9-year-old Ryan Kaji becomes 2020 s highest-paid YouTuber
The child influencer made nearly $30m this year, earning him the title for the third year running.
A nine-year-old YouTuber has made nearly $30m this year from “unboxing” and reviewing toys and games, earning him the title of the highest-paid YouTuber for the third year running.
Ryan Kaji, from Texas, made $29.5m (£22m) from his YouTube channel
Ryan’s World, as well as a further estimated $200m from Ryan’s World branded toys and clothing, including Marks & Spencer pyjamas. He has also signed an undisclosed, but allegedly multimillion dollar deal for his own TV series on Nickelodeon, reported the
Nine-year-old YouTuber becomes highest earner for third successive year
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Ryan Kaji, a nine-year-old boy, has earned $29.5 million as this year s highest-paid YouTuber.
The nine-year-old boy has made nearly $30m in a year from unboxing and reviewing toys and games on YouTube and now holds the title of the highest-paid YouTuber for the third year in a row.
Ryan Kaji, from Texas, also made an estimated $200 million from Ryan’s World branded toys and clothing, including Marks & Spencer pyjamas.
According to a
Guardian report, Kaji has also signed a multi-million dollar deal for his own TV series on Nickelodeon, but has not disclosed it yet.
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December 20, 2020
Ryan Kaji (left) has earned US$29.5m from his unboxing videos.
Screengrab from YouTube
NEW YORK - A nine-year-old boy from Texas has topped the annual list of highest-paid YouTubers compiled by Forbes magazine for the third year running, with earnings of nearly US$30 million (S$40 million) this year.
Child influencer Ryan Kaji reviews toys and games on his YouTube channel Ryan s World, which has 41.7 million subscribers and 12.2 billion views.
His most popular video, Huge Eggs Surprise Toys Challenge, has more than two billion views, making it one of the 60 most-viewed videos ever on YouTube, according to The Guardian news site.
NEW YORK • A nine-year-old boy from Texas in the United States has topped the annual list of highest-paid YouTubers compiled by Forbes magazine for the third year running, with earnings of almost US$30 million (S$39.8 million) this year.
Child influencer Ryan Kaji reviews toys and games on his YouTube channel, Ryan s World, which has 41.7 million subscribers and 12.2 billion views.
His most popular video, Huge Eggs Surprise Toys Challenge, has more than two billion views, making it one of the 60 most-viewed videos on YouTube, according to The Guardian news site.
In addition to the US$29.5 million he earned from his unboxing videos, where he removes toys from their packages and reviews them, Ryan s line of branded merchandise sold at Target, Amazon and Walmart raked in US$200 million in sales last year.