YouTube’s “Richie Rich”
YouTube Millionaires
• The list of the top-paid YouTubers features 13
DIY filmmakers coining millions
• A combined total of $54.5 million, by:
– Commenting on video games
– Serving up comedy
– Blogging about beauty & even
– Dancing while playing the violin
1. PewDiePie: $12 million
• He has over 40 million people
subscriber to his “playing
videogames with your bros” channel
• This Swedish star’s real name is
Felix Kjellberg
• This Swede rarely grants interviews,
doing conferences or visiting
LA YouTube studios
• Besides his talk show appearance,
the 25-year-old's fame has also led
to a book called ‘This Book Loves
You’
2 (tie). Smosh: $8.5 million
• Ian Hecox & Anthony Padilla
childhood best friends from
Sacramento, California
• They reinvented themselves
online as Smosh & have 21 million
subscribers
• Their comedy act that got famous for
live-action skits based on Pokémon
games
• It just got bigger from there & also
run 5 other channels one of them is
ElSmosh (Smosh en Espanol)
• Their first full-length movie Smosh:
The Movie came out in July 2015
2 (tie). Fine Brothers: $8.5 million
• They have 13 million subscribers on
their channel & like Smosh, Fine
Brothers are also a comedy duo
• Benny, 34 & Rafi, 32, earned a
Daytime Emmy for their videos of
children reacting to YouTube videos
• The series which won a Daytime
Emmy in 2012, started with kids has
now expanded to group like 'elders'
& 'teens’
• Fine Brothers also brought their
talents to Nickelodeon at the end of
2014, creating a show with the
network called “React to That”
4. Lindsey Stirling: $6 million
• American violinist-dancer, 29, has
been posting YouTube videos to
her channel & now have 7 million
subscribers
• She plays the violin. She
dances. Then she does them at the
same time & it’s kind of amazing
• She began posting her videos of
herself performing after getting
rejection by record companies
• She appeared on America's Got
Talent in 2010, where she became
a quarter finalist
5 (tie). Rhett & Link: $4.5 million
• The pair's channel has 8million
subscribers & posts videos
including songs & 'rap battles‘
• Many of the top YouTuber
channels are comedy shows
• McLaughlin, 38 & Charles
Lincoln Neal III , 37, are most
famous for their Good Mythical
Morning series
• These friends have engineering
degrees & worked in
corporate America before
launching their comedy careers on
YouTube
5 (tie). KSI: $4.5 million
• KSI began commentatoring about
video games such as FIFA but
has begun a rap career too
• KSI has 10 million subscribers
• This 22 year old Britisher’s real
name is Olajide Olatunji
• In many of his videos we can see
him playing FIFA & featured
cameos from his family
• His hip-hop
single “Lamborghini” reached
number 30 on the U.K. charts in
April 2015
7. Michelle Phan: $3 million
• The 28 year old become one of the
Internet's most popular beauty
vloggers & have more than 8
million subscribers
• Self-taught makeup artist became
famous for showing viewers how
to use make up to look like celebs
• Celebs such as Lady Gaga &
Angelina Jolie & she also posts
DIY videos about how to best
decorate a room
• Beyond her channel she has
expanded to a book “Make Up:
Your Life Guide to Beauty, Style,
8 (tie). Lilly Singh: $2.5 million
• Singer & comedian, 27, is known
by her YouTube name
“Superwoman” & have more
than 7 million subscribers
• Her page says 'Spent thousands
of dollars on tuition, graduated &
got a degree. I make YouTube
videos now.'
• She peddles her quirky humor in
videos such as 'How I clean my
room‘
• She was noticed for her skill at
joking over the Internet but this
year she took her show on road
8 (tie). Roman Atwood: $2.5 million
• Ohioan Prankster, 32, has taken
Punk'd to another level online &
attracted over 7 million subscribers
• He partnered with Nissan while
frustrating his friends with his
stunts
• One of his latest trick was with his
girlfriend Brittney into thinking
that their three-year-old son had
died in an explosion
• He has gained fame & profited
from his videos but recently ran
into controversy when one stunt
was deemed to have crossed the
8 (tie). Rosanna Pansino: $2.5 million
• A self-trained chef whose baking
tutorials have taught millions the
science behind a perfect cupcake
• Her subscriber total of 4.7million,
less than others but has a loyal
following that watches her cooking
videos
• She is putting out a cookbook & has
partnered with a cooking ware
company after attracting followers
by showing them how to make
'nerdy nummies‘
• She prefers to spend time making
delicious treats than tricking her
Images are for representation purpose only.

