Over the course of the past year, Virtual YouTubers, or VTubers for short, have taken the internet by storm. In fact, unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re probably familiar with a number of such VTubers yourself. Some prominent examples of popular VTubers include ‘Kizuna AI’, who is often regarded as the first widely known VTuber, ‘Gawr Gura’, or ‘Projekt Melody’.
For the unaware, VTubers are just like your everyday YouTubers and streamers who play video games or entertain their audience. However, instead of using a facecam, they use a ‘virtual avatar’ while streaming, which many people find more interesting and entertaining.
Hololive
Hololive Production, or simply Hololive, is a VTuber talent agency owned by Japanese company Cover Corp. Originally created in December 2019, the company currently manages a total of 52 active VTubers.
Some of the well-known members from the Hololive team include Gawr Gura, Inugami Korone, Shirakami Fubuki, Usada Pekora, and Mori Calliope. A lot of the talents also have their separate YouTube channels.
This rapid growth of VTubers over the past year has led many popular streamers and YouTubers like Imane “Pokimane” Anys and Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg to create virtual avatars of their own.
As of September 2020, Hololive-affiliated VTubers had more than 10 million combined subscribers on both YouTube and Chinese video platform Bilibili.
Also, a recent YouTube report shows that VTuber views have grown to over 1.5 Billion views per month by October 2020, which goes on to prove how much has the industry evolved last year. Needless to say, the rate of growth continues to escalate further this year.
Here’s a list of all Hololive YouTubers and talents:
| Name | Generation | Debut | Subscribers |
| Tokino Sora | Hololive Generation 0 | 7 September 2017 | 654,000 |
| Roboco | Hololive Generation 0 | 4 March 2018 | 536,000 |
| Sakura Miko | Hololive Generation 0 | 25 December 2018 | 868,000 |
| Yozora Mel | Hololive Generation 1 | 13 May 2018 | 430,000 |
| Shirakami Fubuki | Hololive Generation 1 | 1 June 2018 | 1,250,000 |
| Natsuiro Matsuri | Hololive Generation 1 | 1 June 2018 | 830,000 |
| Aki Rosenthal | Hololive Generation 1 | 1 June 2018 | 434,000 |
| Akai Haato | Hololive Generation 1 | 2 June 2018 | 1,020,000 |
| Hitomi Chris | Hololive Generation 1 | 3 June 2018 | Deleted |
| Minato Aqua | Hololive Generation 2 | 8 August 2018 | 1,060,000 |
| Murasaki Shion | Hololive Generation 2 | 17 August 2018 | 636,000 |
| Nakiri Ayame | Hololive Generation 2 | 3 September 2018 | 710,000 |
| Yuzuki Choco | Hololive Generation 2 | 4 September 2018 | 525,000 |
| Oozora Subaru | Hololive Generation 2 | 16 September 2018 | 736,000 |
| AZKi | Inonaka Music | 15 November 2018 | 324,000 |
| Ookami Mio | Hololive Gamers | 7 December 2018 | 586,000 |
| Nekomata Okayu | Hololive Gamers | 6 April 2019 | 872,000 |
| Inugami Korone | Hololive Gamers | 13 April 2019 | 1,330,000 |
| Hanasaki Miyabi | Holostars Generation 1 | 8 June 2019 | 54,500 |
| Kagami Kira | Holostars Generation 1 | 9 June 2019 | 54,000 |
| Kanade Izuru | Holostars Generation 1 | 22 June 2019 | 80,600 |
| Usada Pekora | Hololive Fantasy | 17 July 2019 | 1,250,000 |
| Uruha Rushia | Hololive Fantasy | 18 July 2019 | 954,000 |
| Shiranui Flare | Hololive Fantasy | 7 August 2019 | 510,000 |
| Shirogane Noel | Hololive Fantasy | 8 August 2019 | 856,000 |
| Houshou Marine | Hololive Fantasy | 11 August 2019 | 1,090,000 |
| Yakushiji Suzaku | Holostars Generation 1 | 7 September 2019 | Deleted |
| Arurandeisu | Holostars Generation 1 | 8 September 2019 | 78,500 |
| Yogiri | Hololive China Generation 1 | 27 September 2019 | Deleted |
| Rikka | Holostars Generation 1 | 20 October 2019 | 111,000 |
| Civia | Hololive China Generation 1 | 1 November 2019 | Deleted |
| Hoshimachi Suisei | Hololive Generation 0 | 1 December 2019 (was previously independent) | 756,000 |
| Astel Leda | Hololive Sun Tempo | 7 December 2019 | 65,400 |
| Kishido Temma | Hololive Sun Tempo | 14 December 2019 | 50,600 |
| Yukoku Roberu | Hololive Sun Tempo | 24 December 2019 | 129,000 |
| Amane Kanata | Hololive Generation 4 | 27 December 2019 | 674,000 |
| Kiryu Coco | Hololive Generation 4 | 28 December 2019 | 991,000 |
| Tsunomaki Watame | Hololive Generation 4 | 29 December 2019 | 751,000 |
| Tokoyami Towa | Hololive Generation 4 | 3 January 2020 | 507,000 |
| Himemori Luna | Hololive Generation 4 | 4 January 2020 | 464,000 |
| Spade Echo | Hololive China Generation 1 | 30 January 2020 | Deleted |
| Doris | Hololive China Generation 2 | 3 April 2020 | Deleted |
| Rosalyn | Hololive China Generation 2 | 5 April 2020 | Deleted |
| Ayunda Risu | Hololive Indonesia Generation 1 | 10 April 2020 | 376,000 |
| Moona Hoshinova | Hololive Indonesia Generation 1 | 11 April 2020 | 490,000 |
| Artia | Hololive China Generation 2 | 11 April 2020 | Deleted |
| Airani Iofifteen | Hololive Indonesia Generation 1 | 12 April 2020 | 302,000 |
| Tsukishita Kaoru | Hololive TriNero | 29 April 2020 | Deleted |
| Kageyama Shien | Hololive TriNero | 30 April 2020 | 81,600 |
| Aragami Oga | Hololive TriNero | 1 May 2020 | 79,400 |
| Yukihana Lamy | Hololive Generation 5 | 12 August 2020 | 531,000 |
| Momosuzu Nene | Hololive Generation 5 | 13 August 2020 | 475,000 |
| Shishiro Botan | Hololive Generation 5 | 14 August 2020 | 670,000 |
| Mano Aloe | Hololive Generation 5 | 15 August 2020 | Deleted |
| Omaru Polka | Hololive Generation 5 | 16 August 2020 | 570,000 |
| Mori Calliope | Hololive Myth (English) | 12 September 2020 | 1,100,000 |
| Takanashi Kiana | Hololive Myth (English) | 12 September 2020 | 801,000 |
| Ninomae Ina’nis | Hololive Myth (English) | 12 September 2020 | 798,000 |
| Gawr Gura | Hololive Myth (English) | 13 September 2020 | 2,220,000 |
| Watson Amelia | Hololive Myth (English) | 13 September 2020 | 1,010,000 |
| Kureiji Ollie | Hololive Indonesia Generation 2 | 4 December 2020 | 418,000 |
| Anya Melfissa | Hololive Indonesia Generation 2 | 5 December 2020 | 236,000 |
| Pavolia Reine | Hololive Indonesia Generation 2 | 6 December 2020 | 283,000 |
