Top 50 Cooking YouTube Influencers

See which YouTube influencers and creators work with Cooking brands. Discover sponsored YouTubers in Cooking and which companies pay them for sponsorships.

Cooking niche overview

6.29K

Creator mentions

24.9K

Video mentions

313K

Median Subscribers

October 30, 2026

Last data update

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In the Cooking space, we track 6,285 YouTube channels, 100 sponsors, and have detected 24,906 mentions.

Top 50 Cooking YouTube Influencers ranking table

A machine-readable summary of the visible influencer ranking.

Rank	Influencer	Brands mentioned	Sponsorship mentions	Subscribers
1	Binging with Babish	13	47	10,500,000
2	Guga Foods	12	276	5,320,000
3	Prudent Reviews	12	50	190,000
4	emmymade	10	72	3,110,000
5	Brian Lagerstrom	10	70	1,800,000
6	Mr. Make It Happen	9	82	1,420,000
7	LifebyMikeG	9	20	5,370,000
8	MeidasTouch	8	227	6,490,000
9	ThatDudeCanCook	8	111	2,510,000
10	Christine's Notebook	8	63	195,000
11	Bert Kreischer	8	52	1,520,000
12	Frugal Fit Mom	8	34	692,000
13	SAM THE COOKING GUY	8	33	3,840,000
14	The Food Theorists	8	21	5,510,000
15	Mashed	8	13	1,380,000
16	Charlie Anderson	8	13	195,000
17	Guga	7	229	3,460,000
18	Internet Today	7	172	319,000
19	Mandy in the Making	7	152	373,000
20	Ethan Chlebowski	7	39	2,310,000
21	Beryl Shereshewsky	7	20	862,000
22	NOT ANOTHER COOKING SHOW	7	16	1,330,000
23	Chuds BBQ	6	195	477,000
24	David Pakman	6	92	3,680,000
25	YMH Studios	6	77	2,170,000
26	New Rockstars	6	51	4,450,000
27	Keto Twins	6	22	286,000
28	Josh & Momma	6	12	825,000
29	Epicurious	6	9	6,050,000
30	Mark Stache	6	9	714,000
31	David Seymour	6	8	548,000
32	Made With Lau	6	6	1,750,000
33	Internet Shaquille	6	6	846,000
34	Mad Scientist BBQ	5	144	736,000
35	Steve Gow (Smoke Trails BBQ)	5	86	133,000
36	Sous Vide Everything	5	64	2,080,000
37	Tim Chantarangsu	5	61	4,230,000
38	The Bulwark	5	57	1,810,000
39	The Tim Dillon Show	5	44	1,300,000
40	See Mindy Mom	5	42	214,000
41	Law&Crime Network	5	32	7,730,000
42	Smokin' Joe's Pit BBQ	5	32	316,000
43	Chef James Makinson	5	24	412,000
44	Catherine Elaine	5	14	154,000
45	HellthyJunkFood	5	9	2,930,000
46	Rick Glassman	5	9	568,000
47	ANTI-CHEF	5	9	506,000
48	MATTY MATHESON	5	7	1,590,000
49	Rosanna Pansino	5	6	14,800,000
50	Mythical Kitchen	5	6	4,470,000

