Ninja (Tyler Blevins) — The $30M Fortnite King

Ninja signed a $30 million exclusive deal with Mixer in 2019 — Microsoft's attempt to compete with Twitch. When Mixer shut down a year later, he kept the money AND returned to Twitch, then moved to Kick. At peak, he had 18 million Twitch followers and earned $500,000 per month from subscriptions alone. He played Fortnite with Drake on stream (635,000 concurrent viewers — a record at the time). His Adidas collaboration was the first esports shoe deal. Estimated total earnings: $40+ million. He made more from gaming in 2019 than every player on the Detroit Lions roster combined.