Top English-language food creators in 2026
As of 26 Oct 2026, Burak Özdemir leads the 120 English food creators on CreatorFanBase, at 142M combined followers and subscribers; Gordon Ramsay follows at 90.2M.
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- Category
- Food & Cooking
- Language
- English
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Which English-language food creators have the most followers in 2026?
- 1Burak Özdemir142M followers
- 2Gordon Ramsay90.2M followers
- 3Surthany Hejeij76.2M followers
- 4Nick DiGiovanni73.9M followers
Who leads, with the check date on each account
This ranking orders creators by the newest combined follower and subscriber counts for food English-speaking. The three names below are the current top of the list. Each platform count carries the day it was checked.
| Network | Audience | Last checked |
|---|---|---|
| TikTok (@cznburak) | 73,200,000 followers | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Instagram (@cznburak) | 50,910,313 followers | 12 Oct 2026 |
| YouTube (@cznburak) | 17,900,000 subscribers | 26 Oct 2026 |
Burak Özdemir — Burak Özdemir, widely known as CZN Burak, is a world-renowned chef and restaurateur based in Turkey. TikTok @cznburak had 73,200,000 followers on 13 Oct 2026. Also Instagram @cznburak had 50,910,313 followers on 12 Oct 2026; YouTube @cznburak had 17,900,000 subscribers on 26 Oct 2026. Combined: 142,010,313.
Gordon Ramsay — Gordon Ramsay is a Scottish chef, restaurateur and television host who holds multiple Michelin stars and runs restaurants across several continents. TikTok @gordonramsayofficial had 40,700,000 followers on 21 Sep 2026. Also YouTube @gordonramsay had 22,000,000 subscribers on 16 Sep 2026; Instagram @gordongram had 19,494,897 followers on 21 Sep 2026; X @GordonRamsay had 8,000,000 followers on 16 Sep 2026. Combined: 90,194,897.
Surthany Hejeij — Surthany Hejeij, widely known as Surthycooks, is a world-renowned food creator and entrepreneur based in the USA. TikTok @surthycooks had 41,500,000 followers on 13 Oct 2026. Also Instagram @surthycooks had 17,502,436 followers on 13 Oct 2026; YouTube @surthycooks had 17,200,000 subscribers on 13 Oct 2026. Combined: 76,202,436.
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Burak Özdemir
Food creator from Turkey with a global Instagram audience
Gordon Ramsay
Chef bringing kitchen chaos to short-form
Surthany Hejeij
Popular food blogger known for her quick, creative, and delicious recipes.
Nick DiGiovanni
MasterChef finalist turned short-form food star
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What's in the full list
English-speaking food creators: 120 creators, median audience 8.6M followers.
- By platform
- YouTube (59) · TikTok (30) · Instagram (29) · Facebook (2)
- By follower size
- 1M–5M (2) · 5M–10M (64) · 10M–100M (53) · 100M+ (1)
- Top languages
- English (120) · Hindi (12) · Arabic (7) · Korean (6) · Indonesian (4)
- Top countries
- USA (47) · India (18) · United Kingdom (9) · Canada (5) · Australia (4)
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English-speaking food creators: what the data shows
- All 120 pass 1M, 54 pass 10M, and the smallest has 5M; across 7,707 English-speaking creators 88% pass 1M.
- Burak Özdemir is #1 here but #51 among all 7,707 English-speaking creators.
- Burak Özdemir, Gordon Ramsay, Surthany Hejeij and Nick DiGiovanni hold 20% of the 1.9B that all 120 reach combined.
- These 120 are 14% of the 865 food creators.
The open English-speaking food creators, one by one
The 4 open entries hold 382.3M of the 1.9B (20%); the unlock adds 1.5B from 116 more, median 8.6M.
#1 Burak Özdemir
Burak Özdemir (Turkey, Turkish, English) is #1 of 120 English-speaking food creators at 142M, 7.6% of 1.9B (read 26 Oct 2026).
Burak Özdemir is #51 of the 7,707 English-speaking creators and #1 here, 7.6% of 1.9B.
TikTok @cznburak 73.2M, 3.9% of 1.9B; Instagram @cznburak 50.9M, 2.7% of 1.9B; YouTube @cznburak 17.9M subscribers, 1% of 1.9B.
Burak Özdemir: tagged Food & Cooking; estimated net worth $29M–45M; $50K+ per TikTok post.
#2 Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay (UK, English) is #2 of 120 English-speaking food creators at 90.2M, 4.8% of 1.9B (read 21 Sep 2026).
Gordon Ramsay is #89 of the 7,707 English-speaking creators and #2 here, 4.8% of 1.9B.
