Everyone knows the big names when it comes to the most successful YouTube personalities. Markiplier and Jacksepticeye have been around for far too long for most people to be unfamiliar with their names, even if they have never watched their channels. With that in mind, finding out who the wealthiest YouTube gamer is in 2021 may not come as a surprise. PewDiePie is still making money and gaining popularity, bringing in an estimated $15 to $20 million per year.
PewDiePie is one of the highest-paid YouTubers across all genres of YouTube videos, according to Celebrity Net Worth, but he’s particularly unrivaled in the gaming sphere. His net worth is estimated to be somewhere between $40 million and $50 million.
It’s easy to see how he’s managed to amass such a fortune with over 100 million YouTube subscribers. PewDiePie started his YouTube channel in 2010, and he’s had a lot of success since then. He has a Twitch channel, but he hasn’t streamed there in over five years, and his Twitch followers are a fraction of his YouTube ones. So, what has PewDiePie been up to, and how is he coping with his newfound fame?
PewDiePie is the highest-paid gamer on the internet, not just YouTube
With so many streamers recently switching from Twitch to YouTube gaming, there’s been a lot of focus on what each platform has to offer. Following the October 2021 Twitch earnings leak, some fans were able to see why many streamers, including TimTheTatman and DrLupo, left Twitch for YouTube Gaming.
The possibility of making money increases with the ability to bring in views while not being live. PewDiePie’s estimated annual earnings of $15 to $20 million dwarf even the highest-paid Twitch streamers. According to a Business Insider report, CriticalRole, the top Twitch channel, made well over $9.6 million in the year prior to the leak.
In other words, PewDiePie is the highest-earning gaming-centric channel on all of the major streaming platforms. PewDiePie is living proof that YouTube is getting better and better for streamers who are unhappy with their Twitch earnings.
PewDiePie made a game out of his origin story
PewDiePie has worked on video games in the past, and one of them is said to tell his “origin story.” “Poopdie,” a dungeon-crawling mobile and PC game available on Google Play and iOS, is that game. Players embark on a quest to defeat the evil Samron with an army of… well, poops.
While it’s unclear how PewDiePie’s origin story influenced the game, he was clearly inspired when he came up with it. Who else, let’s be honest, would make a game about poop?
The game is available for free if you’re interested in playing it. Fans who want to see PewDiePie play some of the game can do so in a video in which he praises the game’s incredible voice acting talent (hint: he’s the narrator). In 2021, “Poopdie” is expected to be released on Steam.
Be warned: the game contained so much obscene humor that Apple initially refused to allow it to be released. However, it’s now available on the iOS store, allowing Apple users to witness PewDiePie’s so-called origin story firsthand.
