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\n\tAs traditional media companies continue to compete for audiences with content creators, one thing is clear: The content creator economy is here to stay. Goldman Sachs has estimated that the sector would grow from $250 million in 2023 to $480 billion by 2027.<\/p>\n
\n\tAs Deadline continues to navigate what this means for the traditional space, we\u2019ve taken a look at who we think are some of the most exciting and influential figures working in the digital space that are also crossing over into traditional entertainment lanes, both now and during the new year.<\/p>\n
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\tBlakely Thornton<\/p>\n
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\n\tFew creators are as unapologetically candid about the entertainment landscape than Blakely Thornton. The L.A.-based personality, who describes himself as a \u201cpop culture anthropologist,\u201d frequently weighs in on industry news whether it be the upcoming WBD-Netflix deal, which he describes as \u201cwhite guys failing up,\u201d or calling out certain media outlets\u2019 reported box office on Ryan Coogler\u2019s Sinners in what he called Hollywood\u2019s Caucasian Confirmation Bias. Thornton\u2019s pithy Instagram posts have seen him amass 320,000 followers to date; he counts Jonathan Bailey as a fan, while Lauren Sanchez blocked him after his critique of her ostentatious wedding to Jeff Bezos. Roll credits.<\/p>\n
\tNicky Campbell<\/p>\n
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\n\tOften referred to as the \u201cJoan Rivers of TikTok,\u201d Nicky Campbell has become one of the most prominent critics of red carpet fashion on the internet. His brutally honest, unfiltered and witty commentary about celebrity wardrobes has garnered over 20 million likes on TikTok and 382,000 followers on Instagram. Previously a fashion assistant at Vogue, Campbell now hosts his own show on YouTube called Gloves Off, where he grills celebrities about their red carpet fashion choices over the years. Gloves Off guest stars include actresses Sarah Paulson, Meghann Fahy, Rita Ora, Olivia Munn and Zoey Deutch. In Paulson\u2019s episode, she told Campbell: \u201cPeople have so much respect for you because you\u2019re right. Sometimes you like things that I don\u2019t like and it makes me think, \u2018I don\u2019t know what I\u2019m talking about.’\u201d<\/p>\n
\tAmelia Dimoldenberg<\/p>\n
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\n\tAmelia Dimoldenberg\u2019s Chicken Shop Date initially started out as a column for British youth publication The Cut before pivoting and structuring the interviews as dates in chicken shops (British takeaway restaurants serving fried chicken). Since her first episode in March 2014, Dimoldenberg has interviewed a raft of talent including Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, Idris Elba, Billie Eilish and Harris Dickinson. In the interviews, Dimoldenberg uses a sarcastic approach, often making her subjects laugh with her deadpan humor. \u00a0She established her own production company Dimz Inc in 2018, which produces her Chicken Shop Date show as well as Amelia\u2019s Cooking Show and Fake News. In 2024 and 2025, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made Dimoldenberg their red-carpet correspondent.<\/p>\n
\tTaylen Biggs<\/p>\n
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\n\tAt only 12 years old, Taylen Biggs is already known for her chic and sophisticated fashion taste as well as her confident and quippy interview style with celebrities. Her most viral video, with 3.8 million likes on Instagram and 27.9 million views on TikTok, is a wholesome exchange between Biggs and Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo that involved a selfie, trying on Grande\u2019s sunglasses and giving Erivo an endearing compliment about her nails. Since then, Biggs has starred in one of the biggest films of the year, Zootopia 2, as the voice of Tailen Smalls. The animated film, which surpassed $1 billion in the global box office<\/a>, also stars Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Ke Huy Quan, Quinta Brunson, Andy Samberg, Idris Elba and Shakira.<\/p>\n \tJake Shane<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tAmerican content creator Jake Shane is best known for his humorous TikTok videos where he reenacts historical events based on requests in his comments section. His Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky scandal video gained him more than 100,000 followers within one week of posting and, by 2023, Shane\u2019s account had amassed more than 1.5 million followers. That same year he signed with UTA and by the end of that year he had more than 2.5 million TikTok followers. His podcast Therapuss with Jake Shane launched in 2024, and in 2025 he was cast in Season 4 of Hacks starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder.<\/p>\n \tKareem Rahma<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\t\u201cSo, what\u2019s your take?\u201d asks Kareem Rahma on his viral video series Subway Takes. Rahma\u2019s funny and personable interview approach mixed with people\u2019s unpredictable and bold \u201chot takes\u201d on the New York subway has earned 78 million likes on TikTok and is followed by 1.8 million people on Instagram. The Egyptian-American creator has these relatable conversations with a combination of New Yorkers and notable Hollywood personalities like Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Ramy Youssef, Rachel Sennott, Austin Butler and Zo\u00eb Kravitz. Comedian Rahma is also the host of the YouTube series Keep the Meter Running, which featured New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani earlier this year, and he starred in two episodes of Rian Johnson\u2019s hit series Poker Face. <\/p>\n \tSean Evans<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tSean Evans has been eating hot wings with celebrities for a decade and his YouTube channel First We Feast, which screens his popular Hot Ones show, has more than 15 million subscribers. When Evans and his team first conceived the show, which sees Evans interview talent while they both eat progressively hotter chicken wings, the idea was to shake up the standard video interview format with something more flavorful. And it\u2019s worked. Hot Ones, which has the slogan \u201chot questions and even hotter wings,\u201d has welcome a host of top celebrities ranging from Jennifer Lawrence to Matthew McConaughey to Paul Rudd to Cate Blanchett and more.<\/p>\n \tEmma Chamberlain<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tAmerican content creator Emma Chamberlain rose to fame through her YouTube channel, which she started in 2016. She became known for her casual editing style, candid storytelling and open conversations about anxiety, burnout and mental health. She launched her podcast Anything Goes in 2019 and, that same year, Time magazine included her on its Time 100 Next List. She\u2019s hosted many celebrity interviews for Vogue and in 2023 was cast as the voice of a reporter in the animated teen comedy Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken. Earlier this year, she began filming the horror film Forbidden Fruits, in which she stars alongside Lily Reinhart, Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti and Alexandra Shipp.<\/p>\n \tDelaney Rowe<\/p>\n \t\t\t
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