Original · Unique Research · 2025-11-21
Historical edition note: This is a full English rendition of Unique Research’s article published on November 21, 2025. The figures, selection judgments, and references to “today,” “this year,” and the future reflect the original 2025 publication, not a new selection or current assessment.
In front of countless screens late at night, people are using a single computer, line after line of code, and prompt after prompt to build their own little universes:
Some turn AI into a camera, creating a new generation of short-form dramas and visual storytelling;
Some turn AI into a paintbrush, producing visual art and music unlike anything seen before;
And some turn AI into a colleague, running a one-person company in the truest sense.
They are the AI Creators of this era.
Today, we are officially unveiling the inaugural 2025 AI Creators 100 annual list, introducing 100 creators who are reshaping how work is made, how businesses are built, and how far individuals can go.
01 Why Create an AI Creators 100 List?
Over the past year, one thing has become increasingly clear to us:
AI is not merely an upgrade to our tools; it is rewriting the structure of individual capability.
Some use multimodal models to experiment with film, music, and storytelling;
Some use intelligent Agents to put complex workflows on autopilot;
Some use AIGC tools to build IP, brands, and enduring content assets;
And some have already used AI to complete the entire loop from product creation to monetization.
That is why, beginning in 2025, Unique Research officially launched the annual AI Creators 100 selection.
We aim to systematically find, document, and honor people who use AI deeply rather than merely dabbling in it;
People who have genuinely created something new in creativity, products, or business;
People who represent the upper bounds of what individuals and small teams may be able to achieve over the next several years.
This list is not a one-off collection of popular names. It is a long-term annual framework for observing the field.
02 Who Are They? Creative Talent Across Four Quadrants
To present the AI creator ecosystem more completely, we divided this year's honorees into four quadrants, each representing a characteristic path:
AI Art Pioneers (Creator): Creators working in film, music, narrative, visual art, and related fields who are opening new frontiers in AI aesthetics and imagination.
Technology and Tool Geeks (Builder): Independent developers, open-source contributors, and prompt engineers who provide the infrastructure and arsenal for creators.
Leaders of Ideas and Advocacy (Influencer): Bloggers, educators, and community organizers who translate complex AI knowledge for broader audiences and genuinely advance understanding.
Business and Model Explorers (Founder): Builders who can use extremely small teams to establish clear business models and profitable closed loops, representing the one-person company of the AI era.
The 100 honorees work across short-form drama, music, visual art, digital humans, intelligent Agents, writing, code generation, and many other fields. You will see established experts alongside emerging faces; prominent creators with substantial reach alongside hidden standouts who have not yet broken into the mainstream but show exceptional potential.
03 How Were They Selected? An Evaluation Model Designed for Creators
To avoid the crude approach of judging people solely by follower counts, we designed a four-dimensional framework specifically for AI creators: the CPIS model.
C – Creativity: Does the work have a distinctive style? Has AI genuinely enabled forms of expression that would not have existed before?
P – Product: Has the creator turned a work, tool, or service into a product? Does it have real users and real retention?
I – Impact: We look beyond raw metrics to consider reputation and recognition within professional communities and specialized circles.
S – Social Value & Potential: Has the creator contributed through open source, knowledge sharing, or industry practice? Does the work point toward future directions?
In the evaluation process, we considered platform and product data, recommendations from industry partners, input from the nomination committee, and our long-term observations. We also balanced representation across fields, aiming to make the list both representative and genuinely valuable as a discovery tool.
04 Who Nominated Them? A Vote of Confidence from Inside the Industry
The inaugural 2025 AI Creators 100 used an invitation-based nomination committee rather than simple open applications and public voting.
The nomination committee drew from two tracks:
One consisted of industry ecosystem partners, including AI technology companies, content platforms, and tool and service providers, which used data and frontline observations to recommend the strongest creators in their respective ecosystems.
The other consisted of influential figures in specialist circles, including super-individual creators, community organizers, representatives from academia and the creative industries, media professionals who have long followed the AI ecosystem, and investors. They brought more focused, professional perspectives to identifying people with a genuine spirit of exploration who may not yet have received broad public attention.
Our hope is that, from the moment these 100 names appear, they carry an underlying endorsement from people who truly understand the field.
Finally, we sincerely invite you to:
Share this list with people around you who are creating with AI;
Choose a few names on the poster that interest you most, follow them, and study the paths they have taken;
And recommend someone you believe should be part of the next AI Creators list.
Because in this era,
Everyone who treats creation seriously
Deserves to be seen.
The 2025 AI Creators 100 list is officially here!
The original poster lists these names in no particular rank order. Numbering below is for reference only. Latin-script names printed on the poster are retained; other names are rendered in pinyin or translated descriptively, with original Chinese identifiers retained for clarity. These renderings are not claims of official English brand names or personal-name spellings.
