How Adin Ross Became a Millionaire on Twitch | Blueprint

Adin Ross always knew he had an entertaining personality. Fresh from high school, Ross accumulated endless hours streaming himself playing NBA2K and GTA on Twitch. But then Adin became more than just a gamer-soon he was buddying up with rappers like Sheck Wes and Lil Uzi Vert to appear in his Twitch streams and building a huge community of fans around his engaging, and at times controversial, online persona.
There are more ways than ever to "make it" these days, and like snowflakes, no two journeys are identical. On "Blueprint," a diverse range of influential people reveal the lessons they learned on their paths to success-direct to camera with no filter. From the origin stories of Lyrical Lemonade founder Cole Bennett and TV mogul Mona Scott-Young to the career pivot of rapper-turned-exec Lil Bibby, learn how small victories can add up to big wins. Also featured in the series: unconventional advice from Twitch's most popular streamer Hasan Piker and words of wisdom from Netflix CMO Bozoma Saint John. These are their blueprints-it's up to you to create yours.
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[@aaronyt2819]

I like this side of Adin. The serious side. It’s a interesting look. Good for him. I’m happy for him.

[@JonTayeYT]

it’s crazy how a camera and gaming system can change your life 💯💯

[@lance_wavy]

And a good internet connection 😂

[@kunduk4339]

@@lance_wavy fax

[@T3MP0]

You can make it.. with a camera and ANYTHING!

[@thanushachandrakumar9562]

I don’t aspire to be an entertainer or streamer but adin is truly inspiring with his words

[@MrEG3G]

riding too hard

[@samanthawhitter7669]

Feel exactly the same.

[@coolieee]

@@MrEG3G you must be 12

[@BrooklynsFinest07]

@@MrEG3G 🤡

[@ilymaster146]

@@coolieee I’d say just a person who has an arrogant point of view

[@hectortapia8413]

Truly inspiring how this dude had quick success in such a competitive platform/ industry

[@Loregasmo]

It’s literally just because he gave exposition to his more talented black friends but sure

[@KelpyGesus]

@@Loregasmo ok you can say the same about nardwaur. You gonna say his success isn’t legit too?

[@ZADDYASSH]

@@Loregasmo gotta let them have the it😂😂

[@curdsession1211]

@@Loregasmo why you trying to make this about race🤣

[@MythicalTimmy]

Sadly I exposed Adin Ross and IShowspeed on my channel along with the plan they have to destroy all the black people on earth.

[@Jiggy_RSA]

People might see him as a joke but Adin is an inspiration to many

[@howcanireach100ksubs4]

Maybe to 13 year Olds he is

[@JRNova11]

@@howcanireach100ksubs4 With this type of childishness I can’t imagine you being much older.

[@emanuel5944]

@@howcanireach100ksubs4 your probably 13 your self lol

[@Mope333]

@@howcanireach100ksubs4 12 year olds

[@combofriend4461]

He is a true inspiration to jokes around the world 🌎 💪🏾

[@krinque]

You guys have to understand that adin is the type of person to joke around when it comes to streaming and gaming but when he needs to be serious he’s serious. He is such a inspiration to many people and a lot of people should learn from him

[@heythere9371]

He plays video games. Calm down

[@potatopilot1699]

@@heythere9371 cope

[@heythere9371]

@@potatopilot1699 Cope with what

[@omegabas7413]

@@vik7908😂😂😂 relax middle schooler

[@7dime]

"Gimme your energy bro, give it to me! GIVE IT TO ME!!" 😂😂 he just been sus from the jump

[@mollyjackson4476]

You cannot deny that his work ethic got him where he is today. I understand it's not hard labor and that's why so many people hate on him, but he's worked hard, just not in the "normal" way. I give him hella credit. I'm not a fan of his, I don't watch his streams or videos, but I still have so much respect for the grind. Good job Aiden, you did that. 👏

[@mossbergchrome5384]

