From pranksters and video gamers to a makeup guru, the world’s highest-earning YouTube influencers collectively made $180.5 million this year, according to the latest Forbes estimates.
From pranksters and video gamers to a makeup guru, the world’s highest earning YouTube influencers collectively made $180.5 million this year, according to the latest Forbes estimates .
That’s up 42 percent from a year ago, when the top earners collectively made $127 million. Notably, this year’s list is made solely of male YouTubers. (Only a handful of female influencers have cracked the top ten in previous years.)
Here are this year’s 10 highest paid YouTube stars.
Age: 23 Number of YouTube subscribers: 18.6 million Year he joined YouTube: 2015 Earnings in 2018: $14.5 million (versus $12.5 million in 2017)
Logan Paul, who’s most known for his pranks, reaction videos and outrageous skits, makes money off of his videos, brand deals and merchandise.
Age: 29 Number of YouTube subscribers: 77.6 million Year he joined YouTube: 2010 Earnings in 2018: $15.5 million (versus $12 million in 2017)
Felix Kjellberg, PewDiePie’s real name, is a Swedish YouTuber who remains one of the most followed stars despite controversy.
