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YouTube Highest Paid List for 2020 out, and yes #1 is 9yrs old
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Top 10 YouTube stars and their earning power for the year
Most of the 2019 top earners spots have carried forward into 2020 and continue to rake in millions of dollars and subscribers for their video clips. With Ryan Kaji at #1 and Mr. Beast at #2 it appears that the absolute top of the YouTube pyramid, both have a formula that just keeps on going. Both the numbers based on earning and, even more so, views, are absolutely astronomical – implying a kind of snowball effect for the top accounts.
Surprising because of his age, yet at the same time not so surprising, is how 9-year-old Ryan Kaji of “Ryan’s World” has once again placed at the very top of the list for the highest paid YouTuber for 2020. Starting up in 2015, his videos have since totaled a whopping 43,907,425,279 views (43 billion!).
Last year he earned $26 million and this year he earned a considerable amount more at $29.5 million. That is a whole lot of money for making videos that show the young boy unboxing toys, creating DIY arts and crafts and science experiments.
According to Forbes:
“The nine-year-old star is flying high—literally. This November he became the first YouTuber featured in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with a float based on his superhero alter ego. It was a marketing ploy as much as it was a thrilling moment for the kids who tune into Kaji’s videos of DIY science experiments, family storytime and reviews of new toys. That’s just the start: The bulk of his business comes from licensing deals for more than 5,000 Ryan’s World products—everything from bedroom decor and action figures to masks and walkie talkies.”
#1 Ryan Kaji
- Earnings: $29.5 million
- Views: 12.2 billion
- Subscribers: 41.7 million
#2 Mr. Beast (Jimmy Donaldson)
- Earnings: $24 million
- Views: 3 billion
- Subscribers: 47.8 million
#3 Dude Perfect
- Earnings: $23 million
- Views: 2.77 billion
- Subscribers: 57.5 million
#4 Rhett and Link
- Earnings: $20 million
- Views: 1.9 billion
- Subscribers: 41.8 million
#5 Markiplier (Mark Fischbach)
- Earnings: $19.5 million
- Views: 3.1 billion
- Subscribers: 27.8 million
#6 Preston Arsement
- Earnings: $19 million
- Views: 3.3 billion
- Subscribers: 33.4 million
#7 Nastya (Anastasia Radzinskaya)
- Earnings: $18.5 million
- Views: 39 billion
- Subscribers: 190.6 million
#8 Blippi (Stevin John)
- Earnings: $17 million
- Views: 8.2 billion
- Subscribers: 27.4 million
#9 David Dobrik
- Earnings: $15.5 million
- Views: 2.7 billion
- Subscribers: 18 million
#10 Jeffree Star
- Earnings: $15 million
- Total Views (from June 2019 to June 2020): 600 million
- Total Subscribers: 16.9 million
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