Ninja Leads Highest Earning Gamers List 2020 | The Countdown | Forbes
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as posted by the channelThis week we’re talking a look at the highest earning gamers. Ninja (Michael Blevins) leads the way with $17 Million, followed by Pewdiepie (Felix Kjellberg) with $15 Million. There’s a 2-way tie at #3 in our countdown between Preston (Preston Arsement) and Markiplier (Mark Fischbach) at $14 Million. Shroud (Michael Grzesiek) secures the last spot in the top 5 with $12.5 Million.
All earnings are from January 1, 2019, through January 1, 2020. All figures are pretax, and fees from agents, managers and lawyers are not deducted. Estimates are based on SocialBlade, TwitchTracker, Captiv8 and Pollstar, as well as interviews with industry insiders. For the purposes of the list, Forbes defines a professional gamer as anyone who makes their income playing games, both competitively and casually.
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