T
he virtual influencer industry continues to grow. More creators, brands, and influencers are realizing the opportunity of character driven storytelling on social media as a medium to captivate and excite a fandom. Fans are made full by immersion (escapism), stimulation (video, glance value), relatability (emotion), ownership (control), exclusivity (community), and accessibility (popular platforms), and virtual influencers are a feasible medium prime for tapping into all of these.
Today, in our ongoing mission to document, cultivate, and empower the virtual influencer industry, we're welcoming 29 newfound virtual influencers to VirtualHumans.org. Notably, you may recognize key names such as Twitch streamer CodeMiko or Blu from YouTube channel Xanadu, whom we've been tracking for some time and only recently decided to bring onto our directory as we ponder the role of the human controller in the fictional storyline (read: technician).
Many virtual influencers are making a leap into motion, and I cannot understate the prevalence of the video medium for creating immersive, emotional, and attention-keeping experiences. Through video, you can tell a better story and inherently give your virtual characters more life—this medium is crucial for building fandom. I predict in our next update sometime next year, you will see even more virtual influencers operating on video.
Our team is excited to showcase the creativity on display by these 29 newfound virtual influencers, bringing the total number of virtual influencers in our roster to 214 as of today, with a confidence there are more we have yet to discover and others with more ambiguous definitions than our own. Thank you Makena Rasmussen for collaborating with me to bring this piece and all the associated virtual influencers' profiles to life.
Without any further ado, let’s meet the newest class of virtual influencers.
Meet CB of Casas Bahias
Total fans: 10 Million
Meet CodeMiko
Total fans: 1.7 Million
Meet Polar
Total fans: 342k
Meet Blu
Total fans: 131k
Meet Kuki AI
Total fans: 123k
Meet Lucy
Total fans: 58k
Meet Rui
Total fans: 48k
Meet ANYA
Total fans: 46k
Meet GUMMiBEAR
Total fans: 29k
Meet Lesha
Total fans: 27k
Meet VNCCII
Total fans: 27k
Meet Sua
Total fans: 23k
Meet Alara X
Total fans: 22k
Meet Rip Nyx
Total fans: 21k
Meet Mia
Total fans: 20k
Meet Belle
Total fans: 18k
Meet AI Ailynn
Total fans: 11k
Meet Ayayi
Total fans: 10k
Meet Dadeko
Total fans: 10k
Meet Wunni
Total fans: 6k
Meet Sanyue
Total fans: 5k
Meet Mikirah Muse
Total fans: 4k
Meet Han YuA
Total fans: 3k
Meet Astra Starr
Total fans: 3k
Meet Ricky DB
Total fans: 3k
Meet Eyra
Total fans: 3k
Meet Maie
Total fans: 2k
Meet The Curse
Total fans: 1k
Meet Jessica the Android
Total fans: 1k
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