Who are the richest YouTubers in 2021? YouTube celebrities have become masters at attracting an audience to monetize their sponsored videos and advertising.
Along the way, these richestinternet stars make a name for themselves offline, too, often publishing books or getting roles in television shows or deals from Netflix, Disney, or YouTube Red.
Brand partnerships and clothing lines have also become a part of the biggest YouTube personalities’ revenue stream.
back in 2005 When, YouTube was created, who would have thought that it would go on to shape politics, create a new kind of job
Here is The Richest YouTubers 2021
10. Preston Arsement
Net worth: $20 million
YT Channel: PrestonPlayz
Thanks largely to his Minecraft and video game content, Arsement has shot onto this list. Known for streaming himself playing games such as Fortnite, Call of Duty, and Minecraft,
he’s developed a solid following on the game streaming platform Twitch as well as YouTube. He now also operates Minecraft servers that gamers play to access, with optional in-game purchases for virtual goods.
9. Nastya
Net worth: $20 million
YT Channel: Like Nastya
Anastasia Radzinskaya is a Russian-American YouTuber best known as Nastya and Stacy; Radzinskaya was born in Krasnodar, Russia, in 2014 and already slid onto this list in the 12th position.
Focused on family-friendly content, she operates several channels with her parents, including Nastya, Stacy Toys, Stacy Show, and more, making her one of the world’s biggest children’s YouTube personalities.
8. James Charles
Net worth: $22 million
YT Channel: James Charles
James Charles is living proof that male make-up gurus don’t necessarily have to do drag queen make-up. The controversial beauty YouTuber and make-up artist even became CoverGirl’s first male spokesmodel when he was just seventeen years old.
7. VanossGaming
Net worth: $25 million
YT Channel: VanossGaming
Do it right, and being a social media influencer can be one of those jobs in Canada that pay over $400k a year. VanossGaming is the pseudonym of Evan Fong, who has definitely been doing it right. He started by creating gaming videos on YouTube and has since become involved in creating video games. The Canadian YouTube star is also a music producer.
6. Ninja
Net worth: $25 million
YT Channel: Ninja
Ninja, a.k.a. Tyler Blevins shattered Twitch’s record for largest concurrent viewing audience by an individual and then broke that record again a month later. On YouTube, he’s mostly known for streaming Fortnite. Along with the money he makes from streaming, he has some lucrative sponsorship deals.
5. Markiplier
Net worth: $35 million
YT Channel: Markiplier
Markiplier, whose real name is Mark Fischbach, has a YouTube channel popular for his over-the-top playthroughs of video games. He’s also collaborated with several other YouTubers and celebrities and has a few acting credits to his name. Well, on his way to becoming one of the most generous millionaires, Markiplier has raised huge amounts of money for charity through fundraising streams and other endeavours.
4. PewDiePie
Net worth: $40 million
YT Channel: PewDiePie
PewDiePie is Felix Kjellberg’s pseudonym, who started his YouTube channel in 2019 by posting gaming-commentary videos. He later branched into comedy, music, and vlogs and now has the most subscribed and viewed channel by an individual. The Swede’s influence is so big that it immediately boosts that game’s sales when he plays an indie game.
3. Dude Perfect
Net worth: $50 million
YT Channel: Dude Perfect
Dude Perfect consists of twin brothers Cory and Coby Cotton and Cody Jones, Garrett Hilbert and Tyler Toney. The former college roommates started by posting viral videos of trick shots.
Their sports-related videos have gained a massive following, a mobile app, a TV show and collaborations with some of the biggest sports names, including the richest female athlete of 2019, Serena Williams.
2. Ryan Kaji
Net worth: $50 million
YT Channel: Ryan’s World
Ryan Kaji (centre) is one of the richest YouTube stars and one of the youngest. He was only four years old when he began starring in videos on his own YouTube channel, which also features his parents and sisters. The channel was called Ryan Toys Review but has since been renamed Ryan’s World. Eight-year-old Ryan now has his own line of toys, an app and a TV series.
1. Jeffree Star
Net worth: $200 million
YT Channel: Jeffree Star
You can try celeb beauty tips, or you can listen to the experts: Jeffree Star, for instance. Jeffree has had a social media following since the days of MySpace, where he had a blog about beauty, fame and life in general. He had a music career for a while and then, in 2014, started his own cosmetics brand. A YouTube channel featuring make-up tutorials followed, basically to promote his brand. The channel took on a life of its own.
