Books
Decoding digital culture
Chris is the author of four books that explain key components of our online world.
YouTubers (2019) tells the story of the online video platform YouTube for the first time, charting its impact on culture.
TikTok Boom (2021) unpicks the geopolitical battle over short form video app TikTok, and the broader battle for the future of tech.
The History of the Internet in Byte-Sized Chunks (2023) outlines the past, present and future of the internet.
How AI Ate the World (2024) analyses the generative AI revolution, situating the current moment in artificial intelligence’s 70-year history.
He frequently appears at events and on broadcast media to explain social media and technology’s impact on our lives.
TikTok Boom
Telling the story of TikTok’s prodigious rise to the summit of social media, TikTok Boom charts how one app has shaken up the kaleidoscope of tech power, shifting it from Silicon Valley to China.
The book looks at TikTok’s cultural impact, as well as its challenges as it is dragged into the geopolitical sphere.
‘No one knows YouTube like Chris Stokel-Walker’
Taylor Lorenz, The New York Times
YouTubers
Jake Paul, PewDiePie and Zoella shape the daily lives of millions of fans, from London to Los Angeles. And their power is growing. Two billion people now watch YouTube. Yet its stars are a mystery to the general public and media. What is the secret of their appeal? How do they cope with being in front of the lens? And who is behind their success? YouTubers explains all.