Who Are The Best Female Vtubers?
VTubers have been drawing more and more attention from people across the world. Now a VTuber, Ironmouse, has claimed the record for most ever subscribers on Twitch, and doubtless many are still confused. With the often outlandish animated avatars they use instead of a conventional webcam, VTubers certainly stand out among other creators. So, what's the appeal?
Well, the truth is that VTubers aren't that different from anyone else making content on Twitch or YouTube. They have a wide variety of talents and personalities, and fans connect with them the same way they'd connect with an ordinary streamer, only with the added appeal that the streamer takes the appearance usually of an attractive anime character.
And when it comes to VTubers the girls have especially carved out their territory, with at least half the top female streamers across all platforms by watch time currently being VTubers. With that in mind, here are the biggest names among women in VTubing.
20. Ninomae Ina'nis
YouTube: 1.6M
Debuting as part of the hugely popular first generation of Hololive English, Hololive Myth, Ninomae Ina'nis, or Ina for short, immediately won the hearts of many with her spooky tentacles, comfy vibes, calming voice, relatable personality and love of bad puns.
She streams to an audience of 1.6 million Takodachi on YouTube, sharing her incredible pro art skills and playing many games such as Elden Ring, Monster Hunter, Hades and Hollow Knight. Sometimes she also shares cookies.
19. Oozora Subaru
YouTube: 1.77M
With her tomboyish design, distinctive rasp and sunny attitude, Hololive's Oozora Subaru came to the VTuber scene with uncharacteristically little knowledge of games, anime or general nerd culture, but quickly established herself as a standout talent. Even many people who don't know Subaru herself have seen her duck mascot dance due to a viral meme.
On her 1.75 million subscriber YouTube channel, Subaru plays a variety of games such as Minecraft, Resident Evil and Mario, but is probably best known for playing popular RPGs series like Persona, Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest.
18. Nyatasha Nyanners
Twitch: 1M YouTube: 1.45M
Streaming to over a million followers on Twitch while also having an impressive following on YouTube, well humored catgirl Nyatasha Nyanners has established herself as one of the top English speaking VTubers. Originally a founding member of VShojo, she left the company in 2023 to join Mythic Talent where thanks to the amusing contrast between her soft spoken voice and often dirty sense of humor she has continued to thrive.
She does a lot of chatting, reaction and variety content and also has played numerous games including Minecraft, Metal Gear Solid and Bloodborne.
17. Watson Amelia
YouTube: 1.8M
Another from the pioneering Hololive Myth group, Watson Amelia, or Ame for short, brought creativity and ingenuity to the VTuber scene as well as a lot of great gamer rage and cute hiccups. She recently made the decision to cease her streaming activities, with her final stream taking place on September 30th and quickly reaching well over one million views.
She remains a Hololive affiliate with the door open for her to perhaps show up again at some point, but regardless of the future, she leaves behind a channel of 1.8 million subscribers and a legacy of forging her own way as a VTuber while playing many popular games, notably Minecraft, Apex Legends and The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion.
»Best of Amelia Watson - Later Alligator!
16. Hyakumantenbara Salome
YouTube: 1.81M
Though Nijisanji is mostly known as the home of many of the most popular male VTubers, they do have one female talent with a subscriber count to match some of Hololive's best. The craziest thing about Hyakumantenbara Salome, other than the length of her name, is just how fast she achieved her impressive subscriber count, reaching a million subscribers in under 14 days after debuting, setting a yet to be broken record for growth by a VTuber channel in the process.
Now at 1.8 million in her YouTube channel, this bold and eccentric million point lady entertains her fans by playing many popular games like Resident Evil, Danganronpa and The Last of Us.
»Compilation of Salome-ojou's unique moments part 1
15. Shylily
Twitch: 1.4M YouTube: 935K
A cheerful and often suggestive orca/cat girl, Mythic Talent's Shylily is one of the biggest VTubers on Twitch. Born in Germany, residing in The Netherlands but primarily streaming in English, she has cultivated an audience of 1.41 million followers and also has a YouTube channel that is closing in on a million subscribers.
Though she is perhaps best known for her amusing chatting streams, she also spends a lot of time on stream playing various gacha games like Honkai Star Rail and Goddess of Victory: Nikke as well as other popular games like Pokemon and Monster Hunter.
14. Nekomata Okayu
YouTube: 1.88M
A playful and often hungry catgirl with an always relaxed vibe and soft voice, Hololive's Nekomata Okayu entertains an impressive 1.88 million fans on her YouTube channel.
Part of the Gamers generation of Japanese Hololive talents, Okayu naturally plays a lot of games such as Donkey Kong, Minecraft and The Legend of Zelda, but gaming is not her only talent. She can make her fans melt with ASMR or with her pleasant singing. Her signature original song, Mogu Mogu Yummy, is practically guaranteed to not leave your head after a few listens.
»The Nekomata Okayu Experience
13. Shirogane Noel
YouTube: 1.95M
The knight of Hololive's Hololive Fantasy generation, Shirogane Noel is especially known for her incredible talent at recording ASMR as well as her big appetite, big personality and big… muscles.
