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The best Minecraft YouTubers right now are Grian, Mumbo Jumbo and LDShadowLady for building, Maizen, GameToons and Aphmau for roleplay and animation, EYstreem, PrestonPlayz, Cash and SSundee for challenges, and Dream for SMP. These 25 channels are all active in the last 90 days and are ranked below by how many views a typical new video gets.
Looking for the classic creators of 2010 to 2015, like CaptainSparklez, Stampy or Team Crafted? See our list of old Minecraft YouTubers and where they are now.
How we picked: we pulled English language channels that post Minecraft content from ThoughtLeaders data on YouTube channels and uploads, kept only channels with a long-form upload in the last 90 days, and ranked each group by projected views per new video. Subscribers, projected views, upload counts and sponsor detections are data as of October 2026. Sponsorship track record is summarized in words (Strong, Middle or little) from ThoughtLeaders scoring, and recent sponsors come from public sponsor mentions in videos over the last two years.
Long survival worlds, mega builds and the Hermitcraft server, where most of Minecraft's best builders still post.
Grian is the face of modern Minecraft building and the creator of the Life series. His Hermitcraft episodes and build videos are pulling some of the best numbers of his career.
Lizzie's cozy survival builds and fantasy worlds have kept her near the top of Minecraft YouTube for over a decade, and she is a regular in the Life series and Empires SMP.
A Hermitcraft builder known for detailed, nature-themed bases and her runs in the Life series.
Scar is one of Hermitcraft's most loved builders, famous for terraforming whole landscapes and his lighthearted storytelling.
Bdubs has built on Hermitcraft since its early seasons and is a fan favorite in the Life series, with a loyal adult audience.
Animated stories and roleplay series are the fastest growing corner of Minecraft YouTube, with a young audience that watches almost daily.
JJ and Mikey's animated Minecraft adventures made Maizen one of the biggest kids gaming brands of the decade.
Animated parodies of Minecraft and other hit games, built for a young audience and released several times a week.
A fast-growing animation channel that posts Minecraft stories every few days, almost every one with Minecraft in the title.
Started in 2023 and already one of the most watched Minecraft animation channels, with story-driven episodes several times a week.
The pioneer of Minecraft roleplay is bigger than ever, posting roleplay series and challenges almost every day.
Short animated Minecraft comedy and parody videos with a big international audience.
Daily challenge, troll and "Minecraft but" videos. This is where the highest view counts on Minecraft YouTube are right now.
Farzy releases only a few long, high-production Minecraft challenge videos each quarter, and each one reaches millions of views.
Minecraft challenge and survival videos with huge, consistent reach, uploading a couple of times a week.
Preston's Minecraft-first channel: challenges, trolls and builds aimed at a young audience, separate from his main Preston channel.
Cash and Nico Minecraft challenge videos, uploaded near daily since 2022.
High-concept Minecraft challenge and survival videos with big, steady view counts.
UK creator known for clever Minecraft challenge and survival concepts, with Minecraft in every recent title.
An original Minecraft YouTuber who never slowed down, still posting modded challenges and crafting wars with friends almost every day.
Daily Minecraft challenges and trolls since 2023, and one of the most sponsored newer Minecraft channels.
Multiplayer servers and group series, where storylines play out across many creators' channels at once.
The Dream SMP and Minecraft Manhunt made Dream the most famous Minecraft YouTuber of the 2020s. He uploads rarely now, but his latest long-form video passed 6M views.
Joel is a core member of the Life series and Empires SMP, known for chaotic multiplayer storytelling.
A Hermitcraft and Life series regular whose episodes follow the server storylines week to week.
Redstone, game mechanics and Minecraft history, for players who want to get better or go deeper.
The best known redstone engineer on YouTube, mixing technical contraptions with his Hermitcraft series.
Explainers on Minecraft history, hidden mechanics and old versions, every recent video focused on Minecraft.
Hermitcraft's server admin and a go-to source for Minecraft update news and technical survival tips.
Several names from earlier versions of this list are no longer regular uploaders. PopularMMOs (17.5M subscribers) has not uploaded since October 2025, GeorgeNotFound now posts mostly Shorts, AntVenom uploads only occasionally, and TheAtlanticCraft has been quiet since January 2026. JeromeASF, DanTDM and iBallisticSquid are still around and are covered in our old Minecraft YouTubers roundup.
Minecraft audiences split in two: building, SMP and technical channels skew older and loyal, while roleplay, animation and challenge channels reach kids and young teens at very high volume, which matters for what you can advertise and how. Before you reach out, check whether a sponsorship quote is fair and read our guide to how much a YouTube sponsorship costs in 2026.
Dream is the most famous Minecraft YouTuber of the 2020s, with 34.8M subscribers as of October 2026, thanks to Minecraft Manhunt and the Dream SMP. Among channels that still post Minecraft every week, SSundee (25.5M), Aphmau (25.3M), PrestonPlayz (17.9M) and Maizen (17.8M) are the biggest.
Farzy and Dream get the most views per new video, about 4.8M and 4.6M projected, but both post rarely. Of the frequent uploaders, EYstreem (about 2.3M) and PrestonPlayz (about 2.0M) lead, followed by Maizen, GameToons and Cash at roughly 1.5M each (data as of October 2026).
Grian, LDShadowLady, GeminiTay, GoodTimesWithScar and BdoubleO100 are the top builders, most of them on the Hermitcraft server. For redstone and technical builds, Mumbo Jumbo is the standout.
