The Top-Earning YouTubers Mapped
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More than five billion videos are viewed on YouTube each day, and the creators of those videos aren’t making them for free. Some of the most prominent YouTube stars are gathering in millions of dollars every year.
Top Dollar mapped out the most successful YouTubers in each nation around the world and found out how much they earned. They searched through data given by SocialBlade and Vidooly to determine who had the most subscriptions. They also used Banner Tag to define average daily views for each youtube channel and the web page Noxinfluencer to determine the total profits of these YouTubers.
Below the map of the most popular YouTubers in every country.
North America
The most successful YouTuber based in the United States is a six-year-old Russian-American girl named Anastasia Radzinskaya, who is estimated to earn $7.7 million a month from her video content. Nastya has studied Russian, English, Spanish, and Mandarin and creates content in all four languages.
The most famous individual YouTuber is Swedish gamer PewDiePie, living in England with a youtube channel registered in the United States. He has more than 106 million subscribers, earning him about $1.16 million a month.
The most popular gaming YouTuber in the United States is Markiplier, who has 26 million subscribers.
South America
Chilean YouTuber HolaSoyGerman has 41.3 million subscribers double the entire population of Chile. He has second most subscribed individual channel on YouTube.
Europe
Swedish video blogger PewDiePie based in the United Kingdom has the most subscribers on YouTube for an individual. Only Indian youtube channel T-Series has more subscribers.
The Middle East and Central Asia
Eight years old Emirati girl Shfa is the most popular YouTuber in the region who is estimated to earn $1 million a month.
East Asia and Oceania
Atta Halilintar, with 25 million subscribers, is the most famous YouTuber in Asia. In Oceania, the most popular kids channel Rainbow Learning based in New Zealand.
Africa
The most-subscribed channel in Africa is Algerian YouTuber Oum Walid. His Arabic-language culinary video blog has 7.6 million subscribers.
The Most Popular Beauty YouTubers
The most popular beauty channel is NikkieTutorials from the Netherlands, with 13.5 million subscribers.
The Most Popular Gaming YouTube channels
The most popular gaming channel is Fernanfloo from El Salvador, with 37.4 million subscribers.
The Most Popular Kids YouTube channels
The most popular kid channels Like Nastya (58.2 million subscribers) and Ryan’s World (26 million subscribers).
The Most Subscribed YouTube channels from 2010 to 2020
The most popular YouTubers in every country
| Country | YouTuber | Category | Subscribers | Est. Monthly Earnings (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunei | Bernardo Werneck | Entertainment | 52800 | n/a |
| Swaziland (Eswatini) | OuSSama MiZani | Entertainment | 779 | n/a |
| Turkmenistan | Ned Tocino | Entertainment | 31200 | n/a |
| United States / Russia | Like Nastya | Kids | 56900000 | 7730000 |
| Belarus | A4 | Entertainment | 20000000 | 2210000 |
| England | PewDiePie | Entertainment | 105000000 | 1160000 |
| Turkey | Enes Batur | Entertainment | 13100000 | 1120000 |
| Ireland (Republic of) | jacksepticeye | Gaming | 24300000 | 991700 |
| Saudi Arabia | mmoshaya | Entertainment | 17300000 | 913300 |
| Australia | CKN Toys | Kids | 15400000 | 838700 |
| China | 李子柒 Liziqi | How To | 11100000 | 810000 |
| Kuwait | AboFlah | Gaming | 5130000 | 786800 |
| El Salvador | Fernanfloo | Gaming | 36600000 | 730900 |
