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Top 25 British Male YouTubers

Jules CarmauxJules Carmaux8 min readLast updated: 3 Aug 2026

The ranking

25 top British male YouTube influencers on YouTube

These 25 channels hold 36.2M subscribers between them, and their videos pull about 3.2 times the engagement a normal channel their size gets. The typical one has 982,000 subscribers, so this is reach with real response behind it, not just big numbers.

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Influencers selected
3.8%
Avg engagement
RE
#1

reevREEV

REEVMacro
982.0K
Subscribers
3.36%
Engagement rate

I used to play FIFA in my room. Now I lift weights and run about... and sometimes make other people do that!

REEV came from FIFA content and now films lifting and running, often putting other people through the session rather than just himself. His 3.36% engagement rate sits exactly on the list median.

DA
#2

darkestman2128Darkest Man

Darkest ManMacro
966.0K
Subscribers
2.50%
Engagement rate

Darkest Man official YouTube channel.

The channel description is short and business-first, which fits a creator whose comedy travels on personality rather than a fixed format. At a 2.50% engagement rate he trades under the 3.36% list median, so buy him for reach rather than response.

BL
#3

BlackBeltBarrister

Macro
949.0K
Subscribers
7.58%
Engagement rate

I am Daniel ShenSmith, a Master 7th Degree Black Belt and Barrister of England and Wales. I am also a qualified finance professional (mortgage advisor). The #BlackBeltBarrister channel provides legal, business, and financial guidance.

Daniel ShenSmith is a barrister of England and Wales and a qualified mortgage advisor who explains law and personal finance on camera. His 7.58% engagement rate is the highest of any channel here above half a million subscribers, though a regulated category will need compliance sign-off.

HA
#4

HarryPineroTVHarry Pinero

Harry PineroMacro
931.0K
Subscribers
2.34%
Engagement rate

Entertainer, Presenter & Content Creator.

Harry Pinero presents and hosts rather than running one repeatable format, which is why he works better fronting an activation than carrying a product integration. His 2.34% engagement rate trails the 3.36% median for this list.

LA
#5

LatifsInspiredLatifs Inspired

Latifs InspiredMid
423.0K
Subscribers
3.47%
Engagement rate

Hello and welcome to my channel! My name is Latif and I am the head chef at Latif's Indian Restaurant in Cheshire, UK. Get ready to be Inspired!

Latif is head chef at his own Indian restaurant in Cheshire and films recipe tutorials from that kitchen, so a product shows up in genuine use rather than a hand shot. A 3.47% engagement rate on 423,000 subscribers, just above the list median.

MO
#6

mosesldn1MosesLdn

MosesLdnMid
288.0K
Subscribers
4.17%
Engagement rate

MosesLdn. Also posting on Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok.

MosesLdn points the same audience at Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok from his channel description, which makes him a candidate for a multi-platform brief rather than a YouTube-only one. A 4.17% engagement rate, comfortably above the 3.36% list median.

ED
#7

eddie_abbewEddie Abbew

Eddie AbbewMid
287.0K
Subscribers
3.64%
Engagement rate

Educating people on the mental and physical impact of eating whole, natural foods and taking care of your body.

Eddie Abbew builds everything around eating whole, natural foods, which makes him a poor match for processed snack briefs and a genuine one for produce, meat and dairy. A 3.64% engagement rate on 287,000 subscribers.

AL
#8

AlsKitchenAl's Kitchen

Al's KitchenMid
166.0K
Subscribers
2.04%
Engagement rate

My passion for preparing and enjoying tasty food has driven me to create this channel and to share with you recipes and secrets that I have learned over the years.

Al shares recipes and technique picked up over years of cooking at home and eating out, an unpolished format that suits utensil and store-cupboard brands. His 2.04% engagement rate is the lowest on this list, so pick him for topic fit, not for response.

CH
#9

CHRIST14NCHRISTIAN

CHRISTIANMid
102.0K
Subscribers
5.91%
Engagement rate

HOW ARE WE EVERYONE? Stream Mon-Fri @ 8:00pm BST

CHRIST14N streams Monday to Friday at 8pm BST, a fixed slot that lets a sponsor plan around appointment viewing instead of an upload calendar. His 5.91% engagement rate is well clear of the 3.36% list median.

