Top 25 Most Successful YouTube Stars of All Time

One of many Minecraft players, this YouTuber first began uploading videos in 2013. Technoblades prowess at Minecraft became evident when he beat it on hardcore mode in 2017. He also beat several players in Keemstars Minecraft Monday in 2019. MrBeast even hosted a player-versus-player tournament, which Technoblade also easily won. Sadly, he passed away from cancer in 2022, leaving his over 10 million subscribers in mourning. But his legendary gameplay, as well as his rapport with his fans, gained his YouTube channel posthumous fame, now with 11 million subscribers. Rest in power, king.

This gamer-turned-social-media-influencer YouTuber, real name Alia Shelesh, began in 2011. Her content was initially Lets Play videos of games such as Call of Duty and Metal Gear. In 2017, she made a shift from gaming videos to reaction videos with success. Even so, she won favorite gamer at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards and ranked third on YouTubes US Top Creators list in 2021. There have been controversies, such as her dispute with ex-partner Evan Young. She also clashed with YouTuber Jack Douglass, who accused her of doxxing him. Still, she has almost 35 million subscribers, which makes her among the most successful YouTubers.

This Irish YouTuber has done a ton. Voice impressionist, gamer, actor, host, business co-founder, you name it. Real name Seán William McLoughlin, he gained fame as a gameplay YouTuber, gaining greater attention when he was mentioned in a PewDiePie video. In 2017, he was hired by Disney XD to star in the series Polaris: Player Select. Ryan Reynolds even appeared on one of McLoughlins videos, playing the Deadpool video game together. Oh, and he founded a clothing brand with Markiplier. Lauded by Forbes as Irelands most popular YouTuber, he ended up on its Top Creators list for 2024 at number 23. By June 2014, his channel was among the top 100 most-subscribed ones. What a success.

Things are sometimes better in twos. Alan Chen and Alex Chen Stokes YouTube channel is the ninth largest as of this video. They specialize in vlog and prank videos, with their view count in the billions. One of their prank videos even went too far when the twins pretended to rob two banks. The Stokes were charged with one felony and one misdemeanor count and did a plea bargain in 2021. The video is not extant, but their channel still is, with over 120 million subscribers and over 300 videos. These twins just cant be stopped.

Also known as Vlad A4, this Russian and Belarusian YouTuber began as a musician, with his first parody song gaining over 30 million views! Eventually he pivoted toward vlog and challenge videos. Vlad A4 became one of the most popular Russian-speaking YouTubers and the most popular in his country, even founding his own company. He has been the subject of controversy, such as when both MrBeast and JustDustin accused him of copying their videos thumbnails and ideas without permission. As of this video, he has over 75 million subscribers on his YouTube channel.

This Salvadoran gaming YouTubers username is a portmanteau of two names of his, Fernando and Flores. Flores began by uploading tutorials and eventually gameplay videos, such as God of War III and Mortal Kombat. In 2018, he announced he would pivot to Twitch to stream games such as Fortnite and uploaded his Twitch streams on his auxiliary YouTube channel. Fernanfloo even got bit roles in movies, such as 2017s Dedicated to My Ex and published a graphic novel called Curly is In Danger. He was nominated for many MTV Millennial Awards, and has over 45 million subscribers as of this video.

Starting in 2009, this YouTuber has had a long career as an Internet celebrity. He is best known, however, for his YouTube series, Equals Three, even making a Spanish-language version with Maker Studios. Johnson ended the series in 2013, though not before celebrities such as Robin Williams and John Cho appeared as guests. Since then, Johnson has ventured into producing other web series. He has even starred as an actor in film and TV commercials. Nowadays, he does YouTube shorts. His web series Riley Rewind was called one of the best web series in 2013 by Variety. Although his channel currently has over 10 million subscribers, his producing prowess is extraordinary.

From makeup tutorials to a singing career, this Mexican YouTuber is a bit of a Jill-of-all-trades. Beginning in 2016, Loaiza later began releasing music in 2019, starting with her single, Enamorarme. She has then launched a clothing line and founded a telephone company. Loaiza has even starred in a reality TV show as a contestant. In 2023, she announced the last video she would be uploading to her channel in a tearful farewell. To this date, she has over 45 million subscribers with over 300 videos. Her music career isnt bad either, with millions of YouTube views and four million monthly streams on Spotify. What a run.

One of the most successful Latin American YouTubers has to be this Chilean. The fifth-most subscribed YouTuber in Spanish, German Garmendias most popular channel quickly became his gameplay one, which includes reaction videos. Although accused by other video content creators of artificially boosting views, Garmendias channel only grew in popularity, reaching over 50 million subscribers. And of course, he has a writing and a music career as well, releasing two books and becoming a singer in a band. Garmendia was nominated for and won several awards, including the MTV Millennial Awards in 2014. How accomplished.

