{"id":42072,"date":"2022-07-30T16:23:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=42072"},"modified":"2022-07-30T16:23:01","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:23:01","slug":"how-youtube-star-ryan-kaji-got-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-youtube-star-ryan-kaji-got-started","title":{"rendered":"How YouTube Star Ryan Kaji Got Started"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69da11399054f\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69da11399054f\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69da11399054f\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-youtube-star-ryan-kaji-got-started\/#How_YouTube_Star_Ryan_Kaji_Got_Started\" title=\"How YouTube Star Ryan Kaji Got Started\">How YouTube Star Ryan Kaji Got Started<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-youtube-star-ryan-kaji-got-started\/#ryan_ryans_rise_to_fame\" title=\"ryan ryan&#8217;s rise to fame\">ryan ryan&#8217;s rise to fame<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-youtube-star-ryan-kaji-got-started\/#ryan_ryans_toy_empire\" title=\"ryan ryan&#8217;s toy empire\">ryan ryan&#8217;s toy empire<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-youtube-star-ryan-kaji-got-started\/#ryan_ryans_YouTube_channel\" title=\"ryan ryan&#8217;s YouTube channel\">ryan ryan&#8217;s YouTube channel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-youtube-star-ryan-kaji-got-started\/#ryan_ryans_parents\" title=\"ryan ryan&#8217;s parents\">ryan ryan&#8217;s parents<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_YouTube_Star_Ryan_Kaji_Got_Started\"><\/span>How YouTube Star Ryan Kaji Got Started<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin:0px 10px; height:auto; max-height:243px; width:auto; max-width:31%\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/NSusGyW.jpg\" align=\"left\" alt=\"how ryan ryan youtube amazoncaspian kang\"> <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ryan_ryans_rise_to_fame\"><\/span>ryan ryan&#8217;s rise to fame<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The rise of YouTuber Ryan Kaji is an interesting case study. Although he&#8217;s still a young man, he has managed to become one of the most popular personalities on the site. His channel, formerly called Ryan&#8217;s Toys Review, has a niche that is incredibly popular with young children. It is easy to see why he would find such a large audience with his videos, as he frequently reviews toys for kids.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan&#8217;s parents have been concerned about the time Ryan spends in front of the camera. They want to limit the amount of time he spends on the site, as they fear it could endanger him. Nevertheless, his childhood has been documented on video. However, some of his appearances are in poor taste and often amounted to nothing more than videos of cute kids playing with toys. There&#8217;s a humongous hour-long video on his YouTube feed called Ryan&#8217;s World.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ryan_ryans_toy_empire\"><\/span>ryan ryan&#8217;s toy empire<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The toy business is a growing one for Ryan. His branded toys are sold in Walmart stores nationwide, and he&#8217;s working to make it even bigger by partnering with YouTube stars to create his own lines. To date, Ryan has launched clothing lines, music instruments, video games, and a line of home products. His toy empire includes a line of dolls, as well as video games, dollhouses, and holiday decorations.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan&#8217;s YouTube channel first began with a series of toy reviews and opening videos. One video went viral in July 2015, and has over one billion views. Since then, his content has expanded beyond toy reviews, and he&#8217;s even added educational videos and challenges to his video content. Despite the success of the YouTube channel, a new generation of fans is watching his videos. His YouTube channel has been flooded with thousands of viewers from around the world.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ryan_ryans_YouTube_channel\"><\/span>ryan ryan&#8217;s YouTube channel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The most popular YouTube channel that Ryan Kaji owns is Ryan&#8217;s ToysReview. His parents, Shion and Loann, both structural engineers, quit their jobs to focus on making the YouTube videos full time. They also bolstered the production team by hiring animators, who based their characters on Ryan&#8217;s personality. Both Shion and Loann appear in the videos as well.<\/p>\n<p>The couple began filming the videos when Ryan was three years old, in a toy aisle at Target. Ryan recorded himself squatting on the floor, while his mother, Loann, recorded him. They both welcomed him to the video, and the video went viral, with over a billion views in just one week. The couple spent a total of $20 each week shooting the videos on their phones.<\/p>\n<p>The Kajis were homeschooled by their mother during the pandemic, and Ryan was several grades ahead when tested. The family moved to Hawaii to attend a more academically challenging school after the parents felt that their children were spending too much time in front of screens. In Hawaii, Ryan found walking to be exhausting. He is also studying piano and Japanese. He hopes to become a teacher one day.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ryan_ryans_parents\"><\/span>ryan ryan&#8217;s parents<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The first time we met Ryan Guan&#8217;s parents, they were both undergraduate students at Texas Tech University. Ryan&#8217;s biological father is Loann Kaji, a microchip executive, and Shion is the son of a Vietnamese immigrant who fled to the United States when he was young. They both spoke with a slight accent. Loann&#8217;s family came to the United States via a boat in the 1970s, where they spent their early years in refugee camps in Malaysia and Singapore. The couple married in Houston in 2013, a year after Ryan was born, and they both completed master&#8217;s degrees online.<\/p>\n<p>While Ryan&#8217;s parents are well-known on YouTube, his parents are hardly a celebrity themselves. They are members of the local sports club and go to school like every other kid. They are also busy parents who often have a hectic schedule, filming one or two seasons for Nickelodeon each year. 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