Old school parents would often to scold their children if they caught their children playing video games. One of the most frequent saying is that “playing video games is pointless and doesn’t make any money”.
As time and technology develop, it turns out that now playing video games can be an option to make money. What was originally a hobby can turn into a job because now being a gamer can make money.
Play games then stream on a platform and get endorsements from a brand. The money generated is not a joke. Here are the richest gamers in the world with their top earning just by playing video games.
1. PewDiePie – 60 Million USD
Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg or known as PewDiePie can be said to be a motivator for everyone who wants to become a gamer. He is already like a celebrity in the gaming world. From him, many people get inspired that playing video games and consistently uploading them to YouTube can also be successful.
Unlike gamers in general who focus on one or two games, PewDiePie does not specialize in gaming. He plays a lot of games and uploads them to YouTube. While playing the game, he can entertain the audience with his humor and interaction with the audience. He became the richest gamer in the world with an income of 60 million USD.
2. Tyler “Ninja” Blevins – 40 Million USD
Richard Tyler Blevins created a YouTube channel with the name Ninja. He plays video games and uploads videos on both Twitch and YouTube. Hailing from America, he can be considered a pro gamer as he was part of an E-sports team and played competitively for the game Halo 3.
On his YouTube channel, you can see one of his favorite game is Fortnite. His YouTube channel has reached more than 20 million subscribers and his videos have been watched 2.5 billion times. Per month, he can earn as much as 500,000 to 1,000,000 million USD just by playing video games.
3. Daniel Middleton – 35 Million USD
Gamers certainly have games that they like and play most often. Daniel Middleton is known as a gamer who really like to play Minecraft.
There are also other games he plays such as Roblox, and Pokemon. During his career in the gaming world, he has won several awards. As his videos while playing Minecraft were watched several times, he managed to register his name in the Guinness World Records. He also listed his name in the Rocket League record books for scoring so many goals.
4. Mark Fischbach “Markiplier” – 35 Million USD
Fischbach, an American who are not only known as a gamer, he is also in the world of acting as an actor, director, writer, and producer.
Mark Fischbach created a YouTube channel under the name Markiplier. The number of subscribers has more than 30 million subscribers and is still growing. There are tons of videos that he has uploaded to his YouTube channel and have been watched billions of times.
5. Evan Fong “VanossGaming” – 25 Million USD
Evan Fong is arguably a very talented man. This Canadian man is known as an internet personality, video game commentator, music producer, and DJ. He created a YouTube channel with the name VanossGaming. The subscribers he has are extraordinary. Subscribers have at least reached 21 million subscribers.
From so many subscribers, every video he uploads can be watched at least 8 billion times. He most often plays the video games Grand Theft Auto V and Call of Duty: World at War. Not alone, in every game he plays, Evan Fong invites his friends to play together. In 2014 and 2016, he was nominated for The Game Award for Trending Gamer and Shorty Award for Tech and Innovation.
6. Preston Blaine Arsement – 20 Million USD
Preston Blaince Arsement is an American gamer who is nominated as one of the richest gamers in the world.
Preston Blaince Arsement has two YouTube channels: TBNRFrags and PrestonPlayz. The two channels both contain videos of playing video games. Some of the games he plays include Minecraft, Call of Duty, and Fortnite. In Minecraft, it turns out that he manages a server. The server is opened to whoever want to access it and need to pay some fees.
7. Michael Grzesiek “Shroud” – 20 Million USD
Playing video games with the theme of shooting or first-person shooters is fun. Someone is trained to be able to control the weapons used and fight strategies so as not to die by the enemy. From this first-person shooter type game, there is one famous player, Michael Grzesiek or better known as Shroud.
Michael Grzesiek really likes first-person shooter type games. The games played include Valorant, Apex Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Escape from Tarkov, and PUBG. He uploads videos playing the game on two platforms: Twitch and YouTube. Every videos that he uploads is always being watched by more than 1 billion times.
8. Sean McLoughlin “Jacksepticeye” – 16 Million USD
Jacksepticeye or his real name, Sean William McLoughlin was previously a member of the band from Raised to the Ground.
Before he was as famous as he is now, he often uploaded his comedy vlog entitled Let’s Play series. 2007 was his first year as a gaming YouTuber.
9. Timothy John Betar “TimTheTatman” – 12 Million USD
Fortnite players are certainly familiar with the name Timothy John Betar. Through the game Fortnite, he managed to become a famous gamer. The man with the nickname TimTheTatman is not only focus on one game. He also plays other video games such as Overwatch, World of Warcraft, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
His name came to the fore in 2012 just as he joined Twitch. On the platform, he gained a fantastic number of followers of 7 million followers. He also expanded his career to YouTube. On YouTube, he managed to get 4.3 million subscribers. In addition to playing video games, Timothy John Betar also participated in a game tournament event in 2018. He managed to sign a contract with Complexity Gaming.
10. Johan “N0tail” Sundstein – 7.8 Million USD
Dota is a video game series developed by Valve. The first series was released in 2003 under the name Defense of the Ancients (DOTA).
Then in 2013, the sequel was released, namely Dota 2. This game is very popular with many people and the tournaments held for the game are also not less.
Many great professional gamers were born from the game Dota 2. One of these gamers is Johan Sundstein or commonly known by the nickname N0tail. From various sources, Johan Sundstein became the richest game player in Dota 2. He started playing the game at the age of 15 and participated in a number of Dota 2 tournaments.
