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Forbes Article on YouTubers - Including Rhett and Link
Today Forbes published online an article titled "The World's Highest-Paid YouTube Stars 2015." The ranking and article includes Rhett and Link.
Read it here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2015/10/14/the-worlds-highes...
On how Forbes determined the pre-tax monetary earnings of each YouTuber, the write-up states:
The list measures earnings before subtracting management fees and taxes. Our figures are based on data from Nielsen, IMDB and other sources, as well as on interviews with agents, managers, lawyers, industry insiders and the stars themselves.
It seems Forbes' estimates are from pretty official sources. Also, the video that goes with the article shows that Rhett and Link, Michelle Phan, Lilly Singh, Lindsey Stirling, and Rosanna Pansino all actually gathered for a Forbes photoshoot and presumably talked directly to Forbes interviewers.
Still, I wonder about the veracity of their claims and if the numbers were really released that easily or exactly by the YouTubers and their management representatives -- there is something of a tradition of media outlets attempting to guess the net worth of YouTube creators, which are then often shot down as wildly inaccurate. The article is interesting to process.
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Permalink Reply by Grace (Pheasphant) on -
I am definitely watching that doco!
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K-ModPermalink Reply by Victoria (Centauromadoose) on -
Ooh, I didn't know about the documentary. Thanks for the heads up!
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Permalink Reply by Lara Young on
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any idea where it will air? i assume BBC... but one should never assume! ;)
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Permalink Reply by Jaymie Nunnery (Jayameez Cat) on
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Give us a reminder when and where to catch that documentary! I'm all about it. I'm just bald that the guys are able to make a living and support their families comfortably, I also hope that no matter how much they make...that they will always stay in touch with those of us that chose less lucrative careers for one reason or another. We still support and love them an their content. I know they will never underestimate the importance of our desire to "click on their face".
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Actually, I'm not bald. I'm not going to edit my comment though, because that's just too funny. I meant glad! Hehehe!
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K-ModPermalink Reply by Victoria (Centauromadoose) on -
I'm glad your support for them hasn't made you go bald! xD
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Permalink Reply by Carol (Aelrindyl) on
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Curious that they only put the main channel sub count down I would of also counted GMM Subs.
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K-ModPermalink Reply by Victoria (Centauromadoose) on -
Yeah, that video was also linked in the article, and I referenced it in my post. The fact Rhett and Link were there with Forbes in person along with those other few YouTubers is what really made me think that this article might actually have some legitimacy. It wasn't like Forbes was sneaking around in the night poking at file cabinets and estimating based on that, haha.
@Carol -- That also surprised me. GMM is making them the most income, I would imagine, so why not reference those subscriber numbers?
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Does anyone have the actual name of the vide/ channel of the Forbes shoot? My device won't allow me to use that link. When I look up keywords I get all kinds of garbage.
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Nevermind, found it.
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