United States
Alan and Alex Stokes are identical twins from the United States who built one of YouTube's largest duo-driven channels through a steady output of challenge…
Total Followers -0.0%
175.8M
Across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok
Primary Platform
YouTube
140M followers · 80% of audience
Engagement
1.4%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Mega
Est. $60K–$139K / IG post
TIME recognized Alan and Alex Stokes among the 100 most influential figures on the internet, noting their rapid climb to the top 10 most-followed YouTube channels.
The Hollywood Reporter confirmed the duo signed with CAA, with the goal of moving into more cinematic and serialized content alongside major brand partnerships.
Forbes estimated the twins earned roughly $20 million in the prior 12 months, with the majority of income still coming from AdSense rather than brand deals.
The initiative raised $40 million to provide clean water to 2 million people, marking one of the twins' most significant philanthropic efforts to date.
A pivot to multi-language dubbing and a heavier focus on YouTube Shorts drove average daily views from 3–5 million up to roughly 50 million, pushing the channel past the 100M milestone.
| Window | YouTube | TikTok | Combined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 7 days | +0 +0.0% | -2488 -0.1% | +0 +0.0% | -2488 |
| Last 30 days | +0 +0.0% | -16424 -0.3% | +0 +0.0% | -16424 |
| Last 90 days | +3.1M +2.2% | -152293 -3.1% | +0 +0.0% | +2.9M |
| Last 365 days | +3.1M +2.2% | -152293 -3.1% | +0 +0.0% | +2.9M |
Daily follower snapshots from CreatorDB's longitudinal index.
| Brand | Type | Platform | Date | Performance vs. baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feastables Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | Oct 2024 | — |
| Paramount+ Streaming / Entertainment | Sponsored content | YouTube | Long-term | — |
| Kool-Aid Food & Beverage | Sponsored content | YouTube | 2023–2024 | — |
| UNICEF Non-profit / Cause | Sponsored content | YouTube | Long-term | — |
Alan and Alex Stokes are identical twins from the United States who built one of YouTube's largest duo-driven channels through a steady output of challenge videos, pranks, and broad-appeal comedy content. They rose to prominence during the late 2010s wave of YouTube stunt and challenge creators, carving out their own lane with high-production setups that mix physical comedy, social experiments, and reaction-bait formats. Their video titles — testing banned products, giving away cars, reacting to cultural moments — reflect a content strategy optimized for curiosity-click thumbnails and broad algorithmic reach. The K-pop and trending-topic hashtags in their recent posts signal a deliberate effort to stay visible across youth-culture conversations beyond their core niche.
The Stokes Twins command a predominantly English-speaking audience concentrated in the United States, with meaningful reach into the UK and Canada, skewing toward the 18–34 demographic with a near-even gender split. That profile makes them attractive to mass-market consumer brands seeking scale over niche precision. Their partnership with Feastables — MrBeast's chocolate brand — is a telling alignment: it places them firmly within the YouTube-native creator economy, where peer-brand endorsements carry authenticity weight with a generation of viewers who grew up on the platform. With their YouTube subscriber base plateaued at scale and TikTok growth flat, their near-term positioning likely hinges on refreshing their content cadence and leaning into formats that convert passive subscribers into active engagers, areas where their Instagram engagement rate already outperforms their YouTube baseline.
The Stokes Twins fit squarely in the youth entertainment and CPG snack categories, with challenge-driven and sketch-comedy YouTube content that maps naturally to impulse-purchase consumer brands targeting Gen Z and young millennials. Their audience is heavily US-concentrated with meaningful secondary reach into the UK and Canada, skewing 18–34 with a near-even gender split — a commercially attractive demo for lifestyle, snack, and streaming brands. YouTube upload cadence remains active and consistent, with Instagram and TikTok serving as supplemental amplification. Confirmed sponsor Feastables signals comfort with snack and confectionery partners; hashtag evidence indicates prior activations with Kool-Aid Sours and a Paramount content integration, reinforcing plausibility for entertainment, CPG, and youth-lifestyle deals at scale.
Benchmark estimates for a creator at Stokes Twins's tier (Mega, 175.8M combined followers, United States). Pulled from CreatorDB's category benchmarks.
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Yes. In October 2020, Alan and Alex Stokes staged a fake bank robbery in Irvine, California, dressing in ski masks and using unsuspecting Uber drivers as getaway drivers, which triggered a real armed police response. They were arrested and later pleaded no contest to charges including false imprisonment, receiving community service as part of their sentence.
The Stokes Twins' real names are Alan Stokes and Alex Stokes — they go by their actual names rather than online aliases. Alan also maintains a separate personal Instagram account at @alanstokes alongside the shared brand they run together.
Yes, Alan and Alex are identical twin brothers, and that shared appearance is fundamental to their brand and content. They frequently use their near-indistinguishable looks to execute prank scenarios and comedy sketches that would be impossible for a solo creator to pull off.
The Stokes Twins partnered with Feastables, the chocolate brand launched by MrBeast, for sponsored content on their YouTube channel in late 2024. It pairs two of the biggest names in the YouTube creator economy and reflects the kind of high-profile brand alignment that fits creators at their subscriber scale.
Yes, the Stokes Twins have used the official #ParamountPartner hashtag in their content, confirming a paid deal with the streaming platform. Partnerships like this typically involve integrated content tied to a specific show launch or streaming campaign and are a standard brand activation for creators with their level of reach.
Yes, the Stokes Twins have used the official #UNICEF and #ForEveryChild campaign hashtags, indicating a charitable activation with the UN children's agency. Cause-based partnerships like this are increasingly common for mega-creators with large youth audiences who want to layer positive messaging alongside their entertainment content.
Alan and Alex Stokes were born on November 23, 1996, making them 29 years old as of mid-2026. They began building their YouTube presence in their early twenties and have now spent well over a decade as full-time professional creators.
The Stokes Twins have tapped into K-pop culture in their content, using BTS-related hashtags and filming comedy scenarios built around K-pop listening moments. It reflects their broader strategy of anchoring videos to trending pop culture hooks — from K-pop to branded product challenges — to stay relevant across different audience segments.
Yes, the Stokes Twins remain consistently active on YouTube, with uploads going live as recently as a couple of days before this page was last updated. Despite being one of the longest-running twin creator brands on the platform, their content cadence has not slowed down significantly.
The Stokes Twins' YouTube channel has surpassed 140 million subscribers, placing them among the most-followed creator channels on the platform globally. The overwhelming majority of their audience is based in the United States, with additional significant viewership from the United Kingdom and Canada.
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