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The highest-paid YouTube stars of 2016

  • <p>No. 9 (tie): Colleen Ballinger <br> Earnings: $5 million <br> (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for VH1 Press) </p>
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    The highest-paid YouTube stars 2016

    No. 9 (tie): Colleen Ballinger
    Earnings: $5 million
    (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for VH1 Press)

  • <p>No. 9 (tie): Rhett and Link <br> Earnings: $5 million <br> (Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images for dick clark productions) </p>
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    The highest-paid YouTube stars 2016

    No. 9 (tie): Rhett and Link
    Earnings: $5 million
    (Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images for dick clark productions)

  • <p>No. 7 (tie): Markiplier (left) <br> Earnings: $5.5 million <br> (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for YouTube) </p>
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    The highest-paid YouTube stars 2016

    No. 7 (tie): Markiplier (left)
    Earnings: $5.5 million
    (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for YouTube)

  • <p>No. 7 (tie): German Garmendia (left) <br> Earnings: $5.5 million <br> (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for dick clark productions) </p>
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    The highest-paid YouTube stars 2016

    No. 7 (tie): German Garmendia (left)
    Earnings: $5.5 million
    (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for dick clark productions)

  • <p>No. 5 (tie): Tyler Oakley <br> Earnings: $6 million <br> (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for dick clark productions) </p>
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    The highest-paid YouTube stars 2016

    No. 5 (tie): Tyler Oakley
    Earnings: $6 million
    (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for dick clark productions)

  • <p>No. 5 (tie): Rosanna Pansino <br> Earnings: $6 million <br> (Photo by Thos Robinson/Getty Images for Stream Con) </p>
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    The highest-paid YouTube stars 2016

    No. 5 (tie): Rosanna Pansino
    Earnings: $6 million
    (Photo by Thos Robinson/Getty Images for Stream Con)

  • <p>No. 4: Smosh <br> Earnings: $7 million <br> (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Dick Clark Productions) </p>
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    The highest-paid YouTube stars 2016

    No. 4: Smosh
    Earnings: $7 million
    (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Dick Clark Productions)

  • <p>No. 3: Lilly Singh <br> Earning: $7.5 million <br> (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for Young Women’s Honors ) </p>
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    The highest-paid YouTube stars 2016

    No. 3: Lilly Singh
    Earning: $7.5 million
    (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for Young Women’s Honors )

  • <p>No. 2: Roman Atwood <br> Earnings: $8 million <br> (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Shorty Awards) </p>
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    The highest-paid YouTube stars 2016

    No. 2: Roman Atwood
    Earnings: $8 million
    (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Shorty Awards)

  • <p>No. 1: PewDiePie <br> Earnings: $15 million <br> (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images) </p>
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    The highest-paid YouTube stars 2016

    No. 1: PewDiePie
    Earnings: $15 million
    (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)

<p>No. 9 (tie): Colleen Ballinger <br> Earnings: $5 million <br> (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for VH1 Press) </p>
<p>No. 9 (tie): Rhett and Link <br> Earnings: $5 million <br> (Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images for dick clark productions) </p>
<p>No. 7 (tie): Markiplier (left) <br> Earnings: $5.5 million <br> (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for YouTube) </p>
<p>No. 7 (tie): German Garmendia (left) <br> Earnings: $5.5 million <br> (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for dick clark productions) </p>
<p>No. 5 (tie): Tyler Oakley <br> Earnings: $6 million <br> (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for dick clark productions) </p>
<p>No. 5 (tie): Rosanna Pansino <br> Earnings: $6 million <br> (Photo by Thos Robinson/Getty Images for Stream Con) </p>
<p>No. 4: Smosh <br> Earnings: $7 million <br> (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Dick Clark Productions) </p>
<p>No. 3: Lilly Singh <br> Earning: $7.5 million <br> (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for Young Women’s Honors ) </p>
<p>No. 2: Roman Atwood <br> Earnings: $8 million <br> (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Shorty Awards) </p>
<p>No. 1: PewDiePie <br> Earnings: $15 million <br> (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images) </p>
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A new generation of stars has been born solely on the internet.

Just 11 years ago, a video-sharing website called YouTube was founded. Now, the company is worth tens of billions of dollars and the stars of some of its most popular videos are raking in millions.

Forbes has compiled the site's biggest earners in 2016, based on figures from Nielsen, IMDB, as well as interviews with agents, managers, lawyers, insiders and the stars themselves.

Many of them have leveraged their YouTube fame to get spots in advertisements, sell merchandise, as well as make appearances in more traditional forms of media.

Click through the gallery to see YouTube's biggest stars of the year.

All figures in U.S. dollars.