How much is Tyler1 worth?
| Net Worth: | $1.2 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Internet Personality |
| Date of Birth: | March 7, 1995 (age 27) |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
About Tyler1
Tyler1 is the online alias of Tyler Steinkamp. Also known simply as T1, he’s an American internet personality, YouTuber, and streamer on Twitch. He first began his career on the internet in the mid-2010s during his teen years. As of 2023, he has more than 2.5 million subscribers and his videos online have millions of views. He is one of the popular online personalities in the world.
The internet sensation became famous after he began playing League of Legends. He was born in New London, Missouri, on March 7, 1995. He attended the Central Methodist University where he studied computer science, however, he dropped out before earning a degree. During his time in the university, he was playing as the running back for the football team.
Eventually, in the mid-2010s, he decided to pursue a career in streaming and began learning more about the streaming services online.
In mid-May 2014, Tyler created his YouTube channel titled “loltyler1”. He began videos of himself playing several video games, most of which have been deleted since. The oldest remaining video on his channel is I AM REFORMED from April 2016.
Simultaneously with uploading videos on YouTube, he began playing League of Legends and created his streaming channel on Twitch. By the end of the year, he was able to attract more than 5,000 followers on both platforms and ranked number 14th in the North American ladder of LoL.
What made Tyler Steinkamp so rich are his extremely funny personality and gaming abilities. His streaming channel on Twitch had a modest following until 2016 when he began portraying a toxic behavior on his stream, including personal attacks and encouragement for other people to commit suicide.
Mainly because of his behavior, he had more than 22 accounts banned in the past couple of years.
By 2016, with more than 100,000 followers, the internet star began receiving a lot more. His income at the time was an estimated $25,000 to $50,000 per year. All from his videos on YouTube and Twitch, as well as participation in various League of Legends events and competitions. In October 2017, his popularity was boosted even more with the announcement of Riot Games and his then-“permanent ban” to play League of Legends.
After being banned from the game, he began creating comedy videos of himself, with the most famous being A day in the Life of Tyler1 from April 2018. His subscriber count was already over 1 million and growing faster than just about anyone else.
Tyler1 has continued with his gaming and with over 2.5 million subscribers on his YouTube channel earned substantial wealth. As of 2023, Tyler1’s net worth is estimated to be $1.2 million.
Hosting his own tournament titled the Tyler1 Championship Series is one of the main reasons why this gamer is so successful. By the end of 2017, noticing how he is becoming one of the most influential promoters of their game, Riot Games reverted their decision and lifted the ban.
His very first stream after the ban from January 2018 accumulated more than 380,000 viewers, thanks to which he earned an estimated $10,000 to $25,000. By the following month, he surpassed the 30,000 subscribers mark on Twitch.
In November 2017, while still being banned from playing League of Legends, Tyler hosted his own tournament titled Tyler1 Championship Series. The pardoners of LCS (League of Legends’ Championship Series) accumulated more than 200,000 constant viewers and the winning team won $10,000 funded from the gamer himself without sponsors. The following year, he revived his series, and this time, the award was increased to $50,000.
Summing-Up
Tyler1 is one of the most prosperous online personalities in the whole world. In 2014, just shortly after he decided to drop out of the Central Methodist University, he decided to focus on his streaming career and joined the video-sharing platform YouTube and the streaming giant Twitch. In just two years, he was able to attract the attention of 100,000 people, and, in late 2017, he became a sensation with his infamous “ban” from Riot Games.
After the ban was lifted, Tyler continued to triumph in the popular online battle arena game. As of now, he has more than 5 million followers on all of his social media platforms. As of 2023, his YouTube channel has 2.7 million subscribers and his 544 videos have accumulated 365+ million views, which makes him one of the most distinguished LoL online personalities.