JO
#10

Jono_JonesJono Jones

Jono JonesMid
100.0K
Subscribers
3.59%
Engagement rate

An insight into my life as a pro mountain bike athlete / rider. MTB has always been my passion, from downhill racing and enduro MTB racing, to dirt jumping and riding bikes for fun. My twin brother Matt Jones and I have made many videos together.

Jono Jones races downhill and enduro professionally and also films dirt jumping, so bikes, protection and action cameras appear under real load. A 3.59% engagement rate, a little above the list median of 3.36%.

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#11

sirnickfaldoSir Nick Faldo

Sir Nick FaldoNano
46.4K
Subscribers
2.63%
Engagement rate

Official channel of golf legend and broadcaster Sir Nick Faldo.

Sir Nick Faldo brings a playing and broadcasting career to a small, self-selecting golf audience. At 46,400 subscribers and a 2.63% engagement rate this is a credibility buy, not a reach buy.

PL
#12

platform32Platform32

Platform32Nano
39.8K
Subscribers
9.34%
Engagement rate

Platform32 aims to provide unbiased, entertaining, and knowledgeable content which will appeal to gamers of all ages. Full to the brim with exclusive developer interviews, up to date gaming news, reviews and previews, plus the occasional celebrity interview.

Platform32 runs gaming news, reviews, previews and developer interviews, and posts the highest engagement rate on this list at 9.34% from only 39,800 subscribers. A small audience that turns up for release windows.

CA
#13

cayletalksCayle

CayleNano
34.2K
Subscribers
4.33%
Engagement rate

I've loved games my entire life and now I'm adult I can't stop myself collecting more and talking about them. If either of those things sounds like a good thing you're in the right place.

Cayle collects games and talks about them, and funds part of the channel through Patreon, so his viewers are already used to paying for what he covers. A 4.33% engagement rate on the smallest channel here, 34,200 subscribers.

RU
#14

russellhowardRussell Howard

Russell HowardMega
1.5M
Subscribers
2.97%
Engagement rate

Welcome to the official Russell Howard channel! Be sure to subscribe to watch the very best Russell Howard clips.

Russell Howard uses the channel to push clips and early ticket access for his own touring, so an entertainment or ticketing partner slots into something he already does. A 2.97% engagement rate puts him under the 3.36% list median.

CA
#15

Calfreezy

Mega
4.5M
Subscribers
2.72%
Engagement rate

If you're looking for Michelin-star reviews, you're in the wrong place.

Calfreezy is the biggest channel here at 4.5M subscribers and openly frames the content as unserious, which suits fast food, gaming and telecoms far better than anything needing a careful explanation. A 2.72% engagement rate at that scale.

CH
#16

Chunkz

Mega
4.0M
Subscribers
3.13%
Engagement rate

Welcome to the official Chunkz YouTube channel! On this channel, you'll find a variety of Lovely, Quality content, including RAP BATTLES, COOKING, PRANKS, VLOGS and more.

Chunkz runs rap battles, cooking segments, pranks and vlogs on one channel, so a brand can pick the format instead of taking whatever is next in the schedule. A 3.13% engagement rate on 4M subscribers.

TH
#17

ThatcherJoeVlogs

Mega
3.3M
Subscribers
4.52%
Engagement rate

Here's my vlog channel where I share the best bits of my days, weeks and years. I've been doing this for a very long time and I love the fact that I am creating a big video diary of special moments and I get to share them with you all.

This is Joe's vlog channel, a running video diary rather than a format show, and it holds a 4.52% engagement rate at 3.3M subscribers, the strongest of any channel here above three million.

EV
#18

evanEvan Edinger

Evan EdingerMega
1.2M
Subscribers
5.37%
Engagement rate

Hi! I'm Evan Edinger, an American-British YouTuber living in London. I've been making YouTube videos for over 15 years now on a wide range of topics, and I upload a new video every Sunday.

Evan Edinger is American-British, based in London, and has uploaded every Sunday for over 15 years across a wide topic range. His 5.37% engagement rate is unusually high for a 1.2M-subscriber channel.

