Hannah Stocking has spent over a decade building a 75 million–follower empire—starting with Vine and now starring in Netflix films.
In this episode of the Forbes Top Creators Show, she opens up about leaving behind her dream of medical school, betting on herself and grinding to create content every single day.
From sketch comedy to high-production VFX, Stocking shares how she evolved her style, monetized her brand and avoided burnout.
Hannah Stocking: An American comedian and internet personality who first gained recognition from the social media platform Vine. She later became known for her comedy videos on YouTube. Stocking has over 10.1 million subscribers on YouTube, 26.4 million followers on Instagram, and 27.9 million followers on TikTok. She is the host of Mindie, a YouTube Music talk show produced by Shots Studios. She appeared in G-Eazy’s music video “Tumblr Girls” in 2015 and starred in Blink-182’s “She’s Out of Her Mind” video in 2016 with Lele Pons and Vale Genta. She also played the role of Anna in Tyler Perry’s horror-comedy sequel Boo 2! A Madea Halloween. Stocking partnered in February 2018 with ATTN, a media company focused on creating content surrounding important societal topics, to create science-based videos for her YouTube channel. In April 2018, she created and starred in the official lyric video for Poo Bear, Justin Bieber, and Jay Electronica’s single “Hard 2 Face Reality”, which also featured Lele Pons. In June 2018, she launched the educational series The Science of Beauty on Instagram’s IGTV platform. In 2019, Stocking was the first creator to receive the Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Pioneer Award at the United Nations. She’s also known for her roles in “Family Switch” (2023), “Amigos” (2018), and “Vanquish” (2021).
