Ryan Trahan is famous for his unique challenges, vlogs, and commentary videos on YouTube. Due to his engaging content, Trahan is being hyped as the next MrBeast. Outside of making videos, he is an accomplished entrepreneur. As of 2024, Ryan Trahan has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
Early Life
Ryan was born on October 7, 1998 and grew up in Eagle Lake, Texas. He’s close to his family, but hasn’t disclosed any information about them. However, it is known that his brother’s name is Matthew.
He attended Rice High School and was a bright student who was an achiever with exceptional grades, earning him the title of valedictorian upon graduating. At Texas A&M University, he ran track and cross country but dropped out in 2017 to focus on making videos.
YouTube Career
Trahan launched his YouTube channel in 2013, initially he shared videos about track and field training. He also made vlogs and lifestyle videos. These types of videos got him strong traction, and his content style was likened to MrBeast.
His most popular upload is a short titled “Racing strangers in the airport.” However, he is most known for his uncommon challenges, like that in his other hit video, “I Survived 50 Hours on Only Bitcoin.”
Perhaps his most notorious challenge was surpassing Dr. Phil’s subscriber count and asking the television personality to be his grandfather. With 14.9 million subscribers, Ryan Trahan completed the milestone and met him.
Other Ventures
Ryan started coding at 14 years old and created Stream Chat, an app that allowed users to watch live shows and communicate with others online. Although the app was abandoned, Trahan learned the perks of entrepreneurship.
Next he created an eco-friendly water bottle brand called Neptune Bottle and raised over $30,000 on Kickstarter. He initially sold them in school and later used his channel to promote them. Furthermore, he established an apparel line, Hydra Collective. On TikTok, the prankster has over 1.8 million followers.
Net Worth and Earnings
According to statsmash.com, Ryan Trahan makes an estimated $100,000 per month from YouTube ad revenue. Due to the channel’s steady growth, this figure is expected to rise. He earns extra money through sponsorship deals with the likes of NordVPN, Audible and Squarespace.
In February 2024, Ryan teamed up with Joyride (a candy brand), he is now the co-owner and Chief Creative Officer. In addition, he owns three other businesses (Howdy Howdy, Hydra Collective and Neptune Bottle) but the social media star hasn’t shared how much revenue these ventures generate.
Hydra Collective and Neptune Bottle appear to be inactive but Howdy Howdy is doing well. With multiple income streams, the YouTuber is worth around $5 million.
Personal Life
In 2018, Trahan began dating fellow content creator Haley Pham. Since then, Haley has featured regularly in Ryan’s videos and they got married in 2020. The couple currently lives in Trahan’s hometown of Eagle Lake, Texas.
