The_King Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 NEW YORK (AFP) - Eight-year-old Ryan Kaji earned US$26 million (S$35 million) in 2019 on his YouTube channel, making him the highest-paid creator on the platform, according to a list published Wednesday (Dec 18) by Forbes magazine. Kaji, whose real name is Ryan Guan, was already the video platform's highest earner in 2018, with US$22 million, according to Forbes. His channel "Ryan's World," launched in 2015 by Ryan's parents, is only three years old but already has 22.9 million subscribers. Initially called "Ryan ToysReview," the channel mostly consisted of "unboxing" videos - videos of the young star opening boxes of toys and playing with them. Several of the videos have racked up more than one billion views, and the channel has received almost 35 billion views since its creation, according to data from the analytics website Social Blade. Recently, the channel was renamed after a consumer advocacy organisation, Truth in Advertising, filed a complaint with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about it. Truth in Advertising accused the channel of not clearly denoting which videos had been sponsored, meaning brands paid for the video to feature their products. The channel has also evolved as Ryan ages, now offering more educational videos in addition to the toys. In Forbes's ranking, Ryan Kaji surpassed the channel "Dude Perfect," run by a group of friends from Texas who attempt seemingly impossible feats, such as launching basketballs into hoops from the tops of buildings or out of helicopters. Dude Perfect came in second, up from third the year before, having earned US$20 million between June 1, 2018 and June 1, 2019. In third place was another child star's channel, that of Russia's Anastasia Radzinskaya. At only five years old, she earned US$18 million. Her channels "Like Nastya Vlog" and "Funny Stacy" boast nearly 70 million subscribers in total, with videos in Russian, English and Spanish. At the beginning of September, YouTube's parent company Google agreed to pay a US$170 million fine after the FTC accused the internet giant of collecting personal data from child YouTube users without permission. According to the FTC, the platform used the data to ensure that advertisers were able to target children. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/eight-year-old-is-highest-paid-youtuber-earns-us26-million-in-2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meng.huat Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 i used to wonder how such kids video get so much views... then i observed my relative's kid playing with his mom's phone. the kid keep rewatching the same videos of his fav toys. those youtubers showing boobs should be ashamed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaur4man Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 wtf am i doing selling niche tech. gonna just start making youtube videos of shaving my mustache and armpit instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meng.huat Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 If upload farting, pangsai, laosai videos, @ManOfTheHour will add your videos into his infinite replay list... help you earn a few bucks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManOfTheHour Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 39 minutes ago, meng.huat said: If upload farting, pangsai, laosai videos, @ManOfTheHour will add your videos into his infinite replay list... help you earn a few bucks. @beautifuldays too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManOfTheHour Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 2 hours ago, aaur4man said: wtf am i doing selling niche tech. gonna just start making youtube videos of shaving my mustache and armpit instead Kurt Tay already does this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meng.huat Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 1 hour ago, ManOfTheHour said: Kurt Tay already does this. U watched Kurt tay farting video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManOfTheHour Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 50 minutes ago, meng.huat said: U watched Kurt tay farting video? Wtf? He make private video for you only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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