Marques Brownlee MKBHD – Net Worth, YouTube Earnings, and more

About Marques Brownlee

Marques Brownlee, known online as MKBHD, is a tech YouTuber based in New Jersey, USA. MKBHD is best known for his in-depth reviews of the latest tech products. His videos showcase reviews and hands-on experiences of gadgets like smartphones, laptops, game consoles, etc.

As of this writing, this is his most popular video…

MKBHD also interviews famous personalities – like Bill Gates and Elon Musk – on his YouTube channel series called Talking Tech. Here’s one of the videos where he talks with Bill Gates…

How does MKBHD make money online?

Marques Brownlee has a YouTube channel with 12+ million subscribers – making him one of the most subscribed tech YouTubers.

He also hosts a podcast called Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast (available on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple podcasts.)

Marques Brownlee makes money online in the following ways:

• YouTube ad revenue
• Podcast ad revenue (via Spotify)
• Affiliate income (Amazon, Kit.co, etc.)
• Brand deals (Google, Tesla, D Brand, etc.)
• Video sponsors (D Brand, GoPro, B&H, etc.)
• MKBHD Merch (available via Cotton Bureau shop)

MKBHD’s work has appeared on various online publications like Business Insider and Time.

How much does MKBHD make?

It is estimated that Marques Brownlee makes between $2.06 – $2.58 million USD per year from all his online business activities, according to Mined Tactics video

. That works out to about $2.32 million USD per year on average, or $193K USD per month.

MKBHD’s YouTube ad revenue makes up for about 40–50% of his total business revenue, as he revealed in a March 2019 interview

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Here is the exact income breakdown:

• Marques Brownlee earned $1.03 million USD via YouTube ad revenue in 2019, as per the same video
  . That was around $85K USD per month on average.
• He earned between $1.03 – 1.55 million USD from other income sources: affiliate links, sponsorships, merch sales and podcast ad revenue via Spotify.

What is Marques Brownlee net worth?

As of September 2020, Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) net worth is $1.9 million, according to Tech Times.

How did Marques get started?

A 2019 video on YouTube reveals the journey of MKBHD so far…

The key insights:

• Marques joined YouTube in 2008 but started uploading videos in 2009 while still in high school.
• His first set of videos were screencasts of tutorials. It also showcased Marques reviewing the hardware that he already owned. Here’s his first video from 2009…

• Marques’ father was an information technology consultant which is how Marques got early exposure to technology.
• By July 2009, he had gained 2000 subscribers on YouTube.
• In 2010, he started writing review articles on online websites (e.g. Droid-life)
• By November 2014, he had gained 2 million subscribers.
• In the same year, he enrolled in Stevens Institute of Technology (New Jersey, US) to study Business and Information Technology. 
• In 2016, Marques Brownlee finished college and started doing YouTube full-time. 
• Over the years, Marques has established himself as a genuine tech expert and attracted a large audience.

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Marques Brownlee Age

As of January 2021, Marques Brownlee is 27 years old. He was born on December 3rd, 1993.

MKBHD middle name

Marques Brownlee’s middle name is Keith, as he revealed in December 2019 on Twitter.

As he describes it:

It started as a joke years ago that I wouldn’t tell people my middle name because the K in MKBHD was the 1 private thing I had left. I jokingly started saying I’d reveal it at 10 million subscribers because clearly that would never happen. […] We finally actually did it. 10,000,000 of you subscribed to the channel. So there it is. It’s my Dad’s middle name too. And his Dad’s. We’re all MKBs, I’m just the first HD one.

What does MKBHD stand for?

MKBHD stands for Marques Keith Brownlee High Definition. It’s a combination of MKB (his name initials) and HD (high definition). When Marques created the name, HD was YouTube’s top resolution.

MKBHD Wallpaper

Here’s where to find free-to-use MKBHD wallpapers:

• Marques Brownlee’s Google Drive folder.
• MKBHD wallpaper thread on Reddit.
• Marques Brownlee’s collection on Pinterest.
• A curated selection from Unsplash.

These include some phone, desktop, 4K desktop, 5K desktop and UltraWide desktop wallpapers.

What type of online business does Marques have?

Marques runs a multifaceted online business. 

According to our framework it can be broken down like this:

• Authority (Level 4)
  Marques primarily runs an authority business, as evidenced by his massive following on YouTube, as well as social media. The MKBHD Podcast would also fit here.
• Physical Products (Level 4)
  MKBHD sells branded merch online.