YouTube's 'Richie Rich"

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    YouTube Millionaires • Thelist of the top-paid YouTubers features 13 DIY filmmakers coining millions • A combined total of $54.5 million, by: – Commenting on video games – Serving up comedy – Blogging about beauty & even – Dancing while playing the violin
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    1. PewDiePie: $12million • He has over 40 million people subscriber to his “playing videogames with your bros” channel • This Swedish star’s real name is Felix Kjellberg • This Swede rarely grants interviews, doing conferences or visiting LA YouTube studios • Besides his talk show appearance, the 25-year-old's fame has also led to a book called ‘This Book Loves You’
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    2 (tie). Smosh:$8.5 million • Ian Hecox & Anthony Padilla childhood best friends from Sacramento, California • They reinvented themselves online as Smosh & have 21 million subscribers • Their comedy act that got famous for live-action skits based on Pokémon games • It just got bigger from there & also run 5 other channels one of them is ElSmosh (Smosh en Espanol) • Their first full-length movie Smosh: The Movie came out in July 2015
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    2 (tie). FineBrothers: $8.5 million • They have 13 million subscribers on their channel & like Smosh, Fine Brothers are also a comedy duo • Benny, 34 & Rafi, 32, earned a Daytime Emmy for their videos of children reacting to YouTube videos • The series which won a Daytime Emmy in 2012, started with kids has now expanded to group like 'elders' & 'teens’ • Fine Brothers also brought their talents to Nickelodeon at the end of 2014, creating a show with the network called “React to That”
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    4. Lindsey Stirling:$6 million • American violinist-dancer, 29, has been posting YouTube videos to her channel & now have 7 million subscribers • She plays the violin. She dances. Then she does them at the same time & it’s kind of amazing • She began posting her videos of herself performing after getting rejection by record companies • She appeared on America's Got Talent in 2010, where she became a quarter finalist
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    5 (tie). Rhett& Link: $4.5 million • The pair's channel has 8million subscribers & posts videos including songs & 'rap battles‘ • Many of the top YouTuber channels are comedy shows • McLaughlin, 38 & Charles Lincoln Neal III , 37, are most famous for their Good Mythical Morning series • These friends have engineering degrees & worked in corporate America before launching their comedy careers on YouTube
  • 8.
    5 (tie). KSI:$4.5 million • KSI began commentatoring about video games such as FIFA but has begun a rap career too • KSI has 10 million subscribers • This 22 year old Britisher’s real name is Olajide Olatunji • In many of his videos we can see him playing FIFA & featured cameos from his family • His hip-hop single “Lamborghini” reached number 30 on the U.K. charts in April 2015
  • 9.
    7. Michelle Phan:$3 million • The 28 year old become one of the Internet's most popular beauty vloggers & have more than 8 million subscribers • Self-taught makeup artist became famous for showing viewers how to use make up to look like celebs • Celebs such as Lady Gaga & Angelina Jolie & she also posts DIY videos about how to best decorate a room • Beyond her channel she has expanded to a book “Make Up: Your Life Guide to Beauty, Style,
  • 10.
    8 (tie). LillySingh: $2.5 million • Singer & comedian, 27, is known by her YouTube name “Superwoman” & have more than 7 million subscribers • Her page says 'Spent thousands of dollars on tuition, graduated & got a degree. I make YouTube videos now.' • She peddles her quirky humor in videos such as 'How I clean my room‘ • She was noticed for her skill at joking over the Internet but this year she took her show on road
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    8 (tie). RomanAtwood: $2.5 million • Ohioan Prankster, 32, has taken Punk'd to another level online & attracted over 7 million subscribers • He partnered with Nissan while frustrating his friends with his stunts • One of his latest trick was with his girlfriend Brittney into thinking that their three-year-old son had died in an explosion • He has gained fame & profited from his videos but recently ran into controversy when one stunt was deemed to have crossed the
  • 12.
    8 (tie). RosannaPansino: $2.5 million • A self-trained chef whose baking tutorials have taught millions the science behind a perfect cupcake • Her subscriber total of 4.7million, less than others but has a loyal following that watches her cooking videos • She is putting out a cookbook & has partnered with a cooking ware company after attracting followers by showing them how to make 'nerdy nummies‘ • She prefers to spend time making delicious treats than tricking her
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    Images are forrepresentation purpose only.