TIME Reveals the 2026 TIME100 Creators List of the World’s Most Influential Digital Voices

July 14, 2026:

TIME Reveals the 2026 TIME100 Creators List of the World’s Most Influential Digital Voices

—Photograph by David Brandon Geeting for TIME

Today, TIME reveals the 2026 TIME100 Creators, a list recognizing 100 of the most influential digital voices.

The TIME100 Creators issue features a worldwide cover of creator and entrepreneur Alix Earle, accompanied by an in-depth interview. Read the cover story by TIME’s Eliana Dockterman here.

–Explore the full 2026 TIME100 Creators list: here

–See the TIME100 Creators cover, featuring a photograph by David Brandon Geeting for TIME: here

Of the 2026 TIME100 Creators list, TIME Editor in Chief Sam Jacobs writes in his letter to readers, “As a publisher, we’ve traveled across changes in how people want to access and receive information for 103 years, each time carrying your trust with us into new places and forms. Creators are poised to be that latest turn. Our answer isn’t to retreat from these personalities or the platforms on which they work, but to bring TIME’s editorial judgment to them, and their strengths to you. People-first storytelling shouldn’t come at the cost of trust.” Read more here.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2026 TIME100 CREATORS LIST:

Creators with influential interview and hosting shows across podcasting, social video, and digital media include: Alex Cooper, Lex Fridman, Quenlin Blackwell, Julian Shapiro-Barnum, Nicolas Heller, Terrell Grice, Dwarkesh Patel, Joe Rogan, Kareem Rahma, Speedy Morman and more.

Gamers, streamers, and interactive-entertainment creators include: Emily (Vanillamace), Roberto Escanio (Fanum), Rachell Hofstetter (Valkyrae), Maxwell Elliot Dent (PlaqueBoxMax), Darren Jason Watkins Jr. (iShowSpeed) and more.

Entertainment and performance creators include: Whitney Leavitt, Olandria Carthen, Alan Chikin Chow, Niana Guerrero, Cale Brown, Austin Telenko and Marideth Telenko, Mark Fischbach (Markiplier), Serena Page, Maura Higgins, Kinigra Deon, Juju Green, Kane Parsons, Kaniyia Brown and Terry McCaskill and more.

Creators influencing fashion, beauty, and self-expression include: Bretman Rock, Jackie Aina, Wisdom Kaye, Desi Perkins, Katie Jane Hughes, Linoya Friedman, Kahlana Barfield Brown, Salish Matter and more.

Lifestyle creators chronicling everyday culture, trends, and experiences include: Galey Alix, Drew Michael Scott, Alix Earle, Kristy Sarah, De’arra Taylor and more.

Comedians and entertainers bringing humor to the digital world include: Sabrina Brier, Drew Desbordes (Druski), Drew Afualo, Delaney Rowe, Kevin Fredericks, DeMarcus Shawn, Boman Martinez-Reid, Grace Reiter, Eric Sedeño, Lucas Lopez, Madison Humphrey, Mark Phillips, Micky Gordon, Taryn Delanie Smith, Kat Stickler and more.

Sports, athletic, and fandom creators include: Dude Perfect, Jesse Riedel (Jesser), Donald De La Haye (Deestroying), Jackie Johnston, LJ Rader, Morgan Riddle, Katie Feeney and more.

Chefs, home cooks, and food creators include: Tini Younger, B. Dylan Hollis, Max Miller, Joshua Williford, Ash Baber and more.

Educators, experts, and innovation-minded creators making science, history, technology, business, and finance more accessible include: James Hobson, Cleo Abram, Humphrey Yang, Hannah Fry, Deidre Kelly, Katie Kennedy, Bonnie Dilber, Kyla Scanlon, Ethan Mollick, Shama Hyder, Haley Sacks, Mark Rober and more.

Creators leveraging their platforms to advance activism, accessibility, mental health, self-improvement, and parenting include: Jefferson Fisher, Kristin Gallant and Deena Margolin, Lucy Edwards, Shira Lazar, Dr. Judith Joseph, Leah Thomas, Blair Imani, Bo Petterson, William Hanson and more.

Global voices spanning travel, literature, news, culture, and commentary include: Jack Edwards, Lucy Blakiston, Noraly Schoenmaker, Brett Cooper, Lloyd Griffiths and Yaya Onalaja-Aliu, Olivia Ferney and more.

The youngest listmaker on the 2026 list is fashion designer Max Alexander, age 10.

TIME TO HOST ANNUAL ‘TIME100 CREATORS EVENT’ IN NYC:

TIME will host the second annual TIME100 Creators event on July 30 in New York City to celebrate and convene this year’s listmakers. This event will feature appearances from those included on the new TIME100 Creators list, including Alix Earle, Cleo Abram, Jackie Aina, Kristy Sarah, Rachel Hofstetter (Valkyrae), Donald De La Haye, Kat Stickler, Wisdom Kaye, Roberto Escanio (Fanum), Kinigra Deon and many more.

The 2026 TIME100 Creators is presented by premier partner Ally Bank, Member FDIC. Ally is the all-digital bank built for life today. The 2026 TIME100 Creators is also presented by signature partner Waymo, official design partner Target, and features data and insights powered by Whalar Group.

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