Gaming influencers around the world have the potential to make MILLIONS, but how do UK gamers compare when profiting from their hobby-turned-career?
MrQ has analysed the most popular gamers, looking through their Twitch, YouTube and Instagram followers and engagements to determine just how much they could be bringing home each year.
The 5 Highest-Earning UK Gamers:
|
Rank |
Twitch Username |
Main Game/Activity |
Twitch Estimated Yearly Earnings |
YouTube Estimated Yearly Earnings |
Instagram Estimated Yearly Earnings |
Total Yearly Earnings |
|
1 |
WilburSoot |
Variety |
£38,027 |
£664,615 |
£106,908 |
£809,550 |
|
2 |
tommyinnit |
Minecraft |
£69,345 |
£398,769 |
£207,759 |
£745,433 |
|
3 |
GeorgeNotFound |
Variety |
£125,130 |
£187,826 |
£85,786 |
£482,449 |
|
4 |
Tubbo |
Minecraft |
£111,167 |
£68,033 |
£85,208 |
£264,408 |
|
5 |
Philza |
Minecraft |
£20,952 |
£30,481 |
£39,486 |
£90,919 |
WilburSoot ranks as the highest-earning UK gamer, making over £809,000 from the three platforms combined. Globally WilburSoot earns the most from YouTube with £664,615 coming from his channel alone.
Following closely is Minecraft fanatic tommyinnit with an estimated yearly income of £745,433, which is 24 times more than the average yearly income. That’s not bad for a 17-year-old!
The 10 Highest-Earning Global Gamers:
|
Rank |
Twitch Username |
Country |
Main Game/Activity |
Twitch Estimated Yearly Earnings |
YouTube Estimated Yearly Earnings |
Instagram Estimated Yearly Earnings |
Total Yearly Earnings |
|
1 |
auronplay |
Spain |
Grand Theft Auto V |
£592,457 |
£472,131 |
£2,796,659 |
£3,861,247 |
|
2 |
Rubius |
Spain |
Variety |
£150,558 |
£142,418 |
£2,539,360 |
£2,832,336 |
|
3 |
loud_coringa |
Brazil |
Grand Theft Auto V |
£230,740 |
£308,571 |
£502,811 |
£1,042,122 |
|
4 |
LITkillah |
France |
Grand Theft Auto V |
£108,390 |
£274,286 |
£619,008 |
£1,001,683 |
|
5 |
coscu |
Argentina |
Slots |
£55,478 |
£185,806 |
£638,904 |
£880,188 |
|
6 |
WilburSoot |
UK |
Variety |
£38,027 |
£664,615 |
£106,908 |
£809,550 |
|
7 |
shroud |
Canada |
World of Warcraft |
£383,348 |
£221,538 |
£147,402 |
£752,288 |
|
8 |
ibai |
Spain |
Variety |
£228,505 |
£243,380 |
£273,628 |
£745,514 |
|
9 |
tommyinnit |
UK |
Minecraft |
£69,345 |
£398,769 |
£207,759 |
£745,433 |
|
10 |
dreamwastaken |
US |
Minecraft |
£62,856 |
£589,091 |
£38,927 |
£690,873 |
Spanish gamer auronplay tops the global chart, earning over £3,860,000 per year from Twitch, YouTube and Instagram combined. That’s a hefty 130% more than the UK’s highest earning gamer, WilburSoot, and 122 times the average UK salary of £31,000!
Fellow Spaniard Rubius followed with combined total earnings of over £2,830,000 respectively.
You can view the full campaign here: https://mrq.com/blog/highest-earning-gaming-influencers
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