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The Top 5 YouTubers in the U.K

With the rise of influencers here in the U.K we take a look at some of the biggest YouTubers in the world and the top 5 in the U.K. YouTubers are earning crazy amounts of money for mostly playing video games and endorsements as they have such a large following on social media.

YouTubers are earning crazy amounts of money for mostly playing video games and endorsements as they have such great reach through their large following on social media, a trend that is becoming somewhat popular on social media in 2017.

Check out the best below and you’ll soon understand why they’re the cream of the crop.

5) Wroetoshaw – 10 million subscribers 

Harry Lewis also known by his channel name W2S (formerly wroetoshaw), is a gamer from Guernsey. Like KSI his videos are heavily based on commentaries of the FIFA series. At just age 20 Harry has managed to earn himself a Lamborghini from simply playing video games with his large following of 10 million subscribers backing him the whole way.

He is a brilliant entertainer where young adults love watching his gameplay and his reactions to opening packs on the game ‘FIFA’. It has been estimated that his net worth since he started YouTube is believed to be around $2.2million.

4) Zoeller – 11 million subs

Zoe Elizabeth Sugg is an English fashion and beauty vlogger, YouTuber, and author. She is best known by her YouTube username Zoella. Zoe has her own waxwork in Madame Tussauds in London and her site reportedly earns £50,000 a month.

She has recently been named the most powerful beauty vlogger by Forbes Magazine. Zoe’s estimated net worth since she started YouTube is believed to be around £2.5million.

3) DanTDM – 15 million subs 

Daniel Middleton is an English YouTube personality and professional gamer who goes by the handle The Diamond Minecart or DanTDM. His online video channels have covered video games, especially the popular game Minecraft.

Daniel makes around $15,000 every day, which is $5.5 million a year – just let that sink in for a moment.

2) KSIolajidebt – 16 million subs

KSI formally known as Olajide “JJ” Olatunji, first made it onto the YouTube scene in 2012. He is famously known for his career playing the famous sports game FIFA, where he live commentates over his own gameplay.

He grew massively in the gaming industry inspiring other young gamers to pursue their dreams of playing video games for a living. He has now gone on to be featured in movies and music videos as he looks to further his career. At the age of just 23 he earned himself over 16 million subscribers on YouTube and a net worth of $11million.

At the age of just 23 he earned himself over 16 million subscribers on YouTube and a net worth of $11million. Unbelievable,

No.1 – Pewdipie – 55 million subs

Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg also known as “PewDiePie” is a video game commentator. He is the biggest YouTuber on YouTube with over 55 million subscribers! Although PewDiePie is Swedish he is currently living in Brighton, United Kingdom. The

Although PewDiePie is Swedish, he is currently living in Brighton, United Kingdom and consequently makes the cut in our U.K top 5. The 27 year old Swede has had over 15.4 billion channel views so far on his YouTube channel and he has made an estimated $120million since 2010.

By Alex Kyriacou

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