Young Thug’s net worth is $3.7 million. The Young Thug net worth total comes from a deep analysis of his earnings from singles, YouTube and other sources.
Young Thug started his music career in 2011. To date he hasn’t released even one studio album. With $0 earned from album sales and less than $1 million from singles, the bulk of the star’s earnings comes from concerts and YouTube ad sales. That’s a relatively new path to millions that more and more musicians are following. Drake took the same route to riches, working the mixtape circuit for four years before hitting it big in the album scene in 2010.
The Young Thug net worth total comes from $861,670 in singles sales, $2.88 million from concerts, $5 million in YouTube income and $300,000 in business deals. If that seems like more than his total wealth stated above, it is. Adding up all earnings, Young Thug has earned $9.1 million so far from his music career. Expenses and taxes eat up $5.5 million of that money.
Young Thug Net Worth Facts
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Young Thug net worth: | $3,733,087 |
Young Thug net worth vs Kanye West net worth: | 19 times smaller |
Young Thug net worth vs Taylor Swift net worth: | 84 times smaller |
Young Thug net worth vs Kim Kardashian net worth: | 41 times smaller |
Young Thug net worth vs LeBron James net worth: | 84 times smaller |
Young Thug net worth vs Dr. Dre net worth: | 211 times smaller |
Young Thug net worth vs Beyonce net worth: | 110 times smaller |
Young Thug net worth vs Jay Z net worth: | 150 times smaller |
Young Thug net worth vs Donald Trump net worth: | 1447 times smaller |
Young Thug net worth vs typical American family net worth | 55 times bigger |
The Young Thug net worth figure is $3.7 million. Currently, the rapper’s net worth is 1/19th as big as troubled superstar Kanye West’s $68 million. It’s 1/84th as big as Taylor Swift’s fortune of $310 million and 1/40th as big as Kim Kardashian’s $150 million. The Young Thug net worth fortune is less than 1/80th as big as LeBron James’ $311 million and 1/211th as big as Dr. Dre’s massive net worth of $784 million. VS Jay Z’s $558 million, Young Thug has 1/150th as much cash. Stacked up against Donald Trump, Young Thug has only 1/1,447th the money. That’s because Trump’s worth is $5.4 billion. Finally, Young Thug does pretty good when measured against the median American family’s net worth of only $68,000.
Young Thug Net Worth Over Time
Young Thug Net Worth by Year | |
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Young Thug net worth 2011 | $15,760 |
Young Thug net worth 2012 | $39,914 |
Young Thug net worth 2013 | $539,902 |
Young Thug net worth 2014 | $1,494,766 |
Young Thug net worth 2015 | $2,350,412 |
Young Thug net worth 2016 | $3,733,087 |
Young Thug Net Worth Sources
Young Thug Net Worth Sources | |
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Mixtapes | $0 |
Singles | $538,096 |
Concerts | $2,882,500 |
Featured Artist | $323,574 |
Young Thug YouTube Channel | $5,062,786 |
Business | $300,000 |
Total Young Thug Earnings | $9,106,956 |
Young Thug Salary (average) | $1,517,826 |
Young Thug Salary 2016 | $3,314,614 |
Taxes | $4,152,772 |
Expenses | $1,366,043 |
Investments | $144,946 |
Young Thug Net Worth | $3,733,087 |
How Free Mixtapes Built Young Thug’s Millions
This traditional path to riches through music producers was rocked to its core by the internet. First, people just don’t buy music anymore. Even the megastars like Rihanna and Drake have seen huge falloffs in album sales in the past several years. In that climate, smaller stars like Young Thug hardly have a chance. Luckily there’s a new earnings game in town: streaming ad revenue.
A star that can rack up a billion YouTube views can earn millions from YouTube alone. But how can a musician pull down those high numbers of viewers? In Young Thug’s case it was free music.
There’s no question that Young Thug has talent. Since the old way of getting that to the masses through for-sale albums had ended, Young Thug took another path to his millions. Namely, he gave his music away free on a series of mixtapes and in YouTube videos. In fact since 2011, the star has given away 16 free mixtapes. Those are basically free albums. The free music generates interest in his videos and concerts. The videos and concerts are what paid him his $9 million. Put another way, giving it away for free is what created the Young Thug net worth figure of $3.7 million.
