YouTube's Highest Paid Creators Turn Video Games Into Performance Art - Business Insider
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Business Insider: YouTube's Highest-Paid Gaming Creators (2019)
Business Insider is a news and analysis publication covering business, finance, technology, and media. This article, published in December 2019, ranks the top-earning YouTube creators in the video games category based on estimated annual earnings.
The list draws on data from sources like Social Blade and Forbes to estimate creator income from ad revenue and sponsorships. Channels focused on gaming commentary, Let's Plays, and esports content dominated the rankings. The article was part of a broader Business Insider series examining YouTube creator earnings across multiple categories, including beauty, fitness, and entertainment.
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| united states | 65.01% |
| canada | 4.42% |
| united kingdom | 4.26% |
| india | 2.90% |
| germany | 1.84% |
Estimated Revenue
| Property | Value |
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| Daily revenue | $13,013.82 |
| Monthly revenue | $390,414.60 |
| Yearly revenue | $4,750,044.30 |
Site Traffic Statistics
| Property | Value |
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| Monthly visits | 42.1M |
| Monthly visits change | -2.71% |
| Daily visitors | 1.4M |
| Daily visitors change | -2.16% |
| Pages per visit | 2.11 |
| Pages per visit change | 1.08% |
| Visit duration | 01:03 |
| Visit duration change | -3.63% |
| Bounce rate | 56.77% |
| Bounce rate change | -0.29% |
| Desktop traffic | 21.77% |
| Mobile traffic | 78.23% |
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| Creation date | 1998-03-06 00:00:00 |
| Expire date | 2028-09-08 00:00:00 |