Lilly Singh — Late Night Host at 30

Singh went from YouTube's "Superwoman" (14.7 million subscribers) to hosting NBC's A Little Late with Lilly Singh — making her the first openly bisexual woman of color to host a major U.S. network late-night show. Forbes listed her earnings at $16.5 million in 2017. She's written a New York Times bestseller, partnered with UNICEF, and produced for multiple networks since the show ended. The late-night gig didn't survive, but Singh proved that a YouTube career can open doors that traditional Hollywood agents can't. She was earning more than most network anchors before NBC ever called.