Young Thug Net Worth: $861,670 From Music Sales
Young Thug Net Worth from Music Sales | |||
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Young Thug Singles | Unit Sales | Revenue | Young Thug Earnings |
Stoner (2014) | 570,000 | $1,134,300 | $90,744 |
Best Friend (2015) | 1,140,000 | $2,268,600 | $181,488 |
Pick Up the Phone (2016) | 570,000 | $1,134,300 | $90,744 |
Other singles (11 non-certified; 2014-2016) | 1,100,000 | $2,189,000 | $175,120 |
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Hookah (2014) | 570,000 | $1,134,300 | $34,029 |
About the Money (2014) | 570,000 | $1,134,300 | $34,029 |
Lifestyle (2014) | 1,140,000 | $2,268,600 | $68,058 |
Throw Sum Mo (2014) | 1,140,000 | $2,268,600 | $68,058 |
Other Appearances (20 non-certified; 2014-2016) | 2,000,000 | $3,980,000 | $119,400 |
Total Young Thug Net Worth from Singles | $861,670 |
How Young Thug Made $2.88 Million from Concerts
Young Thug Net Worth from Concerts | |||
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Year | Number of Shows | Revenue @ $50 per ticket | Young Thug Earnings |
2011 | 2 | $50,000 | $40,000 |
2012 | 3 | $75,000 | $60,000 |
2013 | 0 | $0 | $0 |
2014 | 36 | $900,000 | $720,000 |
2015 | 67 | $1,675,000 | $502,500 |
2016 | 39 | $1,950,000 | $1,560,000 |
Total Young Thug Net Worth from Concerts | $2,882,500 |
Young Thug’s $5 Million YouTube Payoff
Other income sources include endorsements and business deals. In 2016 Young Thug has just recently signed deals with Calvin Klein and Puma. Those deals should be good for millions in future years, though so far they add only about $200,000 to the Young Thug net worth story. Young Thug also has a fledgeling clothing line, Young Stoner Life, that kicks in another $100,000 so far to his earnings.
Young Thug Net Worth from Youtube | |||
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Channel | Views | Earnings at $7.60 per 1,000 | Earnings |
Young Thug Own Channel | 666,156,021 | $5,062,786 | $5,062,786 |
Total Young Thug Net Worth from Youtube | $5,062,786 |
Young Thug Net Worth Calculations
The table below adds up the income from every Young Thug net worth sources. Also, it adjusts for expenses, taxes and investments.
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Year | Mixtapes | Singles | Concerts | Featured Artist | Youtube | Business | Young Thug Total Earnings | Taxes | Expenses | Net | Investment Income (6% of net per year) | Young Thug Net Worth |
2011 | $0 | $0 | $40,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $40,000 | $18,240 | $6,000 | $15,760 | $0 | $15,760 |
2012 | $0 | $0 | $60,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $60,000 | $27,360 | $9,000 | $23,640 | $514 | $39,914 |
2013 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,265,696 | $0 | $1,265,696 | $577,158 | $189,854 | $498,684 | $1,303 | $539,902 |
2014 | $0 | $149,117 | $720,000 | $243,974 | $1,265,696 | $0 | $2,378,788 | $1,084,727 | $356,818 | $937,242 | $17,622 | $1,494,766 |
2015 | $0 | $239,861 | $502,500 | $39,800 | $1,265,696 | $0 | $2,047,858 | $933,823 | $307,179 | $806,856 | $48,789 | $2,350,412 |
2016 | $0 | $149,117 | $1,560,000 | $39,800 | $1,265,696 | $300,000 | $3,314,614 | $1,511,464 | $497,192 | $1,305,958 | $76,717 | $3,733,087 |
Young Thug Net Worth Totals | $0 | $538,096 | $2,882,500 | $323,574 | $5,062,786 | $300,000 | $9,106,956 | $4,152,772 | $1,366,043 | $3,588,141 | $144,946 |
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