Bullshet

[@colbyjousten5321]

so so so proud of this man, he deserves all the success and more 🤲

[@MartellTrayvonne]

Despite the bs he is inspirational af and becoming a better role model for kids I’m happy to see where he goes. No distractions or excuses just straight grind keep going Adin

[@Shmurda_Inc_YT]

Im an oldhead and I watch all this stuff because my kid is into it and its actually interesting to me. I don't look at life like people my age. I see the struggle in trying to live and grow now for these kids (AND YES, yall still kids at 20. lol) then when I was a kid/teen. Yall keep grinding out here. I have done every thing that people told me I couldn't do and I loved every second of it.

[@visible5238]

His words, his vibes are why I’m here for it💯

[@GenGenChilling]

Just started watching him about a year ago. Dude has a heart of gold.

[@ourjourneytogreatness8438]

Grateful to have meet Adin in real life. If you’re wondering how authentic he is. He’s as close as it gets. Genuinely goofy & inspiring kid! This video does a great job showing his inspiring side. Definitely the blueprint for success!

[@itslorenzo6626]

I like how Complex humanized Adin 🤣

[@kektalks]

he is actually very smart, people think that his streaming persona is actually how he acts and think. Yes, it is a part of him, but his business and entreprenuer side is not shown as much. In this interview, we can truly see his thought process. Kudos to Adin

[@GavinMagnusOfficial]

i ha ve a similar story

[@cole3622]

Couldnt have said it any better, I dont watch him much but I have a massive amount of respect for him after seeing this. Hustle Knows Hustle.

[@cameronmaciver685]

adin is such a humble guy for real this documentary about how he became a millionaire kinda sums up my life as a kid and he really is a general great humble guy proud of my homie!!

[@samanthawhitter7669]

Such a good head on his shoulders and love people who learn and grow. U can see he cares about those who support him

[@ChristianTW3555]

This video and the editing is super fire 🔥

[@AnthonyLopez-dj4lf]

Outside of his streams Adin a genuine dude he got a straight mindset 💯

[@yochibambii]

Good to see a young person succeeding, hope he keeps going, he's a genuinely entertaining guy 🌟

[@144Kev]

Someone that came from the 2k community in the past this is super inspiring

[@meankrandel]

adin is absolutely so well media trained its crazy

[@2fadedmiguel]

Yo Adin Is such Inspiring and truly miss his streams I know he is doing the best things in world rn

[@charleswong2143]

This is crazy, Adin is a real inspiration and I respect his grind and mentality. Hope to make it to the top like him one day.

[@360Fov]

He cracks me up when he says something trying to sound smooth and gives the camera the LL Cool J treatment

[@dorkpiss]

Needed this right now. Very inspiring

[@danway4698]

This was inspiring. You dope hommie

[@BSANDY]

so glad they brought this series back

[@JslvGotcha]

I always liked adin for his entertainment he’s right! don’t do it for competition because games for this topic do die out but your entertainment attitude can’t

[@Blizuh]

He deserves every bit of penny and fame for his grinding💯🖤

[@itzzz_swervo7625]

This man is an inspiration fr, keep grinding bro And stay safe

[@essamabdullahi5616]

Being sus take you places😂

[@dorianvirola4144]

Nah

[@JeromeProductions]

Good for you dawg, you getting up dere

[@John2brazyyyy]

0:00 goofy ahh walk 😂

[@purge6026]

💀

[@bchaynz110]

"I always knew I had an entertaining personality to me so I always knew that I wanted to endure this." - Adin Ross

[@Splashh168]

Lol

[@bIgdAv01623]

Biden ross

[@rosewishes2232]

Loved this interview with Adin!

