Here are the top ten YouTube earners for 2019, according to Forbes’ estimates:
⏩Ryan Kaji – $26 million (8 years old)
⏩Dude Perfect – $20 million
⏩Anastasia Radzinskaya – $18 million
⏩Rhett and Link – $17.5 million
⏩Jeffree Star – $17 million
⏩Preston Arsement – $14 million
⏩PewDiePie – $13 million
⏩Markiplier – $13 million
⏩DanTDM – $12 million
⏩Vanoss Gaming – $11.5 million
The listing underlines the popularity of gaming-related content on YouTube, with the latter five all connected to the gaming community. Gaming is not exclusively what, say, PewDiePie broadcasts about, but each of the bottom five has built their followings within the gaming realm, and continue to play a part in the broader gaming community.
That is a lot of money. What’s more, YouTube’s CEO Susan Wojcicki recently noted that:
“The number of creators with a million or more subscribers has grown 65% [in 2019], and creators earning five or six figures, annually, has increased more than 40%.”
So what are we doing? Eight-year-olds are out here unboxing new toys for millions, while we’re slaving away in our regular jobs. Maybe we should all be looking to start our own YouTube channels, right?
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