15 YouTube Stars Who’ve Become Millionaires

5. Lindsey Stirling – $6 million

Lindsey Stirling is her own Cinderella story. She decided to start posting her work on YouTube when she could not find a record label willing to sign her. The tables have turned and with over 7 million subscribers and a billion hits on her videos, every label wants her. But she has turned them all down to have complete freedom to her music and loyalty to the fans that made her.