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This 17 Year Old Gamer Earns 185% MORE Than The Average UK Salary

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4 years ago

August 4, 2021

George Miller

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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.

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George Miller

George Miller started his career in content marketing and has started working as an Editor/Content Manager for our company in 2016. George has acquired many experiences when it comes to interviews and newsworthy content becoming Head of Content in 2017. He is responsible for the news being shared on multiple websites that are part of the European Gaming Media Network.