(ThePennyWatcher.com) – Over 122 million people visit the site every day! It has beenthe launchpad of so many online stars and continues to provide huge opportunities for those looking to build an audience.
Let’s take a look at who leads the way as the biggest earners.
Mr Beast
Jimmy Donaldson, AKA Mr. Beast is the highest earning YouTube channel. As a young man, he rakes in a whopping 54 million dollars per year. He started years ago with stunts and various challenges, and worked his viewership up to where he now does a lot of charity and philanthropy work, giving back to his audience.
Mr. Beast has been a master at producing high quality consistent content, including post-production and promotion as a top skill.
If you see any interview him, he is a nerd when it comes to video thumbnails, how to post, when to post, and so much more.
he’s the full package when it comes to entertaining and promotional online video.
Jake Paul:
Jake Paul is almost a household name at this point. He got his start posting alongside his brother Logan as they both grew their audience.
He has since re-invented himself to where he is today as a professional boxer. His promotional skills are off the charts, and loves throwing himself into the picture as the villain wherever he can.
Now in the YouTuber fight business, he haas started to gain loyal fans as a true boxer as he racks up wins, but recently fell short againts his first true professional test against Tommy Fury.
He has launched a gambling brand, and continues his self promotion. This guy can’t be stopped, and took in close to 50 million dollars per year.
Markiplier
He has been recording videos for over a decade, mainly in the video game arena and horror.
Close to 30 million annual earnings be cause of his consistent content, and larger brand deals have gotten him to where he is today.
He shifted focus to selling merch and did very well,
Rhett & Link
These two started as a daily talk show called Good Mythical Morning, and has since grown into an empire with spinoffs boosting their views and earnings on YouTube.
One of their most successful spinoff shows is called Mythical Kitchen, a cooking program with a hosted by Josh Scherer.
The show is not that old and already has 1.8 million subscribers on YouTube.
Mythical Accelerator is another initiatve where they develop other YouTubers. They intend to invest millions in the promotion of other YouTubers.
Unspeakable
Unspeakable
Nathan Graham is his name, and he has been posting for more than 10 years. And it may not be your cup of tea, but gamers are amongst the most popular and wealthy on YouTube. These guys love Minecraft, the video game that’s now a childhood staple.
With over 20 million people subscribe to his four YouTube channels, he posts videos of himself playing Minecraft and other games and plays around with other funny and entertaining stunts.
In a bold and strategic move, Nathan actually sold off all of his videos so he could take the earnings and potentially grow quicker with new ventures. It will be interesting to see his progress.
Spotter has made several deals like this as a leader in acquiring a network of content.
It’s an amazing time we live in, where the average person can launch, create, edit, and make money off their own content.
If you got what it takes, go for it. We may see you on this list someday!
