Germany
Matilda is a Berlin-based music journalist and content creator specializing in Deutschrap and German pop culture criticism.
Total Followers +0.5%
338K
Across Instagram, YouTube, TikTok
Primary Platform
153K followers · 45% of audience
Engagement
6.1%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Mid
Est. $3.1K–$7.7K / IG post
Matilda Jelitto was named Music Journalist of the Year at the International Music Journalism Award (IMJA), presented on 19 September 2025 at the Schmidt Theater in Hamburg as the closing event of re:publica Hamburg x Reeperbahn Festival.
Matilda appeared in a 83-minute episode of the Seven.One Audio podcast, discussing her path as a disabled music journalist and her work covering German rap culture.
| Window | YouTube | TikTok | Combined | |
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| Last 7 days | +153 +0.1% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +153 |
| Last 30 days | +706 +0.5% | +1K +0.9% | +0 +0.0% | +2K |
| Last 90 days | +4K +2.5% | +4K +3.5% | +0 +0.0% | +8K |
| Last 365 days | +4K +2.5% | +4K +3.5% | +0 +0.0% | +8K |
Daily follower snapshots from CreatorDB's longitudinal index.
| Brand | Type | Platform | Date | Performance vs. baseline |
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| BookBeat Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | May 2026 | — |
| Holy Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | May 2025 | — |
| CHEEX Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | May 2025 | — |
Matilda is a Berlin-based music journalist and content creator specializing in Deutschrap and German pop culture criticism. She holds a master's degree in Germanistik, which gives her album breakdowns and artist analyses an academic grounding that sets them apart from fan commentary. In 2025 she was named Musikjournalistin des Jahres by IMJA, a recognition that consolidated her standing as a credible editorial voice in German music media. Across Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok she produces the "Feature mit Matilda" podcast, publishing on bi-weekly release Fridays and covering everything from album deep-dives to broader cultural critiques of the genre. Her disability is a deliberate and visible part of her public identity, with consistent advocacy around representation in music and media spaces woven throughout her output.
Her work sits at the junction of music criticism, disability visibility, and feminist commentary, drawing a predominantly young, female-skewing audience concentrated almost entirely within the DACH region. That identity-forward positioning is reflected clearly in her sponsor roster: BookBeat and Holy energy drinks anchor lifestyle credibility, while a partnership with CHEEX — an ethically framed adult content platform — signals comfort with brands that operate at the progressive edge of their categories. Strong engagement across all three platforms, well above typical mid-tier benchmarks, suggests an audience that is actively invested rather than passively following. As German-language music journalism continues to migrate toward creator-led formats, Matilda's combination of academic credibility, disability advocacy, and genuine community pull makes her an increasingly distinctive fixture in that space.
Matildajltt reaches an audience concentrated in Germany primarily through Instagram, and is best activated via long-form YouTube integrations, Instagram Reels and Stories, TikTok branded content. As a music creator they map naturally to brands targeting that space. Demonstrated partners include BookBeat and Holy. Engagement on Instagram runs around 6.1%, pointing to an audience suited to category-relevant, mid-funnel brand campaigns rather than pure-reach buys.
Benchmark estimates for a creator at Matildajltt's tier (Mid, 338K combined followers, Germany). Pulled from CreatorDB's category benchmarks.
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Matildajltt was named Musikjournalistin des Jahres — Music Journalist of the Year — at the IMJA (Independent Music Journalism Awards) in 2025, one of the most notable recognitions in German-language music journalism. The award reflects the impact of her podcast, YouTube analysis videos, and broader work covering Deutschrap and music culture.
Feature mit Matilda is a Deutschrap and music analysis podcast hosted by Matildajltt, timed to drop on Release Fridays so episodes align with new music drops. It extends the same analytical, opinionated approach she uses on her YouTube channel, where she breaks down albums, artist personas, and trends within German-language rap.
The name translates to 'Mechthild is not my name' — a tongue-in-cheek reference to the fact that her name is Matilda, not Mechthild, even though both are old medieval German female names that can get mixed up. It's a small joke that signals the dry, self-aware humor that runs through her content.
Yes, Matildajltt is openly disabled and describes herself as 'hot & disabled in Berlin' in her bio. She actively uses her platform to push for disability visibility in media and digital spaces, regularly tagging her posts with hashtags like #disabledinabledfields and #lebenmitbehinderung (life with disability).
It's a German wordplay hashtag she coined that blends 'ein Händchen haben für' (to have a knack for something) with 'Händchen' meaning 'little hand,' combined with Repräsentation (representation). The phrase appears to be a personal, disability-aware spin on advocating for representation, connecting her own identity to the broader push for visibility she champions.
Matildajltt covers a wide range of Deutschrap artists on YouTube, including Katja Krasavice, Ikkimel, Shindy, and Cro, among others. Her videos tend to go beyond surface-level reviews — she analyzes lyrical themes, cultural patterns, and what specific albums or trends say about the broader German rap scene.
Yes — Matildajltt holds a Master's degree in Germanistik (German studies and linguistics), which she references directly in her YouTube bio. That academic background clearly shapes the analytical depth she brings to dissecting rap lyrics, language use, and cultural commentary in her videos and podcast.
Known sponsors include BookBeat (the audiobook streaming service), Holy (the functional energy drink brand), and CHEEX (an ethical erotic platform). The mix of partnerships reflects both her music-literate, younger German-speaking audience and her open, feminist-leaning personal brand.
Music journalism is her core lane, but disability advocacy and feminism are clearly woven into her identity and content — she uses hashtags like #feminismus, #lebenalsfrau (life as a woman), and #womeninmenfields alongside her music posts. Her content sits at the intersection of Deutschrap analysis and broader social commentary about representation and gender.
Matildajltt is based in Berlin, Germany, and her audience is overwhelmingly German-speaking, with Germany accounting for the large majority of her followers across platforms. The remainder of her reach comes primarily from Austria and Switzerland, making her squarely a DACH-market creator.
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