inaugural list in 2022.According to the publication, the creator economy has evolved into a mainstream entertainment industry, with social media personalities producing films, television content and large-scale business ventures that increasingly rival traditional Hollywood studios.“The creator economy is no longer trying to break into show business—it is show business,” Forbes said in its report.Jimmy Donaldson, popularly known as MrBeast, topped the list with estimated earnings of $300 million, supported by a global social media following of 873 million.Related NewsReputation more important than beauty in Nollywood — Uche JomboDon’t judge actors based on movie roles — Mojisola AdebanjoMeet Muyiwa Bello, the Ebira Musician Reinventing Fuji Through ComedyHis business empire spans YouTube, Beast Industries, Feastables, Lunchly, Viewstats and Amazon Prime’s reality competition series, Beast Games.Dhar Mann ranked second with estimated earnings of $65 million, followed by British entrepreneur and podcast host Steven Bartlett with $52 million.Gaming creator Markiplier placed fourth after earning $38 million, while comedy duo Rhett & Link completed the top five with $37 million.The top 10 also featured Codie Sanchez, Mark Rober, IShowSpeed, Druski and Charli D’Amelio.Forbes noted that leading creators are increasingly expanding beyond social media into streaming, publishing, advertising, technology and consumer products.Forbes said the 2026 ranking was based on estimated gross earnings between March 2025 and March 2026, while also considering creators’ audience size, engagement levels and entrepreneurial activities.Khabby Lame. Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty ImagesFull list of Forbes Top 50 Creators 2026MrBeast—$300 million— 873 million followersDhar Mann—$65 million— 171 million followersSteven Bartlett—$52 million— 38.7 million followersMarkiplier—$38 million— 76.8 million followersRhett & Link—$37 million— 45.6 million followersCharli D’Amelio—$18 million— 209.8 million followersDruski—$20 million— 38.5 million followersI Show Speed—$30 million— 184 million followersMark Rober—$30 million— 90.7 million followersCodie Sanchez—$31 million— 10 million followersJake Shane—$14 million— 6 million followersBrent Rivera—$13.7 million— 120.8 million followersAdam W—$17.3 million— 67.2 million followersJesser—$25 million— 54.9 million followersKhaby Lame—$9.9 million— 252.1 million followersAlix Earle—$12 million— 14.5 million followersMikayla Nogueira—$9 million— 21.8 million followersStokes Twins—$12.4 million— 177.5 million followersNick DiGiovanni—$14 million— 65.4 million followersRebecca Zamolo—$15 million— 45.3 million followersMrBallen—$24 million— 31.4 million followersDrew Afualo—$2.7 million— 13.4 million followersHaley Baylee—$9.6 million— 37.4 million followersMs. Rachel—$26 million— 34.2 million followersAlan Chikin Chow—$10.5 million— 131.4 million followersTypical Gamer—$13 million— 31.6 million followersMarques Brownlee—$10.9 million— 33.6 million followersNurse John—$7.2 million— 19.2 million followersTana Mongeau—$8 million— 22.8 million followersJosh Richards—$6 million— 34.7 million followersDixie D’Amelio—$7 million— 72.9 million followersDani Austin—$8.1 million— 3.8 million followersNara Smith—$7.5 million— 17.3 million followersLexi Rivera—$6.7 million— 56.3 million followersJacksepticeye—$18 million— 48.9 million followersTini Younger—$3 million— 16.3 million followersJames Dumoulin—$9.9 million— 23.2 million followersBrooke Monk—$5.2 million— 72.2 million followersHannah Stocking—$5.8 million— 74.4 million followersErika Kullberg—$6.8 million— 21 million followersAshton Hall—$10 million— 38.1 million followersLeah Kateb—$7.1 million— 11.4 million followersKatie Fang—$5.4 million— 8.2 million followersAnna Sitar—$4.4 million— 27.7 million followersVivian Tu—$8.2 million— 10.7 million followersJordan The Stallion—$12.4 million— 49.1 million followersAnwar Jibawi—$5 million— 83.9 million followersiJustine—$3.4 million— 12.9 million followersSteven He—$2 million— 29.6 million followersLogan Moffitt—$1.3 million— 10.6 million followers This is as the industry’s 50 biggest influencers generated a combined $1.02 billion over the past year.The annual ranking, released by Forbes on July 1 and sighted on Sunday by our correspondent, showed the top creators increased their combined earnings by 20 per cent from $853 million in 2025 and by 80 per cent from the inaugural list in 2022.According to the publication, the creator economy has evolved into a mainstream entertainment industry, with social media personalities producing films, television content and large-scale business ventures that increasingly rival traditional Hollywood studios.