YouTube superstar MrBeast has topped a new list of online creators, with his estimated earnings over the past year expected to dwarf the figures of fellow creators within his space.
There’s some huge names on the list, which also includes both Paul brothers – Logan and Jake – as well as KSI, Charlie D’Amelio, Khaby Lame, and loads of other people that you’ll have heard of if you’re under a certain age, but might just seem like a randomly selected bunch of words to anyone over that threshold.
However, squatting above all others on the list is the American superstar MrBeast, who has estimated earnings of more than Logan Paul, Jake Paul, and KSI combined.
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In total, he’s expected to earn $82 million this year.
Given that Logan and KSI own the viral energy drink Prime and Jake Paul has been selling out millions of pay-per-views for his boxing fights, amongst other ventures, it’s a big achievement for MrBeast.
MrBeast - whose his real name is Jimmy Donaldson - is a 25-year-old from Wichita in Kansas.
Over his relatively short career, he’s built up a YouTube following of more than 312 million subscribers - which, according to Forbes, is nearly the size of the population of the US.
He shares videos in which he does massive giveaways of stuff and money, as well as taking on huge projects like recreating the hugely popular Netflix series Squid Game, and creating his own Wonka chocolate factory.
Donaldson started posting videos on YouTube out of his home in North Carolina at the age of 12, first going properly viral in 2017 for a video called ‘counting to 100,000’ which was about – well – you can hazard your own guess.
Now, from those humble beginnings, he has a team of more than 250 people, runs a heap of different channels, from Beast Reacts, MrBeast Gaming, MrBeast 2, and charity channel Beast Philanthropy.
In total, he has an estimated net worth of around $500 million.
Not bad, given – as we’ve mentioned – he’s only 25.
On top of his online work, he’s also the founder of food brands, Feastables and MrBeast Burgers, which must be bringing in a bit of cash, too.
As for those who follow the Beast in the new Forbes chart, second place goes to KSI, who boasts earnings of $24 million, not just from his YouTube exploits, but also from his co-ownership of Prime with Logan Paul.
And speaking of the Paul brothers, Jake Paul is at number three in the list, with estimated earnings of $34 million.
The eagle-eyed amongst you will have noticed that the numbers aren't necessarily what they're being judged on here, as other factors like followers and 'entrepreneurship' are considered.
We're just concerned with cold hard cash, though.
Logan is in sixth place, with earnings of $21 million, whilst the highest placed woman is D’Amelio in fifth place with $23 million.
You can check out the whole list here, the methodology is explained at the bottom.
Topics: MrBeast, Jake Paul, Logan Paul, YouTube, Money, Celebrity, Net Worth
Tom Wood