Twitch: Of the 3M streamers on Twitch, ~300K have either Partner or Affiliate status ( source).Instagram: Of the 1bn accounts on Instagram, ~500K have over 100k followers and are considered active influencers ( source).YouTube: Of the 31M channels on YouTube, ~1M creators have over 10K subscribers ( source).Professional Individual Creators (~2M+) – Making content full-time.Here’s our bottom’s up TAM (total addressable market) analysis, which adds up to 50 million creators: Subscribe to SignalFire’s newsletter for guides to startup trends, fundraising, and recruiting How many creators are there? Luckily, a ton of companies have been built to support creators, especially the 2 million people able to make a full-time career out of it (just imagine all the tools and infrastructure that are needed if the entire population of Lithuania were to become YouTubers). To succeed, creators have to be incredible storytellers, relentless hustlers, and leaders of their fan communities. That will guarantee you 12 views (maybe 15 if you have many cousins). Now all you need to join the creator club is a phone, an idea, and a willingness to be judged by strangers. Meanwhile, better cameras on phones, larger screens, faster mobile networks, and creator-focused social networks have spurred an inflection point for the industry. Fans see creators doing what they love for a living and aspire to follow that path that never leads to a cubicle. So how did creatorship grow so quickly? There’s been a societal shift in consciousness towards caring more about feeling fulfilled in our jobs, having control over how we spend our time, and being our own boss. Kids would rather be a YouTube star than an astronaut, according to a recent survey. So don’t be shy about sliding into our DMs or smashing this newsletter subscribe button. We fund both early and mid-stage startups, and help them with recruiting, advising, go-to-market strategies, and PR. If you are a founder building something special in this space, SignalFire would love to hear from you! We’ve funded tools to help influencers operate and monetize like credit card Karat, and led the seed round for YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley’s new company GreenPark. Using platforms like YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitch, TikTok, Substack, Patreon, and OnlyFans, content creators can earn money through: I promise that the next 10 minutes of your reading will not be interrupted by ads. We’ve created a crash course on over 100 of the top startups and tools built to help influencers, so whether you’re a creator seeking help, a founder identifying opportunities, or an investor looking for the next rocketship, this market map will give you both a broad and deep view of the creator ecosystem. Subscribe to SignalFire’s newsletter for guides to startup trends, fundraising, and recruiting It’s become the fastest-growing type of small business, and a survey found that more American kids want to be a YouTube star (29%) than an astronaut (11%) when they grow up. More than 50 million people around the world consider themselves creators, despite the creator economy only being born a decade ago.
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