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The 25 Most WOKE YouTubers
The youtubers seen as the most left-wing (WOKE) by chudrank voters right now, most WOKE first. Each score is a poll of how the culture war sees them, not a statement of fact, and the reason under each name says why. Disagree? Every vote moves the score.
Vote on these people →← CHUD · swipe · WOKE →| # | Title and why | Score | Vote |
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| 1 |  Novara MediaSeen as strongly left-wing: an independent, non-profit, left-wing UK media organisation founded by James Butler and Aaron Bastani, which supported Jeremy Corbyn's Labour leadership. | 93Full WOKE | Vote |
| 2 |  Owen JonesSeen as strongly left-wing: Guardian columnist and left-wing political activist who supports abolishing the monarchy, spoke at the People's Assembly Against Austerity launch, and left the Labour Party in 2024. | 93Full WOKE | Vote |
| 3 |  ShaunSeen as strongly left-wing: a British YouTuber whose video essays critique neoliberalism, anti-feminism and the alt-right, including a series responding to PragerU, and who is counted among the BreadTube or LeftTube essayists. | 92Full WOKE | Vote |
| 4 |  Anita SarkeesianSeen as strongly left-wing: a feminist media critic and founder of Feminist Frequency, known for the series Tropes vs. Women in Video Games, which placed her at the centre of discussions about misogyny in video game culture. | 90Full WOKE | Vote |
| 5 |  Dylan MulvaneySeen as strongly left-wing: social media personality known for TikTok videos and a White House interview with Joe Biden on transgender rights; American conservatives led a boycott of Bud Light after a 2023 promotion. | 90Full WOKE | Vote |
| 6 |  Kat BlaqueSeen as strongly left-wing: a YouTuber, artist and LGBT rights activist known for videos on feminism, LGBTQ identity, American politics and race, with a channel focused on social justice issues. | 90Full WOKE | Vote |
| 7 |  The Young TurksSeen as strongly left-wing: an online news and commentary show described in its article as progressive and left-wing populist, co-hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian and covering American politics and world conflicts. | 90Full WOKE | Vote |
| 8 |  Brian Tyler CohenSeen as left-leaning: a progressive podcast host and YouTuber who interviewed Joe Biden and Barack Obama and joined MS NOW as a political contributor. | 88Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 9 |  Jordan CharitonSeen as left-leaning: an investigative reporter and CEO of Status Coup, a progressive media outlet, formerly of The Young Turks, known for coverage of the Flint water crisis, Standing Rock and the labor movement. | 88Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 10 |  MeidasTouchSeen as left-leaning: an American progressive media company that describes its work as pro-democracy journalism, which began as a liberal political action committee aligned with the Democratic Party. | 88Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 11 |  ContraPointsSeen as left-leaning: a left-wing YouTuber whose video essays offer counterarguments to right-wing extremists and cover transgender rights and class inequality; she endorsed Bernie Sanders in 2020 and supports Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. | 87Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 12 |  Joy ReidSeen as left-leaning: former MSNBC host of The ReidOut whom The New York Times described as a heroine of the anti-Trump resistance. | 87Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 13 |  Taylor LorenzSeen as left-leaning: Internet culture journalist, formerly of The Washington Post and The New York Times, whom The Independent called a regular target of attacks from the right online; she now runs the User Mag newsletter and Power User podcast. | 87Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 14 |  Aaron ParnasSeen as left-leaning: a TikTok and Substack journalist and former press secretary for the Miami-Dade Democratic Party who interviews Democratic figures such as Chuck Schumer, Adam Schiff and Gavin Newsom; praised by Cory Booker and Jim Acosta. | 86Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 15 |  Abigail ThornSeen as left-leaning: the creator of the philosophy channel Philosophy Tube, positively received by critics, who wrote and starred in The Prince, a transgender-themed play based on characters in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1. | 85Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 16 |  David PakmanSeen as left-leaning: host and founder of The David Pakman Show, a progressive political news and commentary program, who has also appeared on Fox News and the Joe Rogan and Lex Fridman podcasts. | 85Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 17 |  HbomberguySeen as left-leaning: a British YouTuber whose video essays combine arguments from left-wing political and economic positions, with videos aimed at debunking conspiracy theories and responding to right-wing and antifeminist arguments. | 85Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 18 |  Mehdi HasanSeen as left-leaning: progressive political commentator and founder of Zeteo, who formerly hosted The Mehdi Hasan Show on MSNBC and worked for Al Jazeera English. | 85Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 19 |  Kyle KulinskiSeen as left-leaning: a progressive commentator and self-described social democrat who co-founded the political action committee Justice Democrats and advocates single-payer healthcare and free public college tuition. | 82Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 20 |  Adam MocklerSeen as left-leaning: a liberal political commentator and YouTube host, among a rising group of younger anti-Trump commentators, who advocates a "muscular liberalism" and has appeared on CNN and PBS. | 80Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 21 |  Lindsay EllisSeen as left-leaning: a video essayist, film critic and novelist, best known for her YouTube series and for her debut novel Axiom's End, and who wrote and directed a short documentary about women's experience with abortion. | 80Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 22 |  Ana KasparianSeen as left-leaning: co-host of the progressive network The Young Turks who long pushed progressive values, though since 2023 she has distanced herself from the progressive label and criticised the Democratic Party on crime, homelessness and immigration. | 78Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 23 |  FriendlyjordiesSeen as left-leaning: Australian comedian and political commentator often described as Labor-aligned, who has interviewed Labor figures such as Kevin Rudd and Tanya Plibersek. | 78Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 24 |  Roland MartinSeen as left-leaning: political commentator and former CNN contributor who hosts Roland Martin Unfiltered, flagship of his Black Star Network, and wrote books including White Fear: How the Browning of America is Making White Folks Lose Their Minds. | 78Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 25 |  Stephanie SterlingSeen as left-leaning: video game critic behind The Jimquisition, who focuses on consumer protection and ethics in the games industry and has often spoken against sexism in gaming. | 78Leaning WOKE | Vote |
Across these 25: average score 86, median 87, from 78 to 93. Highest score: Owen Jones (93). Lowest score: Ana Kasparian (78).