Eight-year-old Ryan is the highest grossing YouTuber in the United States: Forbes

(PTI) New York, Ta. December 19, 2019, Thursday

An 8-year-old boy named Ryan Kaji has made $ 26 million (about Rs 185 crore) this year through his YouTube channel. At the same time, Forbes magazine tops the list of highest grossing celebrities through YouTube.

Ryan Cajee's real name is Ryan Gaun and last year, according to Forbes reports, he topped the list of highest grossing people on the video platform. Last year, he made $ 22 million. Rayan's parents launched his channel 'Ray's World' in 2015 when he was three years old and currently owns 22.9 million (2.29 million) subscribers of his channel.

Ryan's channel was initially named 'Ryan ToysReview' where most of the unboxing videos were uploaded. Initially on Ryan's channel, he was seen opening various packet toys and playing with him and giving his opinion. According to an analytical website called Social Blade, many of Ryan's videos have been viewed more than a billion times and his channel has received over 35 billion views so far.

Rayan's channel initially featured his views on toys, but with Ryan's age, videos are now being uploaded on his channel to make studying more fun. In all of these videos, Ryan is seen doing a variety of experiments.

In Forbes rankings, Ryan's channel surpasses 'Dood Perfect' channel. The Dood Perfect Channel has grossed $ 20 million from June 1, 2018 through June 1, 2019. Russia's five-year-old Russian Anastasia Radzinkaya channel made $ 18 million this year, while third.