Quitting your day job to become a content creator in South Africa

Social media analytics website Social Blade previously estimated that the top creators in South Africa earn between R1,826 and R1.4 million per month.
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Who the heck is making this much?
And does SARS know :p
 
Ah some of them.

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I've actually watched a few of The Buddymoon videos.
It is a train wreck. The guy does not know how to make proper fire and blondie says the stupidest things :X3:
They were made for each other :laugh:
 
dualmeister said:
Ah some of them.

Top 20 South African YouTube Influencers: Find Influencers in South Africa

Explore the top 20 South African YouTube influencers making waves in beauty, fashion, travel, and lifestyle. Discover popular creators like Dxwxt, Samuperty, and The Buddymoon, who engage millions of followers through authentic content and unique perspectives. Whether you’re looking for brand...
www.influencer-hero.com www.influencer-hero.com

I've actually watched a few of The Buddymoon videos.
It is a train wreck. The guy does not know how to make proper fire and blondie says the stupidest things :X3:
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dualmeister said:
Ah some of them.

Top 20 South African YouTube Influencers: Find Influencers in South Africa

Explore the top 20 South African YouTube influencers making waves in beauty, fashion, travel, and lifestyle. Discover popular creators like Dxwxt, Samuperty, and The Buddymoon, who engage millions of followers through authentic content and unique perspectives. Whether you’re looking for brand...
www.influencer-hero.com www.influencer-hero.com

I've actually watched a few of The Buddymoon videos.
It is a train wreck. The guy does not know how to make proper fire and blondie says the stupidest things :X3:
They were made for each other :laugh:
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Never heard of any of them. Cept maybe that car dude thanks to @FiestaST. Or it could be another car dude. They all look the same
 
Youtube pays pretty well if you are getting lots of consistent views. I pull in around 1.2 to 1.5 mil long form views a month (last 6 months), which brings in around maybe 65 to 70k on average. (Around R50 for 1000 views) The odd sponsor brings in extra too. That list is not accurate btw, my channel would be just out of the top 10 there.

I've had some insane sponsorship deals, but it's always from (dodgy) products I wouldn't want to promote.

I only really do it for fun and not full time, and probably won't be doing it much longer. Takes up a lot of my free time. Also the content is pretty expensive to product so knocks off a good 20k in expenses pm.

I know a few SA guys who are doing it full time and the grind they put in is crazy, as they pump out content. They make a decent living from it though.
 
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dualmeister said:
Ah some of them.

Top 20 South African YouTube Influencers: Find Influencers in South Africa

Explore the top 20 South African YouTube influencers making waves in beauty, fashion, travel, and lifestyle. Discover popular creators like Dxwxt, Samuperty, and The Buddymoon, who engage millions of followers through authentic content and unique perspectives. Whether you’re looking for brand...
www.influencer-hero.com www.influencer-hero.com
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Seen a few of these lists around over the years, yet somehow only recently found out (from a friend in Asia with no connection to SA) about a South African travel youtuber Kurt Caz, who's never mentioned on any of these lists despite having almost 3 and a half million subscribers and over 4 million views in the past month.

Those numbers are orders of magnitude bigger than the others that appear on these lists.. what gives?

I understand them intentionally omitting non-social-media celebrities like Trevor Noah etc who one would assume to have those numbers from initial fame outside of YouTube/socials, but this seems different in that Kurt would fall squarely into that list's demographic in exactly the same way as that first channel mentioned at the link?
 
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Dean said:
Seen a few of these lists around over the years, yet somehow only recently found out (from a friend in Asia with no connection to SA) about a South African travel youtuber Kurt Caz, who's never mentioned on any of these lists despite having almost 3 and a half million subscribers and over 4 million views in the past month.

Those numbers are orders of magnitude bigger than the others that appear on these lists.. what gives?
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Yeah these list don't seem legit :thumbsup:

Cool.

 
Dean said:
Seen a few of these lists around over the years, yet somehow only recently found out (from a friend in Asia with no connection to SA) about a South African travel youtuber Kurt Caz, who's never mentioned on any of these lists despite having almost 3 and a half million subscribers and over 4 million views in the past month.

Those numbers are orders of magnitude bigger than the others that appear on these lists.. what gives?

I understand them intentionally omitting non-social-media celebrities like Trevor Noah etc who one would assume to have those numbers from initial fame outside of YouTube/socials, but this seems different in that Kurt would fall squarely into that list's demographic in exactly the same way as that first channel mentioned at the link?
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Is he the guy that always getting the South American women?
 
dualmeister said:
The Kiffness has 3.05 million subscribers and his top video has 69 million views.
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Interesting for him to have not got a mention but that could be because they deem him to be a musician rather an influencer / YouTuber first, regardless of YT's impact on his career.
 
Content creation isn't easy, but I have seen the numbers that are budgeted for influencers. It is a bit crazy; if you are capable of platforming, it can be a cash cow. I wouldn't depend on it, and it is a very selective market.

I have an American acquaintance who does e-commerce affiliate marketing. They make a load of money, but they were also early into the game. Another American I know does community building, like gaming forums, etc, low-key, but the volume is impressive. Things over there are just different. I can elaborate on this, but I won't.
 
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