I Tracked 30 Finance YouTubers… 18 Are Losing Money!

Every year, Finance YouTube is flooded with Top Stocks to Buy videos. But once the views fade, nobody ever checks if they were actually right. Until now.

In this video, I created the ultimate Mid-Year Stock YouTuber Tier List by tracking the real, half-season returns of 30 popular influencers. I audited their Top Picks for 2026 videos to see who is a market genius and who belongs right in F-Tier.

The data has revealed a brutal, K-shaped split across financial media.

The Shocking Mid-Year Results:
📉 60% of finance YouTubers are currently lagging behind the index.
🩸 The Saaspocalypse completely destroyed the bottom tier, with massive losses.
🚀 The current leader achieved an unhinged +101% return in just 6 months.

Who is leading the race? Which massive channels got completely caught in a valuation trap? And how did the community commenters manage to beat the professionals?
Let’s look at the data.

👇 Drop a Comment: Who is your favorite stock YouTuber? How is your personal portfolio performing compared to the board?

📊 The 30 Investors Tracked in This Video:

Market Moneys (Julia) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_-WBIgB66Y

Jose Najarro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOwIEfDxpcQ

Ticker Symbol: YOU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBs4LV0_PjA

Tom Nash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWCW9kgf7KU

FinTek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXj2CAlVLuU

Joseph Hogue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdnCJupwzOk

Best of Us Investors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNcuuTiFHHc

MarketBeat (Bridget) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfENJ8vjmM8

Business with Brian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsEeetpStF4

Mark Roussin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T-wzEOuwcI

The Patient Investor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmzMj15w2v0

Jerry Romine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9qavoZd2a0

Joseph Carlson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuN0WE56-CA

Couch Investor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC4d9EK-l-o

Chris Sain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijDwwkhSRCg

Sven Carlin (Value Investing) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBx9YzmXdTc

Invest with Henry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F0UzJCeyhA

Daniel Pronk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eIjvYQvR3s

Financial Education (Jeremy Lefebvre) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wbkVFKIrHk

Akshat Shrivastava https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXqi9uqw5r0

Deep Value Hunter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58vXCPJl7kc

Stealth Wealth Investing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brg2I3uxpAg

Dividend Compounders with Cheese https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxLYOPBnpuA

Adriconomics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rc4HJtIjzc

Everything Money (Paul Gabrail) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61v6t1y3nbA

Asymmetric Investing (Travis) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiHhk7zFbfc

ZipTrader https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIUjuctccn0

Parkev Tatevosian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17olPNMm9LA

Fired Up Wealth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5Obw8Wvo2U

Brian Stoffel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0xUUixRlBg

⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 – The 2026 Mid-Year Ranking
01:52 – The Rules of the Tier List
03:41 – Tier F: The Deep Red Bottom
04:57 – Tier E with Adriconomics In Sh*t
06:27 – Tier D: More Creators Losing to the Index
07:25 – Tier C & B: Joseph Carlson & Market Beaters
08:27 – Tier A & S: The K-Shape AI & Semiconductor Winners
10:55 – The Community Leaderboard

Disclaimer
⚠️ I am not a financial advisor. This video is for entertainment purposes only. The returns calculated are based strictly on the specific Top Stocks videos published by these creators between late 2025 and early 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always do your own research.

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