Forbes published the current ranking of the individuals who earned the most by publishing videos on the YouTube channel. Who are the highest paid YouTube stars of 2016?
Who are highest paid youtube stars 2016? According to the magazine's calculations Forbes the biggest earner remains among YouTube stars Felix Kjellberg, better known as PewDiePie, which has almost 50 million followers. The Swede, who tests computer games and records his comments, threatens that because of YouTube's strange practices (criticisms fly mainly at the account of the section "recommended recordings”, which is full click-bait, which damages the author's content) deleted his account upon reaching the milestone.
Although the 26-year-old does not have a channel in the numbers, in the last year (between June 2015 and 2016) he earned from YouTube 15 million US dollars, which is almost a three million "raise" compared to a year before, when he earned 'only' 12 million (a 20% jump). This is mainly due to the series YouTube Red and his books This Book Loves You (it sold 112 thousand copies). Don't bite the hand that feeds you, PewDiePike!
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The vlogger took second place An Atwood novel, which was launched into the stratosphere pranks. Last year he was 'only' eighth with 2.5 million dollars in earnings, but this year he enriched his account by as much as eight million. Last year he shared the place with Lilly Singh, who also made a big jump up the rankings, finishing just behind him. 28-year-old vlogger, rapper and actress, who established herself under the name Superwoman, started posting on YouTube in 2010.
Top 10 Highest Paid YouTube Stars 2016:
7. Rhett & Link - Earnings: US$5 million
7. Colleen Ballinger (Miranda Sings) – Earnings: US$5 million
6. German Garmendia - Earnings: US$5.5 million
6. Mark Fischbach (Markiplier) – Earnings: US$5.5 million
5. Rosanna Pansino - Earnings: US$6 million
5. Tyler Oakley – Earnings: US$6 million
4. Anthony Padilla (Smosh) – Earnings: US$7 million
3. Lilly Singh (IISuperwomanII) – Earnings: US$7.5 million
2. Roman Atwood - Earnings: 8 million US dollars
1. Felix Kjellberg (PewDiePie) – Earnings: US$15 million
More information:
forbes.com
