Twitch and YouTube streamer Ludwig Ahgren recently uploaded videos about drama topics within the online scene on a regular basis. This brought him a lot of money, but in the future, he no longer wants to produce such videos.
Who is the streamer? Ludwig Ahgren, the Twitch and YouTube streamer, is one of the biggest stars in the US influencer scene with over 3 million followers on Twitch (via sullygnome) and over 6.5 million subscribers on YouTube .
On YouTube and Twitch, he mainly offers gaming content but also regularly hosts his own events. On one of his other YouTube channels, called Mogul Mail, Ludwig has regularly talked about current dramas within the internet scene.
What kind of opportunity is this? Reporting on drama, especially about influencer-related topics, can bring content creators a lot of money. Especially opinion or news bloggers benefit from these types of topics since every detail can be used for new videos.
Moreover, such content does not require high standards: it merely needs to summarize the events and provide any necessary context.
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“I don’t need the money”
How much money has Ludwig made? With this channel, he was able to make a total of $826,100.67 (approximately €727,114.89) solely from advertising revenue. Additionally, he also had sponsors who regularly appeared on his channel and thus supported him financially as well. Therefore, the actual earnings are likely to be even higher than already stated.
Furthermore, he does not need to share the profits from this channel with anyone. For his other revenue streams, he has to pay editors or other helpers. All in all, the YouTube channel is financially very worthwhile for him.
This is the reason: Ludwig no longer wants to upload drama videos in the future. The reason is that the “drama landscape” has changed negatively for him:
“There is sometimes funny drama, but I believe drama frogs have become more powerful. Creepier, to be honest. They scare me. I’m doing pretty well. I’m just chilling. Some money is slipping away, but that’s okay. I don’t need the money.”
Ludwig via YouTube
By “drama frogs,” he means YouTube channels that have built their entire presence on spreading conflicts. Many such channels tend to blow small topics out of proportion and dramatize them to attract more attention to their own videos.
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