Many people dream of traveling overseas alone. But that is a reality for Mai Pham, a young travel influencer and content creator. She is known for rarely staying in one place for longer than eight months. Aside from travel, she makes beauty, fashion, and lifestyle content. As of 2024, Mai Pham has an estimated net worth of $2 million.
Background
Phạm Xuân-Mai, born on December 5, 2002, is of Vietnamese descent. She has an older sister named Hein, who grew up with her in Alberta, Canada. Unlike other kids her age, Mai spent her time browsing the web and making videos.
In her early teens, she enjoyed spending time alone, frequently going out to food places or visiting nearby cities. Pham’s dad brought her to Asia for the first time when she turned 11, and she booked the trip herself. These experiences turned her into the free spirit that she is today.
YouTube Career
Mai began uploading on YouTube in 2015, her account was originally named “maiphammy”. At first, she made 2000s pop song covers but also made vlogs about her favorite sport, volleyball. Later on, she experimented with more interesting videos related to beauty routines, high school life, cleaning, and travel.
In 2018, she was expelled from high school. As a result, Mai decided to leave and attend an online school. This opened up a chance for her to record videos full-time and travel around more. With this, the Mai Pham channel has 3.41 million subscribers.
Other Ventures
When she turned 16, Pham flew solo to Bali, Indonesia and then traveled to New York, Hawaii, London, Amsterdam, Milan, Paris, and more. Visiting Antarctica is among her future plans.
Aside from YouTube, she shares her adventures on Instagram, where she has 986,000 followers. TikTok is another big platform for Pham and has 1.4 million fans there. On TikTok, she mainly uploads videos testing cosmetic products. Pham was also an honored guest at BeautyCon, a fashion and wellness convention.
Net Worth and Earnings
Mai gets around 140.000 views per day, which earns her $700 per day in ad revenue. That’s estimated to be $276,400 annually. This doesn’t include sponsorship deals from companies such as Simple Health, Fidelity and BetterHelp.
Affiliate marketing is another steady income stream. The influencer owns a clothing line called Alchemai, selling hoodies for $110. Her wealth today is around $2 million.
Personal Life
Pham is single since her previous relationship ended badly. Brandon, her former boyfriend, cheated on her, and it utterly devastated her. Since then she has been enjoying the single life. At 17, she got a nose job as she was unhappy with her appearance.
In the following year, she bought a house in Los Angeles and currently rents a place in New York. Mai Pham rents a penthouse in Central Perk and is estimated to pay $5,000 – $8,000 per month in rent. In addition, she spends over $1,000 per week on living expenses. This means she easily spends over $10,000 to live in New York.
