I Asked Pro Gamers How Much They Make

[@JordanWelch]

We're living in some of the craziest times in history... you got high schoolers making six figures a year playing Fortnite 😂 There's no excuse for being broke these days.

[@JoshDoes]

there really is this is top 0.1 percent maybe even lower. I was top 1k players and didn't make a dime on fort. even in challenger league solos and duos should ahve 2k earned on fort. I had a; scholarship and won 400$ in college events tho

[@ViceZone]

99 percent of people aren't as lucky as these guys who can make a living playing video games.

[@LindsayMarsh]

I think one of the lessons here is to mix up your income streams. So tournament earnings + having a youtube channel + streaming + sponsorships + having a product to sell + affiliates and then just hyper focus on the two or three that are just overwhelmingly are the highest earners. A lot of these guys (and gals) will get the most consistent income from steaming + ad revenue building a channel. If any of those top players with a lot of followers create a course or something on how to do this full-time they may eclipse any game earnings. I made almost one million last year by doing courses (not on gaming though but I wish it was!) lol. Great video as always @JordanWelch

[@empary9698]

@@ViceZone arent as good not lucky thats the same as saying athlethes are lucky thats not true they worked hard to be good

[@ViceZone]

@@empary9698 there are many "good" content creators who are not getting the appreciation they deserve. People often wouldn't appreciate you for your "hard work"

[@arab]

glad I could help my g

[@amirtorhan2762]

I know a lot of friends who tried to become professional gamers (they went all in on gaming and skipped school). Out of all of these guys (probably 30+) I know one guy who actually managed to do something out of it. He is signed to a mid level professional team and makes about 50k from his org, he doesn't stream that much but could probably make more if he really wanted. The rest of them made no or very small amount of money, so they doesn't really have anything. A lot of them invested their teenage years into gaming, have no social life, no education and no real motivation for anything, a few of them even depressed. So becoming a pro gamer is not easy, and it's a very risky way, you need talent and a lot of dedication. Unfortunately most people won't make it at all, and the chance of making as much money as the guys in this video, is incredibly small.

[@yaboiteezy8213]

not really about being a pro, more using gaming to make money through either being a pro and playing tournaments/streaming on twitch or any other platform, patreon, youtube etc.

[@2342bigman]

Its no different than being a pro athlete…you have to have special talent at gaming

[@bloodonyx]

@Chester Copperpot havent u watch the video ? dude made a million dollars and the average is 30k pretty sure u can retire after only 4 5 years if u choose to

[@simonshura9144]

I would rather aspire to create your own community on KZbin first may it be ur first 1k subscribers and then move to twitch as well for streaming But most importantly it cant be because soly of getting money LMAO 🤣😂 Kids these days lol

[@BehindClosedDoorsBCD]

Its same with everything career in life. It takes consistency and alot of failure which unfortunately not everyone can continue even when they fail.

[@Kodico]

Banger video. It’s great to see you cover not so traditional streams of income

[@JordanWelch]

I appreciate that!

[@Ioll]

i thought fortnite competitive died, guess i was wrong 🤷

[@jeez323]

I love how jordan is so comfortable asking them how much they make keep it up❤

[@iamhardwell2844]

just so you know we contribute their income

[@fovo8470]

@@iamhardwell2844 ?

[@ChaseYokoyama]

It's amazing to see how the internet has opened up these opportunities for gaming.

[@Snowstorm1200]

It's clearly not right though. Which is why our country is fucked up

[@Sparruh9]

@@Snowstorm1200 i mean its peanuts compared to sports contracts

[@extremedaemon]

but at the same time - crazy times, that nobody wants to "work" on the old way and just earn cash in the internet with content, etc. - sometimes feeling sad for our world...

[@StupidBadITCH]

True. But contracts, sponsorships is heavy toll. You’re a public figure that represent brands. You gotta stay relevant without hurting your image and majority of the time to get the numbers for certain sponsors will be easier being negative than it would be in a positive note. Everyone making new clips, KZbin creators, like you’re competing in entertainment and theirs countless niche, doing the same thing. I’m not even going to touch on the connections cause that within itself everyone knows about favoritism and whatnot but the point being that fame comes with a cost. It be the ones who are closes to you that can bring you down worst. That’s why theses people hang out with other celebs or people on the same stature. They have something to lose. You have a regular joe he has everything to gain from a public figure slipping up, or something taken out of context. But gaming scene wise even with the N words, and probably much more their fan base always rock with them. Well core Atleast.

