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Issue No. 19 Live
The Weekly DTC Creator Index
May 2026 · 09:00 PDT
Updating issue · cycle 1 of 6
Issue No. 19Volume IVMay 2026
A Thunderbit Publication · est. 2024
The Index · DTC Creator Performance · Weekly Tracker

DTC Creator Performance
Tracker.

Tracking 124 creators across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube in a single weekly snapshot¹ — views, engagement, and the brand collaborations worth watching.

Last updated  ·  May 12, 2026  ·  09:00 PDT
Powered by Thunderbit API  ·  refreshed every Mon 09:00 PDT
I. The Numbers This Week — in brief
i
Tracked Creators
0
+6 this week
ii
Total Views · 7d
0.0M
14.2% vs last week
iii
Avg. Engagement Rate
0.00%
0.30 pp vs last week
iv
Brand Collabs Spotted
0
+9 new this week

iUniverse size as of May 12, 2026. iiTotal views across the 124-creator universe over the past 7 days, IG + TikTok + YouTube. iiiMedian engagement rate, weighted by follower count. ivNew brand partnerships detected via post copy and bio link analysis.

II. The Top Ten ranked by total views, last 90 days
Ranking
By total views, 90d

Universe
124 creators

Categories
Beauty · Fitness · Pet

Pet and beauty creators sit at the top of the index this week, with Tucker Budzyn's golden retriever feed leading on cumulative reach — a quiet 187 million views accrued without a single sponsored post in the trailing fortnight.

# Creator Platform Views (90d) Likes (90d) Saves (90d) Δ Views (7d) Eng. Brand
1
Tucker Budzyn
Pet@tuckerbudzyn · 3.4M followers
Instagram 187M 13.1M 1.5M +8.2M 11.7% BarkBox
2
Alix Earle
Beauty@alix_earle · 7.6M followers
TikTok 142M 8.5M 950K +6.4M 9.1% Rare Beauty
3
Mikayla Nogueira
Beauty@mikaylanogueira · 15.2M followers
TikTok 98M 4.9M 720K +5.8M 7.8% Charlotte Tilbury
4
Jiff Pom
Pet@jiffpom · 9.7M followers
Instagram 94M 7.5M 580K +1.2M 2.1%
5
Demi Bagby
Fitness@demibagby · 10.4M followers
TikTok 76M 3.8M 480K +4.1M 8.2% Gymshark
6
Abby Roberts
Beauty@abbyrobertspro · 17.6M followers
TikTok 52M 2.1M 320K −380K 4.2% e.l.f.
7
James Welsh
Beauty@skincarebyhyram · 2.9M followers
Instagram 41M 1.2M 410K +2.7M 6.4% Selfless by Hyram
8
Whitney Simmons
Fitness@whitneyysimmons · 3.1M followers
Instagram 33M 1.3M 280K +1.9M 4.9% Alani Nu
9
Glamzilla
Beauty@glamzilla · 3.8M followers
TikTok 28M 1.1M 220K +1.4M 5.7% Drunk Elephant
10
Chris Heria
Fitness@chrisheria · 5.8M followers
YouTube 11M 220K 88K +680K 3.4% Heria Pro
III. Aggregate Growth eight weeks ending May 12
412K
W12Mar 17
528K
W13Mar 24
496K
W14Mar 31
617K
W15Apr 07
704K
W16Apr 14
671K
W17Apr 21
781K
W18Apr 28
892K
W19May 12 — current
Spring 2026 Eight weeks · net new followers per week Source: Thunderbit API

Fig. 1Net new followers across the 124-creator universe, week over week. The current week (W19, highlighted in caramel) marks the highest aggregate gain in the eight-week window — a 116.5% increase over the W12 baseline and a 14.2% lift on the prior week. Two soft weeks (W14 & W17) bracket an otherwise consistent upward arc.

IV. Category Mix share of total reach

Beauty alone accounts for very nearly half of the index's total reach — more than Fitness, Pet, Home and Food combined.

Beauty
48%
Fitness
24%
Pet
14%
Home
9%
Food
5%

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