[@nolimitsplug4967]

MY LIFE NOW ITS ABOUT ADIN GAMBLING STREAM.. ITS SO ADDICTED WHEN WATCHING ADIN GAMBLING

[@choll680]

KEEP LOOKING FORWARD 🎯

[@starboywriz]

inspiring video fr. Cant wait to work with you in the future adin

[@justmario1179]

Inspirational danm luv this

[@prime_ytgaming]

This is my first time of seeing adin serious on a interview

[@KeeBoomin]

A New Wave Of Entertainment & Being Successfull At Something That No-one Really Believe Can Happening … Off of Streaming Im Here For It ✊🏾 Really Inspiring To Try The Same

[@Bagged_Hemi]

Content creation is over saturated & unoriginal, most just copy & paste their way to the top with no substance! Numbers seem to matter more than quality!

[@divvy9150]

Inspirational, the realest adin I've ever seen

[@alitsuki]

Man this is so motivational thank you adin! Your an all time legend bro! Love you. 💗🙏🤝

[@inshallahbutcher1464]

adin Ross you aged more in the past 6 months than you have in your entire life .

[@mikemcnamee9144]

A legend forever

[@brezzywrld]

Adin is a huge inspiration for young people, even older people. He grinded his way to the top, and it shows you can do everything you set your mind to. Amazing video!

[@johntookyobish6757]

Stop tryna get likes

[@brezzywrld]

@@johntookyobish6757 tf you talking about?

[@johntookyobish6757]

@@brezzywrld I know you seen all these other comments then said that

[@brezzywrld]

@@johntookyobish6757 You know me? I dont think you do, you're a sad dude fr.

[@johntookyobish6757]

@@brezzywrld I’m a sad dude but you here stealing inspirational comments, idgaf about you dawg you not on shii

[@CityBoyReeKo]

Motivated fasho

[@michaelmonegro7443]

Such An Inspiration to Everyone❗️

[@slurr9820]

he gonna go down in history for sure, one of the greats fr

[@crazygamingyt7245]

For 13 year olds

[@Continental017]

i love this guy bro hes so real with what he says... very inspiring

[@ebony4862]

discored adin about 4 days ago and hes all ive watched since.....i wish i was joking.....we

[@YvngGoat_]

He Emasculated his way to the top.

[@SPNSX]

GOAT Been watching adin for years absolute inspiration!

[@punpunproductions1579]

Asian Ross every sec of his interview “you know” what an inspirational person

[@ggavo]

this is so motivational

[@allegs36]

Look at adin mannn so inspirational ✨

[@cartishooter7150]

man as a adin fan i dont even gotta watch this he was in a 2k clan called ae i think mistake me if im wrong he met bronny and bronny brung his views up to 8000 he was a sus boy and it was funny so people stood around and he stayed consistent doing gta rp edates etc gave up 2k and now he even got rappers on his stuff and now he is successful

[@pixelepicc]

"Im glad that I went through something that traumatic at a young age so I could prepare myself for more in the future" - Adin Ross

[@srtjoshua]

One of the best collabs ever

[@ImBleemer]

I think like Adin… i appreciate him a lot .. I wanna meet him one day

[@joshcarter7463]

this dude got wisdom though

[@wavegod9387]

i’ve always respected adin but this just made him me respect him even more 💯

[@leftblea7692]

He really came a long way inspiring

[@Mob-559]

I like Adin even more because I'm from Porterville, CA it'd about 30 mins away from where he's from

[@siloeneves]

Cant wait to be in this situation one day 🙏🏾

[@Blazeyy]

Same here 🙏

[@siloeneves]

@@Blazeyy I’ll see you at the top bro 😎

[@idkyoutellme1236]

@@siloeneves ''One day''or ''soon'' will turn into ''finally''. Keep going y'all!

[@siloeneves]

@@idkyoutellme1236 same goes bro 🙏🏾

[@Unknown-px6lm]

good luck to you guys

[@patrickseidi358]

9:21 his whole body language changed 😂😂

[@isaiiah_x]

Didn’t know he grew up in 3 rivers, not that far away from the 559

[@TheOfficialTimro]

Whoever mixed the audio with this kinda made it sound like he was spitting bars at some points

[@iamflashin]

DEFINITELY WANT TO COME BACK AND WATCH i paused it to get ready and go somewhere DEFINITELY WANT TO FINISH WATCHING , im at 4:23 THIS IS FUKK’N BEAUTIFUL I LOVE YOU BRO

[@kaws3076]

love this kids attitude.

