--- description: Find out why Alan Chikin Chow is one of the 100 most influential digital voices of 2025. title: Alan Chikin Chow: TIME100 Creators 2025 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca086d38ecdc5219/6998c8131f67097836f568b5/TIME100-Creators-2025-Alan-Chikin-Chow-012.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Jul 09, 2025 # Alan Chikin Chow @alanchikinchow by Leslie Horn Peterson  Monica Schipper—Getty Images Teachers face off against students in singing [competitions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzUq5fXncUY "undefined") and chemistry challenges. A mother and daughter swap lives in a _Freaky Friday-_style [gag](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEH6MqAIMfc "undefined"). An ugly duckling transforms overnight à la _She’s All That._ These are just a few of the viral sketches from Alan’s Universe, the hugely popular YouTube channel created by Alan Chikin Chow. Known for his colorful, K-drama-inspired shorts, the 28-year-old actor and producer has become a breakout force in digital storytelling: he’s currently the top YouTube Shorts creator, with his Alan’s Universe channel boasting more than 94 million [subscribers](https://www.youtube.com/c/Alanchikinchow "undefined"). (He’s also amassed more than 20 million followers across [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@alanchikinchow?lang=en "undefined") and [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/alanchikinchow/?hl=en "undefined").) And Chow is just getting started. This year, the Dallas native signed a deal with HYBE America—the U.S. arm of the Korean entertainment giant—to develop a new pop group whose members will co-star with him in a scripted series. Meanwhile, Roku is set to launch Alan’s Universe on its platform, bringing Chow’s viral instincts to a bigger screen for the first time. _Data and insights powered by #paid_ Alan Chikin Chow Is on the 2025 TIME100 Creators List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-creators-2025/7299090/alan-chikin-chow/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-creators-2025/7299090/alan-chikin-chow/"},"headline":"Alan Chikin Chow","datePublished":"2025-07-09T11:22:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:50:32.383Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-creators-2025/7299090/alan-chikin-chow/","keywords":["Social Media","list","franchise","Magazine","Special Project","sponsorshipblock","Accolades"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca086d38ecdc5219/6998c8131f67097836f568b5/TIME100-Creators-2025-Alan-Chikin-Chow-012.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/bltca086d38ecdc5219/6998c8131f67097836f568b5/TIME100-Creators-2025-Alan-Chikin-Chow-012.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-2025/7299090/alan-chikin-chow/","name":"Alan Chikin Chow"}}]}] ```