Creator Economy
How creators, influencers, and digital communities are reshaping philanthropy — from fundraising streams to NFT charity drops and social impact content.
This beat covers creators when attention turns into money for causes: creator-led charities and companies, platform and brand payouts, clipping programs that pay for views, and the creators listed in WYDE's directory with their platforms and ventures.
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AGC International
AGC International is a company that handles sales and distribution for AGC Studios.
companyAGC Studios
AGC Studios is a company led by CEO Stuart Ford, whose sales and distribution arm is AGC International.
startupBeast Industries
Beast Industries is a holding company for the consumer brands of YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, known as MrBeast.
companyByteDance
ByteDance is a technology company based in Beijing that operates content platforms.
companyClanker
Clanker is a token launchpad that lets users create a token by posting and tagging its account, first on Farcaster and later on X, and is maintained by Mask Network's Firefly team.
startupHiggsfield
Higgsfield is a startup that makes an AI video and image generation platform, based in San Francisco.
companyLike Nastya
Like Nastya is a family YouTube brand built around Anastasiia Radzinskaia, the creator known online as Like Nastya.
companyMagic Eden
Magic Eden is an NFT marketplace founded in 2021.
companyMask Network
Mask Network is a company that manages Firefly and Lens Protocol and has maintained the Clanker token launchpad since Oct.
companyNetflix
Netflix, Inc.
companyRed Baron
Red Baron is a frozen pizza brand made by Schwan.
companyTikTok
TikTok is a short-form video platform.
companyTwitch
Twitch is a company that runs a live-streaming platform, owned by Amazon since 2014.
startupWhop
Whop is an American technology company that lets entrepreneurs, influencers and small businesses sell products, memberships, subscriptions and software directly to consumers.
companyX
X is a social media platform, formerly known as Twitter.
companyYouTube
YouTube is an American online video-sharing platform owned by Google.
PersonDhar Mann
Dhar Mann is an American entrepreneur and film producer who founded Dhar Mann Studios, a company that makes short morality-play videos for YouTube.
PersonDr. Smiles
Dr. Ammon Kaopua, a dentist in Washington state who posts free dental care for people going through hard times on Instagram as @drsmiles.
PersonHannah Berner
Hannah Berner is a podcast host and former Summer House star who co-hosts Giggly Squad, a top 10 comedy podcast.
PersonIbai Llanos
Ibai Llanos is a Spanish streamer who created La Velada del Año, a creator boxing event that Netflix will stream from 2027.
PersonJeff Housenbold
Chief executive officer, Beast Industries
PersonJimmy Darts
Jimmy Darts is a Walker, Minnesota creator who films random acts of kindness and raises money for the strangers he features.
PersonŁatwogang
Łatwogang is a Polish influencer and streamer whose nine-day charity livestream in April 2026 raised over 251 million zloty for children's cancer treatment.
PersonMrBeast
MrBeast is a YouTube creator and philanthropist whose channel passed 500 million subscribers in 2026, and the founder of Beast Industries.
PersonNeal Mohan
Chief executive officer, YouTube
PersonNick Shirley
Right-wing YouTuber known for street interviews and political videos
PersonPaige DeSorbo
Paige DeSorbo is a podcast host and former Summer House star who co-hosts Giggly Squad, a top 10 comedy podcast.
PersonSteven Schwartz
CEO and co-founder, Whop
PersonStuart Ford
Stuart Ford is the CEO of AGC Studios, whose sales and distribution arm AGC International has added Gods Don't Give Gifts to its slate.
PersonToady Hawk
CEO, Clanker, and member of the Base Security Committee
PersonZack London
Zack London is a YouTube creator whose Gossip Goblin channel has 1.4 million subscribers and whose feature directorial debut is Gods Don't Give Gifts.
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