The top 5 richest YouTubers
If you asked people around about their definition of a good job 10 years ago, being a YouTuber was nowhere on their list. Some even thought that being active on social media as a source of revenue was a huge waste of time. In their opinion, YouTubers were nothing more than some teenagers who had nothing better to do with their time than to waste it. However, becoming a YouTube star has become the dream for so many as now there are hundreds of people making a living out of their YouTube channels. Some of them have become multi-millionaires on this platform, making much more money that you could once imagine! Here in this article, we will look at the top 5 YouTubers that have landed lucrative incomes in the platform in 2023.
Jeffree Star
200 million dollars! That is the net worth of Jeffree Star, The number one YouTuber in our list with the highest income. Jeffree gained his fame on MySpace but turned to YouTube with a channel that was mainly about music when it started. However, he repurposed the YouTube channel to start supporting his cosmetic brand and make videos about how-to make up tutorials, lifestyle and fame. His brand is among the most lucrative ones in the field of cosmetics
Mr. Beast
Jimmy Donaldson was only a 13-year-old teenager when he started uploading videos on YouTube. He is now the second person on our list of Top 5 YouTubers that make a living on YouTube. He started off with commenting on video games and making videos out of it, but now his channel is more about challenge videos, pranks and prizes. Some predict that soon his revenue on YouTube will be doubled and he will become the first YouTube billionaire. Mr. Beast has a net worth of more than 105 million dollars and spends part of his income on charity and philanthropic work.
Ryan Kaji
When his parents posted videos of him unpacking some toys at the age of 4, they probably couldn’t believe that 7 years later, he was going to be one of the youngest and wealthiest YouTubers in the world. Ryan is only 11 years old and has one of the most money making channels in YouTube. His content is mostly children educational videos, DIYs and pretend plays. Ryan has a merchandise product that is now sold in chain stores such as target. The 11-year-old YouTuber is believed to have a net worth of around 100 million dollars.
Logan Paul
The more famous brother between Logan and James Paul, is the second person on our list. Logan Paul was a famous viner but once the application shut down, he switched to YouTube and made it to success pretty rapidly. He had his own share of controversies on this platform as he was suspended from YouTube Ad program for a while, after he had posted a video about an infamous suicide spot in Japan in 2018 that had footage of dead body in it. However, he publicly apologized and went back in the game. Paul is a professional boxer and actor and has started merchandise company recently. He is told to have a net worth of 45 million dollars.
PewDiePie
Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, the Swedish YouTube star is among the most famous and most popular YouTubers these days. He has a channel about reaction videos and gameplay and has millions of subscribers. He’s been given credit for influencing gaming market and having increased its sales by publishing his videos. This YouTuber from Sweden is told to have a net worth of almost 40 million dollars and has helped many charity institutions in the past few years.
The bottom line:
This list can go on and on. There are hundreds of people out there whose lives have been completely altered and headed in a totally different direction after starting their YouTube channel. The second largest search engine in the world is one of the most rapidly-growing platforms in the world and is a place to get your voice to the world, create your own community and make money at the same time. Seeing the list of the most successful YouTubers can be the right motivation for you to start your own channel and business on the platform. They all started where you are standing now, one day.
