The 11-year-old Ukrainian YouTuber snapping at MrBeast’s heels
Diana Kydysiuk is growing up—and growing rich—on camera

FROM MONDAY to Friday, Diana Kydysiuk’s life looks much like that of any other 11-year-old, with her time taken up by school, gymnastics and judo practice. But at weekends Diana becomes the star of home-made videos that are viewed billions of times by people around the world. “Yeah,” she says shyly, “it’s weird.”
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Ukraine’s pre-teen YouTube queen”
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