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The top content creators of the past year have been announced ... and notable sports figures like Livvy Dunne, the Paul brothers and Flau'jae Johnson made the cut -- thanks to their fat wallets and huge audiences!!

The list dropped on Monday ... with Forbes taking every influencer's follower count, engagement rates and lucrative earnings over the past year into consideration when coming up with the rankings.

Logan Paul was the first athlete to make it into the upper tier of the top 50 ... securing 12th place thanks to his WWE career and brands like Prime, Lunchly and his clothing company.

According to the outlet, the 29-year-old made $9.8 million this year.

The Problem Child is ready to have some Problem Children ... 'cause Jake Paul just revealed his plans to start a family with his Olympic speed skater girlfriend, Jutta Leerdam.

The YouTuber-turned-boxer opened up on his fatherhood ambitions on a recent episode of "BS With Jake Paul" ... explaining he has to wait a bit before seeing them come true.

"Jutta is on a delayed timeline here 'cause of her sport," Paul said.

Jack Doherty doesn't know jack about insurance, at least according to State Farm ... they say his policy doesn't cover him for the lawsuit he's facing over a Halloween fight.

Here's the deal ... Jack is being sued for assault and battery by a man who claims the YouTuber and his bodyguard beat him up at a party a few days before Halloween last year.

In new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, State Farm says Jack is trying to use his renters insurance policy to force the company to defend him in the litigation and possibly cough up any damages that may be owed.

Popular YouTuber Paul Harrell shared a grim message to all of his fans ... He's dead!

Harrell's manager, Brad Nelson, posted a prerecorded YT video from December 2023, showing Harrell in a wooded area explaining why he's no longer among the living.

As he stared into the camera, Harrell said his pancreatic cancer had spread throughout his body, getting into his bones.

Rob "The Rabbit" Pitts -- star of Netflix’s "Tex Mex Motors" --  has died after a battle with stomach cancer ... TMZ has confirmed.

The car salesman said farewell in a YouTube video titled "This Is Goodbye (RIP 7/27/79 - 8/25/24)" ... and his videographer confirmed his death in the comments, writing, "I am with him now in Hospice. He just passed at 21:45 on 08/25/2024. He will be missed and we will never forget him!"

In his text-based farewell video, Rob shared he felt "off," and started experiencing symptoms like weight loss and acid reflux while filming "Tex Mex Motors" season 2 ... which his doctors finally diagnosed as stomach cancer.

Cristiano Ronaldo may have broken the record for most subscribers in 90 minutes on YouTube ... but there's just no way in hell he's catching up to MrBeast's astronomical figures -- so says Jake Paul.

Many had wondered if the soccer superstar could reach 300 million like Beast, given his wild numbers in just a few days of launching his channel -- but Paul told TMZ Sports on Friday, he just doesn't see it happening.

Now, that's not any kind of shade from the boxer -- Paul actually praised Ronaldo for scoring the number -- but he just thinks MrBeast's digits are in a whole 'nother stratosphere.

YouTuber Twomad passed away back in February ... and, now TMZ has learned his exact cause of death -- an accidental morphine overdose.

TMZ has obtained the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner's report ... and, they say Twomad -- real name Muudea Sedik -- died from morphine toxicity.

Mitragynine -- another drug commonly used to treat opioid withdrawal -- also contributed to his death, according to the M.E.

YouTube star and British influencer Luke Goodwin is dead after battling a rare cancer.

Luke died peacefully at home on August 2, with his family by his side ... his wife, Beckey, announced in a YouTube video.

Known for his popular YouTube channel, "I Will Not Be Defeated," Luke was diagnosed in August 2022 with Stage 4 Leiomyosarcoma ... a rare type of cancer the Mayo Clinic says begins in smooth muscle tissue and then spreads into normal body tissue.

Ariana Grande is laying it all out about the "dehumanizing" impact of hackers leaking her music -- she says she’s got mixed feelings about the whole mess.

The singer spilled her thoughts while digging into spicy wings on "Hot Ones" ... she says she’s been obsessively trying to uncover how her tunes get out before she releases them ... 'cause it's been crushing not being able to drop music on her own terms.

On the flip side, Ariana tried to spin it positively ... likening the leaks to a weird kind of gratitude for fans wanting her music so badly they’re going to extremes to get it.

Streaming superstar Kai Cenat is pissed he's getting calls from the Secret Service, because Kamala Harris' campaign wants to collaborate with him ... but we're told this is far from the truth.

Kai went live with an angry rant about politics and the Secret Service nosing into his world -- but no one from the Harris for President campaign has been in touch with Kai or his team ... a source with knowledge of the situation tells TMZ.

We're also told Harris campaign leadership hasn't even had any conversation about Kai interviewing Harris.

Kai Cenat's services are being requested to help endorse Kamala Harris for President after Adin Ross went all out for Donald Trump ... and even gave him a Tesla Cybertruck!!!

On Monday, Adin gave a chunk of his Gen-Z audience a taste of political fodder when he hosted Trump to dish on -- and diss -- Joe Biden and Kamala, the American crime rate ... even "relatable" topics like Young Thug's current RICO trial.

It didn't take long for Kai's name to become a trending topic across social media SIMPLY for being Adin's counterpart, but Kamala supporters think he needs to step in and provide balance to the Force!!!

Rapper Kyle almost didn't make it to his show in Austin Thursday night ... as he and his friends found themselves in a sticky situation.

Check it out ... firefighters are seen helping a group of people climb out of a broken down elevator at the Soho House in Austin ... where Kyle was front and center with his crew for the RDCWorld event kicking off Dream Con.

Kyle, who's also known as SuperDuperKyle on YouTube, is led down from the elevator ... telling first responders he appreciates their help.

MrBeast is speaking out after his longtime co-host Ava Kris Tyson was hit with serious grooming allegations ... and assures fans he's looking into the matter.

The Internet star issued his statement on X Wednesday, after Ava announced she was exiting her role at the uber-popular YouTube channel amid the controversy. MrBeast confirmed he'll no longer be working with AKT and revealed he has hired a 3rd party to conduct an investigation into the allegations.

As MB put it ... there was enough evidence to remove Ava from his staff, but he'll let the investigation conclude before choosing to pursue any further action.