YouTube has totally changed the face of entertainment worldwide and created some huge stars along the way. It seems so simple right, just record yourself doing something cool, posts it online, and next thing you know you're in YouTube Rewind, right? Well, there's actually a lot more hard work that goes into being a YouTuber, but the rewards can be incredible. Some of the richest new celebrities from the past decade have come from YouTube; but just how much do the biggest YouTubers make? Today I've put together a list of some of the highest-earning YouTubers around right now. Keep in mind that these numbers are based on Ad Revenue alone, as most big YouTubers sell merch, do brand deals and way more. That being said, let's get it on! KSIKSI is one of the biggest YouTubers to come out of England, with a respectable 20 plus million subscribers. He made a name for himself through FIFA videos and rap music, having actually worked with some big names in UK hip-hop. Along the way he picked up vlogging, and even had a boxing match with American YouTuber Logan Paul, earning an estimated $11 million. With money like that,
it's no wonder KSI casually bought a gold iPhone X while walking around a mall in Dubai, coming in at a cool 40 thousand dollars. But that's chump change compared to some ofthe massive purchases this UK YouTuber has made. In March of 2019, KSI unveiled his 500-thousand-dollarcustom made chain modeled after the Dragon Ball Super character Beerus. The chain contains over 2,000 stones and took550 hours of craftsmanship to make by one of the best jewelers in London. According to Social Blade, between his two channels, KSI likely makes between 1.2 and $3.2 million annually. Sure is a long way to come from recordingyourself playing FIFA. LOGAN PAULProbably one of the most controversial Youtubers in the world, or ex- controversial as he nowclaims, Logan Paul turned his success on the now defunct app Vine into a YouTube empirebefore the age of 22.
Between starring in movies, hosting a YouTuberOlympics, having the number one podcast in the world and the largest non-professionalboxing match in history, Logan has proven himself to be an incredibly resourceful businessman,and his hard work has more than paid off. The American YouTuber lives in a gorgeous6.6 million-dollar mansion in Encino, California, with 7 bedrooms, a full gym, and a huge podcastingstudio inside. Logan also put $225 thousand into convertinga regular old yellow school bus into his signature cool bus. While he obviously has a ton of money comingin from brand deals, touring, and his hugely popular Maverick merch, Logan Paul's channellikely brings in between 666 thousand and $1.8 million a year. Not bad for a kid from Ohio. JAKE PAULFrom Disney channel to YouTube multi-millionaire, the younger brother of Logan Paul, Jake Paul, made a name for himself and was able to breakout from his older brother's shadow. Jake's channel grew from nothing to 5 millionsubscribers in a matter of 6 months, a feat which, at the time, had never been done before,as he likes to remind people in his infamous song "It's Everyday Bro".
The hugely popular documentary series madeby Shane Dawson on the young, American YouTuber shows that he's branched out from YouTubeinto getting paid the big bucks to do speaking engagements at massive business conventionsaround the world. Combine that with his hugely popular musiccareer and wildly successful merch lines, and Jake Paul is definitely pulling in thebig bucks. Jake has a liking for buying nice cars, suchas his 132-thousand-dollar Tesla Model X and 350 thousand-dollar Lamborghini Hurracan beingthe crown jewels on his prized collection. While most of his money comes in through hismerch line, his 19 plus million subscriber YouTube channel grosses between 1.3 and $3.4million a year. Who's the big brother now? JackSepticEyeImagine going from being a sub 1k YouTube channel, to one of the 3 most well-known gamingchannels on the planet. Well, thanks largely in part to an incrediblyshort shoutout from PewDiePie, that's exactly what JackSepticEye was able to do. The Irish YouTuber has amassed a massive audienceof nearly 23 million subscribers and counting, frequently collaborating with the other biggamers of the famous trio, Markiplier and PewDiePie. The generous Irishman doesn't like to spendhis money to flex, and prefers to use his influence to raise money for various charities,raising millions of dollars over the years for causes like mental health awareness, providingclean water to 3rd world countries, and famously raising $225 thousand dollars for the AmericanFoundation for Suicide
Prevention during a single 8 hour charity livestream. His YouTube channel earns an estimated 3 to$8 million a year from ads alone. That's money that's being put towards a wholelot of good in this world. DanTDMThe second Brit to make our list, DanTDM has become a pillar of YouTube since startinghis channel way back in 2012. Against all odds, the English gamer has managedto captivate audiences for years, consistently pulling in millions of views with every newupload and garnering an audience of over 21 million. Back in 2014 Business Insider did a pieceon Dan and estimated that he earns between 213,000 and $21,300,000 annually; that's apretty big range for a guess. However today our most accurate data showsthat the British gamer brings in between 3.4 and $9.1 million dollars annually from hisYouTube channel alone. If you take into account his merch lines and brand deals, it looks like Business Insider wasn't too far off. DAVID DOBRIKHave you ever wanted to be friends with the characters from your favorite tv shows? Well, David Dobrik made that dream a reality,becoming best friends with Josh Peck from Drake and Josh. Of course, that's no surprise, consideringhow charismatic and likeable the Slovakian Vlogger is, and his respectable 13.8 millionsubscriber channel proves it. Dobrik lives in a $2.5 million mansion inLos Angeles, which he says is "not too big, not too small, not too modern and not tooold", perfectly balanced