Notable animation YouTubers/YouTube channels (from left to right): David Firth, creator of Salad Fingers, Edd Gould †, creator of Eddsworld, Michael and Cary Huang, owners of the jacknjellify channel and creators of Battle for Dream Island, TomSka, director most known for his webseries asdfmovie and his work on Eddsworld, Jaiden Animations, known for her storytime animations, and Alan Becker, creator of Animator vs. Animation.
Animators are artists who specialize in animation, a technique in which multiple images are compiled to create an illusion of movement when displayed in a rapid sequence.
YouTube Animators can work for various purposes such as short film, comedy, or storytelling/narrative/educational purposes, or simply just highlighting clips from other YouTubers. There are many different kinds of animators throughout YouTube. Some popular animators, for example, are known as Egoraptor, Hotdiggedydemon, LixianTV (known for making animations for Markiplier), and more recently, storytime animators like TheOdd1sOut and Jaiden Animations.
There are also animators who make animations about video games, such as TerminalMontage and Alan Becker. There are some animators who make animations of a particular genre, such as Life Noggin and Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, who make educational animations, and Kraut, who used to make animated commentary, but now focuses on educational countryball videos. Youtubers like Jacknjellify and AnimationEpic do object show genre. The first true known YouTube Animator in 2005 was Jokhie Judy.
Typhoon Cinema is a supporting YouTube animation-featuring channel, which features mostly Source Filmmaker, if usually related to Five Nights at Freddy's.
Popular animation tools[]
| Software | Notable animators |
|---|---|
| Adobe Flash Professional CS6 | Alan Becker, Sr Pelo, Domics, Simon's Cat[citation needed] |
| Moho Pro | Astroshock25, Cas van de Pol[citation needed] |
| Paint Tool Sai | TheOdd1sOut, Emirichu[citation needed] |
| Toon Boom Harmony | Alex Clark, Piemations[citation needed] |
| Garry's Mod, Source Filmmaker, Unreal Engine, Super Mario 64, Project 64 | SMG4, DaFuq!?Boom![citation needed] |
| FireAlpaca | Jaiden Animations[citation needed] |
| Adobe Animate CC | TerminalMontage, Mike Salcedo, jacknjellify, Eddsworld, MeatCanyon, Haminations, Dude Dans, Ice Cream Sandwich, AnimationEpic[citation needed] |
| Adobe Photoshop CC | OverSimplified[citation needed] |
| Adobe After Effects CC | Cyriak |
| Rough Animator | Rare Doodle, Nutshell Animations[citation needed] |
| MAGIX Vegas Pro | CGP Grey[citation needed] |
| Scratch | testie_, ScratchCatThings, RocketDoesStuff, AsoGamer, Raysworkshop, Mcboy Studios, Atomec Studios, TheLu, Scratch Animations, FunnyAnimatorJimTV, WORR1COW, DylanTheLegendz XD, bAd_gAmE_dEv_11, scratch cat animation, Sharkyshar, Peht, |
| Blender | ZAMination, Squared Media |
Top 100 most subscribed animators (independent)[]
- Data from SocialBlade. This list may be outdated and it is recommended to keep the list up to date by editing it.
| Current rank | Years active | Channel | Subscribers | Videos | Language(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-present | DaFuq!?Boom! | 40M | 285+ | English | |
| 2 | 2006-present | Alan Becker | 26.6M | 190+ | English | |
| 3 | 2013-present | Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell | 22.2M | 215+ | English | |
| 4 | 2009-present | Pencilmation | 20M | 1.6K+ | English | |
| 5 | 2014-present | TheOdd1sOut | 19.6M | 150 | English | |
| 6 | 2012-present | MSA previously My Story Animated | 20.4M | 900+ | English | |
| 7 | 2009-present | Darkar Company Studios | 14M | 190+ | Spanish | |
| 8 | 2014-present | Jaiden Animations | 12.5M | 150+ | English | |
| 9 | 2006-2019) | Machinima | 11.5M | 0 | English | |
| 10 | 2009-present | ExplosmEntertainment | 12M | 1.4K+ | English | |
| 11 | 2014-present | Psych2Go | 11.9M | 2.9K+ | English | |
| 12a | 2010-present | Squared Media | 10.6M | 255+ | English | |
| 12b | 2007-present | How It Should Have Ended | 10.4M | 465+ | English | |
| 13 | 2018-present | Animasinopal | 9.68M | 310+ | Indonesian | |
| 14 | 2015-present | Platabush | 9.63M | 455+ | ||
| 15 | 2016-present | OverSimplified | 8.34M | 32 | English | |
| 16a | 2009-present | SMG4 | 7.84M | 1K | English | |
| 16b | 2007-present | SWooZie | 7.75M | 435+ | English | |
| 17a | 2016-present | Angry Prash | 7.38M | 166 | Hindi | |
| 17b | 2012-present | Domics | 7.29M | 210+ | English | |
