A deep sea live streamer, a Gen Z historian, and a former Bachelor walk into a bar—there’s no punchline here, just the scene at TIME’s inaugural TIME100 Creators party. TikTokers, YouTubers, Twitch streamers, podcasters, and all manner of creators named to TIME’s list of the most influential digital voices gathered to celebrate on July 10 in New York City.
Food influencers Keith Lee and Jordan Howlett and Hot Ones host Sean Evans, fashion critic Nicky Campbell, former college gymnast Livvy Dunne, and Giggly Squad podcasters Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo, and more creators featured on TIME’s list met and mingled over passed sushi and cocktails like the OOTD-tini, a lychee martini, and the Editor’s Choice, a spiced-up margarita.
Beauty influencer Mikayla Nogueira visited with V Spehar, who dissects the latest headlines on their TikTok account Under the Desk News. Fresh off their appearances on the Season 2 reunion of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, star Taylor Frankie Paul caught up with host Nick Viall. SL Rockfish, who posts grammar lessons under the handle @englishmakesnosense, posed with her husband inside a giant mock-up of a TIME cover. And 12-year-old celebrity interviewer Taylen Biggs—one of the most sought-after figures in the room—made the rounds with her dad by her side.
“You are shaping culture in real time—through storytelling, humor, vulnerability, creativity, and connection. In a moment when influence is often measured in clicks, your work reminds us that it can also be measured in impact too,” TIME’s Editor in Chief Sam Jacobs said in his welcome remarks before passing the mic to DJ Eva Gutowski, also known as the musical artist MARISOL, who performed an energizing set.
As the event reached its peak, one attendee took a break with his wife on a bench in a corner, out of the fray. He regularly addresses an audience of more than 17 million online—but that’s just him on his own, talking into his phone. This party was something new.
The TIME100 Creators Launch Party was presented by Ally and #paid.
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