TH
#19

TheBodyCoachTVThe Body Coach TV by Joe Wicks

The Body Coach TV by Joe WicksMega
2.9M
Subscribers
2.30%
Engagement rate

Welcome to the Body Coach TV where I post weekly home workouts to help you get stronger, healthier and happier. For a more tailored training plan and a meal plan check out my award-winning fitness app, The Body Coach App.

Joe Wicks posts weekly home workouts and runs his own training and meal-plan app, so a partner has to sit beside that product rather than compete with it. His 2.30% engagement rate is among the three lowest on this list.

MO
#20

morewillneMore WillNE

More WillNEMega
2.5M
Subscribers
3.50%
Engagement rate

More WillNE, the secondary channel run by WillNE.

The channel name marks this as a second channel rather than a main one, which is worth knowing before you price a slot on it. It still carries 2.5M subscribers and a 3.50% engagement rate, just over the 3.36% list median.

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#21

JJEverettRose

Mega
2.5M
Subscribers
3.30%
Engagement rate

SUBSCRIBE OR HENRY WILL FIND YOU! Creator of the Year 7s, Posh kids and Henry the weird kid! I make videos about school, family, and everything relatable!

Jake builds recurring characters, the Year 7s, Posh Kids and Henry, into sketches about school and family, and sells channel memberships around them. A 3.30% engagement rate on 2.5M subscribers, with a young skew worth checking before you brief.

TR
#22

TrueGeordieTrue Geordie

True GeordieMega
2.2M
Subscribers
5.96%
Engagement rate

Home of the True Geordie channel, alongside The Pain Game and The Kick Off podcast channels.

True Geordie runs this channel alongside The Pain Game and The Kick Off, so a sponsor can buy a football-specific slot instead of the whole audience. His 5.96% engagement rate is the highest of any channel here above two million subscribers.

AJ
#23

AjShabeelAj Shabeel

Aj ShabeelMega
2.1M
Subscribers
2.16%
Engagement rate

Hi, I'm Aj and my videos are a little crazy.

Aj Shabeel describes his own videos as a little crazy, which is accurate positioning for challenge-led sponsorships and wrong for anything needing a straight read to camera. At a 2.16% engagement rate he is the second-softest engager on this list.

SI
#24

SimonWilson12Simon Wilson

Simon WilsonMega
2.1M
Subscribers
2.34%
Engagement rate

Welcome to my channel! I started this channel with only a phone which I filmed and edited on! Everything comes from nothing and with the right mindset anything is achievable!

Simon Wilson leads with the story of building the channel on a phone, which makes him a fit for tools, apps and finance brands selling a starting point rather than a status symbol. At a 2.34% engagement rate he sits under the list median of 3.36%.

BE
#25

Beh2inga

Mega
2.1M
Subscribers
2.45%
Engagement rate

Welcome to Beh2inga! This is where you'll find gaming, challenges, creator collaborations and everything in between. Whether I'm revisiting classic games, taking on new releases, competing with friends or trying ridiculous challenges, expect plenty of laughs.

Beh2inga mixes classic-game revisits, new releases, challenges and collaborations, so a title can be placed as a straight review or inside a group format. His 2.45% engagement rate lands below the list median of 3.36%.

What the data says about the selected 25

Read the channel descriptions and a pattern shows up fast: several of these creators are not full-time YouTubers at all. Latif runs an Indian restaurant in Cheshire and films in its kitchen. Daniel ShenSmith is a barrister and a qualified mortgage advisor. Sir Nick Faldo is a golf broadcaster.

Jono Jones races mountain bike professionally. For them the channel is the shop window for work that already exists.

Five of the 25 descriptions include a business enquiries address, and several point at a second channel or podcast the same creator runs. That matters practically. These are people with a process for handling a brand approach, not creators you have to reach through a comment reply.

The engagement spread is the other thing worth reading. The average engagement rate across the 25 shown is 3.82% and the median is 3.36%, but the two lowest rates on the list, 2.04% and 2.16%, sit on a 166,000-subscriber recipe channel and a 2.1M-subscriber entertainment channel. Size alone does not explain the gap here.

