Caspar Lee advised young people who want to be content creators to do YouTube for fun rather than focusing on making money because the chances of financial success are low.
Lee previously told CNBC Make It that YouTubers with millions of subscribers can make millions of dollars, typically by joining YouTube's Partner Program.
Nearly half of creators earned an annual income of $15,000 or less in 2023, according to a survey of over 2,000 content creators by influencer marketing agency NeoReach.
Lee encourages aspiring YouTubers to find a way to be successful without relying on followers or fame.
Since his YouTube days, Lee has co-founded several companies in the creator economy including the influencer marketing company Influencer.com and a venture capital fund called Creator Ventures.
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Caspar Lee, Lee, it's, that's, Goldman Sachs, YouTubers
Organizations:
CNBC, YouTube's, NeoReach, Ventures
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British