TikTok @gordonramsayofficial 40.7M, 2.2% of 1.9B; YouTube @gordonramsay 22M subscribers, 1.2% of 1.9B; Instagram @gordongram 19.5M, 1% of 1.9B; X @GordonRamsay 8M, 0.4% of 1.9B.
Gordon Ramsay: tagged Movies & TV and Food & Cooking; estimated net worth $220M; $50K+ per TikTok post.
#3 Surthany Hejeij
Surthany Hejeij (US, English, Spanish) is #3 of 120 English-speaking food creators at 76.2M, 4.1% of 1.9B (read 13 Oct 2026).
Surthany Hejeij is #112 of the 7,707 English-speaking creators and #3 here, 4.1% of 1.9B.
TikTok @surthycooks 41.5M, 2.2% of 1.9B; Instagram @surthycooks 17.5M, 0.9% of 1.9B; YouTube @surthycooks 17.2M subscribers, 0.9% of 1.9B.
Surthany Hejeij: tagged Food & Cooking and Lifestyle; estimated net worth $33M–51M; $50K+ per TikTok post.
#4 Nick DiGiovanni
Nick DiGiovanni (US, English) is #4 of 120 English-speaking food creators at 73.9M, 3.9% of 1.9B (read 26 Oct 2026).
Nick DiGiovanni is #117 of the 7,707 English-speaking creators and #4 here, 3.9% of 1.9B.
YouTube @nickdigiovanni 47.9M subscribers, 2.6% of 1.9B; TikTok @nickdigiovanni 18M, 1% of 1.9B; Instagram @nickdigiovanni 8M, 0.4% of 1.9B.
Nick DiGiovanni: tagged Food & Cooking; +1.8M (+3.9%) between readings; estimated net worth $20M; $120K+ per YouTube post.
Growth among the open English-speaking food creators
Nick DiGiovanni moved most: +1.8M (+3.9%), 46.1M to 47.9M, now 3.9% of 1.9B; YouTube gave +1.8M subscribers.
| Creator | From | To | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick DiGiovanni | 46.1M (17 Sep 2026) | 47.9M (26 Oct 2026) | +1.8M | +3.9% |
English-speaking food creators by follower tier
1M–10M holds the most English-speaking food creators: 66 (55%) with 438.8M, 23% of 1.9B, median 6.3M.
By reach, 10M–100M leads: 1.3B from 53 (69% of 1.9B), top open entry Gordon Ramsay at 90.2M.
Tier cut-offs in the 1.9B: 100M+ ends at #1 (142M), 10M+ ends at #54 (10.3M); #55 has 9.7M.
#1 has 29x the audience of #120 (142M vs 5M), median 8.6M.
Of the 1.9B, the largest 12 (10%) hold 40%; the smallest 60 hold 20%, or 383.3M.
| Tier | Creators | Share of list | Combined | Share of reach | Median | Largest open entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100M+ | 1 | 0.8% | 142M | 7.6% | 142M | Burak Özdemir |
| 10M–100M | 53 | 44% | 1.3B | 69% | 17.1M | Gordon Ramsay |
| 1M–10M | 66 | 55% | 438.8M | 23% | 6.3M | – |
Where English-speaking food creators are biggest
English-speaking food creators by biggest platform: YouTube 59, median 8.6M, 42% of 1.9B; TikTok 30, median 11M, 37% of 1.9B; Instagram 29, median 6.6M, 18% of 1.9B.
Facebook-first entries are fewer (2) but larger: median 24.9M, 2.9x the 8.6M of YouTube.
English-speaking food creators, highest-ranked by platform after YouTube: TikTok at #1 (142M), Instagram at #6 (65.1M), Facebook at #14 (28.4M).
Open entries by biggest account: Burak Özdemir, Gordon Ramsay and Surthany Hejeij on TikTok; Nick DiGiovanni on YouTube.
TikTok: 25% of these English-speaking food creators, 9.4% of the 7,707 English-speaking creators.
| Platform | Creators | Share of list | Combined | Share of reach | Median | Largest open entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube | 59 | 49% | 795.9M | 42% | 8.6M | Nick DiGiovanni |
| TikTok | 30 | 25% | 688M | 37% | 11M | Burak Özdemir |
| 29 | 24% | 339.8M | 18% | 6.6M | – | |
| 2 | 1.7% | 49.8M | 2.7% | 24.9M | – |
Other niches among English-speaking food creators
Second tags on English-speaking food creators: Lifestyle 48 (28% of 1.9B), Movies & TV 28 (25% of 1.9B), Education 7 (2.9% of 1.9B); 92 of 120 carry one, 77%.
