From BTS, Blackpink to IU, here's the list of Korean stars who have the highest-earning YouTube channels in 2021, according to Forbes Korea
Forbes Korea has unveiled its annual list of highest-earning YouTube channels as part of its Power YouTuber report. The list of 20 celebrity channels is ranked according to its estimated earnings over the year with only four of the channels not belonging to a K-pop star.
The four non-K-pop channels are actress’ Ahn So-young's mukbang (eating) channel Ssyoung, comedians’ Lee Yong-joo, Jung Jae-hyung and Kim Min-soo’s channel Psick University, celebrity chef Baek Jong-wong’s cooking channel and Hong Jin-kyung's studying channel.
Curious to find out who else made it to the list and what their estimated earnings are? Read to find out more.
Editor's note: The number of subscribers, views and earnings are based on Forbes Korea’s Power YouTuber report as of August 31, 2021.
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NCT
Subscribers: 4.22 million
Estimated earnings: ₩363.8 million
NCT’s group channel is the first on the list with an estimated earning of ₩363.7 million, thanks to its 282.8 million views across 244 videos.