YouTube was in 2005. All the youtubers earn money from sponsored videos and by allowing advertisements to run on their videos on YouTube. Here are the top 10 YouTubers who have earned the most in 2017, as published by Forbes recently.
10. Lilly Singh - $10.5 million
Lilly Singh, most popularly known as 'Superwoman' makes videos on the genre of comedy and has a huge fan following around the world with over 12 million subscribers on YouTube and 7.2 million followers on Instagram. She has also released a feature film called 'Trip to Unicorn Island' for YouTube Red, the company's premium service.
There are two people who tied at 8th position,
8. Ryan ToysReview - $11 million
It is baffling to see that Ryan who is just 6 years old earns so much. His ToysReview earns in millions by opening and reviewing the toys he has or gets as a sponsored goodie. The YouTube channel has over 10 million followers.
8. Smosh - $11million
Smosh was one of the first YouTube channels to go viral. It was started by Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla by posting comedy videos around video games and pop culture. Their YouTube channel has 22 million subscribers.
7. Jake Paul - $11.5 million
Jake Paul initially began by making Vines, small comedy videos with his brother Logan. Though the main niche of the videos is comedy, he posts original music once in a while too. His YouTube channel has over 12 million followers.
6. Felix Kjellberg - $12 million
Better known as PewDiePie, Felix is a Swedish video game commentator. His videos have him playing various video games and reacting to what's happening. His YouTube Channel has over 58 million followers.
There's again a tie at 4th position,
4. Mark Fischbach - $12.5 million
Mark is a gaming YouTuber known as Markiplier. His YouTube channel has over 18 million followers.
4. Logan Paul - $12.5 million
Logan? The name sounds familiar, right? Yes, he is the brother of Jake Paul mentioned above at the 7th position. Just as his brother, he started from Vines as well. He posts comedy videos and vlogs on his channel having around 19 followers.
3. Dude Perfect - $14 million
It is a channel run by former high school basketball players, twins Cory and Coby Cotton and 3 others. They make comedy videos on sports and break sports stereotypes. Their YouTube channel has over 25 million followers.
2. Evan Fond - $15.5 million
25 year old Canadian, Evan is popularly known as VanossGaming. He posts videos that him playing video games with a hint of comedy in them. His editing skills in the videos is praised by many. His YouTube channel has 22 million followers.
- Daniel Middleton - $16.5 million
Just like many names in this list, Daniel's channel is focused on a game called Minecraft. He is known as 'TheDiamondMinecart'. He posts videos daily on his channel having 17 million followers. In 2017, he did a world tour that had 4 sold out nights at the Sydney Opera House.
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