| Palestine | Fozi Mozi | Kids | 7700000 | 723900 |
| Ukraine | SlivkiShow | Entertainment | 16900000 | 620200 |
| Iraq | قناة منوعات الكوميدية العراقيه | People & Blogs | 7260000 | 593000 |
| Moldova | GurinelTV | Kids | 2410000 | 460700 |
| Canada | VanossGaming | Gaming | 25100000 | 429000 |
| Belgium | Akosi Dogie | Entertainment | 4210000 | 415400 |
| Georgia | Guka Family Show | Kids | 5210000 | 339800 |
| Nigeria | MarkAngelComedy | Comedy | 6340000 | 326800 |
| France | SQUEEZIE | Entertainment | 14700000 | 325200 |
| Morocco | YassPlays | Gaming | 4460000 | 322900 |
| Serbia | Life Hacks & Experiments | How To | 8040000 | 318400 |
| Greece | KM Music | Entertainment | 2260000 | 317100 |
| Austria | Fabio Wibmer | Sports | 5020000 | 317000 |
| Ecuador | Doc Tops | Entertainment | 10500000 | 307500 |
| Mexico | Badabun | Entertainment | 43000000 | 299100 |
| United Arab Emirates | shfa | Kids | 22200000 | 287200 |
| Colombia | Ami Rodriguez | Entertainment | 11700000 | 244000 |
| Japan | はじめしゃちょー（hajime） | Entertainment | 8710000 | 238800 |
| Tunisia | Born2Kill | Gaming | 3690000 | 232300 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Omco | Comedy | 1480000 | 227000 |
| Bangladesh | Farjana Drawing Academy | How To | 4580000 | 225300 |
| Indonesia | Atta Halilintar | Entertainment | 24100000 | 218900 |
| Egypt | Ahmed Hassan Family | Entertainment | 5450000 | 218200 |
| Algeria | Oum Walid | How To | 7470000 | 217700 |
| Venezuela | KeiferMC | Gaming | 4310000 | 210000 |
| Chile | HolaSoyGerman | Entertainment | 41100000 | 208400 |
| Spain | elrubiusOMG | Entertainment | 38000000 | 204400 |
| Sweden | Narins Beauty | Beauty & Style | 8310000 | 203300 |
| Peru | Shidory Drawblogs | Entertainment | 13300000 | 195900 |
| Thailand | Kaykai Salaider | Entertainment | 13600000 | 194600 |
| Senegal | Hussein and Zeinab. | Kids | 1230000 | 184700 |
| Slovakia | Peter PlutaX | How To | 2700000 | 169000 |
| Barbados | Brilliant News | Entertainment | 580000 | 158500 |
| Armenia | Arin أرين | Entertainment | 1410000 | 145500 |
| Honduras | músicos Cínicos 鯉 | Music | 1270000 | 139600 |
| Liberia | مهووس عضلات/كمال الاجسام | How To | 2770000 | 136900 |
| Malta | Grandayy | Entertainment | 2690000 | 133300 |
| Argentina | DrossRotzank | Entertainment | 19600000 | 131100 |
| Finland | TheRelaxingEnd | Gaming | 5800000 | 128600 |
| Lithuania | Maria OMG | Entertainment | 2160000 | 128100 |
| Andorra | Tri-line | Entertainment | 5700000 | 127900 |
| Russia | TheBrianMaps | Entertainment | 13900000 | 126900 |
| Syria | OtakuGamer - أوتاكو قيمر | Gaming | 1130000 | 114900 |
| Laos | Bigyai Seehalad | Entertainment | 582000 | 114300 |
| Uganda | Masaka Kids Afrikana | Kids | 1140000 | 103600 |
| Guatemala | Jexs | Comedy | 1810000 | 102000 |
| Pakistan | Kitchen with Amna | How To | 3420000 | 101700 |
| Norway | SaraBeautyCorner - DIY, Comedy, Makeup, Nail Art | Beauty & Style | 10600000 | 100900 |
| Sri Lanka | Apé Amma | People & Blogs | 1430000 | 94500 |
| Yemen | صدام العزي | Entertainment | 28900000 | 92000 |
| Netherlands | NikkieTutorials | Beauty & Style | 13400000 | 90500 |
| Israel | Jamal alimwase ـ جمال العمواسي | Nature | 4730000 | 89100 |
| Poland | Blowek | Entertainment | 4530000 | 87700 |
| Romania | Be Inspired | Education | 6690000 | 86500 |
| Croatia | Doctor DS | Autos | 1260000 | 86400 |
| Albania | Co Vines | Entertainment | 3440000 | 81700 |
| Denmark | SYBO TV | Gaming | 3750000 | 76400 |
| Cuba | Lifeples | Entertainment | 538000 | 70700 |
| Malaysia | PlataBush | Gaming | 4590000 | 70000 |
| Libya | King GTA | Gaming | 812000 | 69900 |
