The YouTube Rich List Top 5
6 years ago
03 May
Publicly it’s not a war, nor even a battle, and no particularly cross words have been spoken either, but you know there just has to be an undercurrent of competition between the scores of vloggers and streamers who vie for our attention these days.
Tales of hands lost and won, grinder-lifestyles which may or may not make us jealous and insights into the lives and minds of the great – and not so great - among the poker community are omnipresent and excellent for the game and fans, but which of them are making a real living from it?
I’ll be examining Twitch later this week, but first let’s take a look at YouTube and the poker ‘rich list’… we’ve already seen the heads-up YouTube battle between Polk and Ingram, but would they make the cut for the 6-max YouTube earnings final table?
Seat 1
Daniel Negreanu
Everything Negreanu touches turns to gold, for himself at least, and his YouTube channel is no different, dnegs bouncing back onto the scene recently and upstaging a miffed Polk by being nominated for a vlogging award while Polk sat at home.
- Big pro: Twitter following and hugely famous
- Big con: PokerStars might eventually dump him!
Videos 109
Subscribers 71,584
Total views 4,190,375
Average views 38,444
Date started December 2011
Income per year $31,000
Cost per year $6,000
Profit per year $25,000
Twitter 430,000
Seat 2
PokerStaples
One of the most talented online grinders, Jaime Staples has the most dedicated following of all and puts in a huge amount of hours to keep them, and himself, entertained. If there’s a downside, it might be trying to extend his popularity, the upside being he probably gets more in donations from his following than the rest of the table combined!
- Big pro: Thoroughly likeable with a hugely supportive following
- Big con: Finding the right balance between life and poker to avoid burn-out
Videos 543
Subscribers 39,522 (+ 6,992 Jaime Staples)
Total views 8,935,798 (+ 594,963 Jaime Staples)
Average views 17,552
Date started March 2015
Income per year $35,000
Cost per year $12,000
Profit per year $23,000
Twitter 21,500
Seat 3
DougPolkPoker
One of the best-known faces in modern-day poker, Doug Polk mixes amazing poker analysis with topical and often controversial debate in his vlogs. The sheer number of views is testament to his popularity and there are no signs of that slowing anytime soon.
- Big pro: One of the best players in the world
- Big con: Sensationalism might get him into trouble at some point!
Videos 225
Subscribers 85,197 (+ 18,944 Upswing Poker)
Total views 14,995,724 + (2,962,094 Upswing Poker)
Average views 66,646
Date started June 2016
Income per year $50,000
Cost per year $30,000
Profit per year $20,000
Twitter 35,300
Seat 4
The Trooper 97
I was a little surprised at just how popular Trooper had become, as his loud and larger than life persona might not be to everyone’s taste. But, this is what makes him stand out from the crowd and he’s certainly not slow in bringing out the vlogs!
- Big pro: Unique approach to the vlogging world
- Big con: Hard to keep up the level of work and intensity
Videos 659
Subscribers 27,506
Total views 8,645,199
Average views 13,119
Date started July 2014
Income per year $22,000
Cost per year $7,000
Profit per year $15,000
Twitter 4,394
Seat 5
Andrew Neeme
One of my own personal favorites, Neeme has quickly become the go-to vlog for those who want to improve their mid-stakes cash-game play, and the thoughtful Neeme serves up the best music of all the vloggers as a bonus!
- Big pro: Appeals to almost everybody
- Big con: Getting married soon!
Videos 60
Subscribers 53,591
Total views 5,134,933
Average views 85,582
Date started October 2016
Income per year $14,000
Cost per year $4,000
Profit per year $10,000
Twitter 5,140
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