While some kids at nine are still trying to figure out Maths in primary school, Ryan Kaji is one kid that has already earning millions in Dollars.
Ryan has emerged the highest paid YouTube star of 2020, earning about $29.5 million according to Forbes. Ryan also took the title in 2019. Actually, this is the third year in a row that Ryan Kaji has topped the list.
Ryan’s channel currently has over 41.7 million subscribers and this is about two times the number in 2019, which was about 23 million subscribers. Ryan’s journey on YouTube started in 2015 and he reviews toys. Ryan loves doing lots of fun things like pretend play, science experiments, music videos, skits, challenges, DIY arts and crafts and more!!!
Ryan has had over 12.2 billion views and according to Forbes, most of his earnings “come from licensing deals for more than 5,000 Ryan’s World products—everything from bedroom decor and action figures to masks and walkie talkies.”
The second highest paid star on YouTube is Mr. Beast (Jimmy Donaldson) with $24 million. Donaldson is YouTune’s biggest new star and he currently has about 47.6 million subscribers with 3 billion views last year. His ultimate goal is to double both parameters in 2021. Donaldson’s videos typically feature “attention-grabbing stunts”
The third position belongs to Dude Perfect, earning $23 million. Dude Perfect is an American consists of twins Cory and Coby Cotton, Garrett Hilbert, Cody Jones, and Tyler “Ty” Toney, all of whom are former college roommates at Texas A&M University.
The top Ten are summarised below:
Forbes’ methodology of calculating earnings
All earnings estimates are from June 1, 2019, through June 1, 2020. Figures are pretax; fees for agents, managers and lawyers are not deducted. Earnings estimates are based on data from Captiv8, SocialBlade and Pollstar as well as interviews with industry insiders. For the list’s purposes, Forbes defines a YouTube Star as someone whose primary form of digital and media revenue comes from YouTube.
