YouTube Animators

Animators are artists who specialize in animation, a technique in which multiple images are compiled to create an illusion of movement when displayed in a rapid sequence. 
YouTube Animators can work for various purposes such as short film, comedy, or storytelling/narrative/educational purposes, or simply just highlighting clips from other YouTubers. There are many different kinds of animators throughout YouTube. Some popular animators, for example, are known as Egoraptor, Hotdiggedydemon, LixianTV (known for making animations for Markiplier), and more recently, storytime animators like TheOdd1sOut and JaidenAnimations. 
There are also animators who make animations about video games, such as TerminalMontage and Alan Becker. There are some animators who make animations of a particular genre, such as Life Noggin and Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, who make educational animations, and Kraut, who used to make animated commentary, but now focuses on educational countryball videos. Youtubers like Jacknjellify and AnimationEpic do object show genre. The first true known YouTube Animator in 2005 was Jokhie Judy.
Typhoon Cinema is a supporting YouTube animation-featuring channel, which features mostly Source Filmmaker, if usually related to .
==Popular animation tools==
Software 	Notable animators
Adobe Flash Professional CS6 	Alan Becker, Sr Pelo, Domics, Simon's Cat
Moho Pro 	Astroshock25, Cas van de Pol
Paint Tool Sai 	TheOdd1sOut, Emirichu
Toon Boom Harmony 	Alex Clark, Piemations
Garry's Mod, Source Filmmaker, Unreal Engine, Super Mario 64, Project 64	SMG4, DaFuq!?Boom!
FireAlpaca 	JaidenAnimations
Adobe Animate CC 	TerminalMontage, Mike Salcedo, jacknjellify, Eddsworld, MeatCanyon, Haminations, Dude Dans, Ice Cream Sandwich, AnimationEpic
Adobe Photoshop CC 	OverSimplified
Adobe After Effects CC 	Cyriak
Rough Animator 	Rare Doodle, Nutshell Animations
MAGIX Vegas Pro 	CGP Grey
Scratch 	testie_, ScratchCatThings, RocketDoesStuff, AsoGamer, Raysworkshop, Mcboy Studios, Atomec Studios, TheLu, Scratch Animations, FunnyAnimatorJimTV, WORR1COW, DylanTheLegendz XD, bAd_gAmE_dEv_11, scratch cat animation, Sharkyshar, Peht,
Blender 	ZAMination, Squared Media
== Top 100 most subscribed animators (independent)==
:Data from SocialBlade. This list may be outdated and it is recommended to keep the list up to date by [ editing it].
Current rank	Years active 	Channel 	Subscribers	Videos	Language(s) 	Notes
1 	2017-present 	DaFuq!?Boom! 	40M 	285+ 	English 	
2 	2006-present 	Alan Becker 	26.6M 	190+ 	English 	
3 	2013-present 	Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell 	22.2M 	215+ 	English 	
4 	2009-present 	Pencilmation 	20M 	1.6K+ 	English 	
5 	2014-present 	TheOdd1sOut 	19.6M 	150 	English 	
6 	2012-present 	MSA previously My Story Animated 	20.4M 	900+ 	English 	
7 	2009-present 	Darkar Company Studios 	14M 	190+ 	Spanish 	
8 	2014-present 	JaidenAnimations 	12.5M 	150+ 	English 	
9 	2006-2019) 	Machinima 	11.5M 	0 	English 	
10 	2009-present 	ExplosmEntertainment 	12M 	1.4K+ 	English 	
11 	2014-present 	Psych2Go 	11.9M 	2.9K+ 	English 	
12a 	2010-present 	Squared Media 	10.6M 	255+ 	English 	
12b 	2007-present 	How It Should Have Ended 	10.4M 	465+ 	English 	
13 	2018-present 	Animasinopal 	9.68M 	310+ 	Indonesian 	
14 	2015-present 	Platabush 	9.63M 	455+ 	 	
15 	2016-present 	OverSimplified 	8.34M 	32 	English 	
16a 	2009-present 	SMG4 	7.84M 	1K 	English 	
16b 	2007-present 	SWooZie 	7.75M 	435+ 	English 	
17a 	2016-present 	Angry Prash 	7.38M 	166 	Hindi 	
17b 	2012-present 	Domics 	7.29M 	210+ 	English 	
18 	2006-present 	TomSkaIt should be noted that TomSka hires animators to work for him (read description of the video) and has had people animate for him in the past (see Eddsworld#Trivia), making more of an animation YouTube channel than an Animation YouTuber.	7.22M 	177 	English 	
