Fortnite streamer Ninja reportedly earned nearly £8m in 2018
The professional gamer told CNN his income was driven by playing the battle royale game for 12 hours a day.
The world’s most popular Fortnite streamer estimates he has earned almost 10 million dollars (£8 million) from playing the video game in 2018.
Tyler Blevins, better known as Ninja, broadcasts himself playing the battle royale game on YouTube and streaming platform Twitch and now boasts millions of subscribers to his various channels, thousands of which pay to do so.
Speaking to CNN, Ninja said he estimates around 70% of his income comes from YouTube and Twitch, where he says he streams for 12 hours a day and adds up to around 4,000 hours a year playing Fortnite, or 166 days.
He said he could make 500,000 dollars in a “good month”.
Fortnite has exploded in popularity in the last 12 months, taking Blevins along with it. He now has more than 20 million subscribers on YouTube and around 12.5 million on Twitch.
