This AI Monk May Have Earned $350K in 4 Months

Maria Flannery writes about the Yang Mun Instagram account, created October 2025…

With millions of followers, Yang Mun and his videos addressing ‘ancient wisdom for modern life’ have clearly struck a chord with social media users looking for deeper meaning.

The videos are serene: an elderly East Asian monk, often in an orange robe, sitting cross legged in a perfectly manicured garden or inside a temple… in all of the clips, he imparts a piece of advice or inspiration…

So far, nothing seems amiss. Except: Yang Mun is not real. All of his videos are entirely AI-generated

The unreal Yang Mun sells ebooks ranging in price from $10-50 🤑

Maria again…

According to the website, more than 7,000 people have bought one of the e-books so far, and hundreds more have purportedly bought the more expensive package.

7000+ buyers = at least $70K revenue, and as much as $350K 🤯

Yeti-Boo is another AI-generated influencer who has been crushing it, proving there’s clearly an appetite for this kind of content.

How about creating an AI-generated influencer based on a real historical figure people like to quote? 🤔

For example: Confucius, Nostradamus, Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, Socrates, or Marcus Aurelius.

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