How the Stokes Twins Built a YouTube Empire: From Homeless to 140M Subscribers & A Netflix Show Alex and Alan Stokes, the YouTube creators known as the Stokes Twins, sat down with Complex News' Morgan Altson to discuss their upcoming Netflix shows, their massive YouTube following, their approach to content creation, and how they've given back to their friends and family. They also broke down their $14 million dollar mansion and how they spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on their YouTube videos. 00:00 - Intro 00:51 - Why the Stokes Twins Don't Many Interviews 01:31 - Turning YouTube Into a Business 02:53 - Is Becoming Famous Easier or Harder Now? 04:14 - Strategy vs. Luck to Go Viral 06:12 - YouTube Creators as the New Hollywood Filmmakers 08:23 - Developing a Secret Horror Project 10:13 - Their Major Two-Part Netflix Deal 12:30 - What if They Had to Start with Zero Followers? 14:39 - Secret Rooms & Animals in the $14M Mansion 17:00 - How Much Money Goes Into a YouTube Video? 1...