Beginning in 2014, this Brazilian actor is a true YouTube star. Luccas began in content aimed at adults, at one point getting sued for something he posted. In 2017, Neto pivoted to childrens edutainment with both his main channel and his kids channel, Luccas Toon Kids. Neto even made a leap from YouTube to TV when he was contracted to do a kids program, SBT Presents: Luccas Toon in 2024. He has two production companies, including Lucas Toon Studio, and even released a couple of books. His YouTube channel subscriptions are over 50 million to date. Oh, and did we mention he is also the younger brother of Felipe Neto, also a successful YouTuber? Color us unsurprised.

This YouTuber is a one-man band. Preston is known for his gameplay, challenge, reaction, and prank videos. He has many channels, but his most popular is PrestonPlayz, known before as PrestonMinecraft. This channel features Preston playing a variety of video games, including Minecraft and Fortnite. He even partnered with other gameplay YouTubers, known as the Pack. The Pack includes Lachlan, JeromeASF, Vikkstar123, MrWoofless, and Bajan Canadian. That channel has over 15 million subscribers, while Prestons main channel received over 30 million. He also owns a Minecraft server with MrWoofless, called CosmicPvP. What an accomplishment.

Known for his gameplay and animation videos, Miguel Bernal Montes, or Mikecrack, is one of the most successful Spanish-language YouTubers. His first channel was dedicated to magic tricks. He later switched to gameplay videos, chiefly focused on Minecraft, creating his main channel in 2015. Montes also released music parodies, as well as original music, and animated videos. In 2021, he became the third most popular YouTube channel in Spain, surpassing 30 million. He was nominated for the Streamy Awards in both 2021 and 2022. To date, he has over 56 million subscribers.

Its rare for YouTubers to found a collective, but they did. Padilla first created a website for making Flash animations, smosh.com in 2002, and he was eventually joined by Hecox. These two began uploading YouTube videos in 2005, mostly lip-synching videos. Smosh has since spawned into multiple channels, including for gaming and variety skits. Smosh even expanded into a magazine, consisting of comics, behind-the-scenes, and interview content. In 2014, Smosh: The Movie was released, featuring the duo and other YouTube personalities. And of course, they were listed in Guinness World Records as the most-subscribed comedy channel in 2017.

You may know John Green as the Fault in Our Stars author and his younger brother Hank as the co-creator of VidCon and the blog EcoGeek. Or perhaps you may know them from their educational Crash Course YouTube channel. Or maybe you know them through Hanks two web series adaptations of Jane Austen, the Emmy Award-winning The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and Emma Approved. It could be you were there from the beginning, with their first YouTube channel Vlogbrothers as a way for the two brothers to connect. Either way, its almost impossible not to know the brothers in some way, making them one of the most influential YouTube-based celebrities yet.

Can you believe he was once a NASA engineer? Well, perhaps its not that surprising. Rober eventually launched a YouTube channel about various science topics and DIY tutorials and lifehack videos. In 2019, he partnered with MrBeast to raise money to plant 20 million trees for the Arbor Day Foundation. Rober also launched an educational technology company, CrunchLabs, in 2022. The Institution of Engineering and Technology even awarded Rober a one-off STEM Personality of the Year prize in 2021. Rober also won tons of Streamy Awards between 2019 and 2022. His YouTube channel currently has over 65 million subscribers for just 206 videos. Amazing.

Five former college roommates from Texas A&M University launched a YouTube channel, and the rest was history. Their videos focused mainly on stunts, trick shots, and contests, in which various members would compete against each other. They even created a show, Overtime, about their feats. They first beat a Guinness World Record for the longest basketball shot in 2009. In 2016, they shattered many world records for basketball in just one video. In fact, they currently hold more than 20 Guinness World Records. In 2016, Nickelodeon aired The Dude Perfect Show, the groups own TV series. Oh, and they just may open a theme park. Their channel has over 60 million subscribers.

Hailing from the United Arab Emirates, this YouTubers channel is undoubtedly beloved, with over 50 million subscribers. She specializes in kid-friendly videos, including vlogs, challenges, pranks, and skits. She even has a gaming channel, called Shfa Gaming, where she plays and comments on various kid-friendly games. Some of her content is also wholesome edutainment, such as the importance of going to the dentist every six months. Her other auxiliary channel, Shfa Vlog Family, which features Shfas family members, has over 350 thousand subscribers. This little girl has a big influence.

