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9 year old becomes the highest paid YouTuber

9 year old  becomes the highest paid YouTuber

With a massive following of 27.6 million subscribers, the 9 year old YouTuber, Ryan Kaji has topped the Forbes List of Highest Paid Youtube Stars 2020. Making around $200 million from branded toys and clothing, the Kaji has made $29.5 million by reviews, unboxing and lots more through his channel. Called Ryan’s World, his channel has become an interactive space for children to get their hands on some cool science experiments, music videos, skits, challenges as well as some DIY arts and crafts.

The Texas based influencer’s most famous video so far has been the “Huge Eggs Surprise Toys Challenge” which had more than 2 billion views, making it one of the 60 most-viewed videos ever on YouTube. He has also signed a deal for his own TV series on Nickelodeon.

Kaji has become his own brand for toys which will be put into Walmart, Target and Amazon as its own force owing to his growing popularity, states The Guardian.

Following Kaji in the list is Jimmy Donaldson with the channel name Mr. Beast. The 22 year old has earned an estimated $24 million and debuted in the YouTube rich-list. In third, fourth and fifth place are Dude Perfect with an earning of $23 million, Rhett and Link with $20 million and Markiplier with $19.5 million.