| Nepal | Tattato Khabar | News | 1850000 | 69800 |
| India | CarryMinati | Comedy | 22700000 | 66100 |
| Switzerland | LE GRAND JD | Entertainment | 3020000 | 65300 |
| Nicaragua | JR INN | Comedy | 2670000 | 65200 |
| Tanzania | Young Tubers | Kids | 828000 | 63100 |
| Brazil | whinderssonnunes | Comedy | 39800000 | 62400 |
| Slovenia | TimKo Kid | Kids | 4450000 | 58200 |
| Estonia | Life of Boris | Entertainment | 3040000 | 56200 |
| Hungary | R3D 1 | Entertainment | 1990000 | 56200 |
| Uruguay | Dosogas | Entertainment | 5600000 | 55800 |
| Dominican Republic | ElFlacoWTF | Entertainment | 4270000 | 54000 |
| Wales | Ben Phillips | Entertainment | 4610000 | 53600 |
| Philippines | Ranz Kyle | Entertainment | 12000000 | 52400 |
| Jamaica | Yanrique | Gaming | 785000 | 50300 |
| Bolivia | Edson FDB | Gaming | 1640000 | 48800 |
| Ireland (Northern) | Adam B | People & Blogs | 29300000 | 47600 |
| Hong Kong | Emi Wong | People & Blogs | 2540000 | 42700 |
| Qatar | Kareemtime Official | Comedy | 1530000 | 40000 |
| Jordan | Rozzah | Entertainment | 3210000 | 38200 |
| Cambodia | fanKID | Entertainment | 1940000 | 38000 |
| Mauritius | Ikhlaas MJ | Entertainment | 170000 | 34900 |
| Azerbaijan | Resul Abbasov Official | Entertainment | 668000 | 33400 |
| Scotland | Mike Boyd | Entertainment | 2440000 | 31500 |
| Germany | HaerteTest | Entertainment | 18900000 | 25600 |
| Monaco | Jon Olsson | People & Blogs | 1470000 | 24900 |
| Bahrain | عمر فاروق Omar Farooq | Entertainment | 3500000 | 23800 |
| Kazakhstan | Ekaterina Saibel | People & Blogs | 1310000 | 20600 |
| Sudan | المنهج السلفي بالسودان | People & Blogs | 398000 | 20400 |
| Latvia | Little Movies Games & Fun | Gaming | 1940000 | 19800 |
| Vietnam | NTN Vlogs | Entertainment | 8610000 | 19600 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Certified sampson | Comedy | 241000 | 19400 |
| Singapore | মায়াজাল | Entertainment | 5320000 | 19000 |
| Montenegro | AdnanBro | Gaming | 626000 | 18000 |
| Mongolia | Mesmerism Official | Comedy | 504000 | 16300 |
| Paraguay | TÍO RICZER | Entertainment | 2200000 | 15600 |
| Taiwan | TGOP (This Group Of People) | Entertainment | 3260000 | 15300 |
| Bulgaria | Bodil40 | Gaming | 2030000 | 14800 |
| Costa Rica | Germán Rodezel | Entertainment | 1690000 | 13600 |
| South Korea | Boram Tube ToysReview [보람튜브 토이리뷰] | Kids | 13800000 | 13400 |
| Oman | قرية العجائب | Entertainment | 2150000 | 13000 |
| Ghana | RakGhana | Comedy | 448000 | 12600 |
| Portugal | SirKazzio | Entertainment | 5060000 | 11600 |
| Botswana | Shree craft place | How To | 80800 | 11000 |
| Kenya | Henry DeSagu | Entertainment | 328000 | 8800 |
| Afghanistan | Tech Zaada | Tech | 206000 | 8100 |
| Cyprus | TumkaGames / Тумка:3 | Gaming | 900000 | 7900 |
| Panama | Mimonona Stories | Kids | 6230000 | 7900 |
| Czech Republic | ViralBrothers | Entertainment | 2780000 | 7800 |
| Cameroon | BYSNESS Comédie Club | Comedy | 292000 | 7300 |
| Bhutan | Cigano Ramires | People & Blogs | 56900 | 7200 |
| Lebanon | Laila Mourad | Entertainment | 2140000 | 7200 |
| Seychelles | Rosa Gruner | Gaming | 60900 | 7100 |
| Gabon | Xavier HUBERT-BRIERRE | Nature | 113000 | 7000 |
| Mali | MS2A FUNNY | Comedy | 195000 | 5600 |
| Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | video whatsapptube | Entertainment | 1700000 | 5100 |
| New Zealand | Rainbow Learning | Kids | 5250000 | 5100 |
| Myanmar | khunThinmg pao | Comedy | 119000 | 4800 |
| Haiti | Komedyen Lakay Official | Comedy | 197000 | 4300 |
| Madagascar | Philippe MARRONE | Sports | 47700 | 3800 |
| Zambia | Cartoon Club | Kids | 1440000 | 3400 |
