Best Rust YouTubers 2026

Looking for the best Rust YouTubers to watch in 2026? This list ranks the biggest Rust channels by subscriber count, using numbers pulled from YouTube every day, so it always reflects who is on top right now.

Size isn’t everything, so below the rankings you’ll find our picks by play style: the best solo players, PvP specialists, cinematic storytellers, trap base builders and guide makers. Every creator links to a full profile with their latest videos, gear and settings. Want to see who is growing fastest on the roster? Checkout out Fastest Growing Rust Youtubers page.

Top 25 Biggest Rust YouTubers by Subscribers

Subscriber counts updated

Ranked by current YouTube subscriber count across every creator in the Rustubers directory. Counts refresh daily.

RankCreatorSubscribersTotal viewsVideos
12.9M566M298
22.5M545M296
32.3M416M403
42M465M445
51.5M286M510
61.4M139M215
71.2M535M813
81.2M167M169
91.1M528M617
10944K134M240
11759K158M620
12752K173M1.2K
13736K113M496
14707K161M1.5K
15664K85.2M57
16614K131M832
17589K69.9M364
18553K104M673
19536K35.2M40
20495K124M763
21481K61.9M373
22480K73M438
23459K135M626
24398K79.3M2.7K
25374K105M367

Best solo Rust YouTubers

3 Creators
Blooprint Profile Picture

Blooprint — The gold standard for solo Rust

2.5M subscribers
545M total views
296 videos
One of Rust's most recognisable solo creators, known for cinematic wipe movies, aggressive anti-zerg play, and some of the highest-production content in the space.
Welyn Profile Picture

Welyn — High-skill solo play with a calm, methodical edge

2.9M subscribers
566M total views
298 videos
Welyn is the gold standard for players who want to watch genuinely skilled solo Rust without the hype. Precise game sense, clean anti-zerg gameplay, and a no-nonsense delivery that lets the quality of the play speak for itself. One of the most respected names in the community for a reason.
Willjum Profile Picture

Willjum — Cozy solo survival, done better than anyone

2M subscribers
465M total views
445 videos
Willjum treats Rust less like a chaotic shooter and more like a relaxing home-building sim — solo wipe movies built around efficiency, aesthetic bases, and a surprisingly chill atmosphere that makes surviving alone feel almost therapeutic. The definitive channel for viewers who want to actually enjoy the solo experience rather than just grind it.

Best Cinematic Rust YouTubers

3 Creators
Sinks Profile Picture

Sinks — Rust movies with premises nobody else would attempt

266K subscribers
25.7M total views
193 videos
Sinks treats every wipe as a film pitch — infiltrating the server's deadliest Chinese zerg from the inside, surviving 100 days while 800 players hunt him, pitting four speedrunners against the entire server. High-concept, fully executed, and unlike anything else in the Rust content space.
Gorliac Profile Picture

Gorliac — The iceberg king of cinematic solo Rust

186K subscribers
15.7M total views
54 videos
54 videos, 186K subscribers, 15.7M views — Gorliac's output-to-impact ratio is one of the strongest on the roster. Every upload is a fully produced solo wipe movie built around claiming an impossible location and using it to dismantle clans twice his size. Unhurried, deliberate, and worth every minute of the wait between uploads.
FancyOrb Profile Picture

FancyOrb — Rust's one-of-a-kind geopolitical server drama creator

944K subscribers
134M total views
240 videos
FancyOrb runs his own private server where real player factions — Chinese clans, Russian groups, Japanese alliances — wage actual wars with shifting allegiances, betrayals, and escalating conflict documented episode by episode. It's less a Rust channel and more a geopolitical reality show that happens to take place in a survival game. Nobody else is doing anything close to this.

Best PVP Rust YouTubers

3 Creators
Oilrats Profile Picture

Oilrats — Currently the most-watched Rust streamer on Twitch

231K subscribers
169M total views
1.7K videos
Oilrats consistently tops the Rust category on Twitch for a reason — high-skill solo and small-group PvP delivered with a competitive edge that makes every session compelling to watch. The numbers back it up: regularly pulling thousands of concurrent viewers and ranking as the #1 most-watched Rust streamer week after week.
Posty Profile Picture

Posty — The calmest, most mechanically precise PvP creator alive

355K subscribers
77.9M total views
756 videos
Posty doesn't need to scream to keep your attention — he just lets the headshots do the talking. Mechanically dominant solo PvP delivered with a quiet, clinical precision that makes dismantling fully-kitted squads look routine. High-stakes Bandit Camp gambling on the side for when the gunfights aren't enough.
Trausi Profile Picture

Trausi — Elite mechanical skill that made entire servers question reality

122K subscribers
62.2M total views
650 videos
Trausi built a devoted following around PvP so precise and consistent that getting reported was practically part of the routine. One of the most mechanically gifted players to ever stream Rust, with a Twitch Rivals competitive record to back it up. Note: currently on an extended hiatus from regular content — his archive remains essential viewing for anyone who wants to see what peak mechanical Rust play looks like.

