Ryan Kaji is a renowned name in the YouTube space as his channel, Ryan's World is one of the leading channels in YouTube's 'kids' genre. At the age of six, Ryan Kaji became the world's youngest millionaire after his YouTube channel went viral. Currently, Ryan Kaji has 181K followers on his Instagram handle, Ryan's World and 38.4 million subscribers on his YouTube channel by the same name.
It was on March 17, 2015, when Ryan joined YouTube, and in a span of just nine years, he managed to create a fanbase that is second to none. Interestingly, Ryan Kaji's parents and their team have successfully created a world of fictional characters that has been a hit among children. According to the official website of Ryan's World, some of his most popular characters include Red Titan, Combo Panda, Big Gil, Alpha Lexa, Moe The Monster, and Shelldon The Baby Dinosaur.
Ryan Kaji's YouTube channel has been expanded into a production company named Sunlight Entertainment that streamlined the workflow of one of YouTube's largest kids' channels, Ryan's World. Regarding Ryan Kaji's family background, he was born on October 6, 2011, to his parents, Shion Guan and Kieu-Loan Guan. Ryan is also blessed to have twin sisters, Emma and Kate, who are often featured in his videos and events.
Talking about Ryan Kaji's net worth, as per Forbes, the 13-year-old YouTuber has an estimated sum of USD 35 million. He currently stands at number 21 on the Forbes Top Creators 2024 list. According to some reports, Ryan Kaji's parents are determined to make him the world's youngest billionaire. Courtesy of the exceptional business mindset of his father, Shion Kaji and mother, Loann Kaji, their son has a series of income streams spread across 30 countries.
For the uninitiated, it was in 2017 when Forbes included Ryan Kaji's name in their list of that year's top earners. At that time, Ryan was six years old and earned USD 11 million in 2017. Ryan Kaji gained immense fame for his toy review videos, but as time passed, his parents transformed Ryan's World into a global kids' play and entertainment brand. In 2024, Ryan's first full-length feature film titled Ryan's World the Movie: Titan Universe Adventure was released in theatres. His parents and sisters were featured in the film, which was directed by famous American filmmaker, Albie Hecht.
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Over the decades, we have seen many kid YouTubers getting famous but doing something else once they grow up. As Ryan Kaji is becoming a youngster, he is reportedly interested in other activities like surfing and hiking and wants to explore new things. As a result, seeing a 13-year-old guy still reviewing toys is making the YouTube community worried about Ryan's mental health. Numerous YouTubers are concerned about Ryan Kaji's current condition and labelled it as 'child abuse'.
As per most renowned YouTubers, Ryan Kaji's parents are using him to generate more money before the channel shuts down. The kids who used to watch Ryan have also grown up. As a result, there has been a huge decline in the views of Ryan World's YouTube channel, and if this is going to continue, Ryan's World will join the list of famous kids' YouTube channels that shut down once the YouTubers grew up.
At the moment, Ryan Kaji hasn't said anything on record, which is why it's difficult to say whether the kid is really getting abused by his parents for money or not. However, there's a rise in reports suggesting that Ryan isn't happy, which is also negatively affecting the growth of his channel. It will be interesting to see whether Ryan's parents will release an official statement against these allegations in the future or not.
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