Be prepared to question your career choices.
A nine-year-old boy reviewing new toys online has been named the highest paid YouTube star of 2020 by Forbes.
The media company says the boy, Ryan Kaji, earned $ 29.5 million over the course of a year, from June 2019 to June 2020.
According to Forbes, Kaji has amassed about 41.7 million subscribers to its YouTube channels, including more than 27.7 subscribers to its main channel Ryan’s World.
The young businessman attracts children from all over the world to his videos. Along with the toy review, 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 contracts for thousands of Ryan’s World products, ranging from bedroom decor to toys.
Behind Kaji on the list of top YouTube winners was Mr. Beast (Jimmy Donaldson) for $ 24 million, Dude Perfect for $ 23 million, Rhett and Link for $ 20 million 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 professionals. The amounts are pre-taxed and do not include deductions for agents, managers, lawyers, etc.