Famous for visiting every country in the world, Drew Binsky is a popular travel vlogger. His adventures are documented on YouTube and other social media accounts. He holds the Guinness World Record for exploring the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites in a day. As of 2023, Drew Binsky has an estimated net worth of $2 million.
Early Life
Drew Goldberg was born on May 24, 1991 in Dallas, Texas and spent most of his youth in Scottsdale, Arizona. As a child, his family gave him the nickname ‘Binsky’ which stuck with him into adulthood. In 2009, he went on his first trip abroad to Israel.
In the first semester of his junior year of college, Goldberg enrolled in a study abroad program in Prague, Czech Republic. At college, he earned a degree in economics and entrepreneurship from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2013. While studying, he traveled to over 20 European countries.
Career Beginnings
Drew began teaching English in Seoul, South Korea, after graduating from college. He stayed there for 18 months and visited 20 Asian nations during that period. In 2015, he quit his teaching gig to pursue a career as a travel vlogger.
Just a few months later, his tally of countries visited reached 73. Around this time, he started a blog called ‘The Hungry Partier’. He continued to travel to different countries and later renamed his blog to DrewBinsky.com. He also started using Instagram and Snapchat to share content.
Vlogging Career
His partner gave him a camera in 2017, encouraging him to upload more videos to his personal YouTube account. Months later, he went viral after uploading a video of his trip to North Korea.
Apart from travel videos, he also occasionally makes videos about various languages. He can speak English, Korean, Spanish, Filipino, and Czech. In 2021, he eventually completed his goal of traveling the whole world.
In the process, he gained two world records: the shortest time to pack a suitcase and the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites seen in 24 hours. Binsky now has over 3.5 million subscribers on YouTube.
Net Worth and Earnings
Binsky makes around $30,000 per month from YouTube ad revenue and attracts over 15 million viewers per month. The content creator also makes extra income from his travel blog. Given his profile, brands are eager to partner with him.
Brand deals also make up a significant portion of his income. Sometimes even countries pay him to promote their country as a tourist destination. As a result of his success on YouTube, Binsky is worth an estimated $2 million.
Personal Life
Drew’s favorite countries include Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Israel. He does travel a lot, but he owns a big house in Phoenix, Arizona. He lives there with his fiancee Deanna Sallao. The couple met when Binsky visited the Philippines, Deanna’s home country.
