Kotte Animation is a German 3D animator who generally aims to make his audience laugh. His earlier material referenced popular culture. He was also known for making 3D animations of live-action and 2D memes. It wasn’t until 2021 that he began making animations of Netflix TV shows, starting with The Queen’s Gambit. Later, his animations of Squid Gameallowed him to achieve 1 million subscribers as of October 2021.

As a creator who got big in 2021, Beluga didn’t start making the content he does now. His first channel, “Explore Lucid Dreaming,” sought to help people lucid dream. But, his second channel gained tons of recognition in late June 2021. Titled “Beluga,” it revolves around comedy sketches using a wacky, diverse character line-up. The catch is that he conveys it through the popular instant messaging app, Discord. Within roughly 4 months, Beluga had gone from 10,000 subscribers to over 5 million.

Minecraft is a popular sandbox video game enjoyed by people all around the world. It’s what makes it a hard choice of a game to break into when it comes to content creation. Still, American YouTuber Craftee became one of the many creators who got big in 2021 doing so. His main content is Minecraft challenges, although Craftee takes an outside approach. A lot of his videos incorporate some type of “twist” that changes how he experiences the game. Combined with innovative edits, it makes for a more entertaining viewing experience. His efforts to shake up the formula made him one of the fastest-growing Minecraft channels in the past year. In under 4 months, he had gained half a million subscribers.