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Child YouTube star Ryan Kaji adds lockdown fun

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YouTube star Ryan Kaji brings lockdown fun

Courtesy: Ryan's World

The eight-year-old began his channel

to review toys for his audience

He was 2019's highest paid content creator

raking in $26 million

(SOUNDBITE) (English) YOUTUBE STAR, RYAN KAJI, SAYING:

"Well, when I was three, I saw a bunch of other little kids on YouTube and I asked my mom if I could do it too and she said yes. So, we went to the store and then she asked me what I wanted and I said a LEGO train so for the video we got a LEGO train. And the whole point of the channel was for our other family members to watch but then a bunch of other people started joining in and I found out that I was famous when I went to school and a bunch of other people said that they watched my videos."

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Since lockdown began

Kaji has pivoted his focus

His content now involves

fun indoor activities

and educational interviews with experts

for his 25.8+ million followers

(SOUNDBITE) (English) RYAN KAJI'S FATHER, SHION KAJI, SAYING:

"We got a lot of positive responses. Especially there's a video where we had a Q and A video interviewing U.S. healthcare expert Andy Slavitt and Ryan asked his own questions to him and a lot of those questions were coming not only from himself but other of his fans too so a lot of the questions were what kids were wondering about."