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Rich is relative. Famous YouTubers/streamers/etc making even a few hundred thousand a year would be considered rich by much of the world.
by squigz 1y ago
Rich is relative. Famous YouTubers/streamers/etc making even a few hundred thousand a year would be considered rich by much of the world.
- ChrisMarshallNY 1y agoYup, but the number of "influencers," even making six digits, is small. A couple months ago, I was at a stoplight, and this kid in an old beater was in the left-turn lane, to my left. He had a steadycam rig in the passenger seat, and was nattering on about something.
- squigz 1y agoWe would need to define "famous", because just because someone has a steady cam doesn't mean they're famous :P I would think the amount of "famous" "influencers" making that much is a much higher percentage. Outside of that Twitch leak some years ago, is there any reliable data on how much content creators make?
- ChrisMarshallNY 1y agoFair 'nuff. Certainly not something I feel like dedicating any time to researching. I suspect that the number of folks that need bodyguards, but can't hire them, is nonzero.
- avhception 1y agoIt definitely is. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drachenlord https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drachenlord Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be an English version of the article. Maybe auto translate will get the gist across.
- trogdor 1y agoI used to be a full-time YouTuber, and I was very successful. For my channels, the revenue estimates on Socialblade were accurate. Reality for me tended toward their high estimate.
- surajrmal 1y agoSmall relative to the number of total influencers maybe, but I'm not sure it's a small number in absolute terms. There are an estimated 12 million full time influencers in the US, and approximately 1% of them have 100k+ followers. That means 120k people likely are making 6 figures at a minimum. Influencers with smaller audiences can still make significant income depending on engagement, sponsorship, demographic, hours worked, and platforms they are operating on.
- ChrisMarshallNY 1y agoSix figures ain't what it used to be. I suspect a majority of folks on this forum make over six figures. Not sure how many of us can afford bodyguards, though. Bodyguards make a lot. I know a couple.
- cindyllm 1y ago[dead]
- apparent 1y agoConsidering that you can be a youtuber from anywhere, making a few hundred grand annually would make you actually quite wealthy. It's not the same thing as working for a big tech company but being required to live in a very high cost of living area.