For the second year running neither PewDiePie or MrBeast are the top earners in the world of YouTube, according to the Forbes Highest-Paid YouTubers 2020 list.
That mantle once again belongs to unboxing extraordinaire and multi-millionaire Ryan Kaji, whose channel also features animated cartoons for his fellow young followers.
Ryan Kaji, who is currently nine years old, runs the Ryan’s World channel with the aid of his parents. This year the family generated a mighty 12.2 billion views and netted an estimated $29.5 million throughout the year.
Forbes also notes that coming in at second place in the YouTube charts is MrBeast who has generated over three billion views and netted a reported $24 million during the year of 2020.
YouTube king PewDiePie also failed to best Ryan’s World once again this year when it comes to pulling in the big money, despite 2020 seeing his channel return to more video game-based content. While MrBeast still features pretty high on the Forbes’ annual earnings list, PewDiePie failed to make an appearance at all.
Ryan’s World has expanded further than YouTube thanks to his success, and the youngster now has his own range of merchandise, toys and more.
As for MrBeast, YouTube is not the only earner for the content creator, who has other business ventures including a chain of restaurants which recently opened in the US.
The other top earners on YouTube include comedy channel Dude Perfect coming in at third place, earning a reported $23 million. Rhett & Link scoop fourth place with $20 million and Markiplier comes in at fifth place with a reported $19.5 million.
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