Her 1.95 million fans on YouTube have proven deeply invested in her journey, as she has gone from karaoke streams so bad people wondered seriously if she was tone deaf to recording multiple songs cute and catchy enough to score millions of views. When it comes to gaming, Noel is no slouch, streaming many popular games like The Legend of Zelda, Elden Ring and Dragon Quest.
»Danchou funny movement in 3D compilation
12. Shigure Ui
YouTube: 2M
Shigure Ui, an established professional illustrator in Japan, first became known to VTuber fans as the character designer for another VTuber on this list, Oozora Subaru. At Subaru's urging, Ui decided to try VTubing herself. Flash forward five years and now Ui is the most popular fully independent VTuber in the world, with a channel closing in on 2 million subscribers.
Naturally, Ui's regular art streams where fans can watch a pro at work are a big piece of her success. Her cute design and the likable personality she presents while drawing or playing games like Doki Doki Literature Club and other indie horror games is another. Oh, and she also recorded the most popular original song by a VTuber ever so far. Sitting at 111 million views on YouTube and featuring an adorable music video illustrated by Ui herself, Shukusei! Loli Kami Requiem is a viral success that is going to be difficult for any VTuber to surpass.
11. Inugami Korone
YouTube: 2.14M
Also from Hololive Gamers, Okayu's best friend Inugami Korone is among the most widely recognizable and beloved VTubers around. She's had many clips capturing her frequent cute on stream moments go viral. Many of the most often quoted lines by VTuber fans come from her.
On her 2.14 million subscriber YouTube channel, Korone specializes in retro games with classic Mario and Sonic titles being among some of her favorites, her passion for Sonic even leading to a major collaboration with Sega to promote the series. She also does music and is one of Hololive's most unpredictable performers, both for the wild variety of her songs and the fact she has an odd habit of doing flips while performing them at live shows. Caution, however. Watch this adorable dog girl long enough and you may be brainwashed into giving her your fingers.
10. Sakura Miko
YouTube: 2.22M
Sakura Miko is one of the earliest Hololive talents, and at first struggled to find success until clips of some of the wild and sometimes inappropriate moments from her streams went viral and won her fans the world over. She now boasts 2.22 million subscribers on YouTube who love her for unmistakable (and sometimes undecipherable) voice, always entertaining antics and commitment to being truly 'elite'.
On her channel, she releases music, chats with her viewers and plays lots of different games, with some of the most famously associated with her being Grand Theft Auto V, Minecraft and Ark: Survival Evolved.
9. Filian
Twitch: 1.1M YouTube: 2.91M
Mythic Talent's cat girl Filian is a bit different from the other VTubers on this list. Coming from the VRChat community, Filian streams using a full body 3D model and moves around a lot, giving her streams a more physical feeling. She is known for her energetic personality and natural comedic timing.
Filian's main streaming platform is Twitch, where she has over a million followers, but she also has a 2.88 million subscriber YouTube channel where she posts edited content and memes that amuse her. Though probably the least gaming oriented on this list, instead more often chatting with her audience or other VTubers, she has streamed some popular games like Elden Ring and Minecraft, sometimes with ridiculous challenges attached.
8. Shirakami Fubuki
YouTube: 2.47M
Fox girl (not cat, let's be clear!) Shirakami Fubuki is a part of both Hololive Gamers and Generation 1. The 2.47 million 'friends' who follow her YouTube channel are frequently charmed by her cuteness and infectious energy.
Her humor and passion have led to a number of great viral clips and many of her songs have proven popular as well. She's also been posting easily digestible and often silly short videos to her channel since way before YouTube Shorts became a feature. The games she most commonly likes to stream are Pokemon, Apex Legends and Phasmophobia.
7. Mori Calliope
YouTube: 2.47M
Hololive Myth's rapping reaper Mori Calliope is among the hardest working and most accomplished VTubers around. A prolific recording artist, in just four years Calli has been featured on over seventy original songs. She became the first VTuber to be signed to a major music label after joining Universal Japan in 2022 and has made songs for massive media brands like One Piece and more recently DC Comics when she was chosen to perform the ending theme of the Suicide Squad Isekai anime series.
You might think having such an active music career would be enough, but Calli also regularly streams to her 2.47 million DeadBeats on YouTube, playing many games such as Persona 3, Elden Ring and Jump King and winning fans with her relatable and kind personality.
»Best of Mori Calliope - Hololive EN
6. Hoshimachi Suisei
YouTube: 2.52M
Another of Hololive's absolute stars when it comes to music, Hoshimachi Suisei has a powerful and dynamic voice that has captivated the hearts of many the world over. She was the first VTuber to ever be featured on The First Take, a popular 10 million subscriber YouTube channel that showcases raw, off the cuff performances from the biggest names in Japan's music scene and abroad. She has multiple songs with over twenty million views, with her most popular song Bibbidiba spawning a TikTok dance trend.
