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Many gamers have a fantasy of earning big money while playing video games. In the first few years of the start of video games, the only way you could make money was through gambling. Gamers can compete with one another and bet on who will get the highest score, finish the fastest, and the overall best player.
Today, there are many more ways how gamers can earn money by playing video games. One of the top trending ways of making money is by streaming their gaming action and attract many viewers as they can. YouTube gamers thrive in this gaming industry sector, and the number of successful ones is also increasing. Here are some of the richest YouTube gamers you can follow to inspire you with this trend.
How YouTube Gamers Earn Money
Most YouTube gamers have one goal in mind for how to earn money as content creators – to focus on the YouTube partnership program. They need to work hard for their channels to reach at least 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of watch time to meet the criteria they need to apply. Some YouTube gamers would also use shortcuts in monetizing their channels, and this is through the form of Patreon profiles or affiliate links. It is a way of inviting viewers to invest in their channels, but they should do it thoughtfully.
YouTube gamers should provide value to their viewers to increase their subscribers, which is how they would earn money and become rich in the industry.
Willyrex
Guillermo Diaz, also known as “TheWillyrex,” is a Spanish YouTube gamer famous for his streams playing fantastic games of “Call of Duty.” His other mainstream titles include “Grand Theft Auto V” and “Minecraft,” which helped him increase his subscribers to around 12 million. Diaz earned approximately $231,000 to $2.3 million every year, according to an article in the 2014 Business Insider.
elrubiusOMG
Ruben Doblas Gundersen is a Spaniard streamer popularly known as elrubiusOMG. He uploaded a video on YouTube with him playing “The Elder ScrollsV: Skyrim,” and many viewers noticed him. His channel reached over 5 billion views and 24.5 million subscribers in June of 2017, making him the sixth most subscribed channel on YouTube. By 2016, he had already earned $2.5 to $3.3 million in his yearly revenue.
Stampylonghead
Joseph Garrett is one of the most successful YouTube gamers that became famous for hosting Let's Plays and other gameplay videos using a character called Stampy Cat. Popularly known as Stamphlonghead, Garrett gives educational stories to his younger viewers that he created using” Minecraft” gameplay. As a YouTube gamer, he worked hard with his streams, and notable journalists such as Jordan Shapiro of Forbes noticed it. Garrett became a huge factor in children's programming, and many adults appreciate his efforts. He earned an estimated $2.5 to $3.3 million yearly.
Vegetta777
Vegetta777 has an estimated $3.4 million annual income as one of the many YouTube gamers in the industry. His real name is Samuel de Luque Batuecas, a Spaniard famous for his video about various games and other content. He also became the 2nd most-subscribed channel in Spain, backed up by his 18 million subscribers who enjoyed watching his streams playing “Grand Theft Auto V,” “Minecraft,” and “Rainbow Six Siege.” Vegetta777 also has many advertisers that support his YouTube channel.
Markiplier
Mark Edward Fischbach is a YouTube gamer famous for his online screen name Markiplier. Fischbach came from Honolulu, Hawaii, and now lives in Los Angeles, California. He became famous for playing survival horror games and other indie games that generated over 7 billion views in his YouTube career. By working hard for his content, Fischbach reached an estimated $2.8 to $3.8 million annual revenue and had total earnings of $9 million in 2016.
VanossGaming
Evan Fong is a YouTube gamer from Canada, popularly known as VanossGaming. He is a video game commentator, a DJ, and a music producer. Fong made a career by streaming montage-style videos on YouTube with games such as Grand Theft Auto V and Garry's Mod. He is one of the hilarious and most successful YouTube gamers. Also, he features hilarious montages from other famous video games.
Fong dropped out of university and pursued his YouTube career. He made $3.4 to $4.6 million yearly for streaming on his YouTube channel, which also had more than 20.6 million subscribers in 2017.
Jacksepticeye
Jacksepticeye proclaims himself the most energetic video game commentator on YouTube, and many of his viewers agree. His real name is Sean William McLoughlin, an Irish YouTuber famous for his vlogs and comedic Let's Play series. His YouTube channel generated a huge 7 billion views throughout his career, which helped him to become one of the richest YouTube personalities. He also produced $5.1 million in earnings and $9 million in net worth from his career.
PopularMMOs
PopularMMOs is a famous YouTube duo in the industry. Pat and Jen are the PopularMMOs, and they already have 12 billion combined views and 16 million subscribers. Their channel featured Minecraft-inspired content and became one of the most popular YouTube channels. PopularMMOs channel is about Pat and Jen playing games together and playing fictional characters like Captain Cookie and The Disguised Man. The duo of YouTube gamers eans around $3 to $5.3 million a year.
DanTDM
Daniel Robert Middleton is one of the richest YouTube gamers known as DanTDM. He is also a British YouTuber who covers video game commentaries such as Roblox, Pokemon, and Minecraft. He was once known as The Diamond Minecraft, who primarily uses “Minecraft” to include Let's Plays and other short films.
As of March 2017, Middleton's YouTube channel has 9.8 billion views and received the certificate for a Dedicated Minecraft Video Channel that has the most views. His YouTube channel helped him earn an estimated income of $6.2 million and a net worth of $10 million.
PewDiePie
Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg is the PewDiePie, the most popular among the YouTube gamers in the industry. His YouTube channel has had over 55 million subscribers and an amazing 15 billion views during his YouTuber career. He streams his videos on YouTube and other media coverage platforms that helped him become one of the most popular content creators and online personalities. PewDiePie managed to earn an estimated $15 million in 2016 and had a net worth of at least $20 million to $80 million.
JuegaGerman
Another successful YouTuber personality, Alejandro Garmendia Aranis, is a talented content creator that had 40.1 million subscribers on his YouTube channel. He posts commentary on many video games such as The Walking Dead and generates an average of 3.31 million views for every video. Popular as JuegaGerman, the Chilean YouTube channel generated a net worth of $17.8 million in May this year.
Fernanfloo
Luis Fernando Flores Alvarado uses the screen name Fernanfloo for his YouTube channel. This Salvadoran YouTube gamer became famous for his comedy videos that generated 9 billion views. He has 541 videos with 45 million subscribers. Most of his videos are a combination of video games and comic skits. Alvarado's YouTube channel helped him earn $1.7 million every year, making him one of the most successful YouTube gamers in the industry.
Ninja
Richard Tyler Blevins, also known as Ninja, is a popular YouTube gamer and streams his videos playing Fortnite, PUBG, Halo 3, and many more. He also played with some famous teams such as Cloud9, Team Liquid, Luminosity Gaming, and Renegades.
Blevins did not go to college. Instead, he started streaming in 2011 and got a decent number of viewers. In March 2018, his mainstream media started by streaming Fortnite with Drake, Juju Smith-Shuster, and Travis Scott. Ninja's YouTube channel reached 23.9 million subscribers, which helped him earn around $25 million.
Preston Arsement
Preston Blain Arsement is a popular content creator and one of the YouTube gamers who mainly streams playing Minecraft. He is also part of The Pack, a Minecraft community he founded with his friends. He started playing video games when he was still young and eventually created the TBNRfrags with the help of his two friends, ChocoTheChocobo and TBNRKenWorth.
TBNRfrags reached 7.53 million subscribers and has 19.3 billion with its YouTube channel. Arsement has a net worth of more than $20 million.
Final Thoughts
People are finding more ways how to earn money these days. Since we are now in the internet age, we associate many activities online with easy and faster transactions. YouTube gamers are talented content creators that provide information and entertainment to many internet users. They turned these services into money-earning machines and eventually made them rich people.
