2020 was the year that gave birth to many new influencer stars on various social media platforms, especially YouTube. Since the world has been chained in a global lockdown and boredom has enveloped people worldwide, everyone had nothing better to do than to perfect their talent and skills. Some of them had the awakening idea to share their talent with the world, hence stepping into the life of an influencer.
2020 was a soaring year for YouTube. During this year, some of the creators in the YouTube community stood out from the rest due to their exclusive, entertaining, and informative content. Since they brought attention to YouTube, YouTube’s algorithm rewards them by paying them. So who are the YouTubers who did the best job monetizing their channel in this year? We have compiled a list of the top 7 highest-paid YouTube influencers of 2020. Read on to find out about them!
7. Boram Tube Vlog
Boram Tube Vlog is a South Korean YouTube channel of a small girl named Boram. This little girl makes fun YouTube videos on her channel featuring her toys and fun games. Often she makes videos with her fellow cousins named Ddochi and Konan.
All the videos on Boram’s YouTube channel show her amazing collection of toys and games. She also makes vlogs whenever she goes shopping for toys. Her playing videos are very creative and fun to watch for the entire family. In such videos, she dresses up as different cartoon characters with her fellow cousins and friends and role-plays their character. Whether there are simple soapy balloons or fancy expensive toys, Boram reviews them all on her channel. Her cute and cheeky videos are the reasons why every person who lands on her channel can instantly fall prey to her cuteness.
Boram Tube Vlog has been a member of the YouTube community since 2012 and has more than 27.4 million subscribers. Although the channel did not publish any new videos in the year of 2020, her previous uploaded videos have gained massive views. Her fun and entertaining videos of her playing with her toys brought a sense of joy and happiness to her viewers during the year 2020 which is why she became one of the highest-paid YouTubers of 2020! Boran Tube Vlog has a net worth of $8 million.
6. CKN Toys
CKN Toys is an Australian YouTube channel that features 2 lovable Australian boys named Calvin and Kaison. These boys have gained immense popularity through their YouTube channel and this is the reason why they have become Australia’s sweethearts.
Calvin and Kaison are two adorable brothers who share a joint YouTube channel. On their channel, they review toys, play with those toys, and also play around in superheroes’ costumes. The two brothers are often seen opening giant surprise eggs and relishing the goodies inside of them.
All the videos posted on their YouTube channel are themed, meaning the brothers wear matching themed costumes and open themed surprise eggs, revealing themed goodies hidden inside them. The two brothers have gained massive love from their viewers due to their adorable and entertaining videos.
The most viewed YouTube video of 2020 on CKN Toys channel is the one they play with "the BIGGEST Nerf combination." The video was uploaded in January of 2020, and has accumulated over 19 million video views by the end of 2020.
Their popularity in Australia is rising day by day which is evident from the fact that their channel is the 3rd most subscribed YouTube channel in Australia. Moreover, to further top their success, the Australian Nickelodeon is also creating a TV series based on these brothers and also have launched a toy game based on them on their website. CKN Toys joined the YouTube community in 2015, and since then, they have managed to attain a high following of 16.7 million subscribers. The Calvin and Kaison brothers are steadily climbing the ladder of success are have become the highest-paid YouTubers of 2020! CKN Toys have a net worth of $32 million.
5. Jelly
Jelly is the name of the YouTube channel managed and ran by a Dutch YouTuber named Jelle Van Vucht. Jelly’s main genre on his YouTube channel is gaming and vlogging, making him one of the most-followed gaming YouTubers worldwide. His YouTube channel is extremely kids friendly which is why the majority of his following constitute of children. His YouTube channel has a massive following due to his humorous content.
Jelly is also a member of the very famous gaming group on YouTube called Robust which consists of multiple YouTubers who do gaming together. Jelly became quite popular in 2020 due to his gaming videos on the very famous game of 2020 called Among Us. Most of his gaming videos are about world-famous games like Minecraft, Roblox, Among Us, etc.
Jelly joined the YouTube community in 2014 and since then, he has managed to gain more than 20.5 million subscribers. Jelly also makes review videos and challenges videos, some often showing his girlfriend. Jelly often makes collaboration videos with other gaming YouTubers and some of his YouTube videos even include collaborations with the very famous YouTuber PewDiePie. Jelly has gained an enormous following in the year 2020 which is the reason why he is one of the most highest-paid YouTubers of the year 2020! Jelly has a net worth of $14 million.
