--- description: Find out why Alex and Alan Stokes is one of the 100 most influential digital voices of 2025. title: Alex and Alan Stokes: TIME100 Creators 2025 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt329ddebdf8c9b40b/6998c8129fbc7c34f0d9a3d9/TIME100-Creators-2025-Stokes-Twins-047.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Jul 09, 2025 # Alex and Alan Stokes @stokestwins by Leslie Horn Peterson  Jon Kopaloff—Prime Video/Getty Images Alex and Alan Stokes—better known as the [Stokes Twins](https://www.youtube.com/@StokesTwins "undefined")—are giving [MrBeast](https://time.com/collection/time100-leadership-series/6693255/mrbeast-interview/ "undefined") a run for his money with stunts like building a secret McDonald’s in their house, busting internet myths, and enrolling in the so-called world’s strictest school. The 28-year-old American twins have quickly climbed the ranks to become one of the top ten most followed channels on YouTube, surpassing 100 million subscribers just seven months ago, thanks in part to their embrace of Shorts, or short-form vertical videos, on the platform. (Today, the brothers’ channel boasts 127 million subscribers.) The twins’ [appeal](https://www.tiktok.com/@stokestwins?lang=en "undefined") lies in their ability to remix classic YouTube tropes—pranks, dance challenges, and general absurdity—into fast-paced, watchable content. Comparisons to MrBeast come naturally, and the duo seems to welcome them: a murder mystery-style video they shared last December featuring the YouTube titan has racked up more than 129 million views (and counting). _Data and insights powered by #paid_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-creators-2025/7299089/stokes-twins/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-creators-2025/7299089/stokes-twins/"},"headline":"The Stokes Twins: TIME100 Creators 2025","datePublished":"2025-07-09T11:37:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:51:26.892Z","description":"Find out why Alan and Alex Stokes are two of the 100 most influential digital voices of 2025.","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-creators-2025/7299089/stokes-twins/","keywords":["Social Media","list","franchise","Magazine","Special Project","sponsorshipblock","Accolades"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt329ddebdf8c9b40b/6998c8129fbc7c34f0d9a3d9/TIME100-Creators-2025-Stokes-Twins-047.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt329ddebdf8c9b40b/6998c8129fbc7c34f0d9a3d9/TIME100-Creators-2025-Stokes-Twins-047.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-creators-2025/7299089/stokes-twins/","name":"The Stokes Twins: TIME100 Creators 2025"}}]}] ```