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The Highest-Paid YouTube Stars Of 2020
Posted on 12/22/20 at 12:00 pm
Posted on 12/22/20 at 12:00 pm
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He may soon get a chance to spend that kind of money: Business on YouTube is booming. Donaldson and the other highest-paid YouTubers secured an estimated $211 million in total earnings from June 1, 2019 to June 1, 2020, a 30% jump from the previous year. Unlike other parts of the media world suffering through a pandemic-induced downturn, YouTube has been a major draw for people stuck at home, sitting out lockdown boredom.
The major stars continue to cater to the young—or at least those with a youthful sense of humor. According to research firm Statista, 77% of U.S. internet users ages 15-25 tune into YouTube. The top earner was nine-year-old Ryan Kaji, who clambered atop first place for the third year in a row. He’s famous for so-called unboxing videos, in which he takes toys out of their packages and reviews them.
Nearly all YouTubers earn the majority of their income from ad revenue generated from their YouTube videos, a number that is boosted when videos are family friendly, in English and longer than eight minutes. And while those ad rates did dip at the beginning of Covid-19, they quickly rebounded. Plus the YouTubers have gotten plenty of money from big brands such as Bass shops and Kroger, which each sponsored specific videos for Dude Perfect (No. 3) and Rhett and Link (No. 4), respectively.
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#3 | Dude Perfect
Earnings: $23 million
Views: 2.77 billion
Subscribers: 57.5 million
These five bros (Coby Cotton, Cory Cotton, Garret Hilbert, Cody Jones and Tyler Toney) have more fun playing with lightsabers, Nerf Guns
and paintballs than most adults do.
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#2 | Mr. Beast (Jimmy Donaldson)
Earnings: $24 million
Views: 3 billion
Subscribers: 47.8 million
Donaldson is YouTube’s biggest new star, good enough for almost 50 million subscribers
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#1 | Ryan Kaji
Earnings: $29.5 million
Views: 12.2 billion
Subscribers: 41.7 million
The nine-year-old star is flying high—literally.
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Posted on 12/22/20 at 12:01 pm to RLDSC FAN
Whats the 9 year olds shtick?
Posted on 12/22/20 at 12:04 pm to RLDSC FAN
I watch Mr. Beast with my son. Dude gives away tons of cash to his subscribers.
Posted on 12/22/20 at 12:05 pm to RLDSC FAN
It really is amazing.
I’ve followed one YouTuber from her beginnings when she had around 300 subscribers. Her schtick is running a YouTube channel. Literally. She has a YouTube channel about making YouTube channels.
Now she has ~300k subscribers and is pretty open about her monetization and income. She’s making around $20k/month between YouTube, ads, courses, and affiliate marketing.
There’s gotta be a way to get a small piece of that pie. I don’t need a full career but a few grand a month would be nice.
Oh and since it’s the OT:
I’ve followed one YouTuber from her beginnings when she had around 300 subscribers. Her schtick is running a YouTube channel. Literally. She has a YouTube channel about making YouTube channels.
Now she has ~300k subscribers and is pretty open about her monetization and income. She’s making around $20k/month between YouTube, ads, courses, and affiliate marketing.
There’s gotta be a way to get a small piece of that pie. I don’t need a full career but a few grand a month would be nice.
Oh and since it’s the OT:
Posted on 12/22/20 at 12:05 pm to upgrayedd
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Whats the 9 year olds shtick?
His criminal mom monetizes her son by making videos of him playing with toys.
Posted on 12/22/20 at 12:05 pm to upgrayedd
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He’s famous for so-called unboxing videos, in which he takes toys out of their packages and reviews them.
Posted on 12/22/20 at 12:12 pm to StringedInstruments
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There’s gotta be a way to get a small piece of that pie. I don’t need a full career but a few grand a month would be nice.
You just have to find a niche people are interested in and have basic social skills.
I follow several bushcraft channels, and two of them have quit their full time jobs to bushcraft, canoe, and winter camp full time. Both are pushing 2 million subscribers.
This post was edited on 12/22/20 at 12:13 pm
Posted on 12/22/20 at 12:14 pm to TheChosenOne
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His criminal mom monetizes her son by making videos of him playing with toys.
Well, that's creepy as hell
Posted on 12/22/20 at 12:16 pm to RLDSC FAN
Holy frick that 9 year olds channel has 28 million subscribers and the family’s channel has 6.5 million subscribers.
How much of that is Chinese Communist bots?
How much of that is Chinese Communist bots?
Posted on 12/22/20 at 12:17 pm to RLDSC FAN
My boys love Dude Perfect. And its one of the few youtube channels I feel good about them watching. Those guys are good, down-to-earth Christian baws.
Posted on 12/22/20 at 12:17 pm to RLDSC FAN
We watch Rhett and Link pretty much everyday, and I'll catch Dude Perfect every once in a while. I've only heard of like one other on that list.
Posted on 12/22/20 at 12:17 pm to RLDSC FAN
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Dude Perfect
The worst. All they do is yell.
Posted on 12/22/20 at 12:18 pm to TheChosenOne
Is there a backstory on that?
Posted on 12/22/20 at 12:19 pm to RLDSC FAN
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#1 | Ryan Kaji
Earnings: $29.5 million
Views: 12.2 billion
Subscribers: 41.7 million
The nine-year-old star is flying high—literally.
What the frick?
Posted on 12/22/20 at 12:19 pm to NakaTrash
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My boys love Dude Perfect. And its one of the few youtube channels I feel good about them watching. Those guys are good, down-to-earth Christian baws.
they are Aggies, be careful
Posted on 12/22/20 at 12:20 pm to Slagathor
How much money does Blippi have??
Posted on 12/22/20 at 12:21 pm to StringedInstruments
She looks like the crazy jealous girl meme in the face / smile.
Posted on 12/22/20 at 12:21 pm to RLDSC FAN
Me and my son watch Preston because he’s clean and funny and a way we can spend time together. Especially since the divorce divorce and I Skype or FaceTime him every night and talk.
Posted on 12/22/20 at 12:23 pm to RLDSC FAN
I hate that kid. His show comes on Nick Jr and it is fricking CRINGE. I will NEVER play that shite. Awful and he is annoying.
Posted on 12/22/20 at 12:23 pm to RLDSC FAN
As a father of two young girls, I'm surprised Dan TDM or the family behind "Come Play with Me" didn't make the cut.
Cookie Swirl C is another heavy-hitter I don't see here.
Have any of you been made to endure a channel named "Toys and Colors"? If you know, you know. It's horrendous.
Cookie Swirl C is another heavy-hitter I don't see here.
Have any of you been made to endure a channel named "Toys and Colors"? If you know, you know. It's horrendous.
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