8-Year-Old is YouTube’s Highest Earner for 2nd Year in a Row

Ryan Kaji of 'Ryan's World' is the highest earning YouTuber for the second year running, bringing in $26 million in 2019.

According to CNN, Kaji has brought in nearly $50 million over the last two years. Forbes compiled the list of highest YouTube earners looking at their reported pre-tax income on revenue streams including sponsored content, advertisements, & merchandise sales.

Kaji's channel started with simple unboxing videos of Kaji opening toys on camera and giving his opinions of them. It has since snowballed into 22.9 million subscribers, a toy line, and a popular kids show, "Ryan's Mystery Playdate".

YouTube's Top Earners for 2019

1. Ryan Kaji, $26 million
2. Dude Perfect, $20 million
3. Anastasia Radzinskaya, $18 million
4. Rhett and Link, $17.5 million
5. Jeffree Star, $17 million
6. Preston (Preston Arsement), $14 million
7. PewDiePie (Felix Kjellberg, $13 million
8. Markiplier (Mark Fischbach), $13 million
9. DanTDM (Daniel Middleton), $12 million
10. VanossGaming (Evan Fong), $11.5 million