“The creator economy is no longer trying to break into show business—it is show business,” Forbes said in its report.Jimmy Donaldson, popularly known as MrBeast, topped the list with estimated earnings of $300 million, supported by a global social media following of 873 million.Related NewsReputation more important than beauty in Nollywood — Uche JomboDon’t judge actors based on movie roles — Mojisola AdebanjoMeet Muyiwa Bello, the Ebira Musician Reinventing Fuji Through ComedyHis business empire spans YouTube, Beast Industries, Feastables, Lunchly, Viewstats and Amazon Prime’s reality competition series, Beast Games.Dhar Mann ranked second with estimated earnings of $65 million, followed by British entrepreneur and podcast host Steven Bartlett with $52 million.Gaming creator Markiplier placed fourth after earning $38 million, while comedy duo Rhett & Link completed the top five with $37 million.The top 10 also featured Codie Sanchez, Mark Rober, IShowSpeed, Druski and Charli D’Amelio.Forbes noted that leading creators are increasingly expanding beyond social media into streaming, publishing, advertising, technology and consumer products.Forbes said the 2026 ranking was based on estimated gross earnings between March 2025 and March 2026, while also considering creators’ audience size, engagement levels and entrepreneurial activities.Khabby Lame. Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty ImagesFull list of Forbes Top 50 Creators 2026MrBeast—$300 million— 873 million followersDhar Mann—$65 million— 171 million followersSteven Bartlett—$52 million— 38.7 million followersMarkiplier—$38 million— 76.8 million followersRhett & Link—$37 million— 45.6 million followersCharli D’Amelio—$18 million— 209.8 million followersDruski—$20 million— 38.5 million followersI Show Speed—$30 million— 184 million followersMark Rober—$30 million— 90.7 million followersCodie Sanchez—$31 million— 10 million followersJake Shane—$14 million— 6 million followersBrent Rivera—$13.7 million— 120.8 million followersAdam W—$17.3 million— 67.2 million followersJesser—$25 million— 54.9 million followersKhaby Lame—$9.9 million— 252.1 million followersAlix Earle—$12 million— 14.5 million followersMikayla Nogueira—$9 million— 21.8 million followersStokes Twins—$12.4 million— 177.5 million followersNick DiGiovanni—$14 million— 65.4 million followersRebecca Zamolo—$15 million— 45.3 million followersMrBallen—$24 million— 31.4 million followersDrew Afualo—$2.7 million— 13.4 million followersHaley Baylee—$9.6 million— 37.4 million followersMs. Rachel—$26 million— 34.2 million followersAlan Chikin Chow—$10.5 million— 131.4 million followersTypical Gamer—$13 million— 31.6 million followersMarques Brownlee—$10.9 million— 33.6 million followersNurse John—$7.2 million— 19.2 million followersTana Mongeau—$8 million— 22.8 million followersJosh Richards—$6 million— 34.7 million followersDixie D’Amelio—$7 million— 72.9 million followersDani Austin—$8.1 million— 3.8 million followersNara Smith—$7.5 million— 17.3 million followersLexi Rivera—$6.7 million— 56.3 million followersJacksepticeye—$18 million— 48.9 million followersTini Younger—$3 million— 16.3 million followersJames Dumoulin—$9.9 million— 23.2 million followersBrooke Monk—$5.2 million— 72.2 million followersHannah Stocking—$5.8 million— 74.4 million followersErika Kullberg—$6.8 million— 21 million followersAshton Hall—$10 million— 38.1 million followersLeah Kateb—$7.1 million— 11.4 million followersKatie Fang—$5.4 million— 8.2 million followersAnna Sitar—$4.4 million— 27.7 million followersVivian Tu—$8.2 million— 10.7 million followersJordan The Stallion—$12.4 million— 49.1 million followersAnwar Jibawi—$5 million— 83.9 million followersiJustine—$3.4 million— 12.9 million followersSteven He—$2 million— 29.6 million followersLogan Moffitt—$1.3 million— 10.6 million followers The annual ranking, released by Forbes on July 1 and sighted on Sunday by our correspondent, showed the top creators increased their combined earnings by 20 per cent from $853 million in 2025 and by 80 per cent from the inaugural list in 2022.According to the publication, the creator economy has evolved into a mainstream entertainment industry, with social media personalities producing films, television content and large-scale business ventures that increasingly rival traditional Hollywood studios.“The creator economy is no longer trying to break into show business—it is show business,” Forbes said in its report.Jimmy Donaldson, popularly known as MrBeast, topped the list with estimated earnings of $300 million, supported by a global social media following of 873 million.Related NewsReputation more important than beauty in Nollywood — Uche JomboDon’t judge actors based on movie roles — Mojisola AdebanjoMeet Muyiwa Bello, the Ebira Musician Reinventing Fuji Through ComedyHis business empire spans YouTube, Beast Industries, Feastables, Lunchly, Viewstats and Amazon Prime’s reality competition series, Beast Games.Dhar Mann ranked second with estimated earnings of $65 million, followed by British entrepreneur and podcast host Steven Bartlett with $52 million.Gaming creator Markiplier placed fourth after earning $38 million, while comedy duo Rhett & Link completed the top five with $37 million.The top 10 also featured Codie Sanchez, Mark Rober, IShowSpeed, Druski and Charli D’Amelio.Forbes noted that leading creators are increasingly expanding beyond social media into streaming, publishing, advertising, technology and consumer products.Forbes said the 2026 ranking was based on estimated gross earnings between March 2025 and March 2026, while also considering creators’ audience size, engagement levels and entrepreneurial activities.Khabby Lame. Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty ImagesFull list of Forbes Top 50 Creators 2026MrBeast—$300 million— 873 million followersDhar Mann—$65 million— 171 million followersSteven Bartlett—$52 million— 38.7 million followersMarkiplier—$38 million— 76.8 million followersRhett & Link—$37 million— 45.6 million followersCharli D’Amelio—$18 million— 209.8 million followersDruski—$20 million— 38.5 million followersI Show Speed—$30 million— 184 million followersMark Rober—$30 million— 90.7 million followersCodie Sanchez—$31 million— 10 million followersJake Shane—$14 million— 6 million followersBrent Rivera—$13.7 million— 120.8 million followersAdam W—$17.3 million— 67.2 million followersJesser—$25 million— 54.9 million followersKhaby Lame—$9.9 million— 252.1 million followersAlix Earle—$12 million— 14.5 million followersMikayla Nogueira—$9 million— 21.8 million followersStokes Twins—$12.4 million— 177.5 million followersNick DiGiovanni—$14 million— 65.4 million followersRebecca Zamolo—$15 million— 45.3 million followersMrBallen—$24 million— 31.4 million followersDrew Afualo—$2.7 million— 13.4 million followersHaley Baylee—$9.6 million— 37.4 million followersMs. Rachel—$26 million— 34.2 million followersAlan Chikin Chow—$10.5 million— 131.4 million followersTypical Gamer—$13 million— 31.6 million followersMarques Brownlee—$10.9 million— 33.6 million followersNurse John—$7.2 million— 19.2 million followersTana Mongeau—$8 million— 22.8 million followersJosh Richards—$6 million— 34.7 million followersDixie D’Amelio—$7 million— 72.9 million followersDani Austin—$8.1 million— 3.8 million followersNara Smith—$7.5 million— 17.3 million followersLexi Rivera—$6.7 million— 56.3 million followersJacksepticeye—$18 million— 48.9 million followersTini Younger—$3 million— 16.3 million followersJames Dumoulin—$9.9 million— 23.2 million followersBrooke Monk—$5.2 million— 72.2 million followersHannah Stocking—$5.8 million— 74.4 million followersErika Kullberg—$6.8 million— 21 million followersAshton Hall—$10 million— 38.1 million followersLeah Kateb—$7.1 million— 11.4 million followersKatie Fang—$5.4 million— 8.2 million followersAnna Sitar—$4.4 million— 27.7 million followersVivian Tu—$8.2 million— 10.7 million followersJordan The Stallion—$12.4 million— 49.1 million followersAnwar Jibawi—$5 million— 83.9 million followersiJustine—$3.4 million— 12.9 million followersSteven He—$2 million— 29.6 million followersLogan Moffitt—$1.3 million— 10.6 million followers According to the publication, the creator economy has evolved into a mainstream entertainment industry, with social media personalities producing films, television content and large-scale business ventures that increasingly rival traditional Hollywood studios.“The creator economy is no longer trying to break into show business—it is show business,” Forbes said in its report.Jimmy Donaldson, popularly known as MrBeast, topped the list with estimated earnings of $300 million, supported by a global social media following of 873 million.Related NewsReputation more important than beauty in Nollywood — Uche JomboDon’t judge actors based on movie roles — Mojisola AdebanjoMeet Muyiwa Bello, the Ebira Musician Reinventing Fuji Through ComedyHis business empire spans YouTube, Beast Industries, Feastables, Lunchly, Viewstats and Amazon Prime’s reality competition series, Beast Games.Dhar Mann ranked second with estimated earnings of $65 million, followed by British entrepreneur and podcast host Steven Bartlett with $52 million.Gaming creator Markiplier placed fourth after earning $38 million, while comedy duo Rhett & Link completed the top five with $37 million.The top 10 also featured Codie Sanchez, Mark Rober, IShowSpeed, Druski and Charli D’Amelio.Forbes noted that leading creators are increasingly expanding beyond social media into streaming, publishing, advertising, technology and consumer products.Forbes said the 2026 ranking was based on estimated gross earnings between March 2025 and March 2026, while also considering creators’ audience size, engagement levels and entrepreneurial activities.Khabby Lame. Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty ImagesFull list of Forbes Top 50 Creators 2026MrBeast—$300 million— 873 million followersDhar Mann—$65 million— 171 million followersSteven Bartlett—$52 million— 38.7 million followersMarkiplier—$38 million— 76.8 million followersRhett & Link—$37 million— 45.6 million followersCharli D’Amelio—$18 million— 209.8 million followersDruski—$20 million— 38.5 million followersI Show Speed—$30 million— 184 million followersMark Rober—$30 million— 90.7 million followersCodie Sanchez—$31 million— 10 million followersJake Shane—$14 million— 6 million followersBrent Rivera—$13.7 million— 120.8 million followersAdam W—$17.3 million— 67.2 million followersJesser—$25 million— 54.9 million followersKhaby Lame—$9.9 million— 252.1 million followersAlix Earle—$12 million— 14.5 million followersMikayla Nogueira—$9 million— 21.8 million followersStokes Twins—$12.4 million— 177.5 million followersNick DiGiovanni—$14 million— 65.4 million followersRebecca Zamolo—$15 million— 45.3 million followersMrBallen—$24 million— 31.4 million followersDrew Afualo—$2.7 million— 13.4 million followersHaley Baylee—$9.6 million— 37.4 million followersMs. Rachel—$26 million— 34.2 million followersAlan Chikin Chow—$10.5 million— 131.4 million followersTypical Gamer—$13 million— 31.6 million followersMarques Brownlee—$10.9 million— 33.6 million followersNurse John—$7.2 million— 19.2 million followersTana Mongeau—$8 million— 22.8 million followersJosh Richards—$6 million— 34.7 million