🏆 #CreatorLeaderboard – March 2026

The most detailed ranking of top-performing creators right now.

We analyzed 10M+ posts, engagement rates, subscriber/view growth, and brand safety scores to bring you this month’s definitive leaderboard. Data as of March 15, 2026.

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📊 Top 10 Overall Creators (Global)

Rank Creator Platform Niche Monthly Views Engagement Rate Growth (MoM)
1 MrBeast YouTube Stunt/Philanthropy 1.2B 12.4% +8.2%
2 Khabane Lame TikTok Comedy/Reaction 980M 17.1% +4.5%
3 Alix Earle TikTok/IG Lifestyle/Beauty 720M 14.8% +22%
4 PewDiePie YouTube Gaming/Commentary 510M 8.9% +3.1%
5 Zach King TikTok/IG Magic/Editing 680M 11.2% +6.7%
6 Emma Chamberlain YouTube/Podcast Fashion/Vlog 340M 9.5% +1.8%
7 IShowSpeed YouTube/Twitch Live/Reaction 890M 15.6% +35% (🚀)
8 Dixie D’Amelio TikTok/Music Music/Lifestyle 420M 10.3% +2.9%
9 Techno Gamers YouTube Minecraft/Edutainment 610M 13.1% +12%
10 Brittany Broski TikTok/YouTube Comedy/Interview 290M 18.2% +27%

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🔥 Rising Stars (under 5M followers, huge momentum)

1. Sarah Jakes (TikTok) – Storytime animation → +340% views in 30 days
2. Liam the Archivist (YouTube) – Deep dive history docs → 2.1M subs, 22% CTR
3. PixelPoppy (Twitch) – Cozy gaming & ASMR → avg 28k live viewers, 99% positive chat

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📈 Category-Specific Winners

Category Top Creator Key Metric
Tech Reviews Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) 4.2M avg views per video
Finance/Ed Graham Stephan 37% comment-to-view ratio
Fitness Pamela Reif 89% swipe-through rate on Stories
Cooking Nick DiGiovanni 6.4M likes per short-form recipe
Travel Kara & Nate 98% audience retention on 40-min vlogs

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📌 Methodology

We track:

· Views (YouTube + TikTok + Reels, 7-day trailing avg)
· Engagement Rate = (likes+comments+saves+shares) / views × 100
· Growth – % increase in followers/subscribers month-over-month
· Brand Safety Score – manual & AI review of last 100 posts

Only creators with >500k total followers and no major policy violations in past 90 days qualify.

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💡 Key Takeaways for Brands & Creators

1. Short-form still dominates – 7 of top 10 rely heavily on TikTok/Reels.
2. Authenticity > production value – Brittany Broski’s raw, unscripted style drives her #1 engagement rate (18.2%).
3. Niche communities outperform generalists – PixelPoppy (cozy gaming) grew 3x faster than variety streamers.
4. YouTube remains the king of monetization – MrBeast earns ~$3M/month from ads alone, while top TikTokers struggle with RPM below $0.50.

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