How Much Money Dream Makes On YouTube – Net Worth

Last Updated on: July 20, 2023Dream Net Worth – $12 Million

Dream, formerly known as DreamWasTaken or DreamTraps, is an American YouTube content creator whose real name is Clay. He has an estimated net worth of $12 million. He mainly uploads Minecraft gaming videos and has a popular series known as “Minecraft Speedrunner vs 1/2/3/4 Hunter”. He also has another series where he goes in-depth on some in-game mysteries. He also does a survival challenges series where he attempts to beat the game in survival mode with some type of challenge in place.

Outside YouTube, Dream was the quarterback of his high school football team. He got a job at AppleCare right after high school and he chose not to attend college because he felt he knew enough about technology to get a job without a degree.

How Much Money Does Dream Earn On YouTube?

The channel has over 30 million subscribers as of 2023 and has accumulated over 3.6 billion views so far. It is able to get an average of 600,000 views per day from different sources. This should generate an estimated revenue of $4,800 per day ($1.7 million a year) from the ads that appear on the videos.

YouTube content creators based in the US, UK, Canada and Australia generally get paid $2 – $12 per 1000 monetized views in most niches 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.

Dream gets extra income by selling merchandise.