YouTube is name of the game right now. If you want to make a name of yourself in the 21st century, the easiest path to fandom is through YouTube. People are making loads of money from YouTube and becoming richer day by day, making it one of the most profitable professions of late. Just ask the YouTubers like Emily Canham and Lily Singh and you'll find out.
YouTubers makings videos of all varieties are achieving a lot of success. Videos related to gaming, vlogging, and makeup tutorials are very popular amongst the people, receiving a lot of video views and in turn, a lot of money. Here we'll look at the 5 Richest YouTubers of 2018, according to Forbes, and see how much cash they took home thanks to YouTube.
5) Logan Paul (Earnings: $12.5 million)
Logan Paul is what you call YouTube royalty. He is the probably one of the most well-known YouTubers in recent times. He mostly posts vlogs and homemade videos but is widely popular for it. His channel, Logan Paul vlogs, has more than 17 million subscribers.
Last year, Paul earned a whopping $12.5 million from YouTube, becoming the 5th of the highest earning YouTubers.
4) Mark Fischbach (Markiplier) (Earnings: $12.5 million)
Gaming is probably the hottest genre of YouTube at the moment. Gaming fans tune in to YouTube to see gamers tear it apart in their favorite games. Mark Fischbach, better known as Markplier, has gained a reputation for his play-by-play commentary of the games he plays. With more than 21 million subscribers, he is one of the biggest YouTube gamers at the moment.
Last year, Markiplier was the 4th highest earning among YouTubers, amassing a massive $12.5 million in a calendar year.
3) Dude Perfect (Earnings: $14 million)
Comedy can be very beneficial and Dude Perfect is the perfect example of it. The YouTube channel is run by 5 friends and a panda and they do many comedy sketches which are very popular amongst the viewers, and as a result, the channel has over 32 million subscribers, the 14th most subscribed channel on YouTube. The members of the group are Tyler Toney, Coby Cotton, Cory Cotton, Cody Jones, and Garrett Hilbert.
Right now, the group is the 3rd highest earning YouTuber in the world, making a stunning $14 million from their videos on YouTube last year.
2) Evan Fong (VanossGaming) (Earnings: $15.5 million)
As I said before, gaming is the most popular genre in YouTube as we see another gamer make the highest earning list, this time it's Evan Fong, owner of the YouTube channel VanossGaming. He plays games like GTA and Call of Duty and these games even sponsor him to play get featured on his channel. The channel has more than 23 million subscribers.
Over the last year, Evan earned a massive $15.5 million from YouTube, landing the 2nd position in the list of highest earning YouTubers.
1) Daniel Middleton (Earnings: $16.5 million)
Daniel is YouTube's ultimate success story. Playing Minecraft and posting them on YouTube, his YouTube channel has garnered over 11 billion video views, almost 20 million subscribers, and has branched out into doing tours, writing a novel in the process as well.
He was the biggest name in YouTube last year, and with earnings of $16.5 million, he takes home the title of "Highest Earning YouTubers."
