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Forbes Names Top Earning YouTube Stars 2015

image from i.ytimg.com[UPDATED] Forbes has named its 2015 list of Top Earning YouTube Stars and only 2 of them have any ties to music at all. Most of these millions come from ads and endorsements, although four also have book deals and several have their own product lines.

1. PewDiePie: $12 million
2. (tie) Smosh: $8.5 million
2 (tie) Fine Brothers: $8.5 million
4. Lindsey Stirling: $6 million*
5 (tie). Rhett & Link: $4.5 million
5 (tie). KSI: $4.5 million*
7. Michelle Phan: $3 million
8 (tie). Lilly Singh: $2.5 million
8 (tie). Roman Atwood: $2.5 million
8 (tie). Rosanna Pansino: $2.5 million

*music related

More @ Forbes – The World's Highest Paid YouTube Stars

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