Social Commerce Growing 4x Faster Than E-Commerce as Creator Partnerships Drive Revenue, Report Finds

Creator-powered social commerce is growing at four times the rate of traditional e-commerce, with global social...

Creator Economy Event Calendar – June 8, 2026 – VidCon, Cannes Lions, Craft + Commerce, and More

The mid-June calendar brings a mix of in-person and virtual events targeting independent creators, brand marketers,...

State of Capital in the Creator Economy 2026

For years almost no serious capital would touch a creator. The audiences were real, the revenue...

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

Belmont Cameli gained nearly 3 million Instagram followers in May, with visibility around “Off Campus” and...

Bipartisan Bill Would Grant Artists Federal Protection Against AI-Style Impersonation

Three members of Congress introduced legislation on June 3 that would establish a new federal right...

LinkedIn Launches Audience Reach Metric to Help Creators Track Content Discovery

LinkedIn has begun rolling out a new analytics metric that shows creators what percentage of their...

Creator Cinema Topped a $165M Hollywood Release – 27 Experts on the Industry’s Real Takeaway 

“Backrooms” and “Obsession” gave the Creator Economy a different kind of signal this past weekend. The...

Top 10 Products Sold on TikTok Shop in May 2026

Five products exit TikTok Shop’s May 2026 products top 10 as five new entries debut, medicube...

Top 10 Independent Creator Sales on TikTok Shop in May 2026

May 2026’s independent creator rankings on TikTok Shop arrive with a new #1, two first–time entries...

House Bill Would Require Disclaimers on Influencer Content Funded by Political Committees

Representative Mark Takano (CA-39) introduced the “Promoting Authenticity with Influencer Disclaimers Act” (PAID) on June 2,...

YouTube Daily Usage Surpasses Netflix Worldwide

YouTube overtook Netflix in average daily minutes per user in 2025, reaching 99.1 minutes per day...

BBC Studios Podcast Campaign Lifts Awareness 45% Among High-Earning World Cup Travelers

A podcast advertising campaign designed to reach World Cup travel audiences increased brand awareness by 45%...

The Mailroom Model That Could Fix Creator Talent Management

The Creator Economy has professionalized fast, but its talent management layer is still catching up. The...

Macao Launches Initiative to Help Local Brands, Influencers Expand Globally

Macao’s Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT) has launched the “MARCA✦MACAU Macao Signature” initiative, a program...

Malaysia Joins Global Push to Bar U-16s From Social Media

Malaysia has begun enforcing rules that bar children under 16 from registering social media accounts, joining...

Creator Economy Job Radar, June 2, 2026: Meta, Coca-Cola, TikTok, Duolingo, and More

Major platforms and consumer brands are driving Creator Economy hiring in early June, with Meta, TikTok,...

Over 90% of Creators Use AI as Licensing Gaps Persist, Report Finds

Nearly all content creators now use artificial intelligence tools in their work, while concerns about intellectual...

Creator Economy Event Calendar – June 1, 2026 – MAD//Fest, Open Sauce, Affiliate World Europe, and More

June and July 2026 bring a mix of virtual and in-person events targeting Creator Economy professionals,...

Awareness Tops Micro-Influencer Goals as Social SEO Campaigns Surge, Report Finds

Brands working with micro-influencers in 2025 ranked awareness growth as their primary campaign objective, while social...

Front-Loading Brand Pitches Cut Social View Rates by 44%, Research Finds

Creator agency Billion Dollar Boy finds that leading social video content with product or brand messaging...

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Debuts on Twitch With ‘Talk with the People’ Series

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani launched a Twitch livestream series called “Talk with the People”...

‘Internet People’ Founder Myriam Roche on Building the Archive France’s Creator Economy Never Had

France’s Creator Economy is roughly 20 years old. Until recently, no one had tried to document...

Max Verstappen’s Nürburgring 24 Debut Ranks Among Top 5 Sports Streams of 2026

The 2026 ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring attracted 759,480 peak concurrent viewers and ranked fifth among all...

From Solo Hosts to Variety Shows: 16 Creator Economy Experts on Where Live Commerce Goes Next

TikTok Shop’s U.S. live-selling format has largely centered on long streams built around solo hosts, repeated...

UK Podcast Viewers Turn to Smart TVs as Living Room Consumption Rises

A new survey from Signal Hill Insights and FlightStory finds that smart televisions have become the...