RANKED: The 20 most influential Vine and YouTube stars under 21
Each star gets a "ZTE" (ZEFR trending engagement) score, which tracks the recent engagement (views, likes, etc) on all their social posts, taking into consideration outliers. Before we get started, keep in mind that late-night host Jimmy Fallon has a ZTE score of 285K.
20. Don't call Rebecca Black a one hit wonder. Since her song "Friday" went viral in 2011, Black has kept herself in the spotlight with a YouTube channel where she talks about her life and humorous topics like "How To Survive A Zombie Attack" or what it's like to bake while blind-folded.
19. More than 1.2 million people subscribe to Arden Rose's YouTube channel because they're hooked on her quirky, relatable vlogs, beauty tutorials, and advice videos. Her followers call themselves "rosebuds."
18. Teens love "Lohanthony," (real name: Anthony Quintal) because of his chatty videos where he talks about his life and whatever else pops into his head.
17. 18-year-old Jack Baran goes by "thatsojack" on YouTube, where he makes video blogs and "challenge" videos (recently, one where he and other YouTubers tried to hold various yoga poses on the beach racked up nearly 700,000 views). He also starred in an AwesomenessTV series with Jenn McAllister about their cross-country road trip together.
16 & 15. Best friends since kindergarten, Jack Gilinsky and Jack Johnson — known as Jack and Jack — rose to fame thanks to their funny Vines. They've also started releasing pop-rap tracks.
14. Jenn McAllister's YouTube fame has sealed her brand deals with the likes of Brandy Melville, Old Navy, and Mattel. She also wrote a book, "Really Professional Internet Person," which came out earlier this year.
13. Lele Pons is currently the most looped person on Vine, with over 7 billion in total for her hilarious short videos. Earlier this year, she and a bunch of other Vine stars got to meet Michelle Obama at the White House.
12. Amanda Steele started making YouTube videos at only 10 years old. Since, her channel MakeupbyMandy24 has catapulted her to crazy-success and helped her launched her own make-up line — and she's only 15.
11. Matt Espinosa is one of the most popular Vine stars on the planet, winning hearts with his funny six-second skits. He's now working on his first feature film.
Age: 18
Zefr score: 629K
Check out the prank Espinosa pulled at this year's VideoCon for YouTubers, and watch his videos and Vines here.
10. Christian Collins is a vlogger with a focus on music videos. Known as "WeeklyChris" online, he often collaborates with his brother Crawford.
9. South African-born Troye Sivan operates out of Australia and has dreams of expanding past vlogging into acting and dream-pop music. He recently released his debut album.
8. Brent Rivera is known for his sketch comedy videos, which he uploads to YouTube (where he has 1.5 million subscribers), Vine, and Snapchat.
7. YouTube star Joe Weller makes his comedic mark with videos about his life and the internet (and his talent for parodying WWE moves).
6. Meredith Foster is a popular fashion and beauty vlogger who’s YouTube channel is dedicated to “being confident in your own skin and loving who you are.”
6. Comedic vlogger Nash Grier began his social celebrity career as a Vine star, but found he had more to say than the 6 second video loop would allow. He now has over 4.6 million subscribers on YouTube and is experimenting with directing music videos.
5. Kian Lawley – or as he’s better known, superkian13 – is a funny vlogger who has nearly 3 million followers on YouTube. He’s had such success as a social media star, but has also started snagging roles in several feature length films.
4. With the slogan "Internet vids for the internet kids," 20-year-old Meg DeAngelis — who goes by "MayBaby" — has earned more than 4 million YouTube subscribers for her peppy videos about beauty and DIY projects.
Bethany Mota began her YouTube channel about beauty, fashion, and DIY-related topics back in 2009, and it’s earned her quite a name for herself. She has a clothing line at Aéropostale, was featured on "Dancing with the Stars," and had her face plastered in the New York City subway as part of a YouTube Creators ad campaign.
And the top influencer is... 1. Rachel Levin! Known by the screen name Rclbeauty101, she is a DIY makeup queen who earned a loyal following by adding a comedic twist to her tutorials.
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