News

• YouTube Millionaires: Eight-year-old Rowdy Rogan wants to be the world’s next great gamer
• The tradition continues: The House of Highlights Creator League returns to the Final Four

  The best basketball players in the creator community will vie for $50,000 in the finals of the Creator League, live at the Final Four.

  
• Famous Birthdays has a new look and a talent representation portal for the creator economy

  Famous Birthdays, which is a Gen Z-focused alternative to sites like Wikipedia and IMDb, has redesigned its website and added a new portal

  
• Cocomelon gets its kicks with Puma partnership

  Cocomelon owner Moonbug has expanded its retail presence by partnering with footwear brand Puma on a colorful shoe line.

  
• Studio71 expands Facebook network through pacts with Trevor Wallace, Ronda Rousey, Donut Media
• Creators On The Rise: Chris Staples goes from Harlem Globetrotter to content creator
• Disguised Toast is asking a big question: “Is it actually possible for esports to be profitable?”
• For the owner of Bored Ape Yacht Club, the metaverse looks Gucci
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 03/26/2023
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 03/26/2023
• Karl Jacobs teams up with ‘Roblox’ star to launch new game studio
• A soccer league catered to Twitch drew a crowd of 90,000 and entertained millions more online
• In front of Congress, TikTok’s CEO was a pariah. In China, he’s a hero.
• More than 100,000 YouTube channels are linked to stores
• Zigazoo started as TikTok for kids. Now Gen Z is getting in on the fun.
• An Indian creator with 30 million YouTube subscribers is becoming a playable video game character
• YouTube’s getting rid of Simsim, but says it’s still investing in ecommerce
• YouTube Millionaires: Cleaning, organizing, couponing, creating…Kallie Branciforte does it all. But first, she needs some coffee.
• Here are three big takeaways from TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s Congressional testimony
• ‘Fortnite’ is giving 40% of its revenue to creators
• Fiverr publishes 10-step guide to the $100 billion creator economy
• Creators come to D.C. with a message for politicians: “TikTok is not a children’s dancing app”
• As FaZe Clan’s stock price crashes, some of its founding members (and MrBeast) are sounding off
• Gamer management firm Loaded adds Chris “Chopper” Hopper as COO (Exclusive)