Just like Calli though, Suisei's success as a recording artist hasn't stopped her from keeping her 2.52 million YouTube subscribers entertained with her blunt personality and her odd tendency toward violence when streaming games with friends. Suisei's gaming ability is actually sometimes even a match for her singing feats, with her skill at Tetris, Mario Kart and Apex Legends being particularly noteworthy.
»Just Suisei being a Suicopath
5. Kobo Kanaeru
YouTube: 2.59M
Hololive Indonesia's most popular VTuber, the rain shaman Kobo Kanaeru has won over 2.57 million subscribers to her YouTube channel with her cute design and often hilarious on-stream antics. She's also a talented singer and songwriter with a number of her songs getting over ten million views on YouTube.
Kobo's fans love her despite (or perhaps because of) her cheeky brat attitude and tendency for cute tantrums as she streams numerous games like Valorant, League of Legends and Honor of Kings. She also does a lot of chatting streams and frequently does collabs, including with a lot of VTubers outside Hololive and non VTuber content creators popular in Indonesia.
»10 Minutes of Kobo being a Cute Kusogaki
4. Usada Pekora
YouTube: 2.63M
Usada Pekora, the crazy rabbit of Hololive Fantasy, has been a constant at the top of lists for VTubers with the most watch time. Her charmingly distinct voice, chaotic personality and penchant for often explosive in-game pranks helped catapult her into becoming one of Hololive's biggest and most recognizable talents.
A wildly entertaining streamer with a clear love of gaming, Pekora plays Minecraft, Yakuza, Dragon Quest and Monster Hunter among many other games. The only thing Pekora's 2.63 million fans might love more than Pekora herself is her mother who borrowed her daughter's channel and debuted with an actual VTuber model on the first of April, 2024 to more than 180 thousand concurrent viewers, the biggest audience ever for a new VTuber debut.
»Pekora's War Crimes Compilation
3. Ironmouse
Twitch: 2.1M YouTube: 1.17M
The queen of Twitch VTubers, VShojo's Ironmouse's latest subathon pushed her past Kai Cenat, allowing her to claim the record for most subscribers ever on Twitch. Both a respected pillar of the VTuber community and an inspiration to many, this passionate Puerto Rican demon has earned a following of 2.1 million on Twitch complimented nicely by a 1.15 million subscriber YouTube channel.
Ironmouse has Common Variable Immune Deficiency (CVID), an immune disorder that has left her often isolated and bedridden. She started VTubing in 2017, becoming one of the first English language VTubers, as a way to cope with the loneliness resulting from her condition. As a VTuber she was able to make friends and entertain people on a level she never could have imagined. Now she does everything she can to support the Immune Deficiency Foundation, a charitable organization that helps people with her condition.
On her channels, Ironmouse entertains her audience by conducting interviews, doing reaction content, chatting streams, showing off her impressive, operatic singing voice and spending many hours playing games like Minecraft, Lethal Company and Five Nights at Freddy's.
»Ironmouse is Absolutely Unhinged!
2. Houshou Marine
YouTube: 3.54M
The current most popular Japanese VTuber, Hololive Fantasy's Houshou Marine is a pirate who has stolen more hearts than treasure. Funny, provocative and always entertaining, Marine currently has a staggering 3.54 million subscribers ready and waiting to join her pirate crew.
One of Hololive's most versatile talents, Marine is a skilled illustrator, voice actress and singer. She can claim several of the most popular VTuber songs around with multiple songs stacking up tens of millions views on YouTube, and is famous for how much she invests into her music videos which often are animated by big name anime studios.
When it comes to gaming, Marine plays some popular series like Resident Evil and Monster Hunter as well as a lot of horror games. Her playthrough of Undertale was celebrated enough to get the attention of the game's creator, Toby Fox, who later agreed to collab with Marine on one of her hot songs, Dead Ma'am's Chest.
»The Houshou Marine Experience
1. Gawr Gura
YouTube: 4.52M
When Hololive Myth's Gawr Gura debuted in 2020 it changed VTubing forever. This sassy shark girl immediately became a sensation, helping popularize the very concept of VTubers outside Japan as she did. Since then she has accumulated an astounding 4.52 million subscribers on YouTube.
Gura has a long list of accomplishments and projects she's been involved with. She's been a tourism ambassador for the city of Tokyo, recorded a guide for a Japanese aquarium and even cameoed in a Taco Bell ad. Her biggest mainstream exposure, however, might have come on July 5th, 2024, when she sang to a crowded Dodgers Stadium and national TV audience during the seventh inning stretch of the LA Dodgers 8-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
The reasons for her success are many, but definitely include her cute voice and design, long list of memorable quotes and excellent sense of humor. She's also known for her beautiful, smooth singing voice which she occasionally uses to bless her fans with off the cuff almost studio quality vocals during karaoke streams.
And of course Gura is definitely a gamer, having streamed her way through many popular games with some of her favorites including Minecraft, Resident Evil and Devil May Cry.
