Famous for visiting every country in the world, Drew Binsky is a popular travel vlogger. His adventures are documented on YouTube and through social media, where he has attracted over 2 billion views. To date, Drew Binsky has an estimated net worth of $2 million.
Early Life
Drew Goldberg was born on May 24, 1991 in Dallas, 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 countries 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.
Vlogging Career
In 2017, his partner gave him a camera, encouraging him to upload more videos to YouTube. Months later, he went viral for uploading a video of his trip to North Korea.
Apart from travel videos, he occasionally makes videos about learning languages. He can speak English, Korean, Spanish, Filipino, and Czech. In 2021, he completed his goal of traveling to 197 countries.
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 4.16 million YouTube subscribers and has received over 902 million lifetime views.
Net Worth and Earnings
Binsky makes around $30,000 per month from YouTube ad revenue and attracts 8 million viewers every month. The content creator makes extra income through his travel blog. Given the size of his audience, brands are eager to partner with him.
On drewbinsky.com, he earns commissions through people booking trips and sells a travel hacking course for $197. In the past, he has done brand deals with companies such as MoneyGram and GoPro. Sometimes countries even pay him to promote them as a tourist destination.
He also makes money through speaking engagements. 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. Despite how much he travels, he owns a big house in Phoenix, Arizona. The vlogger lives there with his wife Deanna Sallao. The couple met when Binsky visited the Philippines, Deanna’s home country.
