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New research reveals that Minecraft players are the richest gaming architects in the world, earning MILLIONS online from building worlds on the game.
The study from Bankrate analysed the estimated earnings of YouTube gamers who stream their play of the most well-known sandbox, roleplay and base building games to reveal the richest gaming architects in the world.
The top ten richest gaming architects:
|
Rank |
YouTube Channel |
Game |
Subscribers |
Total Estimated YouTube Earnings (EUR) |
Total Estimated YouTube Earnings(GBP) |
Total Estimated YouTube Earnings(AUD) |
|
1 |
LDShadowLady |
Minecraft |
5,840,000 |
€4,601,741 |
£3,945,387 |
$7,136,097 |
|
2 |
Mumbo Jumbo |
Minecraft |
7,200,000 |
€4,038,304 |
£3,462,314 |
$6,262,354 |
|
3 |
JeromeASF |
Minecraft |
5,380,000 |
€3,556,480 |
£3,049,213 |
$5,515,170 |
|
4 |
Grian |
Minecraft |
6,420,000 |
€2,943,448 |
£2,523,619 |
$4,564,518 |
|
5 |
WiederDude |
Minecraft |
8,090,000 |
€2,450,442 |
£2,100,931 |
$3,799,994 |
|
6 |
Skeppy |
Minecraft |
4,970,000 |
€2,215,931 |
£1,899,869 |
$3,436,330 |
|
7 |
MagmaMusen |
Minecraft |
5,030,000 |
€2,204,510 |
£1,890,077 |
$3,418,619 |
|
8 |
Sub |
Minecraft |
5,250,000 |
€2,026,180 |
£1,737,183 |
$3,142,076 |
|
9 |
Stacyplays |
Minecraft |
2,140,000 |
€1,678,021 |
£1,438,682 |
$2,602,172 |
|
10 |
EthosLab |
Minecraft |
2,230,000 |
€1,442,762 |
£1,236,979 |
$2,237,348 |
The rich list shows LDShadowLady is earning as much as £4 MILLION on YouTube, from creating elaborate and artistically pleasing homes and towns in Minecraft.
For architectural builders, Minecraft is the most profitable game you could play on YouTube, as all the top 10 richest gaming architects are Minecraft YouTubers.
Gaming architects earn a staggering 6,346% more than that of a UK architect’s annual salary!You can view the full research by clicking here.