20 	2011-present 	Sr Pelo 	6.37M 	190 	English, Spanish (non-used) 	
21 	2008-present 	Simon's Cat 	6.02M 	397 	English 	
22 	2010-present 	CGP Grey 	5.96M 	180 	English 	
23 	2015-present 	MeatCanyon 	5.86M 	159 	English 	
24 	2017-present 	Haminations 	5.07M 	62 	English 	
25 	2014-present 	Cas van de Pol 	4.72M 	135 	English 	
26 	2022-present 	Dude Dans 	4.51M 	133 	English 	
27 	2014-present 	SomeThingElseYT 	4.35M 	76 	English 	
28 	2016-present 	Dalang Pelo 	4.29M 	434 	Indonesian 	
29 	2014-present 	Let Me Explain Studios 	4.24M 	88 	English 	
30 	2009-present 	TerminalMontage 	4.23M 	144 	English 	
31a 	2009-present 	Alex Clark 	4.09M 	384 	English 	
31b 	2006-present†	Eddsworld 	4.09M 	89 	English 	
32 	2012-present 	Piemations 	4.06M 	122 	English 	
33 	2015-present 	Casually Explained 	3.92M 	83 	English 	
34 	2013-present 	GradeAUnderA 	3.78M 	106 	English 	
35 	2017-present 	NOT YOUR TYPE 	3.57M 	49 	Hindi 	
36 	2015-present 	Alex Meyers 	3.44M 	342 	English 	
37 	2016-present 	R.G Bucket List 	3.38M 	17 	Hindi, Assamese 	
38 	2011-present 	Emirichu 	3.37M 	84 	English 	
39a 	2015-present 	Wowo Dan Teman - teman 	2.85M 	1K 	Indonesian 	
39b 	2016-present 	Ice Cream Sandwich 	2.85M 	40 	English 	
40a 	2016-present 	Andrei Terbea 	2.83M 	168 	English 	
40b 	2006-present 	Cyriak 	2.78M 	81 	English 	
41 	2012-present 	CircleToonsHD 	2.49M 	360 	English 	
42 	2011-present 	Shgurr 	2.45M 	55 	English 	
43 	2015-2022 	Young Don The Sauce God 	2.39M 	35 	English 	
44 	2013-present 	Illymation 	2.37M 	64 	English 	
45 	2015-present 	Tabbes 	2.36M 	49 	English 	
46 	2021-present 	Dangoheart Animation 	2.33M 	48 	English 	
47 	2018-present 	Danno 	2.33M 	350 	English 	
48 	2016-present 	EroldStory 	2.15M 	63 	English 	
49 	2016-present 	TimTom 	2.13M 	35 	English 	
50 	2021-present 	Rare Doodle 	2.13M 	139 	English 	
51 	2014-present 	DanPlan 	2.06M 	1.8K 	English 	
52 	2008-present 	Jacknjellify 	2.04M 	326 	English 	
53 	2010-present 	Berd 	1.9M 	706 	English 	
54 	2014-present 	GingerPale 	1.78M 	78 	English 	
55 	2020-present 	Avery Animations 	1.76M 	442 	English 	
56 	2020-present 	PepeSan Animations 	1.74M 	350 	Flipino 	
57 	2015-present 	Daidus 	1.68M 	42 	English 	
58 	2014-present 	Sengklekman 	1.65M 	450 	English 	
59 	2012-present 	CypherDen 	1.59M 	105 	English 	
60 	2011-2020 	Psychicpebbles 	1.57M 	45 	English 	
61 	2019-present 	Kitty channel afnan 	1.48M 	97 	English 	
62 	2015-present 	JzBoy 	1.45M 	137 	English 	
63 	2013-present 	kekeflipnote 	1.33M 	115 	English, French (formerly) 	
64 	2014-present 	Antoons 	1.3M 	111 	English 	
65 	2011-present 	GinjaNinjaOwO 	1.22M 	165 	English 	
66 	2012-present 	Mike Salcedo 	1.14M 	80 	English 	
67 	2020-present 	Doobus Goobus 	1.11M 	185 	English 	
68 	2017-present 	Chipflake 	1.08M 	110 	English 	
69a 	2013-2018 	Animated james 	1.04M 	45 	English 	
69b 	2020-present 	Yogiart 	1.04M 	31 	Filipino 	
70 	2018-present 	KirtiChow 	981K 	65 	Hindi 	
71 	2016-present 	sashley 	958K 	46 	English 	
72 	2017-2022 	Squizzy 	925K 	115 	English 	
73 	2021-2023 	Ribs 	641K 	203 	English 	
74 	2023-present 	POCHI SCIENCE 	590K 	11 	English 	
75 	2016-present 	Koruma 	490K 	8 	Korean, English 	
76 	2011-present 	AnimationEpic 	480K 	290 	English 	
77 	2015-present 	Art's Animations 	481K 	194 	Russian, English (Dubbed version)	
78 	2020-present 	Vernalta 	4.51M 	1.3K 	Indonesian 	
79 	2016 - 2021 	No Idea Animation 	493K 	148 	English 	
80 	2019-present 	Topi Sihir Animation 	671K 	84 	Indonesian 	
81 	2015-present 	UnknownSpy 	889K 	153 	English 	
82 	2008-present 	Telepurte 	2.55M 	565 	English 	
† = Deceased
==References==
Category:History of YouTube
Category:Animation YouTubers
Category:Types of YouTubers