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Believe It Or Not, These 10 YouTube Celebrities Are Making Millions
Time to get the camera rolling and earning them big bucks!
Gone are the days when people can tell you that creating those “stupid YouTube videos” is a complete waste of time. These days, you can actually earn millions if you hit the right notes and, of course, have a multitude of followers.
Several blog entries ago, we shared with you about CaptainSparklez or Jordan Maron in real life. This 23-year-old guy just purchased a hilltop mansion in Hollywood Hills worth $4.5 million. His main source of income? Posting Minecraft videos on YouTube.
Also, you may remember about DisneyCollectorBR who earned big bucks in 2014 (i.e. 4.9 million) just unboxing Disney toys.
Recently, Forbes posted a list of top YouTube Millionaires on their website and here’s the list:
1. Rosanna Pansino
Subscribers: 4.8 Million
Revenue: $2.5 Million
Rosanna Pansino‘s Nerdy Nummies is the most famous baking show on YouTube where she creates nerd-themed baked goodies such as objects and characters from movies, cartoons, video games, and many more.
2. Roman Atwood
Subscribers: 4 Million
Revenue: $2.5 Million
Roman Atwood, on the other hand, has gained a lot of online followers with his hidden camera pranks – such as that recent one where he blew his kid up.
3. Lilly Singh
Subscribers: 6.9 Million
Revenue: $2.5 Million
Known in the YouTube community as IISuperwomanII, Lilly Singh just began her comedy channel 5 years ago.
4. Michelle Phan
Subscribers: 8 Million
Revenue: $3 Million
Make-up expert Michelle Phan has over 350 videos and 8 million solid followers. Phan first achieved popularity when Buzzfeed featured two of his videos – such as “How To Get Lady Gaga’s Eyes.”
5. KSI
Subscribers: 10.9 Million
Revenue: $4.5 Million
What does KSI do for a living? Well, he simply records his commentaries on popular video games and then he puts it up on YouTube.
6. Rhett & Link
Subscribers: 3.8 Million
Revenue: $4.5 Million
After graduating from college, these two engineers quit their jobs and started uploading stuff on the Rhett and Link comedy YouTube channel.
7. Lindsey Stirling
Subscribers: 7.1 Million
Revenue: $6 Million
Mormon violinist Lindsey Stirling immediately catapulted to online stardom as she showed virtuoso level violin playing, even incorporating dance moves to her performances.
8. Fine Brothers
Subscribers: 7.1 Million
Revenue: $8.5 Million
Benny Fine and Rafi Fine, better known by YouTube users as the Fine Brothers are the masterminds behind the highly-successful React videos (Kids React, Teens React, Elders React and YouTubers React).
9. Smosh
Subscribers: 21.3 Million
Revenue: $8.5 Million
Ian Andrew Hecox and Anthony Padilla are known together as comedy duo Smosh. Aside from maintaining a popular YouTube channel, they also got featured to star on Smosh: The Movie which hit the theaters last July 23, 2015.
10. PewDiePie
Subscribers: 39.9 Million
Revenue: $12 Million
Lastly, we have Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg –or PewDiePie to his YouTube subscribers. He is best known for his hilarious commentaries while playing video games.
Pretty impressive, right? So if you’ve ever dabbled into creating your own YouTube content, just stick with it and keep pushing. Do not quit your day job though until at least you have several million subscribers and views. Who knows? You just might become the next online sensation!
Mystery Woman Earned Almost $5 Million Just by Unboxing Disney Toys on Youtube.
H/T: Notable