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 with an estimated net worth of $50 million. He rose to fame primarily playing “Fortnite” and currently has over 24 million subscribers on YouTube, 2.5 billion views, and 18.5 million followers on Twitch. He consistently generates earnings that range from $500,000 to $1 million each month through subscriptions priced at $5 per month.

In June 2018, Ninja entered a partnership with Red Bull Esports, and by September, he made history as the first Esports player to feature on the cover of “ESPN The Magazine.”

On August 1, 2019, he made the announcement about leaving Twitch to join Microsoft’s Mixer platform. At that point, “Ninja” was the most-followed active channel on Twitch. Eventually, he returned to Twitch after Microsoft closed Mixer, receiving a substantial sum for his transition—more details on this arrangement will follow in subsequent sections.

Early Life

Tyler Blevins, born Richard Tyler Blevins on June 5, 1991, in Detroit, Michigan, spent his childhood in Grayslake, Illinois, with his mother Cynthia, father Chuck, and older brothers John and Chris. Both of his parents have Welsh ancestry, and it was Chuck who first introduced Tyler to video games at an early age. During his high school years at Grayslake Central, Blevins played soccer and held a job at Noodles & Company. He began to engage in video game tournaments, joined professional gaming teams, and started live-streaming his gameplay while studying at Silver Lake College in Wisconsin.

Career

Blevins embarked on his professional gaming journey in 2009, initially focusing on “Halo 3.” Throughout his career, he has represented several organizations, including Team Liquid, Cloud9, and Renegades, and he started streaming in 2011 with games like “H1Z1” and “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” (“PUBG”). In 2017, he became a member of Luminosity Gaming, participating in tournaments for “Halo,” “H1Z1,” and “PUBG,” and ultimately winning the “PUBG” Gamescom Invitational Squads title later that year. Once he transitioned to playing “Fortnite Battle Royale,” his popularity surged on Twitch, gaining 1.5 million followers from September 2017 to March 2018. A landmark moment occurred in March 2018 when Ninja played “Fortnite” with celebrities like Drake, Travis Scott, and Juju Smith-Schuster; this live stream attracted 635,000 viewers, breaking records for the highest concurrent audience on a single Twitch stream. This event led Epic Games to collaborate with celebrities for gaming events at E3 2018, where Ninja and electronic musician Marshmello won a “Fortnite Battle Royale” competition. He then set another Twitch record in April 2018, with 667,000 viewers tuning in for Ninja Vegas 2018.

In 2018, Tyler collaborated with Red Bull Esports to host the Red Bull Rise Till Dawn “Fortnite” event in Chicago. By his own estimates, Ninja earned close to $10 million that year. In 2020, Epic Games acknowledged his contribution to “Fortnite’s” success by introducing a Ninja cosmetic skin into the game. According to reports from Reuters, Electronic Arts compensated Blevins with $1 million to promote the battle royale game “Apex Legends” in 2019. After leaving Twitch in August 2019, he began exclusively streaming on Mixer, and following Mixer’s closure in July 2020, he moved his streaming efforts to his YouTube channel. As of early 2020, his earnings from “Fortnite” streams reportedly exceeded $500,000 a month.

In 2015, Tyler and his family were participants on “Family Feud,” and they competed in “Celebrity Family Feud” in 2019. He released the album “Ninjawerks: Vol. 1” in 2018, featuring tracks by various electronic artists like Alesso, Tycho, and Nero through the Astralwerks record label. Ninja made an appearance in the NFL’s “The 100-Year Game” advertisement that debuted during the Super Bowl in 2019. Later that August, he published the book “Get Good:

he released his Ultimate Guide to Gaming in 2019. During the premiere of the second season of Fox’s “The Masked Singer,” he donned an ice cream cone costume to perform Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” and Devo’s “Whip It,” ultimately being the second contestant voted off, right after figure skater Johnny Weir.

In April 2023, it was revealed that Ninja would be joining GameSquare as Chief Innovation Officer to drive innovation in esports gaming. GameSquare Esports Inc. is preparing to merge with Engine Gaming and Media to establish itself as the most prominent and impactful esports and media company within the industry.

Microsoft Deal/Payout

As previously mentioned, in August 2019, Tyler surprised the gaming community with the announcement of his contract with Microsoft, shifting all his streaming activities exclusively to Mixer. Two months later, fellow esports icon Shroud made the same move to Mixer.

In June 2020, Microsoft declared the closure of Mixer, integrating the platform into Facebook Gaming. Reports indicated that Facebook offered Ninja and Shroud twice the amount of their earnings from Microsoft to join them, which they both declined. Consequently, Microsoft was compelled to activate a buyout clause, resulting in Ninja receiving a payout of $30 million and Shroud $10 million to exit the agreement. By August 2020, both returned to Twitch. After a two-year hiatus from the platform, Ninja announced a break from streaming but later returned in September 2022 to stream on all platforms simultaneously, including Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook.

In total, Ninja is estimated to have garnered $40 million from Microsoft, comprising the buyout and his earnings during the year he was under the Mixer agreement.

Controversies

Blevins has expressed that he avoids streaming with female gamers to safeguard his marriage from potential gossip. In 2016, he faced a 48-hour suspension from Twitch after disclosing the address of a donor who had sent a racist donation message. Moreover, during a stream in 2018, Ninja inadvertently used a racial slur while rapping along to Logic’s “44 More,” for which he later apologized, clarifying that it was unintentional.

Personal Life

Tyler first crossed paths with fellow gamer Jessica Goch at a “Halo” tournament in 2010, and they started dating in 2013. They tied the knot in August 2017 and celebrated their honeymoon in the Caribbean. Goch, now known as Jess Blevins, served as Ninja’s manager while also building her own reputation as a popular streamer, boasting over 224,000 subscribers on YouTube and 500,000 followers on Twitch.

In October 2022, Jessica announced her decision to step down as Ninja’s manager to explore new opportunities.

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. While competing in an April 2018 “Fortnite Battle Royale” Esports event, he contributed $2,500 to the Alzheimer’s Association for each game victory. Additionally, that same month, Ninja played a part in raising $340,000 at the #Clips4Kids event and donated $1 million to charitable causes after

In 2018, the “Fortnite” Pro-Am event was won, and during the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic, $150,000 was donated to Feeding America by Tyler and Jess.

Awards and Honors

At the Streamy Awards in 2018, Blevins secured victories in the Gaming and Live Streamer categories, also earning titles like Esports Personality of the Year at the Esports Awards and Content Creator of the Year at The Game Awards. The following year, he received the Live Streamer award once more and was named Twitch Streamer of the Year at the Shorty Awards. Furthermore, in 2018, Ninja was recognized by “Time” magazine as one of the world’s 100 most influential people.

Real Estate

A 6,700-square-foot mansion located in the suburbs of Chicago was purchased by Ninja and Jess in 2018. This home features 5 bedrooms along with a game room and a theater.