Established creators might earn more, but it gets more difficult for everyone else.

Being an independent animator naturally comes with a plethora of challenges. Unsteady engagement, lack of funding, having a small or nonexistant animation team, and possibly, never having your work ...

For a lucky few, doodling online can be a full-time career. At VidCon Anaheim 2024, Polygon spoke with three artists — Haminations, BrodyAnimates, and illymation — who turned their love of art and ...

A new report from YouTube reveals how the cratering of traditional U.S. studio animation and the aging of a digital-first audience may be expanding opportunities for independent digital animation. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In its annual Global Culture & Trends Report, released on Tuesday (Dec. 3), YouTube broke down the trending topics and creators ...

As the third-most visited website in the United States, Google-owned video platform Youtube is a must for independent filmmakers and animators who wish to have their work publicly visible. However, ...

When YouTube releases a trends report, it inevitably makes an argument about itself, and it will feel like PR. The company’s 2026 Animation Trends report is no exception, although it touches on trends ...

"The Amazing Digital Circus," a YouTube series that launched in 2023, may sound like the stuff of nightmares. The story takes place in a surreal world that looks like a child’s playroom, albeit one ...

Fred Seibert‘s Frederator Networks is making a jump into YouTube toons en español, creating a Spanish-language animation network in a joint venture with Mexico City-based Ánima Estudios. The partners’ ...

Maddy Buxton, Culture & Trends manager at YouTube, discusses how creators and digital animation on the platform are global, fan-driven, popular among young adults, and driving innovation and ...