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10) Dude Perfect. (Sports & Comedy). Net worth: $30 million. Dude Perfect is the second-most subscribed sports channel on YouTube and the fifteenth mostsubscribed channel overall for all sports and comedy enthusiasts out there. Their content involves videos depicting various trick shots, stunts, and friendly competitions between the group of 5 former college roommates.While many of their stunts are too dangerous to try at home, in 2021 the group published 101 Tricks, Tips, and Cool Stuff – a 250-page book filled with photos and step-by-step instructions for some of these stunts.They are currently headquartered in Frisco, Texas, and have amassed a following of over 55 million subscribers. 9) PewDiePie. (Gaming). Net worth: $55 million. Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, affectionately known as PewDiePie, is a Swedish YouTuber famous for his Let’s Play videos and comedic shows. He began his YouTube career in 2010 with gameplay videos of horror and action video games. In 2013, his channel became the most-subscribed one on the platform. As of 2022, the channel had over 111 million subscribers and received over 27 billion views. While his content has still predominantly focused on gaming, his content style has diversified to include vlogs, comedy shorts, formatted shows, and music videos. 8) Rhett & Link. (Comedy Talk Show). Net worth: $25 million. These self-proclaimed “Internetainers” have known for creating and hosting the YouTube series Good Mythical Morning. Their talk show-style channels have filled with comedic content that involves exciting ways to test out-of-the-box ideas. Rhett and Link create a family-friendly channel for entertainment that can be shared with everyone. They create a wide variety of content, including videos of them throwing darts at a map to guess international cuisine to rating foods from different price ranges and locations. In October 2021, they finally gave in to fan requests to drop their family-friendly act. Instead of their usual shows, they hosted a two-hour R-rated live stream, an event to which they sold 70,000 tickets for up to $50 per ticket. While older than the stereotypical media influencer, Rhett & Link and their expanded company Mythical Entertainment have amassed around 17 million subscribers. 7) Lilly Singh. (Comedy & Vlogs). Net worth: $22 million. Lilly Singh started her YouTube career in 2010, and by 2017, she had ranked number ten on the Forbes list of the world’s highest-paid YouTube stars. Along with maintaining her channels, she has also released her first documentary film chronicling her world tour and her first book, which reached number one on the New York Times best-seller list. In 2019, Singh changed her channel name from her former pseudonym Superwoman to her legal name “Lilly Singh.” By that time, she had already amassed a following of around 18 million through both her primary and vlog channel. 6) Paul Brothers. Jake Paul & Logan Paul. Net worth: $36 million. Throughout both their careers, the Paul brothers have been no strangers to controversy. Both of them started their social media careers on the now-defunct application, Vine. By the time Vine became extinct, Jake Paul had amassed 5.3 million followers, and his brother Logan was ranked as the 10th most influential media figure. However, both brothers have received bad reputations for their actions on social media, and many have labeled them as try-hards and attention-seekers. Regardless of critics and negative reviews, both brothers have amassed a combined following of 43 million and continue engaging in risky behavior. In particular, Jake Paul owes a lot of his success on YouTube to his boxing career. He uses the platform mainly to market his career as a boxer. In fact, he won three fights last year against big names in the MMA – one with Ben Askren and two with Tyron Woodley. On the other hand, Logan Paul recently hit the news as the owner of one of the first celebrity NFT releases with a $5 million sale in February 2021. His YouTube podcast, Impaulsive, has also attracted over 100 million views in the last year. 5) Liza Koshy. Net worth: $6 million. Liza Koshy began her career on Vine in 2013 before starting a YouTube channel. When Vine closed in 2017, she had around 7 million followers, who she brought along for her YouTube ride. Her celebrity status as an “Internetainer” helped her ease her way into Hollywood. As a thought-leader, she interviewed former President Barack Obama and other celebrities at star-studded events. To manage her busy schedule, she stopped recording videos full-time when she turned to full-time acting and hosting. As of 2022, her main channel had over 17.2 million subscribers, and her second one had more than 8 million. 4) David Dobrik. Net worth: $15 million. Along with other YouTube celebrities on this list, Dobrik found early success on Vine’s video-sharing platform before starting his vlog channel in 2015. He is best known for The Vlog Squad, which features his friends and his daily life. By February 2021, his vlog channel had accumulated about 18.8 million subscribers and 8.2 billion views. 3) Mark Edward Fischbach. Net worth: $28 million. With 33 million subscribers, Mark Edward Fischbach, or Markiplier to his fans, is a YouTuber who has honed his talents of playing video games. He initially made a name for himself by plating games like Five Nights at Freddy’s, a video game about a haunted pizza place. While he specializes in “Let’s Play” videos, mainly featuring survival horror video games, his channel’s original focus was sketch comedy. In 2014, the MarkiplierGAME channel was listed on NewMediaRockstar’s Top 100 Channels. That same year, he moved to Los Angeles to be closer to other resources. After taking a hiatus from YouTube, he returned and reached 10 million subscribers. As of 2021, Fischbach had a loyal following of around 28.5 million and he continues to make gaming videos and sketch comedy content. In 2021, he also created a madefor-TV adaptation of The Edge of Sleep, a post-apocalyptic thriller that he initially produced as a podcast in 2019. He hopes to sell the series to a streaming company like Netflix or Hulu this year. Find Markiplier on YouTube. 2) Ryan Kaji. Net worth: $32 million. Ryan’s World, formerly Ryan Toy Reviews, is a children’s YouTube channel that revolves around nineyear-old Ryan Kaji and his family. Reviewers have described the channel as a mash-up of personal vlog and unboxing/review videos. While the channel seems to embrace overwhelming consumerism, it combines innocent childhood antics to create a welcoming environment for its follower base. According to Forbes, the channel earned $11 million between 2016 and 2017 and Kaji was the eighth highest-paid YouTuber. In 2018 and 2019, he earned $22 million and $26 million, respectively, from his video and product line. As of 2021, Ryan Kaji had 32.8 million subscribers on his channel. In 2022, his parents and other people who manage his online presence have had to come up with new strategies to keep his brand alive, especially given that he’s getting a bit too old for playtime. For this reason, his channel is going in a new direction, with lots of content featuring costars like Red Titan – a child superhero. 1) Beast. Net worth: $16 million. Jimmy Donaldson, known as MrBeast, is a YouTuber who started his career by creating gaming content. His content style has diversified to include expensive challenge videos that reward the winners thousands of dollars, donation videos, videos with tasks, and original vlogging videos. As of July 2022, he has more than 98 million subscribers on YouTube. In 2019, he won the Breakout Creator by Streamy Awards. He was also one of the top 10 highest-paid YouTubers of 2020, along with Markiplier and Ryan’s World. His renowned 2021 video, “456,000 Squid Game in Real Life,” attracted 202 million views within less than two months of its release. He earned an estimated $54 million in 2020. He also led the 2021 #TeamSeas fundraiser, which raised over $30 million to clean up the ocean. By January 2022, Forbes had ranked MrBeast the highest earning YouTube creator. The team at Forbes also stated that his 2021 income would’ve earned him a spot at no.40 on the 2020 Forbes Celebrity 100 list. This ranking would’ve put him on the same level as Vin Diesel and Lewis Hamilton.