1. 2015 Fulan (2015浮岚)
2. AI Huazhonghua (AI画中画)
3. AI Yilei Fulanke (AI异类弗兰克)
4. Bella Ren
5. DynamicWang
6. Gary Cao Tu (Gary 曹途)
7. H Liuliu (H六六)
8. InitialC&G
9. Jim HuiHui
10. Nenly
11. OneBrocade A Yi (OneBrocade 阿一)
12. Rico You San Mao (Rico有三猫)
13. San-Shanyu (San-山雨)
14. Vinli Wei'en (Vinli 维恩)
15. Yea Ye Le (Yea 野了)
16. Zho
17. An Shi (安史)
18. Binghe (冰河)
19. Bugu Gugugu BUGU (布谷咕咕咕 BUGU)
20. Cao Yiqing (曹一清)
21. Changqin (长琴)
22. Cheng Mo Morgan (程墨 Morgan)
23. Chen Chang (陈畅)
24. Chen Liufang Eddy (陈刘芳 Eddy)
25. Chen Qizhi (陳琦之)
26. Dai Yu (戴钰)
27. Ding Zhenxuan (丁振轩)
28. Duan Chenxi, Xixi Shushu (段晨曦（希希叔叔）)
29. Duocanzong AI Huahua de Eason (多参宗Ai画画的Eason)
30. Duocanzong Binghao (多参宗冰皓)
31. Duocanzong Huaranse (多参宗花染色)
32. Du Kun, Imaging Action Creative Workshop (杜坤（影像行动力创意工坊）)
33. Fan Jingjing (范晶晶)
34. Feng Bin, AI Fengrenyuan (冯彬（AI疯人院）)
35. Geng Peng, AI Zhizhenju (耿鹏（AI智帧局）)
36. Guizang (歸藏)
37. Guchuan Chris (谷川 Chris)
38. He Chouwan (何愁晚)
39. He Xin (贺鑫)
40. Houzi (猴子)
41. Huang Chujie (黄楚杰)
42. Huang Haolin (黄浩霖)
43. Huang Naiyuan (黄乃元)
44. Hua Rongqi (华融琦)
45. Huo Taiwen (霍太稳)
46. Jiao Bo (焦波)
47. Jichuan (吉川)
48. Kong Defei, KK Bu She Xian (孔德飞（KK不设限）)
49. Lawei Huashou (辣味花手)
50. Liang Feng (梁峰)
51. Lin Gengxu (林耿旭)
52. Liudehua Jiaoshou (留德华叫兽)
53. Li Jinglin (李京林)
54. Li Mingshun (李明顺)
55. Li Yinqian, Shanyin (李胤潜（山音）)
56. Li Yunbo (李蕴博)
57. Luoshihu (骆狮虎)
58. Luo Xiao (罗霄)
59. Maishe (麦摄)
60. Nanqiang Rylee (南墙Rylee)
61. Nasen, lead of Saga AI Shiguangji (那森SagaAI时光姬主理人)
62. Ni Ting, Li Ting (你听（李婷）)
63. Roushu (柔树)
64. Ruiqi, VRGC Research Institute (瑞奇（VRGC研究院）)
65. Senhai (森海)
66. Shangfenba Pt (上分吧Pt)
67. Shangguan Wenqing (上官文卿)
68. Shi Wenjie (施文杰)
69. Si Yi Jins (斯怡Jins)
70. Siyuan (思源)
71. Song Zhixue (宋志学)
72. Sun Changyue, Xiao Long Bao (孙畅悦（小笼包）)
73. Tang Haiqing (汤海青)
74. Tang Minqin (唐敏勤)
75. Tian Junchao, 2XLabs (田俊超（2XLabs）)
76. Tongji Zihao Xiong (同济子豪兄)
77. Tudouren Tudou_man (土豆人 Tudou_man)
78. Wang Mu WANGMOON (王沐 WANGMOON)
79. Wang Shuliang (王树良)
80. Wang Yiran (王依然)
81. Wan Tianbao, Shigu Laoguai (万天宝（事故唠怪）)
82. Wei Ning (韦宁)
83. Weiqi Vicky (尾鳍 Vicky)
84. Wen Qin, Wenweisi (温勤（温维斯）)
85. Wu Zhuohao (吴卓浩)
86. Xiaolong Wenlu (小龙问路)
87. Xin Yi (新一)
88. Ye Pusa (野菩萨)
89. Yin Hai (银海)
90. You Dachen YO (右大臣YO)
91. Zhang Haibao (张海抱)
92. Zhang Kaiyu (张凯寓)
93. Zhang Qiang (张强)
94. Zhao Bozuo (赵伯祚)
95. Zhao Lanhao (赵兰浩)
96. Zhong Yang (钟洋)
97. Zhou Liguo (周立国)
98. Zhuang Fangzhao (庄方钊)
99. Zhuang Minghao (庄明浩)
100. Zhu He (朱鹤)
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