Bald and Bankrupt is an English travel vlogger and author from the United Kingdom. As of February 2022, he has more than 3 million subscribers on his Youtube channel.
Bald and Bankrupt Net Worth
Bald and Bankrupt has amassed a net worth estimated to be more or less $3 million USD. This mainly comes from his vlogging career. On his Youtube channel, he has more than 3 million subscribers which enables him to earn a good amount of money from views and advertisements. As of now, his channel has 472 million views in total.
His Youtube channel is able to get 200,000 views per day according to various sources. With this, he can earn up to $1,600 per day or $600,000 a year) from the ads on his videos. Generally, YouTubers are paid $2 – $7 per 1000 views after and the monetized views are 40% – 80% of the total views in their channels.
In 2018, he wrote a book that became successful as it sold thousands of copies. He used a pen name – Arthur Chichester – which was inspired by his experience in Belarus when he traveled through Chernobyl-affected areas.
In addition, he also has a lot of fans on his other social media accounts. He has more than 5,000 followers on Twitter and about 263,000 followers on Instagram.
Personal Life
Bald and Bankrupt, born as Benjamin Rich, was born in the United Kingdom on July 1, 1974. He is of Irish and Polish ancestry.
He is an English YouTuber who travels to peculiar and interesting foreign countries. He is most popular for his travel vlogs to Post-Soviet nations or states.
He got the name “Bald and Bankrupt” because his bookshop business in Brighton went down and he got bankrupt. He also shaved his head, hence the name, bald.
Professional Career
Bald and Bankrupt started his Youtube channel in 2018. He doesn’t show the famous tourist spots where people would flock to, instead, the vlogger features the locals and their lives, and authentic experiences.
When he lived in India in the early ’90s, he worked as a hotel manager there as well. When he was there, he showed the real life of people in the area. The poor people were often depicted to be dangerous but in reality, he described them as warm and hospitable.
The Youtuber also showed a side of Russia that was not always seen or showcased. His videos even surprised some Russians. One of his videos of Bolivia showed how scary and dangerous Patamanta, a small town in the country, is. Another one of his videos showed that there weren’t any kind of restrictions or lockdown in Serbia during Covid-19.
He also authored a book about his trip to Belarus titled “The Burning Edge: Travels Through Irradiated Belarus” where he used the pseudonym, Arthur Chichester.
Bald and Bankrupt is proficient in Russian, knows Hindi, and can understand Spanish.
Bald and Bankrupt Relationship Status
Bald and Bankrupt was previously married to a Belarusian woman but they separated and got divorced. He has a daughter from his ex-wife and is dating a woman named Alina who even appeared in some of his videos.
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