Overview

• Rolling Stone's "25 Most Influential Creators of 2025" placed Caleb Hearon at No. 6 and MrBeast at No. 7, with IShowSpeed at No. 1.
• MrBeast's now-deleted X post questioned Hearon’s higher placement by citing his smaller following, drawing over 1 million views before removal.
• He later said he watched Hearon’s work and liked it, confirmed he deleted the post, and wrote he did not "want the smoke from the shooters."
• Hearon reacted playfully on Instagram with jokes about being in "peace talks" and called the high ranking an honor.
• Quote-tweets, memes, and reactions from creators, including criticism from Rosanna Pansino, kept the exchange circulating, and no new statement from Rolling Stone was reported.