YouTube has come a long way from its humble origins as an (if not the) video sharing platform in 2005. Quickly going from being the originator of a viral trend or two to becoming the birthplace of multimillionaires, it’s more than earned a column in Forbes magazine. While the pandemic has been a slog for most companies and platforms (and an outright nightmare for others), the nature of social distancing cemented YouTube’s place in one’s routine schedule. Most people naturally found it better to binge their favourite content creators as opposed to fiddling their thumbs in lockdown. This article (based on Forbes findings) will further delve into some notable creators, and their achievements over this past year.