Best Trap Base Rust Creators

3 Creators
Oblivion Profile Picture

Oblivion — The undisputed authority on trap bases, for over a decade

752K subscribers
173M total views
1.2K videos
752K subscribers and 173M views built entirely on one format: finding new ways to make other players regret walking through a door. Oblivion has spent over a decade as the benchmark against which every other trap base creator is measured — oven prisons, tripwire labyrinths, automated nightmares — and he's still finding new ideas eleven years in.
PrinceVidz Profile Picture

PrinceVidz — The trap base encyclopedia, ten years in the making

306K subscribers
54.8M total views
544 videos
Every trap base design that exists in Rust, PrinceVidz has probably documented it. Over 536 videos since 2015 dedicated exclusively to one format — no wipe narratives, no PvP highlights, just an unwavering decade-long commitment to the most devious corner of Rust's building system. The most comprehensive trap base archive on the platform.
Dirtrider479 Profile Picture

Dirtrider479 — Trap bases tested on real players, not just theory

246K subscribers
56.4M total views
146 videos
Where other trap base creators design and explain, Dirtrider479 deploys and documents. Every video is a real trap base tested against real players on live servers — the setup, the wait, and the moment it actually works. The most grounded and practical trap base channel on the roster.

Best Rust Tips & Guides Creators

3 Creators
ShadowFrax Profile Picture

ShadowFrax — The most reliable Rust news source on YouTube

480K subscribers
73M total views
438 videos
Every Thursday after the Facepunch update, Shadowfrax is the first stop for anyone who wants to know what actually changed — staging branch previews, balance tweaks, upcoming content, developer intentions, all delivered with dry British precision and zero drama. The closest thing Rust has to a dedicated news desk, active since 2013.
Stelic Profile Picture

Stelic — The go-to channel for Rust tips, tricks, and base knowledge

61.6K subscribers
41.1M total views
286 videos
STELIC covers the practical side of Rust that most creators skip — compact base designs, hidden rat spots, FPS optimization, counter-camping tricks, and mechanic breakdowns that make you a smarter player without ever feeling like homework. Short-form tips and longer guides in equal measure, consistently useful regardless of your experience level.
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Jfarr — The most comprehensive Rust tutorial channel on YouTube

109K subscribers
27.4M total views
318 videos
109K subscribers and 27.4M views built on one thing: accurate, well-structured guides that hold up over time. Monument walkthroughs, weapon breakdowns, item tier lists, mythbusters-style mechanic tests — Jfarr's channel is the one that gets linked in Discord servers constantly because it actually answers the question being asked.

Best Spanish Rust YouTubers

3 Creators
Ricoy Profile Picture

Ricoy — Spain's most versatile competitive Rust creator

249K subscribers
59.8M total views
715 videos
From solo wipe series to competitive duo content and Rust Kick Off 2 team captain, Ricoy covers the full competitive spectrum of Spanish-language Rust. One of Spain's most prominent creators with 249K subscribers and an active Kick streaming presence — the name serious Spanish-speaking Rust players know and follow.
Cru Profile Picture

Cru — The definitive cinematic Rust experience in Spanish

230K subscribers
32.5M total views
495 videos
Every upload is a "Rust Película" — a fully produced solo wipe narrative edited and paced like a short film rather than a gameplay highlight reel. The Spanish-language equivalent of what Willjum and Gorliac represent in English, with 230K subscribers and 32.5M views built on weekly cinematic consistency since 2022.
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Kod — Spain's most prolific Rust creator, over a decade of daily content

398K subscribers
79.3M total views
2.7K videos
398K subscribers and nearly 79.3M views built on one thing: showing up every single day since 2015 without exception. Raw, immediate duo and small-group PvP content uploaded the same day it happens — less a curated YouTube channel and more a live diary of one of the most active Rust players in the Spanish-speaking community.

Best Rust YouTubers: Common questions

Who is the biggest Rust YouTuber?

Welyn is the biggest Rust YouTuber, with about 2.9 million subscribers. Blooprint (2.5M) and Willjum (2M) are second and third. The ranked list above updates daily.

Who is the most popular Rust YouTuber?

It depends on how you measure it. Welyn has the most subscribers and the most total views (565M). Blooprint, Stimpee and spoonkid2 are close behind, each with over 500 million views. Stimpee and spoonkid2 got there with more, shorter videos.

Who is the best Rust player?

There’s no official ranking for Rust players. Among creators, Oilrats, Posty and Trausi are known for high-level PvP, and you’ll find them in our PvP section. For solo play, Blooprint, Welyn and Willjum are the best-known names.

Who is the best solo Rust YouTuber?

Blooprint, Welyn and Willjum are the biggest solo Rust creators. All three built their channels on surviving wipes alone against large groups. See the solo section for more.

Who makes the best cinematic Rust videos?

Sinks, Gorliac and FancyOrb are known for story-driven, cinematic Rust videos with heavy editing and narration.

How is this list ranked?

The top 25 are ranked by current YouTube subscriber count across every creator in the Rustubers directory, and counts refresh daily. The category sections (solo, PvP, cinematic and others) are picked by hand for the creators who do each style best.

Who are the best Rust streamers?

See our Best Rust Streamers list, which ranks Twitch creators by followers and only includes people who’ve streamed in the last 30 days.

Who are the fastest growing Rust YouTubers right now?

See our Fastest Growing Rust YouTubers page, which ranks creators by subscriber growth over the last 7 to 30 days.