How much is Vitaly Zdorovetskiy worth?
| Net Worth: | $5 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional YouTuber |
| Date of Birth: | March 8, 1992 (age 30) |
| Country: | Russian born-American |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
About Vitaly Zdorovetskiy
Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, known by his online username “VitalyzdTv” is a Russian-American actor, businessman, content creator, website owner, and YouTuber personality. He received his first significant success in 2012 after uploading the video Miami Zombie Attack Prank.
As of now, his YouTube videos on his main channel have reached more than 2 billion views, where he also has more than 10 million subscribers. Zdorovetskiy has earned income equal to an estimated salary of $950,000 per year, since 2019.
His real full name is Vitaly Zdorovetskiy and he was born on March 8, 1992, in Murmansk, Russia. He was born into a Russian-Jewish family and lived several years in the Ukrainian city of Odesa. His family immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s and they settled in Florida. Growing up in Boca Raton, Vitaly immediately found a passion for skateboarding. At one point, he tried to become a corporate executive but had to quit due to various injuries.
After spending several years at the Park Vista Community High School, Vitaly earned his diploma in late 2010. Before that, during his teenage years, he found several odd jobs such as garbage collector and sign-spinner. In early 2011, when he turned 18 he received an offer by the adult entertainment company Bang Bros and took part in an adult film scene with the pornographic actress Diamond Kitty. That scene later led to the creation of one of his most-watched videos, Why I Did Porn.
After a short stint as a pornography actor, Vitaly switched his attention to YouTube and began uploading videos. His channel with the username “VitalyzdTv” was created in August 2011 and his first video is Disturbing the peace Part 1. He went on to create and publish five additional parts to this, all of which enjoyed great success and gathered more than 5 million views.
After releasing numerous comedy videos, challenge, and pranks, in June 2012, he published his video Miami Zombie Attack Prank that helped him breakthrough. As of now, the video, inspired by the cannibal attack of a homeless man in Miami has been viewed more than 33 million times.
Throughout the early years of the 2010s, he created and released several other videos that brought him attention and millions of dollars – Russian Hitman Prank, Extreme Homeless Man Makeover, and Gold Digger Prank.
Since then he has published hundreds of high traffic videos that have added to his fanbase, and his earnings.
What makes the Russian-American content creator and internet superstar so successful is his ability to always find a way to be in the media spotlight. In 2014, he made news after he was arrested for invading the field during the annual FIFA World Cup Finals between Argentina and Germany. The following year, while he was on a holiday in Croatia, he pranked the former prime minister Ivo Sanader, which became a hot topic in the Croatian newspapers and magazines.
Throughout the rest of the decade, he continued to spark controversy for climbing the Hollywood Sign and streaking during the NBA Finals. Most recently, in 2020 he was arrested in Egypt for climbing the Pyramids of Giza.
Outside of his crazy videos and adventures, Vitaly Zdorovetskiy is also a well-known actor and television superstar. His first appearance on television was in a 2013 episode of the series All In. Since then, he has appeared in many other series such as Young Hollywood, Made in Hollywood, @midnight, and Cooking on High. As an actor, in the past three years, Vitaly has starred in several films such as Bad Agents, 211, Slasher Party, and Airplane Mode. Since 2018, besides series online, he also started his own website called Vitaly Uncensored.
Zdorovetskiy’s Total Net Worth
Vitaly Zdorovetskiy has earned an estimated total career income of $10 million dollars from his career on YouTube. As Zdorovetskiy lives in Los Angeles, California he will have had to pay around 47% in taxes on his career earnings. After tax, it is estimated that his career earnings are at around $5.3 million dollars, having paid $4.7 million dollars in taxes.
Vitaly Zdorovetskiy is not married and has no children. In his personal life he has likely spent $1 million dollars but also earned $1 million from his investments. He will have also had to pay around $500,000 in business costs. Therefore, it is estimated that Vitaly Zdorovetskiy has a net worth of a rounded $5 million dollars.
Summing-Up
When it comes to controversial personalities online, Vitaly Zdorovetskiy is certainly one of them. The Russian-American comedian began his career in the entertainment business with a short stint in the pornography industry. Since 2011, he has been regularly uploading videos (mostly public pranks and stunts) that have brought him international recognition and a net worth estimated to be $5 million. In addition to that, he has also been a news sensation all over the world for doing all sorts of stuff such as climbing the Hollywood Sign and Pyramids of Giza that ultimately led to arrests and bans.
