Chris Ramsay Net Worth And Income Sources

Chris Ramsay Net Worth

Chris Ramsay Net Worth has estimated at $4.5 million. 

Chris Ramsay who is a Canadian had pursued various careers including acting, music, and even construction laborer.[1] But he seemed to have hit a jackpot when he started a YouTube channel showing his magician skills to the worldwide audience. 

As of 2021, Ramsay’s YouTube channel has over 5 million subscribers and his videos have received more than 1 billion views.

Chris Ramsay Net Worth: An artistic rendering of Chris Ramsay and his magic tricks. Credit: YouTube

Chris Ramsay Income Sources

Chris Ramsay relies on his eponymous YouTube channel that he created on 14 December 2011 as the main source of income. His other income sources include sponsorship deals, TV shows, and online merchandise. 

Like all rich celebrities, Ramsay also likely earns a significant income through investments. But details about his investment portfolio are not available online.

Chris Ramsay Net Worth: Chris Ramsay showing the Graille Puzzle. Credit: Instagram/chrisramsay52

Income Source 1: Earnings from YouTube

Chris Ramsay’s earnings from his self-titled YouTube channel is estimated to be between $130.5K and $2.1 million a year, according to Social Blade.[2]

We believe that Ramsay’s YouTube ad income is on the higher end. Why?

Ramsay regularly posts tutorials, public illusions, vlogs, and reaction videos on YouTube that attract about 1.45 million views per day. 

The estimated monthly views of his videos is about 43.5 million views. This means that his monthly income from YouTube ad monetization is estimated to be about $174k, or $2.08 million per year.*

Chris Ramsay – YouTube ChannelsSubscriberViewsEst. Earning*
Chris Ramsay5.05 million828.47 million$33.1 million

*Note: According to Influencer Marketing Hub, YouTube pays video creators $3 to $5 per thousand views.[3] We have used $4 for the estimation above.

Income Source 2: Earnings from sponsorship deals

Chris Ramsay also earns about $172,390 per year from sponsorship deals. 

Ramsay won sponsorships from various brands such as Dollarshave Club, Last Pass, SkillShare, and Honey.[4] In 2021, he agreed to sponsor the Canadian technology firm Immersive Tech on his popular channel for an undisclosed sum.[5]

Digital marketing experts estimate that brands pay on average $2000 per 100,000 followers.[6]. 

Ramsay has 5.05 million YouTube fans. In addition, he has an official Facebook account (chrisramsaytv) with 3+ million fans, an Instagram account (@chrisramsay52) with 499k+ followers, and a Twitter account (@chrisramsay52) with 70.5k+ followers. 

Assuming Chris lands six sponsorship deals in a year, the combined sponsorship income from promoting brands to his social media fans is estimated to be about $172,390 per year.

Chris Ramsay’s Top 7 Most Popular YouTube Videos

VideoPublished Date ViewsEst. Earning
Solving the IMPOSSIBLE LOTUS Puzzle!! LEVEL 10!12 Jul 201820 million$80,000
Human-Like Eyeball Looks REAL!!👀#Shorts21 May 202118 million$72,000
Newton’s GRAVITY DEFYING Puzzle!! 😯 #Shorts18 Jun 202117 million$68,000
The IMPOSSIBLE Chocolate Illusion!!😦 #Shorts30 May 202117 million$68,000
Solving a $10,000 Puzzle Box – Level 10 (One of a kind)8 May 201915 million$60,000
Solving the IMPOSSIBLE Bottle Puzzle!!29 Dec 201714 million$56,000
The 3 Most SATISFYING Puzzles Ever!! 🤤 #Shorts3 Jun 202114 million$56,000

Income Source 3: Undisclosed earnings from other sources

Chris Ramsay also earns an undisclosed amount from private events, a magic TV show on TruTV and selling magic related merchandise through his agency – Slingshot.[6]. 

Ramsay earns money by performing live during private and corporate events.[7] Ramsay also sells custom playing cards, T-shirts, signature magical sleights, and accessories. These items are sold on Sellfy and 1st.shop online stores.[8,9] 

In addition, Ramsay stars in a magic TV show Big Trick Energy alongside fellow magicians Alex Boyer, Eric Leclerc, and Was Barker.[10] The show is being aired on TruTV and Ramsay is also the producer of the show.

Chris Ramsay Bio / Early Life

Chris Ramsay was born in the small town of Herbolzheim, Germany on 22 March 1984.  His father was in the Canadian Army and was stationed in the German town at the time of his birth. The family moved to Quebec, Canada a few years after his birth. 

Ramsay’s parents constantly moved to different locations. He had attended 16 schools between daycare and the year he completed high school.[11]  

Chris Ramsay Net Worth: A childhood photo of Chris Ramsay. Credit: Instagram/chrisamsay52

Chris Ramsay Career

Chris Ramsay’s career spans multiple industries. He started his career as a rapper performing on stage shows as well as open mic and freestyle competitions. Ramsay had even released an album and different mixtapes. 

He had also tried acting as a career. While employed as a laborer in a cement factory in Germany, he auditioned for different film roles. 

However, Ramsay found his calling when working in a bar; he started performing magic tricks in 2005. 

