YouTuber Funny Mike Net Worth and Income Sources

 

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Funny Mike Net Worth

Funny Mike’s estimated net worth is estimated to be $3 million according to reputable online sources.

Funny Mike (real name McArthur Johnson) is a popular American comedian and rapper. He was active on Vine before the video streaming site closed in 2016. [1] Today he earns most of his income through YouTube videos.

Funny Mike Net Worth : Funny Mike with kids during a video recording session: Instagram@__.Funny Mike
Funny Mike with kids during a video recording session: Instagram@__.Funny Mike

Caption: Funny Mike with kids during a video recording session: Instagram@__.Funny Mike

Funny Mike Income Sources

FunnyMike net worth sources are diverse. Most of his income is generated through ads that appear on YouTube. He also earns an undisclosed amount from the online sale of merchandise. 

The different income sources of Funny Mike are listed below:

●      YouTube channel (~$107,000 to $1.7 million a year)

●      Income from merchandise sale (Income not known)

●      Music and films (Income not known)

Funny Mike Net Worth : Funny Mike posing in front of his Mercedes Benz. Credit: Instagram@iam.Funny Mike
Funny Mike posing in front of his Mercedes Benz. Credit: Instagram@iam.Funny Mike

Income Source 1: YouTube

Funny Mike estimated annual earning from his YouTube channel is between $107,000 and $1.7 million.[2]

Mike created his first self-titled YouTube channel on 2 May 2016. His videos on this channel have amassed an amazing 1.47 billion views. As of January 2022, the total subscribers of his YouTube channel were 6.85 million.

On 8 Sep. 2017, Mike created another channel titled Funny Mike Family in which he posts videos about his girlfriend and daughter. The videos on the channel have received 290 million views as of January 2020. The channel has over 3.25 million subscribers.

Mike’s estimated total earnings from his YouTube channels are estimated to be $7.04 million. The figure is based on the total views of the videos he has uploaded up till now.

Funny Mike YouTube ChannelSubscribersViewsEst. Net Earnings*
Funny Mike6.85 million1.47 billion$5.88 million
Funny Mike Family3.25 million290 million$1.16 million
Total10.10 million1.76 billion$7.04 million

*Note: According to Forbes, YouTube pays $3 to $5 per thousand views to YouTube content creators. We have assumed a $4 payout per thousand views in calculating the estimated net earnings of the YouTube celebrity above. [3]

Income Source 2: Online Sales

Funny Mike also earns income from sales of his merchandise.  His merchandise is available on various online stores such as Amazon, XGear101.com, and Redbubble.com.

The Income generated from online sales of Funny Mike merchandise has not been disclosed.

Income Source 3: Films and Music

Funny Mike has appeared in two films, Twisted Ambitions and I Got Kicked Out Of My Mansion’ in 2019. Moreover, Mike has also released dozens of singles and albums. The income from his career as a film star and rapper isn’t known.

Funny Mike Bio/Early Life

Funny Mike was born on 8 October 1996. His place of birth is Baton Rouge in Louisiana. His mother Denise Jones has her own video channel, Mama Jones. He also has a little brother named Wings.

Funny Mike attended Tara High School. He lives with his girlfriend Jaliyah Monetand daughter in Los Angeles California. 

Funny Mike Net Worth : Funny Mike with his girlfriend Jaliyah. Credit: Instagram@iam.Funny Mike
Funny Mike with his girlfriend Jaliyah. Credit: Instagram@iam.Funny Mike

Funny Mike Career

Funny Mike’s internet career started when he posted short comedy videos on the social media video-sharing app Vine. But he switched to YouTube after the platform was closed by Twitter in 2016. 

Funny Mike’s first video on YouTube was titled ‘Runik is Fighting Cancer’. The video that was dedicated to his friend battling cancer got about 2 million views.  He continued to post vlogs and prank videos.

In 2017, Funny Mike created a joint channel in collaboration with his girlfriend Jaliyah, FunnyMike Family. The video channel contains amusing videos such as a good kids boxing match, challenges, pranks, and vlogs. He sometimes also uses the stage name Funny Ass Mike in his videos. 

Alongside his YouTube career as a comedian, Funny Mike is an aspiring rapper. Mike imitates the style and music of famous gangster rapper 21 Savage in his videos. 

The young rapper initially used the moniker 22 Savage in his video and later changed it to Young 22. While there were many other imitators of the rapper, FunnyMike songs got the most fame online.

Funny Mike Net Worth : Funny Mike posing with a friend. Credit: Instagram@iam.Funny Mike
Funny Mike posing with a friend. Credit: Instagram@iam.Funny Mike

Funny Mike Accomplishments

Funny Mike became a millionaire in his early 20s. He bought a new house in Los Angeles where he lives with his partner and daughter. His noteworthy asset includes a 2017 Lamborghini Aventador that cost $400,000.

Funny Mike Criminal Record

In 2016, Funny Mike was arrested for killing a man named Richard Devon Philips.

The case details appear like a scene from a comic film. But the events were unfortunately real. A dispute arose between Funny Mike and Philips over a birthday flier seven weeks earlier.[4]

Media reports say that Funny Mike along with his friend Charmaine Wilson rode to a convenience store and confronted an unarmed Phillips who was with a friend Walter Williams Jr.[5] They started quarreling and Funny Mike shot Philips in the chest. But the Jury did not claim any charges due to inconclusive evidence.

Mike later told the media that he shot in self-defense, and had moved on from his dark past.


Funny Mike and fellow YouTuber Runik give a YouTube video interview talking about their road to success:


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Funny Mike Biography

Legal NameMacArthur Johnson
Net Worth$4 million
Source of WealthYouTube, Online Sales, Film and Music
Date of Birth8th October 1996
Place of BirthBaton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
GenderMale
Height183 cm, 6feet
Weight72 kg, 158 pounds
ReligionChristian
Marital StatusSingle
PartnerJaliyah Monet
Children1
Names of ChildrenLondyn
NationalityAmerican

Frequently Asked Questions About Funny Mike

How old is Funny Mike now?

Funny Mike will turn 26 years old in 2022.

What is the real name of Funny Mike?

FunnyMike’s real name is MacArthur Johnson. But he is more popularly known by his stage name.

How much does Funny Mike make a year?

FunnyMike’s net worth is increasing by an estimated $107,000 to $1.7 million .

Is Funny Mike married to Jaliyah?

Funny Mike and Jaliyah are not married. They live together and have a baby girl named Londyn.

References

 [1]. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/27/twitter-vine-video-sharing-mobile-app-shut-down-costs – Twitter discontinued Vine video-sharing app.

[2]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv8aJon00GA – YouTube channel summary of Funny Mike on Social Blade.

[3]. https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2018/12/03/highest-paid-youtube-stars-2018-markiplier-jake-paul-pewdiepie-and-more/?sh=203b298f909a – An Forbes article about average earnings of YouTubers.

[4]. https://www.wafb.com/story/31884288/police-deadly-shooting-started-as-fight-about-birthday-party-flyer-3-arrested/ – An article about a deadly overnight shooting involving Funny Mike in Baker, Los Angeles.

[5] https://www.wbrz.com/news/victim-died-after-overnight-grocery-store-shooting/ – Details of the Baker shooting involving Funny Mike.


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