| Iceland | Sorelle Amore | Entertainment | 965000 | 3300 |
| Rwanda | Shangazi Emma-Claudine | People & Blogs | 108000 | 2900 |
| Togo | Fortnite Fantasy | Gaming | 310000 | 2900 |
| Nauru | JerseySurvivor | Entertainment | 80700 | 2800 |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | dxd101 | Entertainment | 79300 | 2700 |
| Bahamas | Crypto Beadles | Tech | 92600 | 2400 |
| Uzbekistan | Jasur Hamroyev | People & Blogs | 220000 | 2000 |
| Dominica | Chanel Raphael. | People & Blogs | 23500 | 1900 |
| Cape Verde | Fred walkthrough | Gaming | 203000 | 1800 |
| Italy | Marzia | Entertainment | 7660000 | 1800 |
| Somalia | Balanbaalis Studio | Music | 384000 | 1500 |
| Djibouti | Eman Lotfi | Entertainment | 55700 | 1400 |
| Congo (Republic of the) | ASTUCES NATURELLES - DR KOLO | Education | 230000 | 1300 |
| Macau | 籽岷 | Gaming | 300000 | 1200 |
| Namibia | Namiban gospel music | Entertainment | 38800 | 1200 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Dr.Mungli | Education | 33500 | 873 |
| Ethiopia | Amharic Cooking | How To | 81700 | 872 |
| Suriname | SRJ Musik | Music | 146000 | 820 |
| Liechtenstein | caracol3000 | News | 27200 | 818 |
| Belize | ngashigi kangleipak | People & Blogs | 56300 | 806 |
| Tajikistan | Shava TuBe | People & Blogs | 215000 | 674 |
| Mozambique | Arte e Vida | Entertainment | 86800 | 655 |
| Zimbabwe | King Gryph | Gaming | 334000 | 639 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Editing ki Dukan | How To | 60500 | 635 |
| Benin | Ma Chaîne | How To | 42000 | 611 |
| Grenada | Laura Forde | How To | 23200 | 611 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Сань Янь | Kids | 1140000 | 475 |
| Malawi | Dj Àmit Áligarh | Music | 44100 | 468 |
| Burundi | Gasore Ismael Comedien | Comedy | 16400 | 429 |
| Burkina Faso | Jackson Oliveira | Entertainment | 38700 | 333 |
| Sierra Leone | BlackPearl | How To | 36800 | 327 |
| Angola | ShiryuAmigo龍 | Comedy | 196000 | 316 |
| Central African Republic | THE TRUE ROYAL FAMILY | Education | 19700 | 311 |
| Tonga | TasteoftheSouthPacific | How To | 8700 | 281 |
| Luxembourg | LuxGamer | Gaming | 215000 | 269 |
| Mauritania | INFOS AABD | Tech | 102000 | 236 |
| San Marino | BlackJack997 | Autos | 51500 | 222 |
| Timor Leste | king_vieira OFFICIAL | Music | 7300 | 221 |
| South Africa | morecaspar | Entertainment | 1750000 | 205 |
| The Gambia | ebrohaugh | People & Blogs | 11400 | 159 |
| Comoros | Vallenatos En Vivo Oficial | Entertainment | 199000 | 152 |
| Chad | twifacetube | Entertainment | 20100 | 130 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Anrita Melchizedek | Education | 25300 | 95 |
| Iran | KhanAga Alireza Alibabaei Jabbari | Entertainment | 138000 | 63 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | The Motivator 2 | Sports | 48100 | 60 |
| Solomon Islands | Caroline Elizabeth | Entertainment | 45400 | 54 |
| Saint Lucia | The Dating Guru | How To | 28000 | 32 |
| Guyana | Pro Marathi | Tech | 77000 | 29 |
| Palau | Ananda Kelly | How To | 3300 | 26 |
| North Korea | Making ASMR | How To | 260000 | 15 |
| Guinea | Faits - Divers GUINEE | News | 30600 | 11 |
| Tuvalu | GuruKidHD | Gaming | 31800 | 9 |
| Kiribati | TV WULKAN - లొఽథటలలొప్రఠఽరగల్వ | Entertainment | 10200 | 2 |
| Lesotho | Omnia Stars | How To | 1900 | 2 |
The most successful category of all YouTube channels is entertainment. The 2nd most popular category is gaming.
Categories, ranked by number of top earning Youtubers
- Entertainment – 72
- Gaming – 25
- How To – 18
- Comedy – 16
- Kinds – 15
- People and blogs – 14
- Education – 5
- Music – 5
- Tech – 4
- Beauty and style – 3
