YouTube top earners: The seven-year-old making $22m
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46427910
A seven-year-old boy who reviews toys has been revealed as YouTube's highest-earning star, raking in $22m (£17.3m).
The estimate by Forbes magazine found that Ryan of Ryan ToysReview pipped Jake Paul by $500,000 for the 12 months to June.
Videos are posted most days and one promoting a blue giant mystery egg bearing Ryan's face has had more than a million views since Sunday.
The Dude Perfect channel was in third place, making $20m, Forbes said.
Ryan's earnings, which do not include tax or fees charged by agents or lawyers, have doubled compared with the previous year.
Asked by NBC why kids liked watching his videos, Ryan - who is now eight - replied: "Because I'm entertaining and I'm funny."
フォーブス誌によれば過去一年でもっとも収入がおおかったと見られるユーチューバーは、7歳の少年、ライアンくんで、約25億円の収入だったとのこと。
ライアンくんの登場するチャンネルは、Ryan ToysReviewで、チャンネル登録者は1700万人以上。内容は、おもちゃのレビュー。
昨年度から収入は倍増とのこと。半分でも12億円ですけど。
