With the rise of creators in Africa on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube, YouTube has proven to be one of the better platforms to create long-term relevancy and wealth. Despite being a difficult channel for many creators to grow, YouTube is still seeing an influx of creators to its platform due to its standardised and structured revenue generation system. With 14.3 billion visits per month, YouTube is the 2nd most-visited website in the world and 694,000 hours of video are streamed on the platform every minute compared to 452,000 for Netflix.
CashNetUSA looked at the top YouTubers in every country to compile “The YouTube Rich List” by using SocialBlade’s database of YouTube channel data to isolate the top-earning channel in every country and an estimation of the channel’s lifetime earnings. They then broke down the results by region and channel type. In this article, we’ll take a deep dive into the top earning channels in Africa, what they do, and how much their estimated lifetime earnings are.
Creative Crafts In Five Minutes (5-Minute Crafts)
Creative Crafts In Five Minutes is a massive YouTube channel in Egypt with over 78 million subscribers. They create fun DIY (do it yourself) projects and crafts that help you experience the joy of doing things yourself. The channel falls under the how-to category and has estimated lifetime earnings of $8,776,820.
Tata Maukura
Tata Maukura is a history channel from Sudan that has over 60 thousand subscribers. With over 150 uploads and 39 million views, the channel has an about section that reads “siapa berbohong tentang sejarah dia takut akan kebenaran” which loosely translates to “he who lies about history is afraid of the truth.” The channel is in the news category and has estimated lifetime earnings of $81,809.
Ameer Slow
Ameer Slow is a big channel from Tunisia that has 2.9 million subscribers. With almost a billion lifetime views from 1,100 channel uploads, the channel is run by 19-year-old Amir who posts random video game clips. Ameer Slow is a gaming channel with estimated lifetime earnings of $1,745,257.
King GTA
King GTA is a huge channel from Libya that has approximately 1.5 million subscribers. With almost 400 million views across 135 video uploads, King GTA is run by Libyan native Belaid Soltani. King GTA is a gaming channel with estimated lifetime earnings of $740,326.
Oum Walid
Oum Walid is a massive channel in Algeria that has over 11 million subscribers. With almost 2.5 billion channel views from 1,600 uploads, the channel describes itself as “a channel for easy cooking, with exact ingredients, for every beginner and every woman.” Oum Walid easily falls under both the cooking and education categories and has estimated lifetime earnings of $4,879,997.
Baraka IBaraka
Baraka IBaraka is a huge channel in Morocco that has almost 4 million subscribers. With 1.4 billion channel views across 300 uploads, the channel is run by 3d artist Baraka. Baraka also has a Facebook page with 1.4 million followers. The channel falls under the comedy category and has an estimated lifetime earnings of $2,892,673.
Cheikh Mohamed El Hassan Ould Dedew
The Cheikh Mohamed El Hassan Ould Dedew channel is a Mauritanian channel with 410 thousand subscribers. Cheikh Mohamed El Hassan Ould Dedew is a Mauritanian scholar. At the age of five, he memorised the entirety of the Quran and was introduced to Islamic sciences and the Arabic language by his close relatives, themselves versed in religious sciences. With over 56 million views across 5400 uploads, the channel falls under the education category and has an estimated lifetime earnings of $102,387.
Hussein and Zeinab
Hussein and Zeinab is a Senegalese channel with over 2 million subscribers. The channel follows the creative brother and sister duo, Hussein and Zeinab, as they sing, do challenges, sketch, go on trips, and much more. The channel has amassed over 1.2 billion channel views across 229 uploads. It falls under the kids category and has an estimated lifetime earnings of $2,301,395.
manuel serieales islas
manuel serieales islas is a channel in Mali that has over 50 thousand subscribers. Most of the videos it hosts are episodes of different series in Spanish. With over 42 million views across 251 uploads, the channel falls under the people category and has an estimated lifetime earnings of $89,661.
RakGhana
With over 600 thousand subscribers and 100 million channel views across 1000 uploads, RakGhana is a Ghanaian channel that is focused on educating the world about the history, culture, tradition and lifestyle of Africa and Africans while promoting Africa and Africans in every possible positive way. RakGhana is owned by the parent company Nubian Rak Media. The channel falls under the entertainment category and has an estimated lifetime earnings of $207,377.