followersDixie D’Amelio—$7 million— 72.9 million followersDani Austin—$8.1 million— 3.8 million followersNara Smith—$7.5 million— 17.3 million followersLexi Rivera—$6.7 million— 56.3 million followersJacksepticeye—$18 million— 48.9 million followersTini Younger—$3 million— 16.3 million followersJames Dumoulin—$9.9 million— 23.2 million followersBrooke Monk—$5.2 million— 72.2 million followersHannah Stocking—$5.8 million— 74.4 million followersErika Kullberg—$6.8 million— 21 million followersAshton Hall—$10 million— 38.1 million followersLeah Kateb—$7.1 million— 11.4 million followersKatie Fang—$5.4 million— 8.2 million followersAnna Sitar—$4.4 million— 27.7 million followersVivian Tu—$8.2 million— 10.7 million followersJordan The Stallion—$12.4 million— 49.1 million followersAnwar Jibawi—$5 million— 83.9 million followersiJustine—$3.4 million— 12.9 million followersSteven He—$2 million— 29.6 million followersLogan Moffitt—$1.3 million— 10.6 million followers “The creator economy is no longer trying to break into show business—it is show business,” Forbes said in its report.Jimmy Donaldson, popularly known as MrBeast, topped the list with estimated earnings of $300 million, supported by a global social media following of 873 million.Related NewsReputation more important than beauty in Nollywood — Uche JomboDon’t judge actors based on movie roles — Mojisola AdebanjoMeet Muyiwa Bello, the Ebira Musician Reinventing Fuji Through ComedyHis business empire spans YouTube, Beast Industries, Feastables, Lunchly, Viewstats and Amazon Prime’s reality competition series, Beast Games.Dhar Mann ranked second with estimated earnings of $65 million, followed by British entrepreneur and podcast host Steven Bartlett with $52 million.Gaming creator Markiplier placed fourth after earning $38 million, while comedy duo Rhett & Link completed the top five with $37 million.The top 10 also featured Codie Sanchez, Mark Rober, IShowSpeed, Druski and Charli D’Amelio.Forbes noted that leading creators are increasingly expanding beyond social media into streaming, publishing, advertising, technology and consumer products.Forbes said the 2026 ranking was based on estimated gross earnings between March 2025 and March 2026, while also considering creators’ audience size, engagement levels and entrepreneurial activities.Khabby Lame. Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty ImagesFull list of Forbes Top 50 Creators 2026MrBeast—$300 million— 873 million followersDhar Mann—$65 million— 171 million followersSteven Bartlett—$52 million— 38.7 million followersMarkiplier—$38 million— 76.8 million followersRhett & Link—$37 million— 45.6 million followersCharli D’Amelio—$18 million— 209.8 million followersDruski—$20 million— 38.5 million followersI Show Speed—$30 million— 184 million followersMark Rober—$30 million— 90.7 million followersCodie Sanchez—$31 million— 10 million followersJake Shane—$14 million— 6 million followersBrent Rivera—$13.7 million— 120.8 million followersAdam W—$17.3 million— 67.2 million followersJesser—$25 million— 54.9 million followersKhaby Lame—$9.9 million— 252.1 million followersAlix Earle—$12 million— 14.5 million followersMikayla Nogueira—$9 million— 21.8 million followersStokes Twins—$12.4 million— 177.5 million followersNick DiGiovanni—$14 million— 65.4 million followersRebecca Zamolo—$15 million— 45.3 million followersMrBallen—$24 million— 31.4 million followersDrew Afualo—$2.7 million— 13.4 million followersHaley Baylee—$9.6 million— 37.4 million followersMs. Rachel—$26 million— 34.2 million followersAlan Chikin Chow—$10.5 million— 131.4 million followersTypical Gamer—$13 million— 31.6 million followersMarques Brownlee—$10.9 million— 33.6 million followersNurse John—$7.2 million— 19.2 million followersTana Mongeau—$8 million— 22.8 million followersJosh Richards—$6 million— 34.7 million followersDixie D’Amelio—$7 million— 72.9 million followersDani Austin—$8.1 million— 3.8 million followersNara Smith—$7.5 million— 17.3 million followersLexi Rivera—$6.7 million— 56.3 million followersJacksepticeye—$18 million— 48.9 million followersTini Younger—$3 million— 16.3 million followersJames Dumoulin—$9.9 million— 23.2 million followersBrooke Monk—$5.2 million— 72.2 million followersHannah Stocking—$5.8 million— 74.4 million followersErika Kullberg—$6.8 million— 21 million followersAshton Hall—$10 million— 38.1 million followersLeah Kateb—$7.1 million— 11.4 million followersKatie Fang—$5.4 million— 8.2 million followersAnna Sitar—$4.4 million— 27.7 million followersVivian Tu—$8.2 million— 10.7 million followersJordan The Stallion—$12.4 million— 49.1 million followersAnwar Jibawi—$5 million— 83.9 million followersiJustine—$3.4 million— 12.9 million followersSteven He—$2 million— 29.6 million followersLogan Moffitt—$1.3 million— 10.6 million followers Jimmy Donaldson, popularly known as MrBeast, topped the list with estimated earnings of $300 million, supported by a global social media following of 873 million.Related NewsReputation more important than beauty in Nollywood — Uche JomboDon’t judge actors based on movie roles — Mojisola AdebanjoMeet Muyiwa Bello, the Ebira Musician Reinventing Fuji Through ComedyHis business empire spans YouTube, Beast Industries, Feastables, Lunchly, Viewstats and Amazon Prime’s reality competition series, Beast Games.Dhar Mann ranked second with estimated earnings of $65 million, followed by British entrepreneur and podcast host Steven Bartlett with $52 million.Gaming creator Markiplier placed fourth after earning $38 million, while comedy duo Rhett & Link completed the top five with $37 million.The top 10 also featured Codie Sanchez, Mark Rober, IShowSpeed, Druski and Charli D’Amelio.Forbes noted that leading creators are increasingly expanding beyond social media into streaming, publishing, advertising, technology and consumer products.Forbes said the 2026 ranking was based on estimated gross earnings between March 2025 and March 2026, while also considering creators’ audience size, engagement levels and entrepreneurial activities.Khabby Lame. Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty ImagesFull list of Forbes Top 50 Creators 2026MrBeast—$300 million— 873 million followersDhar Mann—$65 million— 171 million followersSteven Bartlett—$52 million— 38.7 million followersMarkiplier—$38 million— 76.8 million followersRhett & Link—$37 million— 45.6 million followersCharli D’Amelio—$18 million— 209.8 million followersDruski—$20 million— 38.5 million followersI Show Speed—$30 million— 184 million followersMark Rober—$30 million— 90.7 million followersCodie Sanchez—$31 million— 10 million followersJake Shane—$14 million— 6 million followersBrent Rivera—$13.7 million— 120.8 million followersAdam W—$17.3 million— 67.2 million followersJesser—$25 million— 54.9 million followersKhaby Lame—$9.9 million— 252.1 million followersAlix Earle—$12 million— 14.5 million followersMikayla Nogueira—$9 million— 21.8 million followersStokes Twins—$12.4 million— 177.5 million followersNick DiGiovanni—$14 million— 65.4 million followersRebecca Zamolo—$15 million— 45.3 million followersMrBallen—$24 million— 31.4 million followersDrew Afualo—$2.7 million— 13.4 million followersHaley Baylee—$9.6 million— 37.4 million followersMs. Rachel—$26 million— 34.2 million followersAlan Chikin Chow—$10.5 million— 131.4 million followersTypical Gamer—$13 million— 31.6 million followersMarques Brownlee—$10.9 million— 33.6 million followersNurse John—$7.2 million— 19.2 million followersTana Mongeau—$8 million— 22.8 million followersJosh Richards—$6 million— 34.7 million followersDixie D’Amelio—$7 million— 72.9 million followersDani Austin—$8.1 million— 3.8 million followersNara Smith—$7.5 million— 17.3 million followersLexi Rivera—$6.7 million— 56.3 million followersJacksepticeye—$18 million— 48.9 million followersTini Younger—$3 million— 16.3 million followersJames Dumoulin—$9.9 million— 23.2 million followersBrooke Monk—$5.2 million— 72.2 million followersHannah Stocking—$5.8 million— 74.4 million followersErika Kullberg—$6.8 million— 21 million followersAshton Hall—$10 million— 38.1 million followersLeah Kateb—$7.1 million— 11.4 million followersKatie Fang—$5.4 million— 8.2 million followersAnna Sitar—$4.4 million— 27.7 million followersVivian Tu—$8.2 million— 10.7 million followersJordan The Stallion—$12.4 million— 49.1 million followersAnwar Jibawi—$5 million— 83.9 million followersiJustine—$3.4 million— 12.9 million followersSteven He—$2 million— 29.6 million followersLogan Moffitt—$1.3 million— 10.6 million followers His business empire spans YouTube, Beast Industries, Feastables, Lunchly, Viewstats and Amazon Prime’s reality competition series, Beast Games.Dhar Mann ranked second with estimated earnings of $65 million, followed by British entrepreneur and podcast host Steven Bartlett with $52 million.Gaming creator Markiplier placed fourth after earning $38 million, while comedy duo Rhett & Link completed the top five with $37 million.The top 10 also featured Codie Sanchez, Mark Rober, IShowSpeed, Druski and Charli D’Amelio.Forbes noted that leading creators are increasingly expanding beyond social media into streaming, publishing, advertising, technology and consumer products.Forbes said the 2026 ranking was based on estimated gross earnings between March 2025 and March 2026, while also considering creators’ audience size, engagement levels and entrepreneurial activities.Khabby Lame. Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty ImagesFull list of Forbes Top 50 Creators 2026MrBeast—$300 million— 873 million followersDhar Mann—$65 million— 171 million followersSteven Bartlett—$52 million— 38.7 million followersMarkiplier—$38 million— 76.8 million followersRhett & Link—$37 million— 45.6 million followersCharli D’Amelio—$18 million— 209.8 million followersDruski—$20 million— 38.5 million followersI Show Speed—$30 million— 184 million followersMark Rober—$30 million— 90.7 million followersCodie Sanchez—$31 million— 10 million followersJake Shane—$14 million— 6 million followersBrent Rivera—$13.7 million— 120.8 million followersAdam W—$17.3 million— 67.2 million followersJesser—$25 million— 54.9 million followersKhaby Lame—$9.9 million— 252.1 million followersAlix Earle—$12 million— 14.5 million followersMikayla Nogueira—$9 million— 21.8 million followersStokes Twins—$12.4 million— 177.5 million followersNick DiGiovanni—$14 million— 65.4 million followersRebecca Zamolo—$15 million— 45.3 million followersMrBallen—$24 million— 31.4 million followersDrew Afualo—$2.7 million— 13.4 million followersHaley Baylee—$9.6 million— 37.4 million followersMs. Rachel—$26 million— 34.2 million followersAlan Chikin Chow—$10.5 million— 131.4 million