Binging with Babish

@bingingwithbabish

10.5M subs 13 brands

Guga Foods

@gugafoods

5.32M subs 12 brands

Prudent Reviews

@prudentreviews

190K subs 12 brands

emmymade

@emmymade

3.11M subs 10 brands

Brian Lagerstrom

@brianlagerstrom

1.8M subs 10 brands

Mr. Make It Happen

@mrmakeithappen

1.42M subs 9 brands

LifebyMikeG

@lifebymikeg

5.37M subs 9 brands

MeidasTouch

@meidastouch

6.49M subs 8 brands

ThatDudeCanCook

@thatdudecancook

2.51M subs 8 brands

#10

Christine's Notebook

@christinesnotebook

195K subs 8 brands

#11

Bert Kreischer

@bertkreischer

1.52M subs 8 brands

#12

Frugal Fit Mom

@frugalfitmom

692K subs 8 brands

#13

SAM THE COOKING GUY

@samthecookingguy

3.84M subs 8 brands

#14

The Food Theorists

@foodtheory

5.51M subs 8 brands

#15

Mashed

@mashedfood

1.38M subs 8 brands

#16

Charlie Anderson

@charlieandersoncooking

195K subs 8 brands

#17

Guga

@guga

3.46M subs 7 brands

#18

Internet Today

@internettodaytv

319K subs 7 brands

#19

Mandy in the Making

@mandyinthemaking

373K subs 7 brands

#20

Ethan Chlebowski

@ethanchlebowski

2.31M subs 7 brands

#21

Beryl Shereshewsky

@berylshereshewsky

862K subs 7 brands

#22

NOT ANOTHER COOKING SHOW

@notanothercookingshow

1.33M subs 7 brands

#23

Chuds BBQ

@chudsbbq

477K subs 6 brands

#24

David Pakman

@thedavidpakmanshow

3.68M subs 6 brands

#25

YMH Studios

@ymhstudios

2.17M subs 6 brands

#26

New Rockstars

@newrockstars

4.45M subs 6 brands

#27

Keto Twins

@ketotwins

286K subs 6 brands

#28

Josh & Momma

@joshandmomma

825K subs 6 brands

#29

Epicurious

@epicurious

6.05M subs 6 brands

#30

Mark Stache

@mark_stache

714K subs 6 brands

#31

David Seymour

@davidseymourofficial

548K subs 6 brands

#32

Made With Lau

@madewithlau

1.75M subs 6 brands

#33

Internet Shaquille

@internetshaquille

846K subs 6 brands

#34

Mad Scientist BBQ

@madscientistbbq

736K subs 5 brands

#35

Steve Gow (Smoke Trails BBQ)

@smoketrailsbbq

133K subs 5 brands

#36

Sous Vide Everything

@sousvideeverything

2.08M subs 5 brands

#37

Tim Chantarangsu

@timothy

4.23M subs 5 brands

#38

The Bulwark

@bulwarkmedia

1.81M subs 5 brands

#39

The Tim Dillon Show

@timdillonshow

1.3M subs 5 brands

#40

See Mindy Mom

@seemindymom

214K subs 5 brands

#41

Law&Crime Network

@lawandcrime

7.73M subs 5 brands

#42

Smokin' Joe's Pit BBQ

@smokinjoespitbbq

316K subs 5 brands

#43

Chef James Makinson

@chefjamesmakinson

412K subs 5 brands

#44

Catherine Elaine

@catherineelaine

154K subs 5 brands

#45

HellthyJunkFood

@hjf

2.93M subs 5 brands

#46

Rick Glassman

@rickglassman

568K subs 5 brands

#47

ANTI-CHEF

@antichef

506K subs 5 brands

#48

MATTY MATHESON

@mattymatheson

1.59M subs 5 brands

#49

Rosanna Pansino

@rosannapansino

14.8M subs 5 brands

#50

Mythical Kitchen

@mythicalkitchen

4.47M subs 5 brands

About the Cooking niche

Cooking on YouTube spans everything from quick weeknight dinner ideas and elaborate baking projects to cultural deep-dives, knife skills, and ingredient sourcing. Viewers come for practical guidance but stay for the personality, the plating, and the sense of being welcomed into someone else's kitchen. Meal kit services like HelloFresh and premium ingredient brands like Good Ranchers have become fixtures in this space because the audience is genuinely motivated to cook and eat well.

Creators in this niche tend to build unusually close relationships with their audiences because cooking is intimate and repeatable. Tutorials, recipe challenges, and taste-test formats all perform well, and viewers return regularly because they are looking for their next meal, not just entertainment. That habitual viewing creates deep trust between creator and community.

For brands, cooking content offers a rare combination of high purchase intent and direct product relevance, since viewers are often actively planning what to buy and cook. Food delivery, specialty proteins, cookware, and pantry staples all find a natural and credible home here, making it one of the more conversion-friendly sponsorship environments on the platform.

How this ranking is calculated

Sponsorship.so detects when YouTube influencers and creators mention cooking brands by analyzing YouTube videos every day. The ranking prioritizes the number of distinct brands each influencer mentions that match the cooking niche.

Frequently asked questions

Who are the top cooking YouTube influencers?

The top cooking YouTube influencers on this page are ranked by Sponsorship.so's tracked sponsorship data. The visible list includes channels such as Binging with Babish, Guga Foods, and Prudent Reviews.

How does Sponsorship.so rank cooking influencers?

Sponsorship.so ranks cooking influencers by the number of distinct brands they mention, detected sponsorship mentions, and subscriber count as a tie-breaker.

What does this cooking influencer page show?

This page shows YouTube influencers and creators connected to cooking sponsors, including the brands they mention, sponsorship activity, subscriber counts, and related niche data.

How often is this cooking influencer data updated?

The latest data update shown for this influencer ranking is October 30, 2026. Sponsorship.so refreshes influencer, creator, and sponsorship intelligence as new YouTube activity is detected.

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