Get ready to question your career choices.
A 9-year-old boy analyzing new toys online has been named the highest paid YouTube star of 2020 by Forbes.
The media company says that the boy, Ryan Kaji, earned 29.5 million dollars during a year, from June 2019 to June 2020.
According to Forbes, Kaji has accumulated about 41.7 million subscribers on its YouTube channels, including over 27.7 subscribers on its main channel Ryan’s World.
The young entrepreneur attracts children from all over the world to his videos. Along with reviewing the toys, he records DIY science experiments and shares stories with his family.
However, not all of Kaji’s money comes from YouTube. Forbes says much of the boy’s business comes from licensing agreements for thousands of Ryan’s World products, ranging from bedroom decor to toys.
Behind Kaji, on the list of the most winners on YouTube, were Mr. Beast (Jimmy Donaldson) for 24 million dollars, Dude Perfect for 23 million dollars, Rhett and Link for 20 million dollars and Markiplier (Mark Fischbach) for $ 19.5 million.
Forbes says it estimated YouTubers’ earnings based on data from Captiv8, SocialBlade and Pollstar, as well as interviews with industry people. The amounts are pretax and do not include deductions for agents, managers, lawyers, etc.