Activities on YouTube can be considered as another significant source of income for a number of celebrities, including those in South Korea. Therefore, Forbes Korea recently released an annual list of the most influential Korean celebrities on YouTube based on their estimated annual income. Let's take a look at who made it to the top 10 most influential YouTubers this year!
10 YouTube Celebrities with the Highest Income in 2022 According to Forbes Korea, BTS and BLACKPINK Dominate
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At number 10 is webtoon writer Lee Mal Nyeon, who is the only non-singer figure on this list. This channel with 1.78 million subscribers has an income of 1.81 billion won (approximately Rp 19.9 billion).
Meanwhile, trot and ballad singer Lim Young Woong, who also earned 1.81 billion won (approximately Rp 19.9 billion) with 1.4 million subscribers on his channel, successfully ranked 9th.
Next, at the 8th position, there is (G)I-DLE's official YouTube channel to promote their music, activities, announcements, and vlogs. This channel with 4.11 million subscribers earned 2.09 billion won (approximately Rp 22.9 billion).
The 7th position is occupied by ITZY, which has had 7.66 million subscribers since starting their YouTube channel in 2019. ITZY, who went viral this year with the #SneakersChallenge, earned 2.30 billion won (approximately Rp 25.2 billion).
The aespa YouTube channel, which started in October 2020 and has 4.05 million subscribers, successfully occupies the 6th position. Their vlog content and "DreamsComeTrue Challenge" contribute to high interactions, earning them a revenue of 2.36 billion won (approximately Rp 25.9 billion).
Sunmi, in the 5th position, presents content that reflects her enthusiastic personality through her YouTube channel. With 1.46 million subscribers, Sunmi earned a revenue of 3.34 billion won (approximately Rp 36.7 billion) this year.
SEVENTEEN's videos on their YouTube channel, which has 8.36 million subscribers, consistently enjoy high traffic. It's no wonder they rank 4th with a revenue of 3.41 billion won (approximately Rp 37.5 billion).
Position 3 is achieved by the YouTube channel PSY Officialpsy, which has been around since 2010 and has gained 17.4 million subscribers with just 118 videos. However, the traffic for their content is always busy, resulting in a successful earning of 4.80 billion won (approximately Rp 52.7 billion) just this year.
BLACKPINK ranks 2nd on this list with a revenue of 10.9 billion won (approximately Rp 119.8 billion). Out of their 427 uploaded videos since 2016 on a channel with 79.4 million subscribers, only a few have views below one million.
The first place is successfully achieved by BTS with a revenue of 13.6 billion won (approximately Rp 149.5 billion). In the moment leading up to ten years since the start of their YouTube channel, BTS has gained 70.4 million subscribers with 1,799 uploaded videos.
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