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With impressive earnings of $22 million, a seven-year-old American boy has become this year's highest-paid YouTube star, beating established adults in the business like Daniel Middleton and Jake Paul, according to Forbes.
A younger brother of controversial YouTuber Logan Paul, this 21-year-old is also on the list of top social media influencers. Jake Paul became popular for his role as Dirk on the Disney Channel series "Bizaardvark." He is also well-known for his YouTube channel, which has over 17 million subscribers.
The five-man sports crew known as Dude Perfect makes videos of intricate trick shots and made $20 million doing so in 2018 . The group consists of twins Coby and Cory Cotton, Garrett Hilbert, Cody Jones, and Tyler Toney, who film themselves performing extraordinary tricks. Their "ping pong trick shots" and "real-life trick shots," in which they turn everyday activities into complex manoeuvres, are among their most popular videos. One of their most popular videos was hurling Ping-Pong balls that trigger domino-falls of Oreos, which garnered 175 million views
Last year’s top earner Daniel Middleton, is at fourth place this year with earnings of $16.5 million. Daniel specializes in Minecraft a game he has been playing on-camera for six years, amassing a following of 20.7 million, who shell out for his tour and merchandise, which includes backpacks, baseball caps and hoodies.
With earnings of $18 million and once known as the most-followed person on MySpace, Jeffree Star has made a wildly successful transition to YouTube since 2014. Jeffree launched his channel alongside his makeup brand, Jefree Star Cosmetics, uploading a mix of beauty tips, tutorials, and personal vlogs. He has earned more than 11 million subscribers with about 300 videos.