10 Independent Creators Who Drove the Most TikTok Shop Sales in April 2026

April’s independent creator rankings delivered a full reshuffling. @trending_ttok reclaimed the top position it last held...

Social App Meete Faces Lawsuit Over Unauthorized Use of TikToker’s Likeness in Ad Campaign

A 19-year-old University of Tennessee student has filed a federal lawsuit against the operators of Meete,...

Mobile Video Ad Spend Set to Surpass Mobile Search for First Time in 2026

Mobile in-app video advertising is on track to outpace mobile search spending in the U.S. this...

The 10 U.S. Fastest-Growing Instagram Accounts of April 2026

NASA added 5.2 million Instagram followers in April 2026, riding the Artemis II launch on April...

Top 10 Highest Revenue TikTok Shops in April 2026

April’s top ten tells two stories at once: medicube US Store reaches its highest revenue total...

4 in 10 Brands Are Invisible in TikTok Search, Report Finds

Nearly half of all consumers now use TikTok as a search engine, yet four in ten...

AI Search Visibility Index: UGC Agencies, May 2026

UGC agencies are increasingly being discovered through AI search, with a small number of firms capturing...

Creator Economy Job Radar – May 5, 2026 – Nintendo, 2K Games, and Kraken Lead Hiring as Gaming, Crypto, and Beauty Brands Scale Creator Programs

Creator Economy and Influencer Marketing hiring spans gaming publishers, crypto platforms, talent management firms, social commerce...

10 Best-Selling Products on TikTok Shop in April 2026

Shark held two spots, a new skincare launch claimed No. 1 in its debut month, and...

Brianna Doe on the One Thing CMOs Should Change About Creator Marketing Right Now 

The Influencer Marketing industry keeps having the same conversations. Creative freedom. Fair pay. Brand control. Brianna...

B2B Influencer Marketing: What Practitioners Are Actually Doing in 2026

Four years ago, almost no one was spending real money on B2B Influencer Marketing. Today, enterprise...

AI Search Visibility Index: Influencer Marketing Platforms, May 2026

Influencer Marketing platforms are increasingly being discovered through AI search, with a small number of tools...

MENA Live-Streaming Audience Grows 5X in Four Years as Kick Seizes 81% Market Share

Kick has emerged as the leading live-streaming platform across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA),...

Syracuse University Launches Creator Economy Minor

Syracuse University will offer a minor in the Creator Economy beginning in fall 2026, marking the...

Creator Economy Event Calendar – May 4, 2026 – YouTube, Twitch, The Podcast Show: A Headline-Packed Month 

May 2026 brings a geographically wide calendar of Creator Economy, Influencer Marketing, and social media events...

Nearly Half of Gen Alpha Trust Influencers as Much as Family on Purchases, Report Finds

New research from Influencer Marketing agency Digital Voices finds that 49% of Generation Alpha children trust...

How Creator Businesses Reduce Founder Dependency Without Losing Trust, According to 21 Experts  

Creator-led businesses routinely generate the kind of brand loyalty and conversion rates that traditional consumer companies...

California Bill Giving Former Child Influencers the Right to Erase Monetized Content Clears Two Senate Committees

California legislation that would allow adults to demand the removal of compensated social media content featuring...

AI Search Visibility Index: Creator Management Agencies, May 2026

Creator management agencies are increasingly being discovered through AI search, with a small number of firms...

YouTube Leads Ad Recall, Purchase Influence in U.S. Teen and Millennial Survey

YouTube outperformed competing platforms on ad recall, perceived ad quality, and purchase influence in a U.S....

Weekly Creator Economy Job Radar – April 28, 2026 – MrBeast, CHANEL, and e.l.f. Beauty Hiring Across Beauty, Agency, and Creator Platforms

Creator Economy hiring continues in late April, with Beast Industries posting two roles spanning external communications...

Bryan Barletta Is Merging Podcasting’s Biggest Institutions – Here’s Why

Podcasting has spent a decade building its own institutions. Bryan Barletta thinks it’s time those institutions...