[@StupidBadITCH]

@@extremedaemon they just gotta up the pay. Fast money is the new wave. Older folks mindset is working 80 hours a week until you’re 50 to retire and enjoy life at a physically late and “damaging” age as I would call it(body starts decomposing. Not really but like body pains, run and jump active wise. Now you’d say “just work out, that only goes so far. Age catches up to us all) just to do at an older age of what theses people get to do either right after highschool or in their prime. Traveling while older is cool but imo you’d mainly meet younger people if you do travel. Not that they would see the age to be a hinder in a friendship but it comes mainly down to things in common. Older mind and young mind just think differently. You can’t spend the night drinking just to wake up 5 hours later, slam 3 shots of tequila, eat at Waffle House, and then go to a concert at 50

[@shuaibkadir8657]

The gamers who are at the top in esports put in a ridiculous amount of work. It takes thousands of hours of practice to reach a pro level

[@AlexBrake-w2g]

budy sitting down 12 hours a day only playing fortnite isent hard work go ask people that work the hard jobs and they would love to do is and make more money from it

[@ccbfw]

It's crazy how much social media can change people's lives

[@zay7808]

It’s literally created millions of 6 to 9 figure salaries if u count KZbin pages influencers etc sometimes I wish I was 18 in todays time I’m 35 so I watch it everything evolve as I got older but the 2010s introduced a whole new way of life.. Prior to the 21st century u literally had to have a unique talent to even see tv screen let alone movies now there’s sooooo many different career paths

[@blakeeeps]

thanks for the interview was fun

[@m4g153]

Wow nice interviews man, i expected you to only be able to interview people with 0 earnings, but everyone was so open and its great to see where gaming has gone

[@Fain12]

Tᴀʟᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛʟʏ ᴏɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛ'sᴀᴘᴘ ^^....

[@joanna31b]

This is so amazing!! I homeschool and my son after school absolutely loves playing on his oculus! He plays with different people all over the world. He is very good and getting better!! Praying he will be able to do to hints like this and not have to struggle like I have financially over the years!! 😊

[@Noone-iw7es]

Wow I wish my parents were this dumb and let me play 24/7

[@Mystix225]

@@Noone-iw7es how is it dumb bruh

[@Noone-iw7es]

@@Mystix225 if you think of it it’s dumb thing at the end of the day cause what are the chances are these kids are going places while playing games and not truly working hard either studying or start a business. Video games have never been a solid income source investment so it’s a big risk wasting time playing it hoping you would earn as much as what makes you financially stable. So yes it’s a dumb thing to do to your kids.. even if they become successful in the game and manage to make it where they become financially stable and independent the life is much bigger than earning money especially other aspects in life

[@nomorewanted3500]

jordan you have such a way with words as, you ask them these questions soo good that they answer with near accuracy to the truth.

[@NicholasUnger]

In a weird way, this is a bigger flex than saying you went to Harvard. Lol.

[@gb1341]

not really

[@007Junior]

No bro no

[@aetherflo]

its 100 percent a bigger flex lol

[@LiveBenchmarks]

@@gb1341 in a weird way... I would agree

[@test1122lol]

@@007Junior Then explain how it's not impressive when a dumb gamer makes WAY more than basically anyone who ever went to Harvard and studied very hard for years.

[@the-brand]

Yo'ooo! As a somewhat older dude that has been in successful high-paying corporate positions for many years, this is outrageous and f$$king awesome to see!! Love watching the shift in money these days, that's what's up 😎🤙 always appreciate the content Jordan!

[@kyletruong]

can u look at my resume

[@King_Mic]

The parents in the 90's could never see this day coming!! 😂

[@r4gam1ng95]

This video shows that gaming and streaming is a career if you work hard and grind. It’s also crazy that there’s only one streamer that didn’t say 100k all the other where 100k+

[@Mystix225]

Gaming is one of the easiest things to get into but probs one of the hardest to make good money from. I would recommend staying in school or at least getting a part time job and streaming on the side

[@JordanWelch]

That's a fact, but it's true with most things. Easy to start hard to master.

[@Mystix225]

@@JordanWelch yh man im starting twitch cuz my youtube is dead lol

[@VenomIsUnknown]

@@Mystix225 It aint dead,You just gotta keep pushing and see the outcome

[@Monday_media]

This is crazy. Bless the internet for opening up these opportunities! Get money

[@jaglano4223]

Wow Sceptic has become an adult. I still remember his little voice.

