Chris Stokel-Walker is a British journalist whose work regularly appears in WIRED, The Economist and Newsweek.

He is known for breaking major news about YouTube and often reports on the site for television, radio and podcasts, as well as FFWD, the online video publication he has established with Medium.

For his book, YouTubers, he travelled around the world, attending YouTube events and speaking to behind-the-camera producers and powerbrokers, including key creators KSI, Hank and John Green, Emma Blackery, and many others.