This actor-writer-producer from Dallas, Texas is really something special. Before his YouTube career, Chow began as a model for JCPenney, as well as an actor on Disney Channel TV. He gained great fame, however, with the creation of his YouTube channel, a high school drama series, Alans Universe. This series was featured on Good Morning America and CBS News. He also achieved major success on YouTube Shorts, reaching 500 million weekly views on average. His is the 18th most subscribed channel and the Top 50 most-subscribed channel on YouTube globally. To date, he has over 90 million subscribers.

This kids YouTuber has it made. Inspired by other toy review channels, four-year-old Kaji began making his own in 2015, mostly a vlog about unboxing toys. His channel became so influential, with nearly 40 million subscribers, that his video reviews often impacted toy sales. From there, the Ryans World brand expanded into an app and a 20-episode TV series for preschoolers, Ryan's Mystery Playdate. They also released a racing video game, Race with Ryan. In 2024, a film based on the channel, Ryans World the Movie: Titan Universe Adventure, was released. According to Forbes, Ryan was the highest-earning YouTuber in 2018, 2019, and 2020.

It really does take two. Rhett McLaughlin and Charles Lincoln Link Neal III launched their channel, Rhett and Link, in 2006. But they are best known for their YouTube series, Good Mythical Morning. Other series followed, including The Mythical Show, a half-hour variety series, and Mythical Kitchen for food-related videos. The friends have also released several albums of musical comedy. They released a documentary in 2008 and starred in network TV shows and other web series. Their company, Mythical Entertainment, had even briefly acquired the Smosh brand before Padilla and Hecox bought back most of its shares. Talk about an empire.

We have talked a lot about wildly successful gaming YouTubers. But this one is perhaps the most versatile and the most beloved. Born Mark Edward Fischbach, Markiplier began with comedy sketches before moving to gaming. He specialized in playing indie horror games, especially Five Nights at Freddys. His channel reached 10 million subscribers in 2015 and 20 million in 2018. Since then, Fischbach has made the leap to other mediums, including film, TV, podcasts, and even an OnlyFans account for charity purposes. He even wrote and produced the upcoming film Iron Lung, an adaptation of the indie horror game of the same title. His YouTube account has over 35 million subscribers and was the third highest-paid creator on the platform in 2022.

From YouTube toprofessional wrestling? This controversial celebrity YouTuber got his start in the now-defunct Vine, becoming extremely popular on the platform. Paul also achieved massive success with his Facebook and, of course, his YouTube videos. Some videos even sparked controversy, including an uncouth music video and a vlog where he and his friends stumble upon a corpse in Japan. Paul went on to star in several films and TV shows, although at least one of his projects was postponed due to his many controversies. Whatever your view of him, Paul has over 25 million subscribers to his channel and four million to his podcast, Impaulsive. And of course, there is his brother Jake Paul, also a popular Vine-creator-turned-professional-boxer. It runs in the family.

Child YouTubers are a powerful force indeed, and this Russian-American content creator is an adorably formidable one. Like Ryan Kaji, Anastasia Sergeyevna is an edutainment creator with childrens songs, unboxing videos, roleplays, and vlogs. In 2017, Nastya ranked third on Forbess Top Earning Top-Earning YouTube Stars list. Her videos have been dubbed in over 12 languages, including English, and her YouTube channel has over 120 million subscribers. And of course, Nastya has launched her own brand of toys and mobile games. One should never underestimate the power of childrens content.

Does this content creator even need an introduction? No matter who you are, you probably heard of this controversial Swedish YouTuber, whose real name is Felix Kjellberg. Kjellberg launched his channel in 2010, playing horror and action video games before eventually expanding his field. From there Kjellberg moved to make vlogs, reaction videos, comedy shorts, and even music shows. His crude humor drew criticism, including his use of racial slurs and sexist and antisemitic language. Regardless, Kjellberg has starred in many films, TV shows, music videos, and even video games. Despite the backlash and his move to Japan in a kind of soft retirement, his channel still has over 110 million subscribers. It is considered one of the most viewed of all time.

Still, no YouTuber comes close to this beast. Jimmy Donaldson uploaded his first YouTube video in 2012. Like many others, he began as a gaming YouTuber with a focus on Minecraft and Call of Duty. Since then, Donaldson has expanded into mobile games and films, but also the food industry. He even opened an actual restaurant. Like the top YouTubers, he has been the subject of multiple controversies, including a class action lawsuit. Regardless, Donaldsons success is staggering, winning Creator of the Year four years in a row. He was the highest-paid YouTuber in 2024 with a subscriber count of over 350 million subscribers. If he werent the Beast, hed be the G.O.A.T.

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