followersTypical Gamer—$13 million— 31.6 million followersMarques Brownlee—$10.9 million— 33.6 million followersNurse John—$7.2 million— 19.2 million followersTana Mongeau—$8 million— 22.8 million followersJosh Richards—$6 million— 34.7 million followersDixie D’Amelio—$7 million— 72.9 million followersDani Austin—$8.1 million— 3.8 million followersNara Smith—$7.5 million— 17.3 million followersLexi Rivera—$6.7 million— 56.3 million followersJacksepticeye—$18 million— 48.9 million followersTini Younger—$3 million— 16.3 million followersJames Dumoulin—$9.9 million— 23.2 million followersBrooke Monk—$5.2 million— 72.2 million followersHannah Stocking—$5.8 million— 74.4 million followersErika Kullberg—$6.8 million— 21 million followersAshton Hall—$10 million— 38.1 million followersLeah Kateb—$7.1 million— 11.4 million followersKatie Fang—$5.4 million— 8.2 million followersAnna Sitar—$4.4 million— 27.7 million followersVivian Tu—$8.2 million— 10.7 million followersJordan The Stallion—$12.4 million— 49.1 million followersAnwar Jibawi—$5 million— 83.9 million followersiJustine—$3.4 million— 12.9 million followersSteven He—$2 million— 29.6 million followersLogan Moffitt—$1.3 million— 10.6 million followers Dhar Mann ranked second with estimated earnings of $65 million, followed by British entrepreneur and podcast host Steven Bartlett with $52 million.Gaming creator Markiplier placed fourth after earning $38 million, while comedy duo Rhett & Link completed the top five with $37 million.The top 10 also featured Codie Sanchez, Mark Rober, IShowSpeed, Druski and Charli D’Amelio.Forbes noted that leading creators are increasingly expanding beyond social media into streaming, publishing, advertising, technology and consumer products.Forbes said the 2026 ranking was based on estimated gross earnings between March 2025 and March 2026, while also considering creators’ audience size, engagement levels and entrepreneurial activities.Khabby Lame. Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty ImagesFull list of Forbes Top 50 Creators 2026MrBeast—$300 million— 873 million followersDhar Mann—$65 million— 171 million followersSteven Bartlett—$52 million— 38.7 million followersMarkiplier—$38 million— 76.8 million followersRhett & Link—$37 million— 45.6 million followersCharli D’Amelio—$18 million— 209.8 million followersDruski—$20 million— 38.5 million followersI Show Speed—$30 million— 184 million followersMark Rober—$30 million— 90.7 million followersCodie Sanchez—$31 million— 10 million followersJake Shane—$14 million— 6 million followersBrent Rivera—$13.7 million— 120.8 million followersAdam W—$17.3 million— 67.2 million followersJesser—$25 million— 54.9 million followersKhaby Lame—$9.9 million— 252.1 million followersAlix Earle—$12 million— 14.5 million followersMikayla Nogueira—$9 million— 21.8 million followersStokes Twins—$12.4 million— 177.5 million followersNick DiGiovanni—$14 million— 65.4 million followersRebecca Zamolo—$15 million— 45.3 million followersMrBallen—$24 million— 31.4 million followersDrew Afualo—$2.7 million— 13.4 million followersHaley Baylee—$9.6 million— 37.4 million followersMs. Rachel—$26 million— 34.2 million followersAlan Chikin Chow—$10.5 million— 131.4 million followersTypical Gamer—$13 million— 31.6 million followersMarques Brownlee—$10.9 million— 33.6 million followersNurse John—$7.2 million— 19.2 million followersTana Mongeau—$8 million— 22.8 million followersJosh Richards—$6 million— 34.7 million followersDixie D’Amelio—$7 million— 72.9 million followersDani Austin—$8.1 million— 3.8 million followersNara Smith—$7.5 million— 17.3 million followersLexi Rivera—$6.7 million— 56.3 million followersJacksepticeye—$18 million— 48.9 million followersTini Younger—$3 million— 16.3 million followersJames Dumoulin—$9.9 million— 23.2 million followersBrooke Monk—$5.2 million— 72.2 million followersHannah Stocking—$5.8 million— 74.4 million followersErika Kullberg—$6.8 million— 21 million followersAshton Hall—$10 million— 38.1 million followersLeah Kateb—$7.1 million— 11.4 million followersKatie Fang—$5.4 million— 8.2 million followersAnna Sitar—$4.4 million— 27.7 million followersVivian Tu—$8.2 million— 10.7 million followersJordan The Stallion—$12.4 million— 49.1 million followersAnwar Jibawi—$5 million— 83.9 million followersiJustine—$3.4 million— 12.9 million followersSteven He—$2 million— 29.6 million followersLogan Moffitt—$1.3 million— 10.6 million followers Gaming creator Markiplier placed fourth after earning $38 million, while comedy duo Rhett & Link completed the top five with $37 million.The top 10 also featured Codie Sanchez, Mark Rober, IShowSpeed, Druski and Charli D’Amelio.Forbes noted that leading creators are increasingly expanding beyond social media into streaming, publishing, advertising, technology and consumer products.Forbes said the 2026 ranking was based on estimated gross earnings between March 2025 and March 2026, while also considering creators’ audience size, engagement levels and entrepreneurial activities.Khabby Lame. Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty ImagesFull list of Forbes Top 50 Creators 2026MrBeast—$300 million— 873 million followersDhar Mann—$65 million— 171 million followersSteven Bartlett—$52 million— 38.7 million followersMarkiplier—$38 million— 76.8 million followersRhett & Link—$37 million— 45.6 million followersCharli D’Amelio—$18 million— 209.8 million followersDruski—$20 million— 38.5 million followersI Show Speed—$30 million— 184 million followersMark Rober—$30 million— 90.7 million followersCodie Sanchez—$31 million— 10 million followersJake Shane—$14 million— 6 million followersBrent Rivera—$13.7 million— 120.8 million followersAdam W—$17.3 million— 67.2 million followersJesser—$25 million— 54.9 million followersKhaby Lame—$9.9 million— 252.1 million followersAlix Earle—$12 million— 14.5 million followersMikayla Nogueira—$9 million— 21.8 million followersStokes Twins—$12.4 million— 177.5 million followersNick DiGiovanni—$14 million— 65.4 million followersRebecca Zamolo—$15 million— 45.3 million followersMrBallen—$24 million— 31.4 million followersDrew Afualo—$2.7 million— 13.4 million followersHaley Baylee—$9.6 million— 37.4 million followersMs. Rachel—$26 million— 34.2 million followersAlan Chikin Chow—$10.5 million— 131.4 million followersTypical Gamer—$13 million— 31.6 million followersMarques Brownlee—$10.9 million— 33.6 million followersNurse John—$7.2 million— 19.2 million followersTana Mongeau—$8 million— 22.8 million followersJosh Richards—$6 million— 34.7 million followersDixie D’Amelio—$7 million— 72.9 million followersDani Austin—$8.1 million— 3.8 million followersNara Smith—$7.5 million— 17.3 million followersLexi Rivera—$6.7 million— 56.3 million followersJacksepticeye—$18 million— 48.9 million followersTini Younger—$3 million— 16.3 million followersJames Dumoulin—$9.9 million— 23.2 million followersBrooke Monk—$5.2 million— 72.2 million followersHannah Stocking—$5.8 million— 74.4 million followersErika Kullberg—$6.8 million— 21 million followersAshton Hall—$10 million— 38.1 million followersLeah Kateb—$7.1 million— 11.4 million followersKatie Fang—$5.4 million— 8.2 million followersAnna Sitar—$4.4 million— 27.7 million followersVivian Tu—$8.2 million— 10.7 million followersJordan The Stallion—$12.4 million— 49.1 million followersAnwar Jibawi—$5 million— 83.9 million followersiJustine—$3.4 million— 12.9 million followersSteven He—$2 million— 29.6 million followersLogan Moffitt—$1.3 million— 10.6 million followers The top 10 also featured Codie Sanchez, Mark Rober, IShowSpeed, Druski and Charli D’Amelio.Forbes noted that leading creators are increasingly expanding beyond social media into streaming, publishing, advertising, technology and consumer products.Forbes said the 2026 ranking was based on estimated gross earnings between March 2025 and March 2026, while also considering creators’ audience size, engagement levels and entrepreneurial activities.Khabby Lame. Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty ImagesFull list of Forbes Top 50 Creators 2026MrBeast—$300 million— 873 million followersDhar Mann—$65 million— 171 million followersSteven Bartlett—$52 million— 38.7 million followersMarkiplier—$38 million— 76.8 million followersRhett & Link—$37 million— 45.6 million followersCharli D’Amelio—$18 million— 209.8 million followersDruski—$20 million— 38.5 million followersI Show Speed—$30 million— 184 million followersMark Rober—$30 million— 90.7 million followersCodie Sanchez—$31 million— 10 million followersJake Shane—$14 million— 6 million followersBrent Rivera—$13.7 million— 120.8 million followersAdam W—$17.3 million— 67.2 million followersJesser—$25 million— 54.9 million followersKhaby Lame—$9.9 million— 252.1 million followersAlix Earle—$12 million— 14.5 million followersMikayla Nogueira—$9 million— 21.8 million followersStokes Twins—$12.4 million— 177.5 million followersNick DiGiovanni—$14 million— 65.4 million followersRebecca Zamolo—$15 million— 45.3 million followersMrBallen—$24 million— 31.4 million followersDrew Afualo—$2.7 million— 13.4 million followersHaley Baylee—$9.6 million— 37.4 million followersMs. Rachel—$26 million— 34.2 million followersAlan Chikin Chow—$10.5 million— 131.4 million followersTypical Gamer—$13 million— 31.6 million followersMarques Brownlee—$10.9 million— 33.6 million followersNurse John—$7.2 million— 19.2 million followersTana Mongeau—$8 million— 22.8 million followersJosh Richards—$6 million— 34.7 million followersDixie D’Amelio—$7 million— 72.9 million followersDani Austin—$8.1 million— 3.8 million followersNara Smith—$7.5 million— 17.3 million followersLexi Rivera—$6.7 million— 56.3 million followersJacksepticeye—$18 million— 48.9 million followersTini Younger—$3 million— 16.3 million followersJames Dumoulin—$9.9 million— 23.2 million followersBrooke Monk—$5.2 million— 72.2 million followersHannah Stocking—$5.8 million— 74.4 million followersErika Kullberg—$6.8 million— 21 million followersAshton Hall—$10 million— 38.1 million followersLeah Kateb—$7.1 million— 11.4 million followersKatie Fang—$5.4 million— 8.2 million followersAnna Sitar—$4.4 million— 27.7 million followersVivian Tu—$8.2 million— 10.7 million followersJordan The Stallion—$12.4 million— 49.1 million followersAnwar Jibawi—$5 million— 83.9 million followersiJustine—$3.4 million— 12.9 million followersSteven He—$2 million— 29.6 million followersLogan Moffitt—$1.3 million— 10.6 million followers Forbes noted that leading creators are increasingly expanding beyond social media into streaming, publishing, advertising, technology and consumer products.Forbes said the 2026 ranking was based on estimated gross earnings between March 2025 and March 2026, while also considering creators’ audience size, engagement levels and entrepreneurial activities.Khabby Lame. Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty ImagesFull list of Forbes Top 50 Creators 2026MrBeast—$300 million— 873 million followersDhar Mann—$65 million— 171 million followersSteven Bartlett—$52 million— 38.7 million followersMarkiplier—$38 million— 76.8 million followersRhett & Link—$37 million— 45.6 million followersCharli D’Amelio—$18 million— 209.8 million followersDruski—$20 million— 38.5 million followersI Show Speed—$30 million— 184 million followersMark Rober—$30 million— 90.7 million followersCodie Sanchez—$31 million— 10 million followersJake Shane—$14 million— 6 million followersBrent Rivera—$13.7 million— 120.8 million followersAdam W—$17.3 million— 67.2 million followersJesser—$25 million— 54.9 million followersKhaby Lame—$9.9 million— 252.1 million followersAlix Earle—$12 million— 14.5 million followersMikayla Nogueira—$9 million— 21.8 million followersStokes Twins—$12.4 million— 177.5 million followersNick DiGiovanni—$14 million— 65.4 million followersRebecca Zamolo—$15 million— 45.3 million followersMrBallen—$24 million— 31.4 million followersDrew Afualo—$2.7 million— 13.4 million followersHaley Baylee—$9.6 million— 37.4 million followersMs. Rachel—$26 million— 34.2 million followersAlan Chikin Chow—$10.5 million— 131.4 million followersTypical Gamer—$13 million— 31.6 million followersMarques Brownlee—$10.9 million— 33.6 million followersNurse John—$7.2 million— 19.2 million followersTana Mongeau—$8 million— 22.8 million followersJosh Richards—$6 million— 34.7 million followersDixie D’Amelio—$7 million— 72.9 million followersDani Austin—$8.1 million— 3.8 million followersNara Smith—$7.5 million— 17.3 million followersLexi Rivera—$6.7 million— 56.3 million followersJacksepticeye—$18 million— 48.9 million followersTini Younger—$3 million— 16.3 million followersJames Dumoulin—$9.9 million— 23.2 million followersBrooke Monk—$5.2 million— 72.2 million followersHannah Stocking—$5.8 million— 74.4 million followersErika Kullberg—$6.8 million— 21 million followersAshton Hall—$10 million— 38.1 million followersLeah Kateb—$7.1 million— 11.4 million followersKatie Fang—$5.4 million— 8.2 million followersAnna Sitar—$4.4 million— 27.7 million followersVivian Tu—$8.2 million— 10.7 million followersJordan The Stallion—$12.4 million— 49.1 million followersAnwar Jibawi—$5 million— 83.9 million followersiJustine—$3.4 million— 12.9 million followersSteven He—$2 million— 29.6 million followersLogan Moffitt—$1.3 million— 10.6 million followers Forbes said the 2026 ranking was based on estimated gross earnings between March 2025 and March 2026, while also considering creators’ audience size, engagement levels and entrepreneurial activities.Khabby Lame. Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty ImagesFull list of Forbes Top 50 Creators 2026MrBeast—$300 million— 873 million followersDhar Mann—$65 million— 171 million followersSteven Bartlett—$52 million— 38.7 million followersMarkiplier—$38 million— 76.8 million followersRhett & Link—$37 million— 45.6 million followersCharli D’Amelio—$18 million— 209.8 million followersDruski—$20 million— 38.5 million followersI Show Speed—$30 million— 184 million followersMark Rober—$30 million— 90.7 million followersCodie Sanchez—$31 million— 10 million followersJake Shane—$14 million— 6 million followersBrent Rivera—$13.7 million— 120.8 million followersAdam W—$17.3 million— 67.2 million followersJesser—$25 million— 54.9 million followersKhaby Lame—$9.9 million— 252.1 million followersAlix Earle—$12 million— 14.5 million followersMikayla Nogueira—$9 million— 21.8 million followersStokes Twins—$12.4 million— 177.5 million followersNick DiGiovanni—$14 million— 65.4 million followersRebecca Zamolo—$15 million— 45.3 million followersMrBallen—$24 million— 31.4 million followersDrew Afualo—$2.7 million— 13.4 million followersHaley Baylee—$9.6 million— 37.4 million followersMs. Rachel—$26 million— 34.2 million followersAlan Chikin Chow—$10.5 million— 131.4 million followersTypical Gamer—$13 million— 31.6 million followersMarques Brownlee—$10.9 million— 33.6 million followersNurse John—$7.2 million— 19.2 million followersTana Mongeau—$8 million— 22.8 million followersJosh Richards—$6 million— 34.7 million followersDixie D’Amelio—$7 million— 72.9 million followersDani Austin—$8.1 million— 3.8 million followersNara Smith—$7.5 million— 17.3 million followersLexi Rivera—$6.7 million— 56.3 million followersJacksepticeye—$18 million— 48.9 million followersTini Younger—$3 million— 16.3 million followersJames Dumoulin—$9.9 million— 23.2 million followersBrooke Monk—$5.2 million— 72.2 million followersHannah Stocking—$5.8 million— 74.4 million followersErika Kullberg—$6.8 million— 21 million followersAshton Hall—$10 million— 38.1 million followersLeah Kateb—$7.1 million— 11.4 million followersKatie Fang—$5.4 million— 8.2 million followersAnna Sitar—$4.4 million— 27.7 million followersVivian Tu—$8.2 million— 10.7 million followersJordan The Stallion—$12.4 million— 49.1 million followersAnwar Jibawi—$5 million— 83.9 million followersiJustine—$3.4 million— 12.9 million followersSteven He—$2 million— 29.6 million followersLogan Moffitt—$1.3 million— 10.6 million followers
FULL LIST: MrBeast tops 2026 Forbes list as top creators earn $1bn
