DJ Akademiks Net Worth: How Much Money He Makes On YouTube
DJ Akademics Net Worth – $6.5 Million
DJ Akademics aka The Negrotiator is not only a YouTuber but was also a weekly DJ for the Rutgers University radio station. He has an estimated net worth of $6.5 million earned from YouTube and other ventures. His channel is basically him doing a commentary about gossip and news in the entertainment industry. He is originally from Spanish Town, Jamaica. He then moved to the United States in 2001 when he was in high school. He has a degree in Biomathematics from the school where he was deejaying at parties and barbecues. He would post videos of him DJing online and that is how he grew a fanbase. He then transitioned to posting videos of him giving opinions about the life of celebrities.
How Much Money Does DJ Akademiks Earn Online?
DJ Akademiks has over 2.8 million subscribers on his channel growing by around 1,500 new subs daily and has accumulated over 1.4 billion views since he started out. The channel’s videos cumulatively get an average of 40,000 views per day which should in turn generate an estimated revenue of around $300 per day ($100,000 a year) from YouTube ads.
King Akademiks is his second channel where he shares highlights from his stream on Twitch. It has over 800,000 subscribers and has accumulated over 400 million views. It gets an average of 400,000 views per day from different sources and this should generate an estimated revenue of $3,000 per day ($1.1 million a year).
YouTube content creators based in the US, UK, Canada and Australia generally get paid $2 – $12 per 1000 monetized views after YouTube takes its cut. Monetized views usually range from 40% – 80% of the total views. All these are influenced by several factors like the device played on, time of the year, the location of the viewer, ad inventory, how many ads there are on a video, how many people skip the ads, type of advertisement, ad engagement, type of content, etc.
The cost of an ad view is based on an auction between advertisers based on views. Advertisers have to bid a minimum of $0.01 per view. There is also a program known as Google Preferred where deep-pocketed companies can target ads on the top 5% most popular content. The ad rates here are higher than normal.
Apart from ads, YouTube content creators also generate extra income from other methods such as YouTube Premium, Superchats & Superstickers, Super Thanks, Channel Membership and Shopping.
YouTube Premium viewers pay a monthly fee to view premium content on YouTube and watch videos without ads. Here, content creators get paid based on watch time on their videos. The longer the viewers watch their videos, the more money they earn.
Super Chat and Super Sticker are used by fans to connect with creators during live streams and premiers. When one buys a Super Chat, their comment is highlighted within the live chat while the Super Stickers get an animated image that surfaces in live chat. Super Thanks lets creators earn revenue from viewers who want to show extra gratitude for their videos. Fans can buy a one-time animation and get to post a distinct, colorful, and customizable comment in the video’s comment section.
Shopping allows eligible creators to connect their stores to YouTube to feature their own products.
YouTube Shorts generate revenue in a different way as compared to traditional videos. The revenue from ads appearing between Shorts will be pooled together then a portion of the total revenue will be allocated to a Creator Pool. Each country has its own Creator Pool. Eligible creators will be paid based on their share of total views. Shorts that use music make less money due to licensing costs.
General Expenses
Content creators incur a wide variety of expenses to create their content. These can include things like production costs, employee salaries, travel expenses, rent, buying new equipment, utilities, amenities, entertainment, subscription fees and other living expenses. One of the biggest expenses for most creators is taxes. Your tax brackets generally depend on your income. In a country like the United States, the highest tax rate is 37%. A combination of all these expenses determines one’s ability to save and invest, consequently how much one’s net worth grows.
Other Sources Of Income
Outside YouTube, Akademiks runs a Spotify-exclusive podcast named Off The Record with DJ Akademics. It is a show about music, entertainment and culture which features roundtable discussions and a special interview with music’s hottest artists and personalities. He also streams content on Twitch regularly and there he makes money through ads, subscribers, donations and bits.