Eight-year-old Youtuber makes $ 22 million in 2018 appraising toys
If you've ever seen that movie “Big - I Want to Be Big, ” it must be remembered that the protagonist lived by Tom Hanks - a grown-up child - got a dream job: working at a toy company, giving his opinions on the that doesn't work and what can be successful.
Behold, that beautiful eighteenth-century Afternoon Session adventure, exactly three decades after the movie arrived here. Forbes magazine estimates, the 8-year-old Ryan outnumbered Jake Paul by $ 500 and became the top-grossing youtuber in 2018 at over $ 22 million. Dude Perfect was in third position with $ 20 million.
These figures do not include taxes or agent payments, are net cash, and are double what Ryan earned last year. With daily posts, Ryan ToysReview was created in 2015 and has 17.3 million followers, with nearly 26 billion views. The toys that appear in his recordings are eventually sold out of stores as soon as the content is aired.
According to Forbes, only $ 1 million of the $ 22 million total did not come from ads. The rest came from sponsored posts and that slice is small compared to other youtubers - who accept far more contracts than Ryan's family. As he is still a child, 15% of what he earns goes to a bank account, which he can only access when he is an adult.
Asked by NBC why people like their reviews so much, he replied, "'cause I'm fun and funny.'
Boy should earn even more next year
In August, Walmart began selling Ryan's World toys and clothing, and a video showing Ryan and his parents looking for these products at Walmart had 14 million views in three months. What the kid pocketed with the deal with the department store company is likely to greatly increase his earnings in next year's reports.
The idea for the channel, according to Ryan's mother, came when he was only 3 years old and asked "why wasn't it on YouTube with all the other kids". After he got a toy train, recordings started and it was in March 2015, when he was 5, his first content on the channel had over 800 million views.
Even with success, the family avoids more exposure than necessary and keeps their full identity, as does Ryan's, in confidence.
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8-year-old Youtuber makes $ 22 million in 2018 evaluating toys via TecMundo