4. SSSniperWolf
SSSniperWolf is an English-American gaming YouTuber whose real name is Alia Marie Shelesh. She is a gamer in the YouTube community, but besides gaming, she also creates reaction videos, challenges videos, and videos of her cosplays. The majority of her content on YouTube is based on reaction videos in which she posts reactions on various internet-famous videos. Her most popular videos include her reactions to the top 10 most satisfying videos.
The reason why SSSniperWolf has gained so much following is because of her bold and confident personality, and because of the fact that she broke the stereotype of YouTube gamers. There has been a lot of controversy regarding her videos because of her bold and blunt nature, she often ends up in trouble by stating some offensive sentences or defying YouTube’s policy. Her cosplays are a major source of inspiration to multiple anime fans and e-girls and boys around the world.
SSSniperWolf has built quite a reputable status for herself in the world of gaming and YouTubers. She is considered to be one of the most versatile YouTubers due to the fact that her channel is an amalgam of various genres. She joined the YouTube community in 2013 and since then, she has been able to fish a high following of more than 24.4 million subscribers. Due to her unique and exclusive content, SSSniperWold has paved her way in the list of the topmost highest-paid YouTubers of 2020! She has a net worth of $6 million.
3. Ryan’s World
Ryan’s World is the world-famous YouTube channel of a nine years old boy named Ryan. His YouTube channel is not only kids’ number one favorite channel on YouTube but has also won the hearts of adults for being such an inspirational and educational channel for their children. Ryan’s YouTube channel is an amalgam of various children’s genres on YouTube, including toys, children’s plays, surprise eggs, toys review, DIYs, and fun science experiments. He also features his family in most of his YouTube videos.
Ryan’s channel is also remarkable for the fact that all the toys that he reviews go straight to charity, does teaching children the valuable lesson of giving. Ryan’s World has helped children worldwide gain a special interest in science and education while simultaneously having fun and playing with toys. The success of this channel has been so remarkable that recently it became one of the top channels in the list of the 100 most subscribed channels of the United States.
Ryan joined the YouTube community in 2015 and since then, he has been able to bag a massive following of more than 27.9 million subscribers. The success of Ryan’s World is also evident from the fact that his YouTube channel has been translated into multiple languages as well. With the pace that Ryan’s YouTube channel is gaining success, very soon it would become a worldwide sensation! Ryan’s World has a net worth of $50 million.
2. Toys and Colors
Toys and Colors is an American YouTube channel that is famous for its educational children content. As the name suggests, this YouTube channel showcases different toys in their videos and always makes sure to bring in loads of colors to those videos. This YouTube channel is also responsible for teaching children, specifically of the elementary schools, the basics of numbers, alphabets, nursery rhymes, and of course, colors. Almost all the videos on this YouTube channel are paired with nursery rhyme music in the background.
The use of nursery rhyme music employs the element of fun in learning for the children. Some of their videos also feature the two young girls reviewing and setting their toys and also dressing up as toys to make their playtimes even more fun and adventurous.
This channel joined the YouTube community in 2016 and since then, it has been able to summon a high following of more than 28.2 million subscribers. If Toys and Colors continue to create such colorful and informative videos in the future as well, then not only they would retain their status as one of the highest-paid YouTube channels of 2020, but will also take this forward with them in the coming years! They have a net worth of a big figure of $40.04 million.
1. Vlad and Niki
The number one on our list of the top 7 most highest-paid YouTubers of the year 2020 are the two brothers and their youTube channel, Vlad and Nikki. The Russian brothers aged 7 and 5 have taken YouTube by storm through their inspirational content. Although their content is directed for children, the impact they have marked on the world has made their channel any adult’s top priority for their kids.
On Vlad and Niki YouTube channel, they post videos showing their toys and playing with them. Each of their videos ends up with a valuable lesson for their audience, highlighting mainly the importance of teamwork and sharing. Their videos bring a lot of educational insights to young children, especially pre-schoolers. The two brothers can be seen playing a variety of creative and educational games and going on crazy educational and inspirational adventures in their YouTube videos. Their love for merging education with fun is the reason why they have become a sensation all over the world, specifically in the year 2020. Some parents even claim that having this channel is like tutoring their preschooler kids through YouTube!
The two brothers, Vlad and Niki recently joined the YouTube community in 2018, and in just the course of 2 years, they have acquired a high following of more than 60.9 million subscribers! They also run multiple Youtube channels in different languages as well. The impact that Vlad and Niki have created on the world makes it evident that they are going to tule YouTube by being the highest-paid YouTubers of the year 2020! Their net worth on average is a giant figure of $30 million.
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