| 18 | 2006-present | TomSka[note 1] | 7.22M | 177 | English | |
| 20 | 2011-present | Sr Pelo | 6.37M | 190 | English, Spanish (non-used) | |
| 21 | 2008-present | Simon's Cat | 6.02M | 397 | English | |
| 22 | 2010-present | CGP Grey | 5.96M | 180 | English | |
| 23 | 2015-present | MeatCanyon | 5.86M | 159 | English | |
| 24 | 2017-present | Haminations | 5.07M | 62 | English | |
| 25 | 2014-present | Cas van de Pol | 4.72M | 135 | English | |
| 26 | 2022-present | Dude Dans | 4.51M | 133 | English | |
| 27 | 2014-present | SomeThingElseYT | 4.35M | 76 | English | |
| 28 | 2016-present | Dalang Pelo | 4.29M | 434 | Indonesian | |
| 29 | 2014-present | Let Me Explain Studios | 4.24M | 88 | English | |
| 30 | 2009-present | TerminalMontage | 4.23M | 144 | English | |
| 31a | 2009-present | Alex Clark | 4.09M | 384 | English | |
| 31b | 2006-present† | Eddsworld | 4.09M | 89 | English | |
| 32 | 2012-present | Piemations | 4.06M | 122 | English | |
| 33 | 2015-present | Casually Explained | 3.92M | 83 | English | |
| 34 | 2013-2022 | GradeAUnderA | 3.78M | 106 | English | |
| 35 | 2017-present | NOT YOUR TYPE | 3.57M | 49 | Hindi | |
| 36 | 2015-present | Alex Meyers | 3.44M | 342 | English | |
| 37 | 2016-present | R.G Bucket List | 3.38M | 17 | Hindi, Assamese | |
| 38 | 2011-present | Emirichu | 3.37M | 84 | English | |
| 39a | 2015-present | Wowo Dan Teman - teman | 2.85M | 1K | Indonesian | |
| 39b | 2016-present | Ice Cream Sandwich | 2.85M | 40 | English | |
| 40a | 2016-present | Andrei Terbea | 2.83M | 168 | English | |
| 40b | 2006-present | Cyriak | 2.78M | 81 | English | |
| 41 | 2012-present | CircleToonsHD | 2.49M | 360 | English | |
| 42 | 2011-present | Shgurr | 2.45M | 55 | English | |
| 43 | 2015-2022 | Young Don The Sauce God | 2.39M | 35 | English | |
| 44 | 2013-present | Illymation | 2.37M | 64 | English | |
| 45 | 2015-present | Tabbes | 2.36M | 49 | English | |
| 46 | 2021-present | Dangoheart Animation | 2.33M | 48 | English | |
| 47 | 2018-present | Danno | 2.33M | 350 | English | |
| 48 | 2016-present | EroldStory | 2.15M | 63 | English | |
| 49 | 2016-present | TimTom | 2.13M | 35 | English | |
| 50 | 2021-present | Rare Doodle | 2.13M | 139 | English | |
| 51 | 2014-present | DanPlan | 2.06M | 1.8K | English | |
| 52 | 2008-present | Jacknjellify | 2.04M | 326 | English | |
| 53 | 2010-present | Berd | 1.9M | 706 | English | |
| 54 | 2014-present | GingerPale | 1.78M | 78 | English | |
| 55 | 2020-present | Avery Animations | 1.76M | 442 | English | |
| 56 | 2020-present | PepeSan Animations | 1.74M | 350 | Flipino | |
| 57 | 2015-present | Daidus | 1.68M | 42 | English | |
| 58 | 2014-present | Sengklekman | 1.65M | 450 | English | |
| 59 | 2012-present | CypherDen | 1.59M | 105 | English | |
| 60 | 2011-2020 | Psychicpebbles | 1.57M | 45 | English | |
| 61 | 2019-present | Kitty channel afnan | 1.48M | 97 | English | |
| 62 | 2015-present | JzBoy | 1.45M | 137 | English | |
| 63 | 2013-present | kekeflipnote | 1.33M | 115 | English, French (formerly) | |
| 64 | 2014-present | Antoons | 1.3M | 111 | English | |
| 65 | 2011-present | GinjaNinjaOwO | 1.22M | 165 | English | |
| 66 | 2012-present | Mike Salcedo | 1.14M | 80 | English | |
| 67 | 2020-present | Doobus Goobus | 1.11M | 185 | English | |
| 68 | 2017-present | Chipflake | 1.08M | 110 | English | |
| 69a | 2013-2018 | Animated james | 1.04M | 45 | English | |
| 69b | 2020-present | Yogiart | 1.04M | 31 | Filipino | |
| 70 | 2018-present | KirtiChow | 981K | 65 | Hindi | |
| 71 | 2016-present | sashley | 958K | 46 | English | |
| 72 | 2017-2022 | Squizzy | 925K | 115 | English | |
| 73 | 2021-2023 | Ribs | 641K | 203 | English | |
| 74 | 2023-present | POCHI SCIENCE | 590K | 11 | English | |
| 75 | 2016-present | Koruma | 490K | 8 | Korean, English | |
| 76 | 2011-present | AnimationEpic | 480K | 290 | English | |
| 77 | 2015-present | Art's Animations | 481K | 194 | Russian, English (Dubbed version) | |
| 78 | 2020-present | Vernalta | 4.51M | 1.3K | Indonesian | |
| 79 | 2016 - 2021 | No Idea Animation | 493K | 148 | English | |
| 80 | 2019-present | Topi Sihir Animation | 671K | 84 | Indonesian | |
| 81 | 2015-present | UnknownSpy | 889K | 153 | English | |
| 82 | 2008-present | Telepurte | 2.55M | 565 | English |
† = Deceased
References[]
- ↑ It should be noted that TomSka hires animators to work for him (read description of the video) and has had people animate for him in the past (see Eddsworld#Trivia), making more of an animation YouTube channel than an Animation YouTuber.