Nigahiga – 21.1 million Subscribers
At one point, Ryan Higa was the most subscribed to creator on Youtube. He created his account back in 2006 and uploaded his first video “How To Be Ninja” in 2007. That video is over 51 million views on it. Since then, he’s created tons and tons of sketch comedies that get millions of views. He’s definitely one of the OG Youtubers and helped create the platform that so many people use now, just like Smosh did. He’s got over 3 billion video views and it’s estimated that he makes between $5.5K and $88.2K a month for his videos.
Markiplier – 21.6 Million Subscribers
Markiplier is sort of a jack of all trades on Youtube. He’s known for his gaming videos, comedy sketches, animated parodies, and other types of entertainment for his subscribers. He’s got over 9 billion video views since he created his channel in 2012. It’s estimated that he makes between $39K and $631K a month. He’s another top paid creator with a net worth of $12.5 million.