Only the top 3% of YouTubers earn enough to climb above the poverty line.

Only the top 3% of YouTubers earn enough to climb above the poverty line. An analysis for Bloomberg Newsfound that top YouTubers make an average of $16,800 per year from the platform. The top 1% is where careers get lucrative, when endorsements sweeten the deal past per-view revenue. These top creators bring in anywhere from 2.2 to 42.1 million views, leaving the other 99% in the dust. (Bloomberg)