In the early days of COVID lockdowns, AyoDen spent a lot of time doing what he always did: staying in, playing video games, and watching anime. That was his comfort zone. And he was tired of his comfort zone.
Creators on the Rise
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Creators On The Rise: Truck driver Alex Nino takes viewers on the road
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Creators On The Rise: High schooler AyoDen started his YouTube channel less than 2 years ago. He just hit 2 million subscribers.
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Creators On The Rise: Florida man brings state-themed standup to YouTube
Brainard, who's 26 and from Daytona Beach, describes himself as the kind of person who'll try anything once.
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Creators On The Rise: $7,000 rent? $20 strawberries? All in the budget for Silicon Valley Girl.
When Castro decided to quit her job for YouTube, it wasn't because she'd gone viral, or had hit a subscriber milestone. It was because making YouTube videos was the one thing she truly loved to do.
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Creators On The Rise: Jeanelle Castro left her job to make content. YouTube Shorts turned her channel into a new career.
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Creators On The Rise: How two talking corgis are taking over the internet
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Creators On The Rise: The animators behind The Land of Boggs gave up trying to make it on YouTube. Then their channel got 300 million views.
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Creators On The Rise: Meet the guppy enthusiast behind YouTube and TikTok’s “fish portals” craze
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Creators On The Rise: ichvse always thought he’d get his first million followers on Vine. He found them on TikTok instead.
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Creators On The Rise: Doobydobap’s “don’t yuck my yum” approach to cooking celebrates down-home Korean dishes
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Creators On The Rise: For self-dubbed “bad animator” Devon St. Arnaud, YouTube is an archive of progress
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Creators On The Rise: Jenna Sinatra and Will DeVane put a Gen Z spin on creating as a couple
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