Whether you realise it or not, the very peak of the YouTube game is an extremely lucrative one. In fact, Forbes has revealed just how much the stars of the streaming giant earned this year, and it's enough to make you curl up in a dark corner while weeping at your bank account info.

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All this, despite recently suggesting he'll delete his channel after hitting 50 million subscribers. He's not the only internet celeb to reel in the cold, hard cash, though, with nine others and their channels hitting the list.

As Forbes states, the list measures "earnings before subtracting management fees and taxes", with figures based on data from Nielsen, IMDB and other sources, as well as "interviews with agents, managers, lawyers, industry insiders and the stars themselves".

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Here's a look at the full list, just in case you needed the motivation to start your own channel and make some quick money before Christmas:. Read the original article on Digital Spy.

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Here's how much YouTube stars like PewDiePie and Tyler Oakley earn. Conor Allison, Digital Spy. Yep, those daily vlogs, gaming commentaries and makeup tutorials are no joke.

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