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15 Youtube Celebrities Who Earn Seven Digits
Whenever you’re told that there’s no money in creating those stupid videos you upload on Youtube, show them this article and tell them you’re going to be a millionaire someday.
Youtube’s popularity has soared over the past decade since it was launched. People now consider the video sharing platform as their go-to source for all types of content. Whether it’s entertainment or an educational clip, name it, Youtube has it.
Youtube has become the place where individuals can shine and share their talents to the world. Users have total control on the content they upload and the homemade videos don’t cost as much. Maybe that’s why there are a lot of Youtube celebrities now who are trending as they create original content for their millions of subscribers.
As an incentive for these brilliant content creators, Youtube allows its members to take a certain percentage of the advertising money it makes. This way, the user doesn’t feel the need to go to another video sharing platform, or worse, sell its content to TV or film. These Youtube celebrities are raking in the dough from their subscriber base of millions.
15. Dude Perfect: $1.5 million (estimated)
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These five dudes have actually perfected the trick shot video and have about 9 million subscribers to date. One can only marvel at how they are able to precisely hit impossible targets from very far away, regardless if it happens to be a golf ball or a tennis ball at that. Recently, their videos include sports equipment brand endorsements.
14. Prankvs.Prank: $2.26 million (estimated)
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This Youtube couple started their content playing pranks on each other. After 187 videos and 8.7 million subscribers, you wonder how they’re still together. Now, they play pranks on other people and have a total of 2.5 million views.
13. Rosanna Pansino: $2.5 million (estimated)
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If you see any yummy goodies that’s trending on Facebook, you have Rosanna Pansino to thank. This is because of her Youtube cooking show, “Nerdy Nummies.” She is responsible for the widely popular Star Wars themed cookies and the Breaking Bad “meth” candies.
12. Roman Atwood: $2.5 million
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Atwood is one of the main players in his prank videos which he stages and films himself. His pranks are played on unsuspecting strangers and can be range from insane to twisted, depending on his moods maybe. He has over 8 million views on his channel.
11. Lilly Singh: $2.5 million
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This girl first went viral during the “Sh*t __ Say videos, and from then on, the rest as they say is history. She pokes fun at the stereotypes of Indian people. She has used her Youtube persona to launch motivational talks all over the world and has even landed an appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.
10. German Garmendia: $3 million (estimated)
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If you’re not familiar with German Garmendia, it’s because this Chilean musician and comedian only makes Spanish videos. This however, does not deter his 27 million Youtube followers from making him popular. His videos are amazing because he changes in between different characters while in conversation.
9. Michelle Phan: $3 million
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Popular for her makeup tutorials, Phan’s successful Youtube story has helped her launch a line of Bob Ross inspired tutorials. She has also gained a career as a Lancome makeup artist and she has launched her own makeup line, ICON.
8. Rhett + Link: $4.5 million
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Best friends Rhett and Link are behind the viral videos “My OCD” and “Official Ojai Valley Taxidermy”. This comedic duo specializes in sponsored music videos for big brands such as McDonald’s and Taco Bell. These two have been focusing on their Good Mythical Morning channel that has over 10 million subscribers.
7. KSI: $4.5 million
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KSI is best known for his videos on FIFA back in 2008. Since then, he expanded to commentating on games such as Grand Theft Auto and Mortal Kombat, with the same profanity-laced reactions that he always had. His 12 million subscribers have given his music videos over a million hits.
6. CaptainSparklez: $4.8 million (estimated)
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His real name is Jordan Maron, but is more popularly known as CaptainSparklez on his Youtube channel. He earns his seven digits from recording and commentating videos of himslef playing Minecraft. He has also co-authored three Minecraft books and sells official Minecraft merchandise. He has over 1.9 billion views on his channel and owns a $4.5 million mansion in Hollywood Hills.
5. Lindsey Stirling: $6 million
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Lindsey Stirling is an unlikely contender in the list, but because of her creativity, the videos she produces are nothing but extraordinary. Who would have thought that something as boring as a violin could turn out to be a cool instrument after all?
4. Markiplier: Up to $8 million (estimated)
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This Youtube user specializes in Let’s Play videos and happens to run the 24th most subscribed to channel in Youtube. To date, it has over 4 billion views and 12 million subscribers. Markiplier is also part of Maker Studios network, which was recently bought by Disney Interactive.
3. The Fine Bros: $8.5 million
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The Fine Bros have perfected the “react” videos which expose people to unfamiliar objects or subjects and then cut through the best responses to them. One of the recent videos is that of senior citizens reacting to Rihanna’s “Work” video, and it went viral. They have a little over 6 million subscribers with regular viral content.
2. Smosh: $8.5 million
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Composed of comedy duo Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla, Smosh is the most subscribed to channel in YouTube. They have racked up over 5 billion views for their videos and have already released a full length film.
1. PewDiePie: $12 million
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His real name is Felix Kjellberg, but more known as the Swedish comedian PewDiePie in YouTube. He has an audience of 43 million subscribers mainly because of his playing and commentating videos of games such as Minecraft. He recently launched “Scare PewDiePie”, a series where he goes through Fear Factor types of challenges.