Filipino Creators Bretman Rock, Niana Guerrero, And Valkyrae Made The TIME100 Creators List

Your FYP, your latest beauty obsession, and even your shopping cart have probably been influenced by these creators. That's exactly why TIME is recognizing the biggest names shaping the Internet through its 2026 TIME100 Creators list, which celebrates digital stars who are building communities, driving trends, and changing how we discover entertainment, beauty, and culture online.

To determine this year's honorees, TIME considered platform data, consulted industry experts, and tapped insights from creator company Whalar Group. Among the names that made the cut are three familiar Filipino creators: Internet icon Bretman Rock, and Cosmopolitan Philippines cover stars Niana Guerrero and Filipino-American streamer Rachell Hofstetter a.k.a. Valkyrae.

The 27-year-old Filipino-American creator based in Hawaii has been serving unforgettable moments for years—and Bretman has always known he was meant to be in front of the camera. Born in Cagayan Province and moving to Hawaii at seven years old, he first captured the Internet's attention through his hilarious Vine clips and makeup videos back in 2015.

Bretman's beauty content opened doors to major collaborations with brands like ColourPop in 2018, Wet n Wild in 2020, and blk cosmetics in 2025. He also expanded beyond beauty by starring in MTV's Following: Bretman Rock, becoming the first openly gay man to appear on the cover of Playboy, and releasing his memoir You're That Bitch, which he described as a reminder to be "unapologetically you."

It’s no surprise that Bretman landed on TIME100 Creators under the creators influencing fashion, beauty, and self-expression list. As TIME wrote, "With hilarious videos about naming baby peacocks or applying false lashes to his chickens so they look more like him—not to mention the farmland video that won him the 2025 TikTok Video of the Year Award—Rock's content is a reminder of how living in harmony with nature can make life more beautiful."

This year, he even had a full-circle moment after meeting and interviewing Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, the actor his parents named him after. These days, his content continues to showcase every side of him. And if he's not busy playing with his chickens, dressing up with sister Princess Mae and niece Cleo, he's hosting episodes of his podcast DaBaddest Radio.

Our January 2025 cover star just added another major milestone to her growing list of achievements—and she's only 20! Niana Guerrero earned her spot on TIME100 Creators under the Entertainment and performance creators category, thanks to the dance covers, infectious energy, and sibling content that made millions of fans follow her journey. Her love for dancing started young after watching Michael Jackson perform and learning his moves, with her brother Ranz Kyle also inspiring her as she watched him practice at home.

Her online journey began with a simple video of herself doing the viral "Gwiyomi" trend in 2013. Since then, Niana has worked with artists she once admired, including Troye Sivan and Sabrina Carpenter. She also caught the attention of BTS' Jungkook and later became online mutuals with J-Hope, who eventually filmed a dance challenge with her for "Mona Lisa."

In 2025, Niana reached another major career moment after dancing alongside BLACKPINK's Lisa for "Fxck Up the World." She has also collaborated with NCT DREAM, Tate McRae, KATSEYE, and Tyla, and even took over the Coachella stage twice!

Rae has helped redefine what it means to be a woman in gaming. The Filipino-American gamer and YouTube streamer became the most-watched female streamer in 2020. But her journey started with a childhood love for video games—beginning with Bubble Bobble on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) at her babysitter's house.

She began streaming on Twitch in 2015 to make friends through gaming, gained wider recognition through Fortnite in 2018, joined 100 Thieves as a co-owner, and signed an exclusive YouTube contract in 2020, and made her magazine cover debut with Cosmopolitan Philippines in May 2025.

After completing her five-year YouTube deal, Rae returned to Twitch in 2025 with her first stream on January 8, 2026, her birthday. Beyond gaming, she has explored entertainment through voice acting in Goldbeak, appearing in The Family Plan, and founding Hihi Studios, a media company creating stories across comics, webtoons, film, television, and gaming.