

Last year, it was reported Ryan made $11 million from his YouTube channel, coming in at number 8 on Forbes' 2017 list, but the toy critic is moving on up. He's a 7-year-old boy named Ryan who reviews toys for other kids. 1 earner on YouTube this year is not your average millionaire - far from it. In August, more than 800,000 people shelled out $10 each to a watch a pay-per-view boxing match on YouTube in which Paul went head-to-head with fellow YouTuber KSI, CBS Sports reports.

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Jake Paul became popular for his role as Dirk on the Disney Channel series "Bizaardvark." He is also well-known for his YouTube channel, which has over 17 million subscribers. The younger brother of controversial YouTuber Logan Paul, this 21-year-old is also on the list of top social media influencers. Dude Perfect consists of five members in their late 20s and early 30s, including twin brothers, who do trick shots for their over over 36 million followers. Their "ping pong trick shots" and "real-life trick shots," in which they turn everyday activities into complex maneuvers, are among their most popular videos. 27-year-old DanTDM rounds out the list of gamers on Forbes' Top 10 highest paid YouTubers list.Ĭlocking in at over 36 million subscribers, the five-man sports crew known as Dude Perfect specializes in intricate trick shots, and made $20 million doing so, Forbes reports. The British gamer not only plays on-camera for his more than 20 million subscribers, but he also makes money on his tour and merchandise line, according to Forbes. The #Alien collection and palette are NOW live!!!!!!!! 👽👽👽 link in my bio!!!!!Ī post shared by Jeffree Star on at 9:59am PSTĭaniel Middelton was last year's top-earner on YouTube, Forbes reports. The 33-year-old has since has become a makeup mogul and launched Jeffree Star cosmetics, which sells $100 million worth of products annually, Forbes reports. Star first gained fame on MySpace and joined YouTube in 2006, sharing homemade music videos and makeup tutorials. 29-year-old Markiplier, whose real name is Mark Edward Fischbach, is a gamer earning over $17 million on YouTube.

Markiplier appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2014 to show the world what he does. The 29-year-old, whose real name is Mark Edward Fischbach, is known for his "Let's Play" videos, in which he provides on-screen commentary to games as he plays them, Inside Edition reported.

26-year-old Evan Fong is behind one of the highest-earning YouTube channels: VanossGaming.Īdding to the legion of gamers on the highest-paid list is American YouTube star Markiplier. The 26-year-old creates compilations of his video game commentary for his more than 23 million subscribers. Canadian Evan Fong – aka VanossGaming – plays mainstream games like Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed. Irish YouTube star Jacksepticeye is one of the highest-paid people on the video platform.Īnother international gamer has made the list of YouTube's highest paid stars, Forbes reports. The 28-year-old has broken into the mainstream and currently has over 20 million YouTube subscribers. The most popular YouTuber in Ireland is the energetic and often foulmouthed video game commentator Jacksepticeye – whose real name is Sean McLaughlin, Forbes reports. Swedish video game commentator and YouTube star Felix Kjellberg, aka PewDiePie, at the Singapore Social Star Awards on May 23, 2013. He deleted the meme two days after Lovato was hospitalized for an apparent overdose. The YouTuber posted a meme that showed the "Sober" singer asking her mother for money to buy a burger, then turning around to buy heroin instead. In 2018 he apologized for making fun of Demi Lovato's hospitalization. In February 2017, Disney and YouTube dropped the 27-year-old Swedish content creator, whose real name is Felix Kjellberg, after he posted a video of him laughing while two men held up a sign that said "death to all Jews." Later that year, he came under fire again and apologized for using the n-word during a live-stream. He dropped a few notches from last year, when he ranked No. Despite criticism over making several anti-Semitic and racist videos in 2017, PewDiePie still made the list of YouTube's top earners in 2018.
