Eight-year-old Ryan Kaji, the highest paid YouTuber of 2019, made US$26mil. How did he do it?

Kaji has been making videos for YouTube since he was three years old. — Screengrab from YouTube video Ryan's first Combo Panda at Build-a-Bear Workshop!!!

At just eight years of age, Ryan Kaji has been named the highest-paid content creator of 2019 on YouTube by Forbes, with an estimated earning of US$26mil (RM107.67mil).

Amazingly, Kaji maintained his top spot for a second year as he was also the biggest earner on YouTube in 2018, when he earned an estimated US$22mil (RM91.11mil). According to Forbes, in 2018 most of Kaji’s earnings came from pre-roll advertising on his main channels, namely Ryan's World (previously known as Ryan ToysReview) with 23 million subscribers and Ryan's Family Review with five million subscribers.