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Commentary
Instagram Views Up 27% in Early 2026 as Publishing Increases, Report Finds
June 16, 2026Instagram views grew 27%, and interactions climbed 19% in early 2026 compared to the same period...
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Commentary
The 10 Fastest-Growing Australian Instagram Accounts of May 2026
June 16, 2026Loui Burke topped Australia’s May growth chart with more than 500,000 new followers, more than doubling...
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Commentary
Creator Economy Job Radar – June 16, 2026 – Beast Industries, Red Bull, Gray Media, and More
June 16, 2026Creator Economy and Influencer Marketing hiring spans global brands, legacy media, creator platforms, and content production...
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Tech
CreatorOS’s Tim Mitchell: Brands Are Still Spending on Scale When the Hook Decides Performance
June 16, 2026In two-thirds of sponsored creator posts, viewers stop watching before the three-second mark. Tim Mitchell has...
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Platform
Inside BIGO LIVE’s Case That IRL Creator Events Are Retention Infrastructure, Not PR
June 16, 2026What does an in-person event do for a creator that no virtual format can replicate? For...
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Influencer
How Simone Sharice Is Executing a Beauty-to-Wellness Pivot Platform by Platform
June 16, 2026The moment that changed Simone Sharice’s creator career happened not in front of a camera, but...
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Influencer
Disney Acquires Streaming Rights to YouTube Phenomenon ‘Gracie’s Corner’
June 16, 2026Disney has acquired global streaming rights to “Gracie’s Corner,” an animated preschool series with more than...
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Platform
Zigazoo Is Betting Gen Alpha Brand Loyalty Starts With Participation, Not Messaging
June 16, 2026Brands have spent years trying to crack Gen Alpha with better creative, bigger influencer deals, and...
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Influencer
For Tubby Nugget, VidCon Is Where Numbers Become People
June 16, 2026At a Pasadena bookstore earlier this year, Jenine Pastores hid behind a giant inflatable alien costume...
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Commentary
TikTok Content Volume Up Nearly 80% in Early 2026 as Per-Post Performance Declined, Report Finds
June 16, 2026Content volume on TikTok grew nearly 80% in early 2026 compared to the same period a...
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Tech
Creator TV Sports Taps NichLmao, DangMattSmith for Inaugural Pickleball Tournament at VidCon
June 16, 2026Creator TV Sports, the competition-focused studio label under Sabio Holdings, has revealed the creator lineup for...
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Agency
Social Agency team5pm Opens Johannesburg Office as Innovation, AI Hub
June 16, 2026Social media agency team5pm, part of global social-first group SAMY, opened a new office in Johannesburg...
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Agency
Residence Adds Influencer Marketing Agency GateMaker to Its Creative Network
June 15, 2026Residence, the global network of creative companies, has added GateMaker, a 360-degree Influencer Marketing agency, to...
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Strategy
Creator Economy’s Cannes Moment Is Real. The Hard Work Is Everything That Comes After
June 15, 2026Creator marketing has been working its way toward the center of Cannes Lions for several years....
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Influencer
For Brandon Hans, $23M in TikTok Shop Sales Starts With Getting Someone to Stop Scrolling
June 15, 2026In the first months of his TikTok Shop account, Brandon Hans sold roughly $2 million worth...
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Brand
Under Armour Signs Creator & Author Tinx as Brand Ambassador
June 15, 2026Under Armour named Christina Najjar, known publicly as “Tinx,” as a brand ambassador for its footwear...
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Commentary
UK Plans to Ban U-16s From Social Media and Livestreaming, per Report
June 15, 2026UK ministers plan to announce a ban on users under 16 accessing certain social media platforms,...
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Influencer
MrBeast Hits 500 Million YouTube Subscribers
June 15, 2026Jimmy Donaldson, known online as MrBeast, has become the first individual creator to reach 500 million...
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Commentary
Rep. Mullin Pushes for Mandatory Disclosure Rules for Politically Paid Influencers
June 15, 2026Rep. Kevin Mullin (CA-15) called on Congress on June 10 to require social media influencers to...
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Influencer
Viral YouTube Short ‘Open Door’ Lands Six-Figure Feature Film Development Deal
June 15, 2026Kevin Cate’s sci-fi short film “Open Door” has secured a six-figure development deal for a feature-length...
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Brand
Flexjet Acquires TikTok Jet Broker Steve Varsano’s The Jet Business
June 15, 2026Flexjet has acquired London-based aircraft brokerage and advisory firm The Jet Business, bringing founder Steve Varsano...
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Commentary
Podcast Ads Earn Higher Trust From LGBTQ+ Consumers Than Social Media, Sounds Profitable Study Finds
June 15, 2026A study from Sounds Profitable and Signal Hill Insights found that LGBTQ+ consumers rate podcast advertising...
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Commentary
TikTok and Instagram Split Malaysia’s Influencer Market as Xiaohongshu Gains Ground
June 15, 2026AnyMind Group released its “Influencer Marketing in Malaysia 2026 Report,” a data-driven analysis of the country’s...
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Influencer
Peet Montzingo on Advocacy, the Content Treadmill, and Going Ghost Hunting at VidCon
June 15, 2026In 2018, Peet Montzingo was hopping fences to get inside VidCon. He was convinced an invitation...
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Commentary
Creator Economy Event Calendar – June 15, 2026 – TikTok Bootcamp, Cannes Lions, VidCon, Africa Creative Market, and More
June 15, 2026The week of June 15 opens in Dubai with a TikTok content creation program before a...
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