This list of highest-paid YouTubers might make you reconsider your career

Forbes' second annual highest-paid YouTube stars list has just come out and we're kinda gobsmacked at how much these people are making! 

Ten stars collectively earned a whopping $70.5 million in 12 months from June 2015 to June 2016. Each YouTuber ranges from rapping, to pranking, to gaming, but like in the real world, off camera, the high earners are mostly white men.

According to Forbes: “The list measures earnings before subtracting management fees and taxes. Our figures are based on data from Nielsen, IMDB and other sources, as well as on interviews with agents, managers, lawyers, industry insiders and the stars themselves.”

At the top of the list we have PewDiePie (real name Felix Avrid Ulf Kjellberg), and his stroke of genius has given him a $15 million USD pay check! PewDiePie records videos of himself playing video games while giving foul-mouthed commentary, which has gained 50 million followers! 

Here are the Top 5 YouTube stars in the world:

1. Felix Kjellberg (PewDiePie) – $15 million USD

 
2. Roman Atwood – $8 million USD

3. Lilly Singh (Superwoman) – $7.5 million USD 

4. Anthony Padilla (Smosh) – $7 million USD 

5th equal. Tyler Oakley – $6 million USD

5th equal. Rosanna Pansino – $6 million USD

Alright, we're just gonna head home and start brainstorming YouTube ideas.