Marcel CMontanaBlackD Eris (35) recently shared his earnings from 2023 on Twitch. He also revealed how much revenue his YouTube channels generate – and why half is no longer enough for him.
How much does MontanaBlack earn? The 35-year-old recently disclosed his earnings for 2023 in a stream. He also showed how much money has accumulated on his YouTube channels over the years.
However, since his highlight channels are not operated by him, a portion of the income goes to the operators. In the past, it was 50%, but MontanaBlack explains why he no longer wanted to give half of the money away.
MontanaBlack has 4 YouTube channels, but 2 do not belong to him
What is the deal with the channels? Like many larger content creators, MontanaBlack has more than one YouTube channel. On his original main channel CMontanaBlackD, where he uploaded his very first video 10 years ago, no videos have been posted for quite some time. Instead, he shifted his content to the second channel CSpontanaBlackD.
In 2023, MontanaBlack revived the original channel with one of his oldest formats.
Besides these channels, it is mainly CDieCrewD and CRichtiger KevinD where videos by MontanaBlack are published. However, the streamer himself is not behind the channels. The content is compiled by the operators from MontanaBlack’s streams and published in the form of highlights or best-ofs.
A video about the channel CDieCrewD was published on YouTube:
MontanaBlack is “incredibly grateful” to channel operators, reduces their share
Here’s why there’s less money: As MontanaBlack reveals, he used to share the earnings equally with the channel operators. Both the streamer and the operator received 50%. This agreement likely dates back to a time when YouTube was not the revenue source it is today – both channels were created in 2016. Back then, the streamer probably did not expect how incredibly large his reach would become one day.
At some point, however, the income grew to such proportions that MontanaBlack was no longer willing to give away half of it. He mentioned that he had to think as a businessman, after all. He could claim the channels for himself and pay someone a fixed monthly salary of 3,000 to 4,000 Euros to edit the stream clips.
While MontanaBlack says he would never completely kick out the channel operators, he did “make it clear” to them their replaceability.
The 35-year-old reveals that his decision was initially not well received, but he promised “the guys” that he would never demand an even larger share. He emphasizes that he is “incredibly grateful” to the two and will “always love” them.
MontanaBlack did not disclose how much of a share “Crew” and “Kevin” still keep, but it is enough for the channel operators to hire someone to edit the videos for them and still enjoy a passive income, according to the streamer.
