Ryan KajiĪnother young YouTuber who began his career at the age of four by reviewing and playing with toys, Ryan now shares fun facts, science experiments, and fun challenges, amongst other things with his 31 million (3.14 crore) subscribers on YouTube. That along with several lucrative deals and merchandise lines, NFT collections, and other brand extensions earned her US $28 million (about Rs 211 crores) last year. The seven-year-old star of the channel shares videos on navigating life at school, spending time alone at home, learning about the five senses, amongst other things with her 85 million (8.5 crores) subscribers. Like Nastya started off as a toy unboxing channel and is now one of the biggest children’s YouTube channels in the world. These, along with other videos, have earned him a whopping US $28.5 million (Rs 211 crores) last year. Amongst his more popular videos is one that involves him filling a house with snow and a room with alligators. His primary focus is the pixelated game of most of our childhoods, Minecraft. Known by his alias Unspeakable on YouTube, Nathan creates and shares gaming videos, challenges, and pranks with his subscribers who stand at a little over 1 million (1.29 crore) at the moment. That, along with a host of initiatives, a huge one being their two-hour livestream that sold over 70,000 tickets priced at US $50 (Rs 3,714) each, can be credited for their large pay.
Soon the show had spinoffs and brand extensions and played host to special guests which shot the duo to internet fame and 10 million (1.74 crores) subscribers. They first started out with a daily talk show titled Good Mythical Morning, which discussed everything from food trends to internet meltdowns. Somewhere between taste-testing strange foods and hosting rap battles, YouTuber duo Rhett and Link earned staggering US $30 million (Rs 222 crores). The star has now set his sights on the silver screen. Although his show Unus Annus, which was in collaboration with fellow YouTuber Ethan Nestor-Darling was cancelled, with the videos deleted, the merch for the show continues to sell. The bulk of his income comes from his igneous marketing skills, with his t-shirts, hoodies, and other merch doubling the figures for him from the past year to the current US $38 million (Rs 282 crore). Known on the interwebs as Markiplier, Mark entertains his 31.5 million (3.15 crores) subscribers with comedy sketches, animated parodies, and gaming videos. Despite that, he earned a whopping US $45 million (Rs 334 crores) last year, 90 percent of which could be attributed to his boxing career, particularly his highly-publicised bouts with MMA fighters Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley. Now, although he can earn through YouTube ads again, Paul isn’t as regular with his posts on the platform. Interestingly, the creator had been demonetised by YouTube in 2017 following a controversial video by his Youtuber-brother Logan Paul.
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With this, he’s taken the crown from 10-year-old toy reviewer Ryan Kanji who usually tops the list.Ī professional boxer, who started his career out by making comedy sketches and vlogging different aspects of his life, comes in at number 2 on the list of the highest-paid YouTubers with 20 million subscribers. Naturally, he tops the list of the highest-paid YouTubers, with an income of US $54 million (Rs 401.68 crore). For context, he has spent 50 hours buried alive and offered grand prizes to anyone willing to sit in a bathtub of snakes. The philanthropist has several people hooked to his grand stunts and even grander charitable initiatives. Jimmy Donaldsonįrom recreating every single set from the Squid Game to organising an expensive game of tag, Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast has over 88.3 million (8.83 crores) subscribers on YouTube.
These are the highest-paid YouTubers at the moment 1. If you’re just as curious as us, join us as we dive into the lives, content styles, and income figures of these stars who feature in Forbes’ new list of the highest-paid YouTubers. That said, what isn’t common knowledge is how much all of the views, comments, subscriptions, and likes are worth and what that means for creators come payday. True to this, YouTube, in particular, has borne witness to and fuelled the success of creators doing reaction videos, travel vlogs, home cooking, and a lot more. It’s been established that social media is an excellent launchpad for professionals to put their work out there, whether it’s art or crazy science experiments. We’re taking a look at what they’ve earned this past year. From a professional boxer to a seven-year-old entrepreneur, these highest-paid YouTubers have built an empire for themselves on the social media platform.