Smosh
Smosh. Credit: Forbes

2 (tie). Smosh: $8.5 million

Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla, childhood best friends from Sacramento, Calif., have reinvented themselves online as Smosh, a comedy act that got famous for live-action skits based on Pokémon games. It just got bigger from there: The pair runs 5 YouTube channels, including ElSmosh (Smosh en Espanol). Their first full-length movie, Smosh: The Movie, came out in July.

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