VidCon

• Have you heard? Saluting Patriotic Kenny, visiting 30 NBA arenas, and meeting a new shark
• VidCon’s new title sponsor is an AI-powered creator monetization platform

  Rather than YouTube or TikTok, an agentic AI creator monetization platform called POP.STORE will be the title sponsor for VidCon 2026.

  
• Tickets are on sale for VidCon Anaheim 2026, which will be held from June 25-27

  Tickets are now on sale for VidCon Anaheim 2026, where the list of Featured Creators includes Emmy Combs and Anthpo.

  
• VidCon’s new owner says it’s “the Super Bowl for creators,” but doesn’t have concrete plans to pump it up

  Fan Expo HQ is eyeing other developments for 2026 and beyond Gupta told THR Informa wants to "bring VidCon to the world. What that means is still to be determined, there's still lots of work to be done in this space."

  
• Have you heard? Kai Cenat takes streamers to school, Joe Rogan gets knocked, and TED has its own TikTok
• Have you heard? Michelle Khare gets into the Emmys, Jordan Howlett gets real with brands, and Dems get on Twitch
• Have you heard? Smosh steps toward Just For Laughs while iDubbbz steps away from Creator Clash
• Have you heard? Alix Earle’s haircare hack, DrLupo’s chess cheat, and the VidCon Hall of Fame
• YouTube’s 20th anniversary celebration will include a title sponsorship at VidCon Anaheim (Exclusive)
• Have you heard? ‘Squid Game’ hits the Champs Elysees, Hawk Tuah has a crypto problem, and NPC Miles Morales gets real
• VidCon has (reportedly) been sold
• VidCon Baltimore is cancelled, with VidCon saying it’ll dedicate “full efforts and resources” to Anaheim event