By NBC News
Want to be a millionaire? You might want to consider spending more time on YouTube.
On Thursday, Forbes released its list of the highest YouTube earners. It was topped by Swedish video game commentator Felix Kjellberg, aka PewDiePie, who makes around $12 million a year thanks to his nearly 40 million-strong “bro army” of followers.
In a tie for second place with $8.5 million was comedy duo Smosh and the Fine Brothers, who made a name for themselves by recording kids reacting to pop culture phenomena. The popular dancing violinist Lindsey Stirling claimed the fourth spot with $6 million.
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