New York, Europe Brief News – Ever wonder how much money the biggest YouTube channels in the world make? We surveyed over 200 YouTubers with channel sizes ranging from a few thousand to hundreds of million subscribers and the results are, to put simply, astounding.
During the pandemic, lots of traditional entertainment media had a difficult time adjusting. Movies were delayed, soap opera schedules were altered and video game releases were postponed.
For YouTube, however, it was a time of boom.
Research suggests that in 2021, the platform had 2.3 billion users worldwide. YouTube says one billion hours of video content is consumed on the platform every day.
Here are the top 20 biggest YouTubers in the world today.
Jeffree Star – net worth of $200 million
Ryan’s World – net worth of $50 million
PewDiePie – net worth of $40 million
Markiplier – net worth of $35 million
DanTDM – net worth of $35 million
Rhett & Link – net worth of $32 million combined
Dude Perfect – net worth of $30 million
Vanoss Gaming – net worth of $25 million
Ninja – net worth of $25 million
James Charles – net worth of $25 million
Preston – net worth of $20 million
Like Nastya – net worth of $20 million
David Dobrik – net worth of $20 million
Jake Paul – net worth of $20 million
Lilly Singh – net worth of $20 million
Logan Paul – net worth of $19 million
MrBeast – net worth of $16 million
Blippi – net worth of $16 million
KSI – net worth of $15 million
Roman Atwood – net worth of $14.5 millio