Tyler “Ninja” Blevins Net Worth (Money & Salary)

What is Tyler “Ninja” Blevins’ Net Worth?

Known as “Ninja,” Tyler Blevins is an American internet personality and gamer whose net worth is estimated to be $50 million. He gained fame primarily for his gameplay in “Fortnite,” amassing over 24 million subscribers and 2.5 billion views on YouTube, along with 18.5 million followers on Twitch. With a monthly subscription fee of $5, he consistently earns between $500,000 to $1 million each month through his gaming endeavors.

Ninja partnered with Red Bull Esports in June 2018, and in September of that year, he made history as the first Esports player on the cover of “ESPN The Magazine.”

On August 1, 2019, Blevins announced a move from Twitch to the Microsoft-owned Mixer; at that time, he was the most-followed active channel on Twitch. After Microsoft shut down Mixer, he returned to Twitch, receiving a substantial sum for his return… more details on this agreement will follow shortly.

Early Life

Born Richard Tyler Blevins on June 5, 1991, in Detroit, Michigan, Tyler was raised in Grayslake, Illinois, alongside his mother Cynthia, his father Chuck, and his older brothers, John and Chris. Chuck introduced Tyler to video games early in life, and his parents are of Welsh ancestry. While attending Grayslake Central High School, he participated in soccer and held a job at Noodles & Company. During this time, he also began entering video gaming competitions, joined professional gaming teams, and streamed his gameplay while enrolled at Silver Lake College in Wisconsin.

Career

Blevins entered the professional gaming scene in 2009, initially focusing on “Halo 3.” He has been a member of teams such as Team Liquid, Cloud9, and Renegades and started streaming in 2011 with titles like “H1Z1” and “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” (“PUBG”). Throughout 2017, he played for Luminosity Gaming, competing in “Halo,” “H1Z1,” and “PUBG,” notably clinching the “PUBG” Gamescom Invitational Squads championship later that year. His move to “Fortnite Battle Royale” significantly boosted his Twitch popularity, with an increase of 1.5 million followers between September 2017 and March 2018. A record of 635,000 viewers tuned in when he played “Fortnite” alongside Drake, Travis Scott, and Juju Smith-Schuster in March 2018, marking the largest concurrent audience for an individual Twitch stream. This event led Epic Games to pair celebrities with gamers at E3 2018, resulting in Ninja and Marshmello winning the “Fortnite Battle Royale” tournament. In April 2018, during Ninja Vegas 2018, he broke his own Twitch record, hitting 667,000 viewers.

In 2018, Tyler collaborated with Red Bull Esports to host the Red Bull Rise Till Dawn “Fortnite” event in Chicago. He estimated his earnings for that year to be close to $10 million, and in 2020, Epic Games celebrated his influence on “Fortnite’s” success by adding a cosmetic skin based on him into the game. Reports from Reuters indicated that in 2019, Electronic Arts compensated Blevins with $1 million to promote the battle royale game “Apex Legends.” Following his departure from Twitch in August 2019, he switched to streaming exclusively on Mixer; after Mixer’s closure in July 2020, he resumed broadcasts on his YouTube channel. By early 2020, he was reportedly making over $500,000 monthly from his “Fortnite” streams.

In 2015, Tyler and his family participated in “Family Feud,” and in 2019, they appeared on “Celebrity Family Feud.” In 2018, he released “Ninjawerks: Vol. 1,” an album featuring tracks from electronic artists like Alesso, Tycho, and Nero, under the Astralwerks label. He was featured in the NFL’s “The 100-Year Game” advertisement that aired during the Super Bowl in 2019, and in August of that year, he published the book “Get Good:

He created “My Ultimate Guide to Gaming.” In 2019, Tyler participated in Fox’s “The Masked Singer,” donning an ice cream cone costume while performing “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X and “Whip It” by Devo; during the second season premiere, he was the second individual to be eliminated, following figure skater Johnny Weir.

In April 2023, the announcement came that Ninja would be joining GameSquare as the Chief Innovation Officer with the aim of transforming the esports gaming landscape. GameSquare Esports Inc. plans to merge with Engine Gaming and Media, aspiring to become the largest and most significant esports and media firm within the industry.

Microsoft Deal/Payout

Previously mentioned, in August 2019, Tyler amazed the gaming community when he revealed a deal with Microsoft that shifted all of his streaming exclusively to Mixer. Shortly after, fellow esports icon Shroud made the move to Mixer as well, two months later.

In June 2020, Microsoft declared the closure of Mixer, integrating the platform into Facebook Gaming. Reports indicated that Facebook had offered Ninja and Shroud double their earnings from Microsoft to join them, but both declined the offer. Consequently, Microsoft was compelled to activate a buyout clause, reportedly compensating Ninja with $30 million and Shroud with $10 million to exit the agreement. In August 2020, both streamers returned to Twitch. After two years back on Twitch, Ninja announced he was taking a break from streaming, only to declare his comeback in September 2022 by streaming across all platforms simultaneously, including Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook.

Considering the buyout and his earnings from the single year under the Mixer contract, it is estimated that Ninja earned around $40 million from Microsoft.

Controversies

Blevins has indicated that he avoids streaming with female gamers to safeguard his marriage from speculation. In 2016, he faced a 48-hour suspension from Twitch following the revelation of a donor’s address who had sent a racist donation message and utilized an offensive screen name. In 2018, while freestyling along with Logic’s “44 More,” Ninja inadvertently uttered a racial slur; he later issued an apology, clarifying that using that specific term was unintentional.

Personal Life

Tyler first met fellow gamer Jessica Goch at a “Halo” tournament in 2010, and they entered into a relationship in 2013. The couple exchanged vows in August 2017 and enjoyed their honeymoon in the Caribbean. Goch, who is now recognized as Jess Blevins, served as Ninja’s manager and is also a well-known streamer, boasting over 224,000 subscribers on YouTube and 500,000 followers on Twitch.

In October 2022, Jessica shared her decision to step down as Ninja’s manager to seek new ventures.

Charity Work

Tyler is deeply committed to charitable efforts, having raised over $110,000 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention during a charity stream in 2018. In an April 2018 “Fortnite Battle Royale” Esports competition, he donated $2,500 to the Alzheimer’s Association for each game he won. In that same month, Ninja contributed to raising $340,000 at the #Clips4Kids event and pledged $1 million to charitable causes after

In 2018, he achieved victory at the “Fortnite” Pro-Am event. Amid the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020, Tyler and Jess contributed $150,000 to Feeding America.

Awards and Honors

Blevins received the Gaming and Live Streamer awards at the Streamy Awards in 2018, and also earned the title of Esports Personality of the Year at the Esports Awards, along with Content Creator of the Year at The Game Awards 2018. He once again captured the Live Streamer award in 2019 and was recognized as Twitch Streamer of the Year at the Shorty Awards. In 2018, “Time” magazine recognized Ninja as one of the world’s 100 most influential people.

Real Estate

Ninja and Jess acquired a 6,700-square-foot mansion in the Chicago suburbs in 2018. This 5-bedroom residence features a game room and a theater.