Top 10 Most Viewed/Subscribed in Nigeria

YouTube has been a game-changer in the world of media and entertainment, providing a platform for individuals to showcase their talents and build a massive following. In Nigeria, this platform has been nothing short of revolutionary, with numerous individuals earning a fortune from their online content creation.

With over 2.1 billion active users per month, YouTube pays out 68% of its advertising revenue to content creators monetizing through the YouTube Partner Program (YPP). Estimatedly, YouTube typically pays between $3 to $5 per 1000 video views.

Did you know Mark Angel earns $300,000 per month from his YouTube channel as of 2020? That’s right, $300,000! It’s safe to say that these content creators have turned their passion into a lucrative career.

In this article, we take a deep dive into the top 10 highest-paid YouTubers in Nigeria, and the incredible amounts of money they make from their channels.

1. Mark Angel Comedy

Mark Angel is the highest-paid YouTuber in Nigeria. Mark Angel Comedy was the first YouTube channel in Africa to hit one million subscribers.

It is currently the most subscribed YouTube channel in Nigeria with 8.6 million subscribers and the highest-viewed channel with over 2.1 billion video views.

His comedy skits are known to be child-friendly and often hilarious. Over time, his channel has accumulated over and a total of 1,414 038 823 (approximately 1.41 Trillion) views. and earns him more than $16,000 monthly.

#2 Family The Honest Comedy

Family The Honest Comedy is an Entertaining and Funny video content creator channel. They create original funny and entertaining short films, stop motion films, challenges, pranks, ASMR Mukbang, Magic, VFX, music, dance, and other entertaining videos.

The channel with over 700 videos has accumulated 988,430,099 views over time making it the second most viewed Youtube channel in Nigeria.

#3. Official Flavour

The singer with 2.1 million subscribers has posted almost 300 videos which have amassed him  a total of 835,433,868 views

#4. Nollywood Pictures TV

Nollywood Pictures Tv is a video company of Nollymovies Entertainment Ltd. founded in 2012, the company is a consortium of Nigerian filmmakers, seeking a more advanced and mainstream avenue of bringing Nollywood entertainment to the digital audience.

The Channel with 1.57 million subscribers and 6521 videos has accumulated 670,550,975 views

#5. Samspedy

Samspedy is a YouTube channel owned by a Nigerian named Samuel. Samuel is one of the highest-paid YouTubers in Nigeria. Samspedy publishes funny videos to entertain his audience. The channel was started on November 28, 2012.

The channel has a total upload of over 300 videos, 2.1 million subscribers, and a total of 652,398,848 (approximately 652 million) views.

#6. Sinach Joseph

Sinach Joseph is a worship leader and recording gospel artist, who has led millions around the world in worship, headlining Concerts in different countries around the World.

The singer With over 2billion watch time and with over 1.6million subscribers and 582m views on her videos, grossing over 146m on WayMaker alone, Sinach is the most streamed Gospel Artist from Africa, and her song, WayMaker is the most translated and most sung Gospel song in recent times, with cumulatively over 300 million views on the official and licensed handles on Youtube.

#7. Edith Jude

Edith Jude is a  beauty and makeup Youtuber, she teaches her subscribers, the importance, health benefit, and application of natural things.

Her youtube page Editorial and Natural Beauty 556 has 2.75 million subscribers, her 1,714 videos have amassed her 358,894,666 views

#8. Broda Shaggi

Samuel Animashaun Perry, better known as Broda Shaggi, or as he calls himself, Fine Boy Agbero, is another entertainer earning huge on YouTube. Broda Shaggi started his YouTube channel in 2018 and has since accumulated over 1 million subscribers and over 6million views per month.

In his videos, Broda Shaggi is always playing the role of a tout who believes he is street smart but always ends up in trouble. he is reportedly said to be making a whooping sum of $5,000 monthly.

#9. Sisi Yemmie

she is a Nigerian food and recipe YouTuber with a sprinkle of lifestyle content. The name of her channel is Sisi YemmieTv and she has been a member of YouTube content creator since November 12, 2011

As of the writing of this article, Sisi Yemmie has a total upload of 8171 videos, 616,000 subscribers, and a total of 61,406,030 views

#10. Tomi Colour Pavilion

Tomi a channel owned by Tomi Adenga, a Nigerian YouTuber. She joined YouTube content creator on March 14, 2015.  Her channel is focused on beauty, skincare, DIY, home hacks, natural beauty, weightlessness, and a little bit of fashion.

Currently, the channel has a total upload of 455 videos, 712, 000 subscribers, and a total of 125,552,902 views