[@Kayser7]

i love how sceptic blames it on the game going "dull" and not the fact he couldn't keep up and fell off

[@BusinessPartnershipPortal]

Another great video. It's very inspiring for the gaming community.

[@JordanWelch]

Glad you think so!

[@BusinessPartnershipPortal]

@@JordanWelch Please check you Instagram DM. How much do you charge to place an ad on your page?

[@dropshipamann]

Content is getting crazier ‼️

[@cameronnagle]

My guy coming in hot with another interview round! Love the content, keep crushing it. Would love to connect in LA sometime.

[@maupin]

Great video, Was nice to meet you at the convention too!

[@JordanWelch]

Likewise

[@001PROXIM]

Love the videos, keep up the great work!

[@NateGotKeys]

Great content! keep up the good work !💯💜🔓

[@JordanWelch]

Appreciate you for always tuning in bro

[@timjfog5623]

The week after this video was made, the 2nd biggest Fortnite event was held. They guy with blonde hair (Setty) made over a million dollars

[@TheMasterMoto]

As a kid we were told go outside and play, kids these days are making crazy earnings doing what they love on video games haha, love it

[@sleepcopia]

Every time I need inspiration to keep making content and not quit… BOOM 💥 you hit us with a killer content like this to get us inspired. I appreciate you fr Jordan 💯💪🏿

[@JordanWelch]

Good luck my friend - Thank you

[@ThePrintHouse]

You got the KZbin monopoly on shower and hair dryer sounds

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

You lack confidence, that is why you are always looking for motivation.

[@sleepcopia]

@@CompetitionSportsNetwork ❤️

[@stonesjessica2498]

IN FOREX/CRYPTOCURRENCY INVESTMENT YOUR FAILURE CANT BE INSURED, AND YOUR SUCCESS ALSO CAN'T BE GUARANTEED UNTILL YOU GOT AN EXPERT TRADER WHO'S A PROFESSIONAL IN THAT VERY FIELD

[@willycapture]

Another creator out of Miami just absolutely crushing it! Congrats to Jordan on the success

[@mondayschannel8565]

I love how you show us how easy it is! Thanks for the content bro! We all can do it! If you have a job and have days off make time for KZbin.

[@yungzayya3737]

Needed to hear this

[@Textingstories27]

Bro i love ur content keep it up KING🧡

[@samuelkontros]

It's truly remarkable how much life has changed in the last few years. Nowadays, it's totally possible for teens to hit high financial success - like earning over 100K by playing Fortnite! Opportunity is everywhere so don't miss out on your chance at getting ahead.

[@ha-kh7ef]

People seem to forget, no matter the job, it took time for some of them. You also got to be good at it.

[@Loop2React]

great channel Jordan, very inspiring thank you for the content

[@TacoSauce1]

It was awesome running into you at Dream Hack!!! Great video!

[@vertify3064]

I was here and watching you walk around, tryna spot me in the background couldn't see me

[@junior_thomas]

been waiting patiently for you to upload bro 🔥🔥lets go

[@arabadjiewww]

It's incredible how much social media can influence people's lives.

[@FreePizza007]

I wonder how such a skill contributes to society.

[@udied2anurse]

I was there at that event it was in Atlanta my first LAN. This vid is pretty cool

[@jollydd]

Wait you actually made a video about something I know about! W VIDEO

[@Chuck_N0rris]

I was considering going pro in Fortnite actually but I realized I was the biggest nerd in my friend group. I always put 100% into anything I do so I was frustrated that they didnt see it the same way as I did. After they stopped playing, the game was no fun anymore. I later realized that gaming was probably not what I wanted to make out of my life anyways. I am pursuing entrepeneurship and a solid education in molecular biology and a dash of programming. Getting rich and successful is often a lonesome road. People will tell you that you wont make it until you prove them wrong. Most people are just too afraid to take a leap of faith. Be willing to go broke when you have little to loose. You are likely to fail many times but one of those times you will hit it big. And dont buy into get rich quick schemes. There is no such thing. It takes time and dedication to get good at something. And even if you dont succeed at first, it is still valuable experience. I tried getting rich on poker. Took me 4 years until I gave up. It was okay money but the competition is really though and it is a lot more work thsn you would imagine. I then learned day trading by reading 100s of pages. It went okay but I didnt have enough money to make much. I invested in crypto. That was my first decent success. I made over a 100x on my money. It has since crashed quite a lot but I am ready for the next bull run. Then I started learning video editing, affiliate marketing, ecom, reading tons of books on various topics, taking up university. All those skills adds up. It makes you flexible and creative. I play some games for fun nowadays. I run a few small businesses. I can feel the pressure building up so to speak. I am ready to conquer the world.

