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New research reveals that Minecraft players are the richest gaming architects in the world, earning MILLIONS online from building worlds on the game.
The study from Bankrate analysed the estimated earnings of YouTube gamers who stream their play of the most well-known sandbox, roleplay and base building games to reveal the richest gaming architects in the world.
The top ten richest gaming architects:

Rank

YouTube Channel

Game

Subscribers

Total Estimated YouTube Earnings (EUR)

Total Estimated YouTube Earnings(GBP)

Total Estimated YouTube Earnings(AUD)

1

LDShadowLady

Minecraft

5,840,000

€4,601,741

£3,945,387

$7,136,097

2

Mumbo Jumbo

Minecraft

7,200,000

€4,038,304

£3,462,314

$6,262,354

3

JeromeASF

Minecraft

5,380,000

€3,556,480

£3,049,213

$5,515,170

4

Grian

Minecraft

6,420,000

€2,943,448

£2,523,619

$4,564,518

5

WiederDude

Minecraft

8,090,000

€2,450,442

£2,100,931

$3,799,994

6

Skeppy

Minecraft

4,970,000

€2,215,931

£1,899,869

$3,436,330

7

MagmaMusen

Minecraft

5,030,000

€2,204,510

£1,890,077

$3,418,619

8

Sub

Minecraft

5,250,000

€2,026,180

£1,737,183

$3,142,076

9

Stacyplays

Minecraft

2,140,000

€1,678,021

£1,438,682

$2,602,172

10

EthosLab

Minecraft

2,230,000

€1,442,762

£1,236,979

$2,237,348

The rich list shows LDShadowLady is earning as much as £4 MILLION on YouTube, from creating elaborate and artistically pleasing homes and towns in Minecraft.
For architectural builders, Minecraft is the most profitable game you could play on YouTube, as all the top 10 richest gaming architects are Minecraft YouTubers.
Gaming architects earn a staggering 6,346% more than that of a UK architect’s annual salary!
You can view the full research by clicking here.

George Miller started his career in content marketing and has started working as an Editor/Content Manager for our company in 2016. George has acquired many experiences when it comes to interviews and newsworthy content becoming Head of Content in 2017. He is responsible for the news being shared on multiple websites that are part of the European Gaming Media Network.

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