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. 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.
