Ryan Kaji is a nine-year-old cute boy who has been named as the highest-earning YouTuber and for the second year in a row. Ryan’s YouTube channel is all about reviewing toys, thus catching the attention of all the kids who love to watch unpacking toys and to know how they work. From his channel, “Ryan’s World”, he earned $26m (£20m) in 2019, up from $22m in 2018, according to an annual top-10 ranking by Forbes, based on estimated earnings between June 2018 and June 2019. YouTube accounts ‘Dude Perfect’ and ‘Nastya’ came in second and third, with $20m and $18m respectively. Total views on his channel are 41.7 billion and subscribers are 26.6 million (recorded on September 19, 2020).
Ryan has been nominated for the many awards such as the Kids’ Choice Awards for Favorite Social Star, Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite Male Social Star. Ryan records and uploads a video daily. His videos include his mother, father, and his twin sisters.
Ryan loves doing lots of fun things like pretend play, science experiments, music videos, skits, challenges, DIY arts and crafts, and more. Most of the toys Ryan uses to review are donated to a local charity. WOW!!
YouTube videos with children in them receive three times more views on average than other types of videos from high-subscriber channels, according to a study from the US Think Tank the Pew Research Centre. They frequently receive millions of hits.
When Ryan was asked about YouTube and his life as a YouTuber he said, “The vast majority of people who start a YouTube channel or engage in any career as an influencer, won’t make it,” he told the BBC.
Well done to the youngest YouTuber who is making us proud every year!