On July 9, 2025, TIME Magazine released its inaugural TIME 100 Creators List 2025, highlighting the most influential digital voices globally. Prajakta Koli has become the only Indian to feature in the list.
- Kai Cenat of the United States of America (USA), Jimmy Donaldson (Mr Beast) (USA), Khabane Lame (Italy) has featured on the list.
About the report:
- i. TIME released the TIME 100 Creators List, honouring 100 digital content creators globally.
ii.The eligibility criteria includes the content creators to be primarily English-Language creators and must have built their followings natively online in social media platforms such as Twitter, Youtube, Twitch, Instagram, LinkedIn etc.
iii.The assessment was based on reach, engagement, growth, format innovation, business modal effectiveness, and global representativeness across platforms and regions.
iv.The list has organized the creators into five thematics categories such as Titans, Leaders, Entertainers, Phenomena and Catalysts.
Highlights of the List:
i.Prajakta Koli has featured in the Entertainment category, has 7 million Youtube Subscribers and 8 million Instagram followers.
- Prajakta launched her YouTube channel in 2015, gaining fame and recognition over the years. She ventured into acting with the 2020 short film Khayali Pulao and the Netflix Show, Mismatched.
- She has acted in films like JuggJugg Jeeyo and Neeyat.
ii.Kai Cenat with 18 million Twitch followers, Mr Beast, Khaby Lame, Charli D’Amelio, Olivia Dunne is featured under the Titans category. The Titans category indicates the massive global influencers.
iii.The Leaders category features thoughtful educators and experts. Marques Brownlee (technology), Vivian Tu (science/politics), Alex Cooper (Call her Daddy), an American podcaster and Jay Shetty (British-Indian) podcaster, author, entrepreneur, & life coach were featured.
iv.Under the Entertainers category, the comedians or the performers, including Prajakta Koli, Taylor Frankie Paul, Heidi Wong, and Taylor Frankie Paul are featured.
v.In the Phenomena category, it features the viral breakout stars. It includes Taylen Biggs, a 12-year-old fashion and entertainment influencer, Khabane Lame, a silent humour performer.
vi.The Catalysts category, features the Social Changemakers. It includes Jay Shetty, a famous podcaster, Mel Robbins, an author and a podcast host, Pattie Gonia, an environmental and LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and More) activist, Diego Perez, a poet and philosopher.
About the TIME Magazine:
Editor-in-Chief – Sam Jacobs
Headquarters – New York, United States of America (USA)
Established – 28 November 1922