Our verdict

Use this list two ways. If you need scale, the twelve channels above a million subscribers reach a national-size audience in one upload, and the estimated $5.9K-12.2K per post band from the Click Analytic Creator Economy Report is a realistic starting budget at that size.

If you need response, ignore subscriber count for a moment: the list's highest engagement rate, 9.34%, belongs to a 39,800-subscriber gaming channel, and a legal channel posts a 7.58% engagement rate.

Then search the wider British YouTube pool in Click Analytic, filter by audience location and engagement, and pull contacts for the names you actually shortlist.

Brand fit

Best brand fits for British male YouTube influencers

Fit on a YouTube list depends on format as much as topic. A long build, cook or explainer carries a real product demo that a short clip cannot.

Gaming hardware and titles
Best fit

Platform32, Cayle and Beh2inga cover games as their main subject, and Platform32 runs developer interviews, which suits launch windows and review units.

Fitness apps and sports nutrition
Best fit

The Body Coach TV posts weekly home workouts, Eddie Abbew talks whole foods and REEV films training. Three channels whose viewers arrived for exactly this.

Food, cookware and ingredients
Strong

Latifs Inspired cooks from a working restaurant kitchen and Al's Kitchen shares home recipes, so a pan or a spice appears in use rather than in a hand shot.

Snacks, drinks and telecoms
Strong

The challenge and prank channels, Calfreezy, Chunkz, Aj Shabeel and Beh2inga, carry mass-market products well because the format tolerates an interruption.

Live events and ticketing
Good

Russell Howard promotes his own tour dates from the channel, True Geordie runs live-feeling podcast formats and Harry Pinero presents. Useful for tours, shows and matchday activations.

Financial and legal services
Niche

BlackBeltBarrister is a barrister and a qualified mortgage advisor. A rare fit on a YouTube list, and one that needs compliance review before any brief goes out.

Cycling and outdoor gear
Niche

Jono Jones races downhill and enduro mountain bike, so bikes, protection and action cameras land inside real riding footage instead of a studio segment.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What brands ask before shortlisting British male YouTube creators.

01How were these 25 British male YouTubers chosen?

We started from British male creators whose main measured platform is YouTube, kept individual channels rather than brand or network accounts, then ranked on subscriber count and engagement rate while deliberately keeping a spread of channel sizes. Twelve of the 25 sit above a million subscribers, ten between 100,000 and a million, and three under 50,000, so the page is useful whether you are buying reach or response.

02Is this list YouTube only, or does it include their other platforms?

YouTube only. Every subscriber count and engagement rate on this page is measured on the creator's YouTube channel. Most of these creators also post on Instagram and TikTok, and several link those accounts in their channel description, but their numbers there are different and are not mixed into this ranking.

03Why is there no fake follower or audience quality score on this page?

YouTube does not expose an audience credibility signal the way Instagram does, so we report subscribers and engagement rate rather than estimate a percentage we cannot measure. For the same reason there is no audience gender or age split here. Those breakdowns are available for Instagram and TikTok creators inside Click Analytic.

04Does the biggest channel give the best result?

Not on this list. The highest engagement rate here, 9.34%, belongs to a 39,800-subscriber gaming channel, and a legal channel with 949,000 subscribers posts a 7.58% engagement rate, above every channel on the page with more than two million subscribers. Use the large channels for a launch moment and the specialists when the message has to be believed.

05What does a video with one of these creators cost?

The typical channel here has 982,000 subscribers, which falls in the $5.9K-12.2K per post band in the Click Analytic Creator Economy Report benchmark. Treat that as an order of magnitude, not a quote. YouTube is priced per format, and a 60 second read inside a long video, a dedicated video and a Shorts package are three different numbers.

06How do I contact these creators or find more British YouTubers like them?

Five of the 25 publish a business enquiries address in their own channel description. For the rest, and for the British YouTube creators who did not fit a 25-name list, search Click Analytic, filter by country, platform and engagement, and pull verified contact details from the profile. The shortlist here is a curated sample, not the whole pool.

Jules Carmaux

Written by

Jules Carmaux

Co-Founder and Content Lead at Click Analytic, covering influencer marketing, audience analytics, and creator economy trends.

Last updated 3 Aug 20268 min read

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