Maximilian “Trymacs” Stemmler is one of the most successful streamers on German Twitch. Once a year, he shows what he earns on YouTube. While it adds up to a significant amount, half of it goes to the government – but for the influencer, that’s completely fine.
This is how much Trymacs earned in 2024: In his stream from December 28, 2024, Trymacs shows what he earned this year solely from YouTube.
Distributed across his 3 channels, that’s over 1.2 million euros. Additionally, there are his Twitch channel, his podcast, as well as earnings from partnerships and his products Happy Slice and Happy Chips, which have also “exploded” this year.
- Second channel SecondTry: 348,624.01 euros
- Reaction channel TryReact: 456,737.56 euros
- Main channel Trymacs: 418,872.74 euros
The Twitch streamer admits that his earnings are “unfair” compared to other salaries. It all started when he played a bit of Clash Royale during his studies – you can see the whole story in our video:
“I gladly pay 50% taxes for that”
That’s why he gladly pays taxes: The 1.2 million euros are the earnings before tax – almost half of it goes to the government. For Trymacs, that’s fine; he doesn’t want to be a “tax refugee”.
You could be it, but for what? Absolutely enough money comes out of it. I gladly pay 50% taxes for being able to live in fucking Germany in Hamburg. What would I do with all that money in Dubai? It would be a nightmare for me.
That many influencers are drawn to Dubai is often critically examined, for example, by ZDF Magazin Royale (via YouTube). For German content creators, the Portuguese island of Madeira has long been the ultimate tax paradise: NoWay openly talks about tax evasion to Madeira – “If you don’t do it, you’re stupid.”
You can find the entire stream on Trymacs’ Twitch channel (VoD available for a limited time).
Trymacs thus clearly sets himself apart from his colleagues, who regularly complain about high taxes, like MontanaBlack, who has been contemplating leaving the country for years. However, he doesn’t want to move to Dubai either: Twitch streamer MontanaBlack surprises with statement about Dubai – “That has to be said like that”
