YouTube’s “Richie Rich”

YouTube Millionaires• The list of the top-paid YouTubers

features 13 DIY filmmakers coining millions

• A combined total of $54.5 million, by: – Commenting on video games– Serving up comedy– Blogging about beauty & even – Dancing while playing the violin

1. PewDiePie: $12 million• He has over 40 million people

subscriber to his “playing videogames with your bros” channel

• This Swedish star’s real name is Felix Kjellberg

• This Swede rarely grants interviews, doing conferences or visiting LA  YouTube studios

• Besides his talk show appearance, the 25-year-old's fame has also led to a book called ‘This Book Loves You’

2 (tie). Smosh: $8.5 million

• Ian Hecox & Anthony Padilla childhood best friends from Sacramento, California

• They reinvented themselves online as Smosh & have 21 million subscribers

• Their comedy act that got famous for live-action skits based on Pokémon games

• It just got bigger from there & also run 5 other channels one of them is ElSmosh (Smosh en Espanol)

• Their first full-length movie Smosh: The Movie came out in July 2015

2 (tie). Fine Brothers: $8.5 million

• They have 13 million subscribers on their channel & like Smosh, Fine Brothers are also a comedy duo

• Benny, 34 & Rafi, 32, earned a Daytime Emmy for their videos of children reacting to YouTube videos

• The series which won a Daytime Emmy in 2012, started with kids has now expanded to group like 'elders' & 'teens’

• Fine Brothers also brought their talents to Nickelodeon at the end of 2014, creating a show with the network called “React to That” 

4. Lindsey Stirling: $6 million• American violinist-dancer, 29,

has been posting YouTube videos to her channel & now have 7 million subscribers

• She plays the violin. She dances. Then she does them at the same time & it’s kind of amazing

• She began posting her videos of herself performing after getting rejection by record companies

• She appeared on America's Got Talent in 2010, where she became a quarter finalist

5 (tie). Rhett & Link: $4.5 million

• The pair's channel has 8million subscribers & posts videos including songs & 'rap battles‘

• Many of the top YouTuber channels are comedy shows

• McLaughlin, 38 & Charles Lincoln Neal III , 37, are most famous for their Good Mythical Morning series

• These friends have engineering degrees & worked in corporate America before launching their comedy careers on YouTube

5 (tie). KSI: $4.5 million• KSI began commentatoring

about video games such as FIFA but has begun a rap career too

• KSI has 10 million subscribers• This 22 year old Britisher’s real

name is Olajide Olatunji • In many of his videos we can

see him playing FIFA & featured cameos from his family

• His hip-hop single “Lamborghini” reached number 30 on the U.K. charts in April 2015

7. Michelle Phan: $3 million• The 28 year old become

one of the Internet's most popular beauty vloggers & have more than 8 million subscribers

• Self-taught makeup artist became famous for showing viewers how to use make up to look like celebs

• Celebs such as Lady Gaga & Angelina Jolie & she also posts DIY videos about how to best decorate a room

• Beyond her channel she has expanded to a book “Make Up: Your Life Guide to Beauty, Style, and Success--Online and Off”

8 (tie). Lilly Singh: $2.5 million

• Singer & comedian, 27, is known by her YouTube name “Superwoman” & have more than 7 million subscribers

• Her page says 'Spent thousands of dollars on tuition, graduated & got a degree. I make YouTube videos now.' 

• She peddles her quirky humor in videos such as 'How I clean my room‘

• She was noticed for her skill at joking over the Internet but this year she took her show on road tour & appeared in 27 cities

8 (tie). Roman Atwood: $2.5 million

• Ohioan Prankster, 32, has taken Punk'd to another level online & attracted over 7 million subscribers

• He partnered with Nissan while frustrating his friends with his stunts

• One of his latest trick was with his girlfriend Brittney into thinking that their three-year-old son had died in an explosion

• He has gained fame & profited from his videos but recently ran into controversy when one stunt was deemed to have crossed the line

8 (tie). Rosanna Pansino: $2.5 million

• A self-trained chef whose baking tutorials have taught millions the science behind a perfect cupcake

• Her subscriber total of 4.7million, less than others but has a loyal following that watches her cooking videos

• She is putting out a cookbook & has partnered with a cooking ware company after attracting followers by showing them how to make 'nerdy nummies‘

• She prefers to spend time making delicious treats than tricking her loved ones

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