How Much Does PewDiePie Make? Full YouTube Earnings Report

No one knew YouTube would be a sensation when it launched in 2005, but one person who truly doesn’t regret dropping out of college to pursue his passion is PewDiePie.

Born Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg on October 24^th, 1989, in Gothenburg, Sweden, PewDiePie is a Swedish YouTuber, Comedian, and social media personality.

Probably he is the most popular and famous all-time YouTuber and due to this, a lot of fans want to know how much does PewDiePie make from YouTube with a huge amount of subscribers.

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How Much Does PewDiePie Make?

As one of the most influential gaming and social media personalities, PewDiePie has grown from earning thousands of dollars to millions per year.

The good news is just as his revenue has increased, he has been involved with charitable deeds such as raising $1.3 million for RED and over $340,000 for Save the Children.

In addition, he raised $200,000 for Child Rights for You (CRY) for Indian children living in poverty, among other good deeds.

So with that and much more, let us look at the following breakdown to find out the amount he makes per video, month, year, and even his net worth.

DISCLAIMER

The amounts and figures of earnings described in this article are estimates only collected from publicly available information.

PewDiePie’s Average Earnings

Per video: $30,000
Per month: $600,000 – $1 million
Per year: 7,2 million – $14 million

How We Calculated PewDiePie’s Earnings

Needless to say, calculating YouTubers’ earnings and net worth is a very difficult task, but we explain how we managed it.

First of all, we analyzed PewDiePie’s earnings per view. For example, most YouTubers and vloggers earn between $3 -$5 per 1000 video views. Nonetheless, the earnings aren’t constant due to the number of viewers per video.

When we look at PewDiePie, apart from being the second-ranked YouTuber, he has also amassed more than 25 billion views since 2012, when he had only 1 million.

With that in mind, many people speculate that PewDiePie could earn an estimated $7.50 – $8 per 1000 video views (including sponsored deals).

What is PewDiePie’s Revenue Income?

Although most of PewDiePie’s vlogging revenue comes from YouTube Ads, he also has other means of income. These include streaming, merchandise, sponsorship deals as well as selling books. That means most of his income comes from these sources:

Selling PewDiePie merch includes shirts, sweaters, hats, hoodies, yo-yos, among others.
Promoting various stuff in his channel and media platforms such as Twitter and Instagram earns him a small percentage.
He receives sponsorship income from various companies such as Happy Socks, GFuel, NordVPN, Lootcrate, and Backflip Studios.
He also earns from streaming live on YouTube.
His New York best-selling book known as “This Book Loves You” sold for over 112,000 copies.

His book, it was published in 2015 and became a New York bestseller. The book was loved so much that it remained number 1 on the list for two weeks in the Young Adult Paperback category.

Other than that, in September 2016, PewDiePie released a mobile game on Android and iOS that was downloaded in huge numbers by his fanbase.

Up to date, his gaming fanbase is still growing, thus enables him to increase his revenue. Keep this in mind, there are other ways that PewDiePie makes money, but the above streams are the most popular.

Note that, when it comes to merchandise, PewDiePie has made more a lot of money from selling merchandise and from investment income.

The merchandise is sold through two websites, which are apparel company Represent.com and ShopPewDiePie.com. However, you can also find them on other sites such as Amazon and eBay.

How Much Does PewDiePie Make Per Video?

Commissions from promoting products are excluded.

Being a popular YouTuber, PewDiePie is known to have between 5 to 10 million views per video.

Let’s assume PewDiePie has 5 million views on average per video and earns from $3 to $5 per 1000 views.

$5 per 1000 views multiply by 5 million divided by 1000 = $25,000 – $30,000 on average per video.

How Much Does PewDiePie Make Per Month?

For many years PewDiePie has kept his earnings private but only discusses his charity events and how much money was raised.

Nonetheless, he recently talked about his earnings on one of his YouTube videos but only revealed the $3,400 he earns per hour mentioned on a certain website weren’t far off to his actual earning.

Therefore, when we look at his average views per month, which is around 100 – 120 million and calculate by $5, then it’s easier to have a rough figure out how much approximately PewDiePie makes.

$5 x 120 million then divide by 1000 = $600,000

Keep in mind, PewDiePie earns more or less $600,000 per month from YouTube videos. But since the videos are not only his source of revenue, let us check out his other sources of income.

For instance, his brand deals could make another $250,000, while the affiliate sales may also bring in $250,000 every month.

That said, let us add the $600,000 + $250,000 + $250,000 = $1,1 million per month.

How Much Does PewDiePie Make Per Year?

When it comes to PewPieDie’s yearly earnings, we are going straight to his YouTube earnings per month, which are more or less from $600,000 to $1,1 million.

$600,000 x 12 months = $7,2 million
$1,1 million x 12 = $13,2 million

PewDiePie’s average yearly total earnings are $7,2 million – $14 million

What is PewDiePie’s Net Worth?

Since the above calculations are purely estimates, it is not easy to determine PewDiePie’s actual net worth.

From the YouTube advertisement revenue, collaboration deals, selling merchandise, and so on, no one really knows how much PewDiePie earns.

However, many different sources have concluded that his net worth is above 50 million dollars.

PewDiePie’s YouTube Stats and History

PewDiePie has been around since 2010, but it was in 2012 that his channel really got popular after hitting one million subscribers. He did not stop there and found himself achieving the status of most subscribed YouTuber in 2013.

Although he has held on to his status, he had lost his ranking several times through the years, especially in 2019 when the T-Series channel from India overtook him.

After spending so much time at the top, PewDiePie found himself by the end of 2019 in 2^nd position of the most subscribed channel.

By having 105 million subscribers and 25 billion views and 4,185 uploaded videos under his belt, it is clear that many people find PewDiePie entertaining.

One of the biggest independent sole creators, PewDiePie’s videos basically contain commentary while he plays video games. His videos are fun and up-to-date, although he works a lot with horror-inspired video games as well as popular ones such as Minecraft.

Unfortunately, although most of PewDiePie’s content is meant to be funny, sometimes, he has said some words that offended some people leading to the cancellation of some contracts.

For instance, in 2017, Disney and YouTube Red cut ties with him after Anti-Semitic posts. However, PewDiePie has held his ground, saying that he was only joking and he was misperceived. But hey, with that said and done, all the controversy has not stopped his success.

Source: PewDiePie YouTube Channel

Conclusion

At the end of the day, no matter how much does PewDiePie earns. he is happy that he followed his passion for playing games and making YouTube videos.

Apart from that, he is one of the influential people that doesn’t spend his money on luxurious things like mansions or exotic cars. However, he is known to spend it on video games, traveling, and tattoos.

In fact, when it comes down to his expenses, most of his money is spent on buying shooting equipment such as cameras, as well as state of the art computers with great monitors, gaming keyboards, and even an expensive mouse.

Glen Beker

I am Glen and I’m a 100% tech-addicted guy, Blogger, Video Editor and Entrepreneur. I spent a lot of my time learning how to properly edit videos, I've tested a lot of vlogging equipment and now with my team, I share all these tips with you.