as all things should be. Except for that price tag of course. David doesn't just use his millions to spoilhimself though, and famously prefers to spend it to make his friends happy... and of coursethen record their reactions and post them on YouTube in order to make it back. So far, he's bought 15 of his friends' brand-newcars (with the help of some sponsors), as well as highly sought-after Hamilton tickets,which, honestly might be worth more than some of those cars. His channel brings in between 4.8 and $13million dollars a year. All in all, Dobrik is living proof that dreamsdefinitely do come true. DUDE PERFECTOk, so this one isn't so much a YouTuber as it is a team of youtubers, but trust me, they'vedefinitely earned a spot on this list. Famous for their insane trick shots and crazysporting feats, it's no wonder that the group of old college roommates from Texas were ableto win over the hearts and minds of the entire world when they first broke out on the YouTubescene. With a current subscriber base of over 45million, Dude Perfect is one of the largest YouTube channels on the planet. The team has also ventured outside YouTubeand have their own show, eponymously named "The Dude Perfect Show", on Nickelodeon andCMT which has been running since 2016. The group purchased a massive 35,000 squarefoot warehouse in Frisco, Texas, something you could never find in the YouTuber meccathat is LA, back in 2016 and are able to use the space to create some of their craziesttricks yet. I guess everything really is bigger in Texas. They have a massive merch empire, spanningclothing and all kinds of sporting equipment, but from their huge channel alone, the grouprakes in between 5 and $13.2 million dollars a year. Even split 5 ways, that's a lot of money. NINJAWhile not making a name for himself on YouTube, the famous streamer Ninja definitely makesa huge impact on the platform. Originally starting as a gaming streamer onTwitch, his YouTube channel is home to the highlights of his gaming career and life andhold
s an impressive 22.8 million subscribers. Arguably the most famous celebrity to comefrom the internet, Ninja was the first e-sports contender to ever be featured on the coverof Sports Illustrated magazine. He's done brand deals with massive companieslike Epic Games, Samsung, Uber, Adidas and Microsoft, with each deal netting him millionsof dollars. In stream donations alone, Ninja earns over$250 thousand a month, and maintains live audiences of hundreds of thousands at a time,and the highlight reel that is his YouTube channel brings in a passive half a millionto $1.3 million a year. In 2019, Ninja made a deal with Microsoftto leave Twitch and start streaming exclusively on their debut streaming platform Mixer, earninghim somewhere in the ballpark of 100 million dollars. Just imagine how many V-Bucks you could buywith that. MR BEASTCurrently one of the most famous names on YouTube, Mr Beast exploded onto the YouTubescene by giving away thousands of dollars to random streamers and spending huge amountsof money to set insane world records, such as Uber-ing all the way across the country. Originally uploading for years to almost noviews, the North Carolina born YouTuber struck it big in 2017 when some smart investmentsin cryptocurrency made him an overnight millionaire. Instead of spending the money on himself,however, Mr Beast found more joy in giving it all away, and within 9 months had givenaway well over a million dollars. He frequently goes around the country,
surprisingpeople with random donations of thousands of dollars, or challenging them to 24-hourchallenges to win tens of thousands, and that's on the lower end. In 2019, he opened up a free car dealershipand gave away 15 cars to unsuspecting shoppers, opened up a store where he sold items likeTVs and gaming systems for the low-low price of FREE, played every carnival game at thelargest Six Flags in America until he had won every single prize, only to give themall right back, and gave his younger brother 24-hours to spend 100 thousand dollars, andthat's just scratching the surface. Mr Beast earns most of his money, or ratherthe money he gives away, from merch sales and brand deals, as well as the revenue hemakes from views on his videos. He regularly pulls in 10s of millions of viewsper video and has so far amassed an audience of over 24 million subscribers. Because of these huge numbers, his channelalone earns around 6.2 to $17 million a year. That's a whole lot of "last person to leave"challenges right there. Maybe Chandler will finally win some. PewDiePieOh, did you think we forgot the king of YouTube? Felix Kjellberg, also known as PewDiePie,has held the spot of most subscribed to YouTuber for more than half a decade. That's right. Most subscribed YouTuber, I don't count corporations. In one amazing week in August 2019,
PewDiePiebecame the first person to pass 100 million subscribers, married his longtime girlfriendMarzia, and beat the Ender Dragon in Minecraft, a game which he single handedly brought backinto the limelight after years of being seen as a niche kids game. Along the way, the money and fame really haven'tchanged Felix much, as he lives in a humble house in Brighton, England, and drives anaverage car, but staying a down to earth and relatable guy has been the key to his successfor so many years. He does treat himself and Marzia to frequentvacations to places like Japan and Thailand, where he spent his amazing honeymoon, andhe's found an interest in designer clothes. Add to that, his incredibly popular and constantlychanging line of merch, and it's no wonder that this Swedish YouTuber called an estimateof his net worth of $40 million dollars "a little low" in his 2019 video where he googledhimself. Each of Felix's videos pulls in millions ofviews, and he's frequently at the top of the trending page, although, not so much in Americafor some reason. The PewDiePie YouTube channel rakes in a whopping10.5 to $28 million a year. Felix has definitely earned it.
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