These Are The 10 Highest Paid YouTube Stars of 2018
ByAmy Lamareon December 14, 2018inArticles›Entertainment
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Yeah, OK. Let’s all take a time out and figure out a concept for a YouTube channel now. In the meantime, here are the 10 highest paid YouTube Stars of 2018 who earned a combined $180.5 million over the past year—that’s up 42% from 2017.
#10. Logan Paul – $14.5 million
Logan Paul is the 23-year-old former Vine star and older brother of Jake Paul. Logan posts comedic reaction videos and vlogs. In January, he was kicked off YouTube’s Google Preferred program after he filmed a video in Japan that showed a suicide hanging from a tree. His income from videos took a hit but loyal fans kept buying his merchandise.
#9. PewDiePie – $15.5 million
#8. Jacksepticeye – $16 million
Sean McLoughlin is the energetic, foulmouthed, most popular YouTuber in Ireland thanks to his colorful video-game commentary. His penchant for sweating hasn’t kept him from going mainstream. He did a series for Disney and he’s also developing exclusive content for Twitch.
#7. Vanoss Gaming – $17 million
Evan Fong is a 26-year-old Canadian who launched the Vanoss Gaming YouTube channel. He posts comedic videos of him playing video games. He plays games like Assassin’s Creed and Call of Duty . In his off time, he’s launching a hip-hop career.
#6. Markiplier – $17.5 million
Hawaii-native Markiplier’s YouTube channel is focused on gaming and his energetic personality has attracted followers to his content. Mark Fischbach plans to use his internet celebrity to launch a music and acting career. The gamer toured North America, signed seven-figures worth of brand deals and, recently launched Cloak, a high-end athleisure line for gamers with No. 8 Jacksepticeye.
#5. Jeffree Star – $18 million
Jeffree Star is a makeup artist who has been famous since MySpace. He has since blossomed into a beauty mogul, co-founding Jeffree Star Cosmetics, which brings in more than $100 million in revenue annually.
#4. DanTDM – $18.5 million
Daniel Middleton is a 27-year-old known as TheDiamondMinecart. His channel focuses on the popular video game Minecraft. He has 20.7 million followers. He posts daily reviews and game-play videos. In the past year, Middleton had a world tour that included four sold out nights at the Sydney Opera House. He also has a booming merchandise business. He was last year’s top earner with $16.5 million
#3. Dude Perfect – $20 million
Dude Perfect is the brainchild of twins Cory and Coby Cotton and three other friends from Texas A&M. All five of the young men are former high school basketball players. They make comedy videos and do sports tricks. A video of them throwing Ping Pong balls that cause a domino-like fall of Oreos garnered 175 million views.
#2. Jake Paul – $21.5 million
The energetic younger brother of Logan (No. 10) earned a career-best to date income from his merchandise business. He attracted more than 3.5 billion views of his rap songs and goofy pranks over our scoring period. Jake Paul was a personality on Vine before it went under.
#1. Ryan Toys Review – $22 million
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