A career as a YouTuber is very rewarding. Once you become an authority in your selected niche, your earning potential becomes limitless. YouTubers are one of the most successful content creator in the world. Nigerian YouTubers are not left out in this rewarding pathway. A lot of Nigerian YouTubers have attained success and popularity on the platform making them earn huge amount of money.
We are going to exclude musicians and Nollywood movie channel because there are not YouTubers. We are only focusing on content creators. So therefore in this article I will be sharing with you the top 10 richest YouTubers in Nigeria in 2023 and their net worth.
10. Adeola Fayehun 
Adeola Fayehun is a Nigerian Journalist who specializes in discussing current geopolitical, social and economic issues that affect the daily lives of Africans living on the continent. She is well known for a controversial 2015 on-street interview where she and fellow Sahara TV journalist Omoyele Sowore asked Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe about when he would be stepping down from office. In 2013, she interviewed former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on the streets of New York, asking him what he was doing about the then on-going Boko Haram insurgency. Her channel has over 650,000 subscribers with over 150 million views. She earns over $15,000 on YouTube every month with an estimated net worth of $1 million.
9. Kassim Braimah 
Kassim Braimah popularly known as Kalistus is one of the first comedians from Nigeria to launch a YouTube channel in 2014. He is the founder of Yawa Skits with over 795,000 subscribers with over 170 million views. He earns $18,000 monthly on YouTube and has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million.
8. Taaooma 
Taaooma whose real name is Apaokagi Greene Maryam is one of the richest YouTubers in Nigeria. She currently has more than 900,000 subscribers on YouTube, and her videos regularly get more than 500k views and a total of over 250 million views. She earns $20,000 monthly on YouTube and has an estimated net worth of $2 million. Most of her incomes are generated through sponsorships, personal advertisements, and business marketing.
7. Oga Sabinus 
Oga Sabinu whose real name is Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Ejekwu is a Nigerian comedian, YouTuber, content creator, actor and skit maker. He is also known as Mr Funny or Mumu Man. He began his comedy career in 2015 but he began to see mainstream success in 2019. He was nominated in the 2021 maiden edition of the Humor Awards Academy. His comedy skit focuses on stupidity and disconnection from the society. In 2022, he received the Best Online Social Content Creator at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards. He earns over $25,000 on YouTube monthly and has a net worth of $2.5 million.
6. Brain Jotter 
Brain Jotter whose real name is Chukwuebuka Emmanuel Amuzie is one of the richest YouTubers in Nigeria. He is a comedian, YouTuber and a content creator. The comedian, who has over 900K subscribers on his YouTube account, uploads humorous footage that has over 200 million views. He earns a whooping sum of over $30,000 from YouTube revenue monthly and has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
5. Mr Macaroni 
Adebowale Debo Adedayo popularly by his stage name Mr Macaroni, is a Nigerian actor, YouTuber, and content creator. His popularity grew from his comic skits on social media, where he plays the role of a political figure turned sugar daddy who is often called “Daddy Wa.” He is popularly known for the use of the catchphrase “Freaky freaky” and “You are doing well”. Mr Macaroni has 800,000 subscribers on YouTube and makes over $60,000 monthly on YouTube and has an estimated net worth of $3.5 million.
4. Ajebo Comedian 
Ajebo whose real name is Erem Emeka Nehemiah is a Nigerian standup comedian, YouTuber, and a content creator from Abia state. His YouTube channel features the use of animated cartoon to create a comic relief in the minds of his viewers. His channel has 1.8 million subscribers with over 330 million views. He earns $65,000 every month and has an estimated net worth of $4 million.
3. Broda Shaggi 
Broda Shaggi whose real name is Samuel Animashaun Perry is a well known Nigerian comedian, actor, composer, and musician. He is well-known for his satirical plays, which he posts on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. His YouTube channel has more than 1.7 million subscribers and receives millions views of weekly. He has a total of over 200 million views. The comedian and digital entrepreneur have made a sizable sum of money on YouTube. He has received numerous honors, including the City People Music Award for Comedy Act of the Year. He earns over $70,000 monthly on YouTube and has an estimated net worth of $4.5 million.
2. Samspedy 
Samuel Oluwafemi Asubiojo popularly known as SamSpedy is a Nigerian Youtuber, well-known for his skits and comedy videos. He has over 2.8 million subscribers with over 900 million views. He has a net worth of about $5 million making him one of the richest YouTubers in Nigeria. SamSpedy is mainly known for his jokes on African parenting. In his skits, the two major characters are Mama Ojo and her son Ojo. SamSpedy earns over $100,000 Monthly On YouTube
1. Mark Angel 
Mark Angel is a famous Nigerian comedian, YouTuber, scriptwriter, cinematographer and a content creator. He is the founder of Mark Angel Comedy, the largest YouTube channel in Africa. His channel has a total views of 2 billion and a total subscribers of 9 million. The channel features comedy skit by Mark Angel, Emmanuella Samuel, Aunty Success and other crew members. Unarguably he is the richest YouTuber in Nigeria, he receives about $326,800 (that’s almost #200 million) every month in YouTube revenue thanks to his audience active participation with over 2 billion views on YouTube. Mark Angel has a net worth of $10 million.
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