9-Year-Old Star Ryan Kaji is Highest Paid YouTuber of 2020 with Over $29M Made

For the third year in a row, 9-year-old YouTube star Ryan Kaji has topped Forbes’ list of the highest-paid people on the social media app.

From June 1, 2019, through June 1, 2020, Kaji earned a whopping $29.5 million and got 12.2 billion views on his “Ryan’s World” videos. According to Forbes, a bulk of Kaji’s earnings come from these “licensing deals for more than 5,000 Ryan’s World products,” including toys and bedroom decor. Ryan was followed on the list by Jimmy Donaldson (otherwise known as Mr. Beast), who made $24 million and racked up three billion views. The channel “Dude Perfect,” which is run by 5 guys, made $23 million with 2.77 billion views.

The full list is as follows:

10) Jeffree Star: $15 million

9) David Dobrick: $15.5 million

8) Blippi (Stevin John): $17 million

7) Nastya (Anastasia Radzinskaya): $18.5 million

6) Preston Arsement: $19 million

5) Markiplier (Mark Fischbach): $19.5 million

4) Rhett and Link: $20 million

3) Dude Perfect: $23 million

2) Mr. Beast (Jimmy Donaldson): $24 million

1) Ryan Kaji: $29.5 million