Prophète Joël Krasso
Prophète Joël Krasso is a channel in Côte d’Ivoire that has over 150 thousand subscribers. Prophète Joël Krasso is the minister for The Ministry of the Compassion of Souls (MCA). MCA is a dismemberment of the Confederation. The channel describes itself as an “anti-sorcerer brigade that fights against delinquency and spiritual crimes.” Prophète Joël Krasso has amassed 30 million channel views across 6,700 uploads and has estimated lifetime earnings of $60,256.
MarkAngel Comedy
MarkAngel Comedy is a Nigerian channel that has over 8 million subscribers. MarkAngel Comedy is known for its hilarious and viral series of skits. The channel is run by Nigerian comedian, scriptwriter, and video producer, Mark Angel. The MarkAngel Comedy cast is made up of a number of people from Angel’s family and neighbourhood in Port Harcourt including the infamous Emanuella and Success. The channel which falls under the comedy category has amassed over 2 billion views across 694 uploads with an estimated lifetime earnings of $4,176,426.
platinaline
platinaline is an Angolan YouTube channel that has over 400 thousand subscribers. The channel features a variety of videos meant to entertain and it describes itself as “the biggest entertainment site in Africa, on Youtube.” platinaline has over 56 million channel views across 3,200 videos and estimated lifetime earnings of $293,284.
guitigefilmpjes
guitigefilmpjes is a channel in Namibia that has almost 20 thousand subscribers. The channel is dedicated to showing you around German cars, their interior and exterior, along with their performance: horsepower and fuel consumption. Apart from that you can also take a tour in the co-drivers seat, to take a ride around the roads in north-western Europe. The channel has over 48 million views across 1000 uploads and falls under the automobile category. guitigefilmpjes has estimated lifetime earnings of $100,013.
Michael Jamison
Michael Jamison is a South African YouTuber with over 1 million subscribers. His channel, Michael Jamison, shows how it is possible for humans to coexist with more than the usual amount of pets and a majority of the channel features 10 years old Enzo the tiger and his friend 6 years old Diego. Michael hopes that people can be inspired by it in order to guide what is possible in the field of saving animals and giving them permanent homes all over the world. Michael’s channel falls under the animals category and has amassed over 500 million views across 1700 uploads. The Michael Jamison channel has estimated lifetime earnings of $1,060,974.
LI DANCER CHRIS
LI DANCER CHRIS is a Tanzanian channel with almost 700 thousand subscribers. The channel features a variety of funny skits and prank videos. The LI DANCER CHRIS channel is run by Livinus Ndyamukama. With over 300 million views across 660 uploads, the channel is in the entertainment category and has estimated lifetime earnings of $644,355.
Ikhlaas MJ
Ikhlaas MJ is a big animation channel in Mauritius with almost 450 thousand subscribers. The channel features a variety of entertaining animated videos that usually follow two characters that are engaged in a battle of sorts. Ikhlaas MJ falls under the film category, has amassed 160 million views across 16 uploads and has estimated lifetime earnings of $316,345.
Kigali Today
Kigali Today is a Rwandan channel that has 680 thousand subscribers. The channel breaks news, informs and entertains. In its channel about section, Kigali Today says it “cares for people and shares their stories.” Kigali Today has over 157 million views across 3200 uploads with estimated lifetime earnings of $306,438.
Masaka Kids Afrikana
Masaka Kids Afrikana is a Ugandan channel that has over 3 million subscribers. The Masaka Kids Afrikana group comprises young and multi-talented kids from Uganda, Masaka (East Africa); their motto is “dance, rise & shine.” The channel and group support children’s education and social well-being, utilising their talents. With over 778 million views across 100 uploads, Masaka Kids Africana is categorised as an entertainment channel and has estimated lifetime earnings of $1,341,980.
RUS Love in Action
RUS Love in Action is a Kenyan channel with over 250 thousand subscribers. Formerly known as Jim Nduruchi RUS before having their channel terminated by YouTube, the RUS Love in Action channel features some satisfying but unusual videos. The channel, which has over 300 million views across 400 uploads, falls under the animals category and has an estimated lifetime earnings of $656,289.
Hiwet Mamo
Hiwet Mamo is an Ethiopian channel that has almost 250 thousand subscribers. The channel is run by Hiwet Mamo who teaches kids how to play the piano and other musical instruments. They also develop audio/video content to help children learn, using music as a tool. The channel helps children with special needs to develop motor skills and mental development; it is intended and currently being used by many marginalised children and women in urban and rural areas across Ethiopia. The channel falls under the kids and education categories and has estimated lifetime earnings of $85,727.