The 10 Fastest-Growing Canadian Instagram Accounts of July 2026

Dark Joseph Ravine again topped Canada’s Instagram growth chart in July 2026, adding just over 1...

CPG Brands Have Built Out Influencer Teams, But Few Reach Leadership Level, Research Finds

Consumer packaged goods companies have staffed Influencer Marketing as a standing function across the industry, but...

Platform Engagement Predicts Brand Impact in Only 1 in 3 Creator Posts, Report Finds

Platform engagement – measured through likes and comments per view – only lines up with a...

France’s Top Court Strikes Down Macron’s U-15 Social Media Ban

France’s constitutional council blocked a law banning social media access for children under 15 on August...

Shoppers Who Trust AI Are 6x More Likely to Trust Creators, Study Finds

Shoppers who trust AI assistants are five to six times more likely to also trust creators,...

Creator Economy Event Calendar – August 17, 2026 – Gamescom, IAB CreatorFronts, and a New York Podcasting Week

This issue’s Creator Economy calendar spans ten events across Kazakhstan, the United States, Australia, Germany, and...

Should Brands Build Creator Programs From Their Own Employees? 32 Experts on the Risks and Payoffs

For years, brands have paid external creators to speak on their behalf. A growing number are...

The 10 Fastest-Growing UK Instagram Accounts of July 2026

Seven of the ten fastest-growing UK Instagram accounts in July 2026 had direct ties to the...

Meta Partnership Ads Outperform Licensed UGC Across $130M in Ad Spend, Report Finds

Meta Partnership Ads delivered a 19% higher click-through rate, a 10% higher conversion rate, and a...

Sounds Profitable Names Ira Glass, Don Lemon Among First Speakers for Inaugural Business Summit

Sounds Profitable, the trade association for the podcasting industry, has announced the first speakers and participating...

Creator Economy Job Radar – August 11, 2026 – TikTok, Amazon, CHANEL, and More

Creator Economy and Influencer Marketing hiring for this week spans major platforms, luxury beauty, and global...

67% of Creators Earn Under $10,000 a Year While Pay Still Favors Reach Over Engagement, Study Finds

CreatorIQ and Influencers.club have released “The State of Creators 2026,” finding that while brands say creator...

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

“Love Island USA’s” four-couple Season 8 finale sent three members of the final four couples rocketing...

Nearly Half of Gen Z Sports Fans Discover Athletes Through Content, Not Competition, Study Finds

A new study from the USC Annenberg x ACC Think Tank found that 49% of Gen...

Belgium Hires Influencers to Push Young People to Report Online Hate

Belgium’s federal government is enlisting influencers to encourage young people to report cyberhate, part of a...

Creator Economy Event Calendar – August 10, 2026 – eTail Boston, TBEX Asia, Glossy Pop NYC, and More

This issue’s Creator Economy calendar spans nine events from August 10 through September 11, 2026, across...

Algorithmic Capital and the Inevitable Rise of the Chief Creator Officer

On July 23, Blenders Eyewear named Jordan Howlett its first Chief Content Officer. Howlett, known to...

Perpetuity, Whitelisting, AI Clauses: 23 Creator Economy Experts on What Brands Get Wrong About Creator Usage Rights

Usage rights have become one of the most consequential components of creator marketing deals, sometimes carrying...

Consumers Forget Brands Quickly, and AI Often Can’t Help Them Recover Them, Study Finds

Only 17% of consumers were confident they could recall the names of the last three ads...

Top 10 Independent Creator Sales on TikTok Shop in July 2026

July’s independent creator rankings on TikTok Shop show a broad revenue pullback, with no single standout...

Creators Split Nearly Evenly on AI, but Close to Half Who Criticize It Also Use It, Survey Finds

A survey of nearly 1,800 creators conducted by music licensing platform Uppbeat between February and March...

The EU AI Act and the Creator Economy: Beyond the Deepfake-Labeling Headline

The European Union’s AI news this month is being told as a simple story: as of...

China Penalizes Over 1,800 Livestreaming Accounts in Crackdown on Vulgar Content

China‘s internet regulator has punished more than 1,840 accounts as part of an intensified campaign against...

Creator Economy Job Radar – August 4, 2026 – Universal Music Group, L’Oréal, LTK, and More

Creator Economy and Influencer Marketing hiring for the first week of August spans music, beauty, consumer...

Top 10 Highest Revenue TikTok Shops in July 2026

Shark Home falls from No. 3 to No. 10 in July, shedding more than half the...