Largest median: Comedy at 13.7M; smallest: Sports at 6.3M, 2.2x apart.
English-speaking food creators, highest-ranked by tag: Lifestyle #3 (76.2M), Movies & TV #2 (90.2M), Education #32 (15.5M).
| Niche | Creators | Share of list | Combined | Share of reach | Median | Largest open entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifestyle | 48 | 40% | 533.6M | 28% | 7.9M | Surthany Hejeij |
| Movies & TV | 28 | 23% | 471.4M | 25% | 10.6M | Gordon Ramsay |
| Education | 7 | 5.8% | 54.5M | 2.9% | 6.6M | – |
| Comedy | 5 | 4.2% | 75.3M | 4% | 13.7M | – |
| Fitness & Health | 2 | 1.7% | 13.3M | 0.7% | 6.6M | – |
| Sports | 2 | 1.7% | 12.6M | 0.7% | 6.3M | – |
Where English-speaking food creators are based
25 base countries across English-speaking food creators: US 47 (44% of 1.9B), India 18 (10% of 1.9B), UK 9 (9% of 1.9B).
Largest median: US at 11.7M (47); smallest: Canada at 6.7M (5).
| Country | Creators | Share of list | Combined | Share of reach | Median | Largest open entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | 47 | 39% | 829.3M | 44% | 11.7M | Surthany Hejeij |
| India | 18 | 15% | 194.1M | 10% | 8.3M | – |
| UK | 9 | 7.5% | 169.1M | 9% | 6.9M | Gordon Ramsay |
| Canada | 5 | 4.2% | 35.9M | 1.9% | 6.7M | – |
| Australia | 4 | 3.3% | 55.5M | 3% | 8.3M | – |
| South Korea | 4 | 3.3% | 43M | 2.3% | 9.3M | – |
English-speaking food creators and nearby lists
English-speaking food creators (120, 1.9B, median 8.6M) against nearby lists: Italy (all languages) has 23% of the creators and a median 5.3x smaller; All niches has 64x the creators and a median 2.6x smaller; All languages has 7.2x the creators and a median 5.1x smaller.
| List | Creators | Combined | Median | Biggest platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country: Italy (all languages) | 28 | 70.8M | 1.6M | Instagram (68%) |
| Niche: All niches | 7,707 | 73.3B | 3.3M | Instagram (72%) |
| Language: All languages | 865 | 3.6B | 1.7M | Instagram (50%) |
| Platform: TikTok (all languages) | 139 | 1.2B | 3.1M | TikTok (100%) |
How brands use the English-speaking food creators list
$100K – $260K per YouTube post at the English-speaking food creators median of 8.6M; five near that median, 43.1M combined, plan at $500K–1.3M.
#1 Burak Özdemir (142M) plans at $50K+ per post, 16x the 8.6M median audience.
Of the 1.9B: 1M–10M holds 23% (66 creators); 10M+ holds 77% (54 creators).
How the English-speaking food creators list is built
120 published profiles match: tagged Food & Cooking, posting in English. Burak Özdemir leads on combined reach (142M); #120 has 5M. A second language appears on 54 of the 120, Hindi on 12. Surthany Hejeij (76.2M, read 13 Oct 2026) and Nick DiGiovanni (73.9M, read 26 Oct 2026) are 3% apart, so Nick DiGiovanni can pass Surthany Hejeij on the next count.
FAQs about English-speaking food creators
Who is #1 among English-speaking food creators, and by how much?
Burak Özdemir, 142M (7.6% of the 1.9B English-speaking food creators total), ahead of #2 Gordon Ramsay, 90.2M (4.8%): 1.6x as many.
How much of the 1.9B do the top four English-speaking food creators hold?
English-speaking food creators, top four: 20% of 1.9B, Burak Özdemir 7.6%, Gordon Ramsay 4.8%, Surthany Hejeij 4.1%, Nick DiGiovanni 3.9%; 80% sits below #4.
How close are English-speaking food creators at the top?
Burak Özdemir 142M (7.6%), Gordon Ramsay 90.2M (4.8%), Surthany Hejeij 76.2M (4.1%) of the 1.9B English-speaking food creators reach; gaps 51.8M and 14M.
What count puts an English-speaking food creator in the top 10?
34M at #10 (1.8% of 1.9B); #11 has 33.7M, 300K short; the top 10 English-speaking food creators hold 36%, led by Burak Özdemir at 142M.
How are English-speaking food creators ordered?
Sorted by combined count, 1.9B in all: #1 Burak Özdemir 142M (7.6%), median 8.6M, #120 5M among English-speaking food creators.