After years of practice, he became proficient in awing his audience with visual illusions. Ramsay started performing in private events and also appeared in an episode of the popular magic TV show Penn & Teller: Fool Us.

In 2011, Ramsay created a self-titled YouTube channel where he uploaded tutorials about magic tricks. His videos have attracted over 828 million views that led to a significant increase in his wealth. 

Ramsay’s next career breakthrough came in 2021 when TruTV ordered 10 episodes of a TV show Big Trick Energy. Ramsay is the actor and producer of the show. The cast of the show also includes fellow magicians Alex Boyer, Wes Barker, and Eric Leclerc.

Chris Ramsay Net Worth: Chris Ramsay along with other magicians of the Big Trick Energy TV show. Credit: TruTV

Chris Ramsay Accomplishments

Chris Ramsay created a magic society called the ‘52’ in 2013.[12] The society was named after the number of cards in a deck. He had created the society in partnership with Daniel Madison and Laura London to teach magic tricks to aspirant magicians. 

Ramsay also appeared in the 2021 Hollywood film Spiral. He played the role of a drug dealer in the film.[13]

The year 2021 was indeed momentous for the magician. Chris Ramsay and Big Trick Energy secured a Guinness Book of World Record on 20 May 2021 for creating the largest online video chain of individuals performing a magic trick.[14]

Chris Ramsay Net Worth: Chris Ramsay holding a Guinness Book of World Record certificate. Credit: Instagram/chrisramsay52

Chris Ramsay Controversy 

Chris Ramsay was involved in a controversy with fellow magician R. Paul Wilson in April 2018.[15] He had unknowingly revealed secrets of a magic trick by Wilson in one of his YouTube video tutorials without giving him credit. 

Wilson tweeted a complaint addressed directly to Ramsay about the video. Like a true gentleman, Ramsay apologized for the oversight and announced that we would no longer make magic tutorials to avoid such incidents. 


The most popular video of Chris Ramsay is: Solving the IMPOSSIBLE LOTUS Puzzle!! LEVEL 10! 

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Chris Ramsay Biography

Legal NameChris Ramsay
Chris Ramsay Net Worth$4.5 million 
Source of Chris Ramsay Net WorthYouTube, MerchandiseCorporate sponsorship and partnership
Date of Birth22 March 1984
Place of PlaceGermany
GenderMale
Height190 cm, 6’3 feet
Weight81 kg
ReligionN/A
Marital StatusSingle
GirlfriendN/A
Children N/A
Children NameN/A
NationalityCanadian

Frequently Asked Questions about Chris Ramsay

Where is Chris Ramsay from?

Chris Ramsay was born to Canadian parents in Herbolzheim – a small town in the southwestern part of Germany. 

How rich is Chris Ramsay?

Chris Ramsay Net Worth in 2021 was estimated to be $4.5 million. His wealth is increasing by about $2.3 million a year due to income from his popular YouTube channel, sponsorships, a TV show, and online stores.

Does Chris Ramsay still do magic?

After a spat with fellow magician Wilson, Chris Ramsay announced in 2018 that he would no longer make magic tutorial videos. However, he is still doing magic tricks on his reality TV show Big Trick Energy aired on TruTV.

References

  1. https://blog.sellfy.com/stories/learn-how-to-earn-money-online-with-magic-tricks-together-with-chris-ramsay/ – Chris Ramsay talks about how to earn money online with magic tricks.
  2. https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/chrisramsay52 – Chris Ramsay YouTube channel statistics on Social Blade.
  3. https://influencermarketinghub.com/how-much-do-youtubers-make/ – Estimated earnings of YouTubers in dollars per 1000 vidoe views. 
  4. Nailbuzz – An article about income sources of Chris Ramsay.
  5. https://www.immersivetech.co/news/immersive-tech-teams-up-with-celebrity-youtube-creator-chris-ramsay-on-a-top-secret-custom-immersive-experience – Chris Ramsay sponsorship deal with Immersive Tech.
  6. https://magenta.as/youtube-magician-chris-ramsay-on-the-importance-of-saying-no-4e70781d2006 – An article about Chris Ramsay’s busy schedule as a professional magician and YouTube star.
  7. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/chris-ramsay-magician-youtube-montreal-1.3935619 – A CBC news article on Chris Ramsay.
  8. https://www.1st.shop/ – Chris Ramsay online store – 1st.Shop.
  9. https://10154325935451367.sellfy.store/ – Chris Ramsay online store – Sellfy.
  10. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13464740/ – About Big Trick Energy TV show (2021- )  TruTV.
  11. Biography Tribune – A biography of Chris Ramsay. 
  12. https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-283928-2 – A book about the secretive magic society created by Chris Ramsay along with other magicians. 
  13. https://www.thecinemaspot.com/2021/05/14/spiral-non-spoiler-review-falling-into-a-new-trap/ – A review of the film Spiral released in 2021.
  14. http://canadasmagic.blogspot.com/2021/05/guinness-world-record-for-big-trick.html –
  15. https://www.geniionline.com/2018/04/09/chris-ramsay-apologizes-announces-hes-no-longer-going-to-create-magic-tutorials-on-his-youtube-channel/ – Chris Ramsay apologized to fellow magician R.P. Wilson in 2018.

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