Ever since the VTuber boom began, more talented personalities have entered the community to make their mark each passing year. In 2023, both veteran and new faces solidified themselves as the best VTubers this year in terms of popularity, growth, and impact. Siliconera has made a list of our personal standout favorites.
Gawr Gura
Ever since she debuted with Hololive EN and made her first “ah” sound in 2020, Gawr Gura has cemented herself as a sensation in the VTuber world. She is by far one of if not the most popular English-speaking VTuber, sitting at 4.41 million subscribers on YouTube currently. She’s a cute shark girl who loves city pop and is quite skilled at rhythm games.
She’s also hosting a Gurarium event at the Umino-Mori Aquarium to help boost local tourism for Sendai, Japan, in January and February of 2024. If somehow you haven’t seen a single stream from her in your YouTube recommended tab, go ahead and check her out!
Ironmouse
This Puerto Rican demon queen has made a huge name for herself since her debut in 2017. She frequently collaborates not only with other VShojo members, but many content creators as well. She hosts talk shows and truly connects many creators together in the community. Besides that, she’s always innovating with new models and new content for fans to enjoy.
Ironmouse also has an incredible singing voice! She has been nominated for the Content Creator of the Year award at the Game Awards 2023, surpassed 1.5 million followers on Twitch, and hit 1 million subscribers on YouTube just this year alone. Not to mention, she also won Best VTuber at the Streamer Awards 2023. If you haven’t seen Ironmouse or experienced her content yet, it is sure to give you a smile.
Houshou Marine
This pirate VTuber is one of the most charming and talented girls in Hololive. It feels like she can do it all, as she’s an amazing artist, streamer, and singer. Earlier in November 2023, she released a new song, “Shinkiro,” with Gawr Gura, a Hololive VTuber that was mentioned earlier on this list.
Besides that city pop sound, she has also released many other songs and music videos with drastically different genres. Her range in terms of content creation stretches far, and you should absolutely check her out if you haven’t already. Currently, she has 2.89 million subscribers on YouTube.
Kanae
This Nijisanji VTuber has been creating content since 2018. In 2023, he continued to stream for long hours and provided plenty of content to watch for his fans. He is also widely recognized for his incredible singing voice.
This year, Kanae was chosen to sing the opening theme for the popular anime series Overtake. Currently, he has 1.24 million subscribers on his YouTube channel.
Shirakami Fubuki
Shirakami Fubuki is a member of Hololive Gamers, a VTuber group made up of talents who love to stream video games. This year, she did just that again and so much more, including voice-acting and singing. Fubuki has released many original songs over the course of her career.
In 2023, it was announced that several of her songs would appear in the game Sound Voltex. Additionally, she will provide the voice of the character Geats Chemy in the movie Kamen Rider The Winter Movie: Gotchard & Geats. She even had a Zoids model kit inspired by her image created this year.