[@daprince001x5]

what are the small businesses you started?

[@Macc-]

"I'm ready to conquer the world"🤣🤣

[@Chuck_N0rris]

@@daprince001x5 A small side hustle called Tesla and SpaceX.

[@daprince001x5]

@@Chuck_N0rris lol na but for real tho?

[@jama5424]

Wow good for u hopefully u find ur success

[@SpencerJohnsonOfficial]

This game is still around? 🤣 Jokes aside, it's so cool to see kids making this much money doing something they love. That's what we're all trying to do at the end of the day! Thanks for sharing Jordan!

[@staticunion9508]

But they don’t learn anything from this so when most of them stop making money from this they have no choice but to work at circle k

[@dom1nno445]

@@staticunion9508Most of these kids have financial advisors and they have massive investment portfolios. Most of them know that this career won´t last long so they invest their money so that one day they can just sit back and relax while they pretty much earn passive income.

[@VecPrime]

@@staticunion9508 you act like gaming will die, lmao just move on to other games. Okay their twitch chat will follow

[@WonderingGuy1]

@@VecPrimefacts

[@KB-rm]

@@staticunion9508 most jobs nowadays dont last more than a couple of years

[@Spydrrr]

ARAB LOL. Arab hosted me a while back. Such a nice guy and dam never thought I would see this collab

[@youtubeshaner]

0:10 Hey that's me lol

[@mooncatcherxbt]

cool video bro. i like the variation of the audience you’re talking to

[@JordanWelch]

Glad you like it

[@Spydrrr]

Super cool video. I also play/stream fortnite. Not competitive, but to have fun. It's cool seeing people I know on these videos lol or have been watching for a while.

[@danielakbari3447]

This brings back memories from grinding fortnite all night with my boys, good looks

[@financial434]

✍️✍️ ⬆️⬆️ Tell Jim I refer you to him for a life changing investment opportunity, that will change your financial life..

[@Shoookiez]

this gives me mad hope and motivation!

[@JordanWelch]

I appreciate that, that's my goal with these videos

[@donnyjay4269]

This is really cool, and I love gaming. But realistically, if everybody aspired to be a pro-gamer. Civilization would fall apart lol. I see so many ppl today trying to do this full-time.

[@simonshura9144]

Amen, but ur general jobs are way more overrated and most importantly unfulfilling AF 💀 I would rather try to stream fulltime to my hearts content if i was young again haha

[@Jaykurosakii]

I don’t really see many people trying to be esports pros lol I think you are referring to streaming and content creation

[@andyconcepcion5883]

Imagine if he asked Clix😂 bro literally just bought a mansion

[@JordanWelch]

I was looking for him...

[@jollydd]

@@JordanWelchi dont think he was at dreamhack sadly

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

And? how is that impressive, that Mansion has a monthly mortgage that is going to be insane.

[@gayindumirihalle4702]

@@CompetitionSportsNetworkhe is 18 and he have made 15mil

[@BehindClosedDoorsBCD]

A skill is easy to start and hard to master, gamers are really intelligent people. It takes alot of self discovery and try and error to find out what you are really good and passionate about hence the reason for alot of people failing in a particular field which makes them to finally find which they are good at

[@purpleapple6]

So this is why Josh wants to be a professional gamer.

[@Phriffo]

And people like Hamza and Iman Gadhzi backlashes gamers, but when there is proof that you can make it as a gamer, they totally ignore it.

[@ouriabdo8]

recognized every single guy. Great video Jordan, Keep it up!

[@MrTikdo]

that's when you know there is something not right in your life that you recognize everyone of these fortnite clowns lmao

[@ouriabdo8]

@@MrTikdo sure but is there anything right in your life?

[@watchaporia]

Imagine the costs of all those computers

[@bigthink7963]

Yes bro 😬😬

[@kunalboken8122]

each one of them are like best of the best one cost around 5-6k

[@dom1nno445]

@@kunalboken8122 lol... your price is a bit off. Their PCs are usually $10k+. If their PC is built as a gaming/streaming combo, these PCs usually go for $15-20k.

[@MultiMates7]

@@dom1nno445 you can build a streaming pc much less than 15k lmfao

[@Memo-sd3du]

@@MultiMates7 Obviously you can, but some pros just get the highest end hardware there's available. Even my $2k PC can stream and game at the same time just not at the same level that they do.

