Another year has almost come to an end, and 2016 was a major one for YOU TUBER's when it comes to earning hard cash.
The top 10 highest paid You tube stars this year made a collective $70 million , with the top earner ranking in a cool $15 million.
Here are the TOP 10 YOU TUBE EARNERS 2016
1.Pew Die Pie
Earned nearly $15 million with subscribers count of 49,756,391
Five years ago Swedish gamer Felix Arvid Ulf kjelberg , focus full time on his You tube channel Pew Die Pie.
He had given up a degree at Chalmers University of Technology to play video games on You tube.
As soon as his channel soared to heights no one could have expected .
He is the first person to ever reach 10 billion You tube views.
2.Roman Atwood
Earned $8 million With subscribers 10,152,692
Atwood's channel to watch him pretend to spray people with skunks or create an indoor snowstorm in his house.
Atwood is perhaps most famous with two pranks in which he tried to convince his girlfriend into thinking he had killed their three-year-old son.
Atwood,who also appeared on TBS's Deal with it,also makes an income off his personalized merchandise and a sponsorship with brands like Scott Toilet Paper.
3.Lily Singh
Earned $7.5 million with a subscriber count of 10,296,350
Comedian Lily Singh took the the third spot,with her channel boasting 1.3 billion views .Singh's videos with some including ''what clubbing is like'', ''why bras are horrible'' and now garner guest stars that include Victoria justice, Gina Rodriguez and even Michle Obama.
4.Smosh
Earned : $7 million Subscribers : 22,474,510
Ian Andrew Hecox and Daniel Anthony Padilla,make u the American sketch comedy duo better known by the name SMOSH.
They also develoed their first scrited long form series called Part Timers, posting a new eisodes every week on their channel.
These two friends became the first youtubers to have their own wax figures at Madame Tussauds and their second film , featuring rapper T-pain,will debut on You Tube-Red later this month.
5.Tyler Oakley
Earned $6 million subscribers 8,087,829
Taylor Oakley is on the fifth position in this year oakley's videos ranges from guessing celebrity abs with tom Daley, trying strange toys with Kellie Pickler, to interviewing Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama.
He uploded his first video in 2007 as a freshman at Michigan StateUniversity
He recently released his first book of essays Binge which became a best seller
6.Rosanna Pansino
Earned : $6 millions Subscribers : 7,398,450
She is a host of most popular cooking show Nerdy Nummies ,which she calls the Original geeky cooking show.
She was a 31-year-old lady is now ranking in the kind of money she first only dreamd off when she began to pursue an acting career years ago.
she has since uploaded more than 100 recipes and recently released a cook book which made the New York's best seller list
7.Markiplier
Earned $5 millions subscribers 15,523,276
This channel is much like Pew Die Pie is beloved for the running commentary he gives fans in his 'LETS PLAY ' video game cips.he is a native who live in Los Angles,
8.German Garmendia
Earned $5 millions subscribers 30,317,411
Chilean comedian German garmendia's channel is the most subscribed channel in the Spanish .Although he may have the seventh position his channel is the most subscribed channel in Spanish language
this comedian has more than 30 million fans following him and subscribed to his channel where he also posts videos of his brand.
He is the youngest You Tuber to make the list .Making at the age of only 26 yrs
9.Colleen Ballinger
Earnes nearly $5 million Subscribes 7,359,094
Colleen Balinger better known as ''Miranda sings'' tied for ninth spot with Rhett and Link on Forbes list.
