ATTACK OF THE GAMERS

Mashing the buttons with this year’s top-earning YouTube celebrities.

THE HOTTEST stars on YouTube might spend most of their time in pixelated worlds, but make no mistake: They’re collecting millions of dollars in cold, hard cash. Nearly half of our annual list of the top-earning YouTube celebrities are gamers, and gamers occupy the top two spots. Viewers flock to their channels to watch them play the latest titles while delivering funny commentary. Six of the ten celebs ranked here are newcomers, who delight fans with videos of stunts, gleeful children and Call of Duty battles.