[@lance_wavy]

Imagine speed doing one of these and barking on the interviewer

[@adequatequality]

No matter what you do or what career path you pursue, there's just something very humbling and honourable in never quitting and trying to make it in your chosen field despite the numerous obstacles you face. Especially in the world of entertainment and streaming where you don't have a guarantee of an income. I commend him for that.

[@ogkawensky6057]

look at adin man, so inspirational

[@ahhhlejandra6035]

Love adin fr fr but he always gotta tell the knife story😭😭

[@ezzi9997]

truly inspires me

[@T_Rackz]

Biggest and best inspiration

[@doldo1181]

Bro's only 21, and done more than people have done in a decade. Boss 💯

[@kidxcl2]

I think he's the youngest in this blueprint series.. its crazy

[@GaB-mp8lh]

Adin is literally my inspiration on being a full time twitch streamer, i would literally grind everyday just like what he did, i feel like we have the same mindset when he was young you just grind until you become successful you know, but i really wish i had a pc or console to be able to stream and do things but unfortunately i don’t have one, but hopefully one day i get one and start to grind. The reason why i wanted to become just like Adin is to help my mom, and she’s a single mom too, so i can’t imagine how much the hard work she’s been done for me and i hope i could return everything she’s done for me, and that’s all. 😅

[@oscar-mc5no]

You guys should get xqc to do one of these he’s the biggest streamer on twitch more people needs to hear his story

[@bsyfkk5752]

I got emasculated watching this

[@quetzalcueyat]

I just wanted to read comments. I had to pause the video, I take estrogen but don't want to suffer further emasculation hearing his voice.

[@Icecold_Fitness]

GAZER GAZER

[@devinperez14]

Hoodie so in the building

[@kevinjoseph3459]

That's tough

[@strikqr]

Been watching for 2 years now and his growth is actually mind blowing

[@3br1ce7]

im inspired. i want to be like him so i can pump n dump my own fans. thanks for the help!

[@jacobsaro8030]

Adin rlly did that

[@MENTALHEALTHBOXING]

Lol it’s the slow tuff looks that’s making me laugh while watching the vid

[@bprzay7242]

I’ma Manifest When My Career Takes Off I’mA Do One Of These 💯💯

[@TheAdvide]

We gotta seek Jesus Christ! Manefestation ain’t it bro. Jesus is the real deal. He is the way the truth and the life, no one comes to the father but by HIM !

[@305matt3]

@@TheAdvide amen

[@devonmckay2428]

Adin with his back on the looking both ways is just nasty 😂 I hate that everyone does that but it’s funny

[@Mxlxchiiii]

Nah finna miss graduation cuz u home streaming is crazy😭😭

[@tanookiworr7742]

6:10 he gotta give props to who made the edate wave

[@D3ATH200]

dudes a genius, a huge inspiration from where he started and what he’s been through. God has tested him many of times and still got back up and grinded his way to success

[@stevennyc1265]

The 🐐 Of Twitch 💯 definitely want to meet him one day.

[@Kd_Burner]

U getting out of hand by saying goat

[@stevennyc1265]

@@Kd_Burner you’re a hater aren’t you ?

[@diegopueo564]

appreciate u adin. u helped me ❤️

[@SellRio]

An inspiration for many, how can you hate this guy

[@j.l.3685]

Pretty easy to hate him

[@Primo0897]

Now look at Adins work all payed off at the end 💰💯

[@supremerehan29]

Inspirational

[@handlemeifyoucan144]

So proud of you adinn

[@b-nardy141]

im so happy for him man he really up there fr fr

[@user-hc7en1yu7s]

my boy made it.