Sam Gutelle

• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 01/12/2025
• Have you heard? MrBeast gives permission to repost his videos, and Nelk gives vapes to villagers.

  MrBeast is encouraging freebooting, Nelk is introducing villages to modern delights, and Alex Cooper is on the hunt for true crime podcasts.

  
• Pickles, cherries, and cream sodas: Pinterest thinks 2025’s trends will be colorful and delicious

  Pinterest is predicting a return to retro fashions and a preponderance of food-based trends during the 2025 calendar year.

  
• As TikTok ban looms, other platforms are rushing in to court displaced creators

  Platforms like Triller, Peacock, YouTube, and Instagram are vying for new U.S. users as the TikTok ban seems imminent.

  
• Ruby Franke’s oldest daughter has authored a telling memoir — and a cautionary tale for family vloggers
• The PGA Tour’s creator circuit is teeing off
• YouTube is testing another tool that helps creators turn long-form content into Shorts
• Investors deliver $265 million funding round to Whatnot as live shopping gets hotter
• David Dobrik is vlogging on YouTube again
• Top 100 Most Subscribed U.S. YouTube Channels • December 2024
• Top 100 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • December 2024
• Netflix’s notes for screenwriters reveal the flaws in its viewership reports