Welcome to Top10Archive! If the internet has done anything, it’s made fame and fortune
accessible to even the youngest of creators. YouTube has bred dozens of wealthy personalities,
some of them not even old enough to cook their own popcorn! We’re scrolling through the
ranks of our youngest YouTube kin to pinpoint the top ten richest (and youngest) YouTube
stars. To value these impressive youngsters, we’re going with conservative numbers and
assuming a conversion of $1,000 per 1 million views.
10. EthanGamer Let’s face it – Let’s Play channels
are a dime a dozen these days. Ever since PewDiePie proved one could become a millionaire
acting a fool while gaming, everybody jumped on the bandwagon. So few seem to catch on,
but then there are those like Ethan. Unlike many of the channels out there, young Ethan
caters to his 1.3 million subscribers with wholesome, clean fun with games like Roblox
and Minecraft. Additional to his Let’s Play format, Ethan even dabbles in “unboxing”
videos, which his enthusiasm makes a joy to watch. After 4 ½ years of public gaming,
Ethan’s channel, EthanGamer has earned over 707 million views, or roughly $700,000.
9. BabyTeeth4 In May of 2007, Babyteeth4 launched, featuring
sisters Jillian and Addie in a brief video titled “Five Little Monkeys.” The video
was silly and sweet, but it opened up the doors for videos like “Fast Cars, Bad Kids,”
which broke 170 million views. In 2014, the two launched what would be their most popular
venture, “Kid Candy Reviews,” and it would be this format that would earn them their
1.3 million subscribers and almost 1.2 billion views. In terms every red-blooded human being
can understand, that’s an estimated earnings of around $1.2 million.
8. Hailey’s Magical Playhouse If you’re looking for a YouTube market to
hit, consider going after the demographic behind toy and collectible unboxings. It’s
become quite the popular genre, but be wary, you’ll be going up against adorable little
veterans like Hailey from Hailey’s Magical Playhouse. The child-friendly channel, which
launched in February of 2015, focuses on what kids love most – toys! - and if her view
and subscriber count have anything to say, it’s that her imaginative videos fit right
in with YouTube’s finest. In two years, she’s earned 1.1 million subscribers and
just under 1.2 billion views. According to our math, yes, she likely makes more money
than you…or us. 7. Kids’ Toys
From Pop Funko figures to Kinder Joy, to Japan’s own Re-Ment miniatures, the aptly named Kids’
Toys YouTube channel caters to a wide range of toys for tots. The channel’s headliners,
a pair of sisters from the Philippines, stick to a very simple format of introducing a new
toy, opening it, and then playing with it on camera. It may sound silly, but from their
launch in December of 2012 with a video of a Talking Tom blowing bubbles, the pair has
earned 2.2 million subscribers and over 2.7 billion views, putting their estimated earnings
around $2.2 million. Though they continue to get older, the pair doesn’t seem to be
losing any steam, they’ve just switched to more age-appropriate toys.
6. Bratayley The Bratayley family joined the YouTube game
five years after the site launched and, in that time, have worked to build an entertainment
empire. Though aided by her adult counterparts, Hayley LeBlanc was only two-years-old when
her first starring role was posted on New Years Day in 2011, accompanied by her siblings:
six-year-old Annie and eight-year-old Caleb. Five years into their booming fame, the joyous
adventures of the loving trio took a much-needed hiatus when, regrettably, Caleb passed away.
The family has continued churning out family friendly content for their 3.8 million subscribers,
earning a lifetime view count of over 2.2 billion. Hayley and Annie even have their
own channels, where they have attracted 590,000 and 1.2 million subscribers, respectively,
and a combined view count of about 200 million. 5. Kan & Aki
We hit a bit of a conundrum when we came across Kan & Aki’s YouTube channel. On one hand,
it’s not at all in English, so we’re very lost as to what’s going on. On the other,
everybody is having so much fun, so how could we pass them up? Also, we doubt 1.5 million
subscribers and over 3.4 billion views would lie. The two engage their large audience in
a variety of videos ranging from toy unboxings to the random adventures they stumble across
in their neck of the woods. 4. Matty B Raps
As our time on YouTube has shown us, some stars get way too big to be contained – we’re
just not used to one such star being 14-years-old. Starting in 2010, then 7-year-old Matthew
David Morris released a video of him rapping to Justin Bieber’s “Eenie Meenie.” As
it stands seven years later, that video alone has earned 5.5 million views. Once his channel
MattyBRaps erupted in popularity, the young star was invited on The Wendy Williams Show,
Today, The Queen Latifah Show, and even performed with James Maslow and Vanilla Ice, but it’s
his YouTube numbers that we keep going back to. Over the course of his YouTube career,
Matty B has attracted 7.8 million subscribers and 3.6 billion views, or an estimated $3.6
million. 3. EvanTubeHD
It was a random Tuesday in September of 2011 that the EvanTubeHD YouTube channel went live
and, since that stop-motion Angry Birds video, young Evan has built his own media empire
for kids to pass the time with. After getting a taste of success with toy unboxings, animations,
and a variety of other videos, Evan branched out into two more channels – EvanTubeRAW,
which serves as a sort of “behind-the-scenes” look at Evan and his family, and EvanTubeGaming,
the young star’s Let’s Play channel. Combined throughout the three channels, Evan has been
featured in over 800 videos and reaches an audience of over 6.8 million people. In terms
of views, that’s almost 4 billion, which translates to at least $4 million.
2. Toy Freaks What happens when you have a father that’s
very enthusiastic about not just his kids but also the toys they play with? You get
Toy Freaks, a channel that launched in 2012 and has since earned over 5.2 million subscribers.
Toy Freaks was likely the brainchild of “Freak Daddy” himself, but really driving the child
factor and serving as the channel’s main focus are his daughters, Victoria and Annabelle.
The videos range anywhere from eccentric to borderline.. ok, forget the borders, it's
just plain weird. But hey, it's not our place to judge and at 4 billion views, we start
to question if we're the ones doing something wrong.
1. 2Ryan ToysReview Are you sensing a pattern yet? Apparently,
the youth of the internet really loves videos about new toys. Oh, who are we kidding? The
oldies of the internet do as well, which may explain why approximately one-fifth of YouTube’s
channels are based on toys. Leading the pack is Ryan, who joined YouTube in 2015, chances
are before he even knew what YouTube really was. That first video, titled “Kid playing
with toys,” features a 3-year-old Ryan unboxing and playing with a LEGO toy train. As of February
of 2017, it stands at 29 million views. Ryan’s success wasn't a one-time deal, though, as
he attracted over 6 million subscribers and almost 10 billion views, putting him on the
verge of making 10's of millions.