[@nickevershedmusic8927]

Pro gaming has always been my dream, but I probably should start living in the real world and playing so much

[@JordanWelch]

You create your own world

[@Carter2k]

Love this! Lol I was never good enough to make it pro, but I started a KZbin channel and now earn more then lots of them. Tons of ways to have an income in this gaming world!

[@pharoah9ine745]

Bro thanks for your good videos. This is mind blowing💭💣💯🎮🕹

[@5m4llk1ng]

the point here is that those are professional players who are fully committed.. meanwhile some kids only play for part time thinking they can make the same with less effort 🤣

[@Ali-od3gy]

Never thought this would be a video idea 👍🏼

[@caribbeanfoodandtravel]

Great video Jordan 😀

[@Imstowy]

Damn, high schoolers making +100k from fortnite, it was difficult in the old time of Black Ops 2 😂

[@nqooooo]

theres only maybe a hundred players that make +100k, other than that mostly just teenagers making good money like few thousand a year

[@Yaksnatcher]

I needed this motivation no cap

[@Jetro_harley]

As a gamer i also want to be able to achieve huge level of success

[@ItsFilmgames]

This an awesome vid thanks for showing that you can have a great career as a gamer.

[@abba136]

That two-tone Wimbledon Datejust looking real clean.

[@ybmghost6442]

Love the content u have inspired me to try and start my own dropshiping much love bro

[@rvknight1385]

only watched fortnite and streamers for the first year then stopped, tbh I didn't even recognize Sceptic how time flies

[@rottenblood7242]

Amazing video and a very unique video idea keep it up !!

[@seat2d]

just remember for every one successful twitch streamer there are hundreds that lay dead in their wake

[@george7-d3e]

Very motivational video !!!

[@jonah7318]

Can you do like another update about your business and stuff?

[@xcal75]

It doesn't matter where you make money as long as you make it!

[@VisionOrgan]

Sheeesh keep up the focus boys and we will succeed. Thats what I have taken away from this video! And that's amazing!

[@Fain12]

Tᴀʟᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛʟʏ ᴏɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛ'sᴀᴘᴘ ^^....

[@michaelseelye2478]

Success is not the fake ass American dollars u make.........its about the life u make with the ones u love ....thats the real gold many dont make

[@efg0267]

So these are the guys that keep screwing me over everytime I play Fortnite

[@ecommom4960]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 #EcomMoM

[@ラッセル9728]

6:25 wtf was that 😂

[@ratsandbats]

‘tournaments is a side income’ but it’s 60k 😭

[@dipendrasah4255]

Let's go 🔥🔥🔥. Passion is a gift ❤️

[@catha86]

now imagine the money the big companies make and still manage to give us shit like battlefield. Its impossible to do that unless they just wanted to money grab from us and release something better later.

[@User-gp2te]

Gamers make bank of you can compete n stay consistent

[@CreedPodcast]

That’s some good content broski

[@Dividendology]

Ok imma go get some victory royales now

[@JordanWelch]

Good luck king

[@fumetogo5005]

Imagine if he asked bugha 😭

[@talhacreates4944]

Fr tho

[@nicolasoncioiu9507]

Great video J 👍🏻

[@TomLachenmayrENGLISHCHAN-gp8rx]

Great car bro 👌

[@eryklvl]

The thing is if u want to get numbers like these in games like fortnite etc u need too sacrifice a lot which is a huge risk and you need to get lucky with time etc

[@Dartlin]

Awesome and inspiring content!

[@BlackLyondreamworks]

I hope this isnt out of pocket, but is there a reason you transitioned from eccommerce to interviewing rich people?

[@iervolinetheadventurer]

Awesome like usually 🎉

[@tqwatson2397]

Love your videos bro 💯

[@SparcMac]

Sheeeesh

[@GokiOG]

lot of these guys arent even hustling either. their orgs and managers like do everything for them they dont gotta know anything they just doordash food 3 meals a day to their house LOL

[@toastiestwaffles]

3:27 Hot Dog man has been spotted

[@trendgamez]

I have really been waiting for this video

[@financial434]

✍️✍️ ⬆️⬆️ Tell Jim I refer you to him for a life changing investment opportunity, that will change your financial life...

[@albuggy9293]

500k!!!!!😂😂 well that ain’t so bad for playing video games now !!! In Asia they must be Making way more then we do in the states,the love for the game is next lvl there

[@sneakkyz3696]

Better title for the video "Asking Fortnite players how much they make"