Benjyfishy is one of the top players on the Epic Games title, Fortnite, and is one of the youngest professionals in the game as well. He has competed in numerous tournaments in the game over the years and has won more than $500k in prize money.
He qualified for the Fortnite World Cup tournament, placing 14th in the duos section and 25th in the solo section - each of these placements gave him $50k in prize money.
Benjyfishy’s fame extends to his YouTube and Twitch channels as well. He holds around 3.5 million followers on his Twitch channel and is among the top 10 most-watched Fortnite channels in the English category. He is in the top 20 for the most-watched Fortnite channel in general, excluding language.
His YouTube channel as of 2022 holds around 1.7 million subscribers in total, and he is on the cusp of being in the top 500 YouTube channels in the United Kingdom - currently placed at 516th.
| Real Name | Benjy David Fish |
| DOB | April 2, 2004 |
| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Unknown |
| Address | Surrey, England |
| Marital Status/Partner | Single/Unknown |
| Source of Wealth | Online content creation, sponsorships |
| Net Worth | $426k |
How much is Benjyfishy’s total net worth?
Benjyfishy’s net worth is estimated to be around $426k as of 2022. He is an up-and-coming esports player for Fortnite and has already won over half a million dollars from tournaments alone. The 17-year-old has already scored a deal with agency NRG eSports and is one of the youngest competitive Fortnite players on the scene. Benjyfishy has been sponsored by several big names owing to NRG’s backing, including Levi’s and Hot Pockets.
On what platform does Benjyfishy stream?
Benjyfishy exclusively streams to his Twitch account of the same name. However, he does upload stream highlights, clips, and important moments that are taken from his Twitch VODs onto his YouTube channel, managed by rockit. He also posts gameplay clips on his Instagram account regularly.
How much does Benjyfishy earn?
Benjyfishy has many different venues through which he earns money. He signed on to NRG eSports in 2019, an eSports agency. Through them, he has acquired numerous sponsorships from big names such as Hot Pockets, Levi’s, American National Guard, and so forth. He also makes money from his Twitch and YouTube accounts, and has an official shop code in Fortnite, given by Epic Games.
Through all of his various income-generating avenues, Benjyfishy assumedly earns a minimum amount of $120k a month. However, through his prize money won by participating in tournaments, the number would fluctuate a lot as each month passes by.
Benjyfishy’s Fortnite career
Benjyfishy gained his popularity by playing Fortnite and is one of the youngest competitors in the game and has qualified 4 times for the Europe region. He also competed in the Fornite World Cup and is currently on NRG eSports’ Fortnite team. Prior to signing with NRG, he was a part of Clairvoyance eSports (around 2018). In 2020, the management firm “Loaded” announced that they had signed Benjyfishy.
He has competed in over 80 tournaments for the game; placing first in around 18 of those. Things got real for him and his family after he won $10k from a Duo vs Squad Tournament in the beginning quarter of 2019, which is what prompted his mom to realize he has potential in the eSports realm.
Benjyfishy’s Twitch career
Benjyfishy holds over 3.5 million followers on his Twitch channel at the moment and his account was created in 2014, on the 23rd of July. At first, he averaged less than 10 viewers a stream, but his viewership went uphill slowly after his $10k tournament win. He hit his peak average viewership in June 2020, where he averaged almost 35k viewers a stream.
Currently, in 2021, Benjyfishy has around 16k viewers for every stream he holds. Throughout his Twitch career, he has mostly only streamed Fortnite; out of the 1767 hours of streaming he has completed on his channel in total, 1727 are for the Epic Games title.
Benjyfishy’s YouTube career
Benjyfishy created his YouTube channel a few weeks earlier than his Twitch channel, on the 12th of July in 2014. He currently holds around 1.67 million subscribers in his channel with 163 million views across 331 videos. His channel is ranked #516 in the United Kingdom and his channel statistics are projected to continue rising in the upcoming months.
Benjyfishy mainly uses his YouTube channel to upload clips, compilations and highlights of his Twitch live streams.
Benjyfishy has a second YouTube channel, which has an irregular uploading schedule - his last uploaded video was a month ago, and the channel consists of clips less than 30 seconds long.
Earnings from esports career
Benjyfishy is estimated to have earned around $544k since 2019, from participating in various Fortnite tournaments.
His highest paying tournament win was from his 1st place win in the FNCS Invitational for Week 2 of the Europe division, where he scored $50k in a single sitting. Despite placing 14th in the Fortnite World Cup Finals in 2019 for the Duo division, Benjyfishy split $100k between him and his duo partner Martin “MrSavage” Foss, which netted them each $50k.
Earnings as a Youtuber
Benjyfishy mainly only uploads 20 to 30 minutes clips and highlights compilations of his Fortnite games on Twitch. He is estimated to be making around $6.3k to $7.5k a month, and $75.6k to $90k from his YouTube channel.
Earnings as a Twitch Streamer
Benjyfishy is often streaming on Twitch and makes around $2.5k to $5k every month, and $30k to $60k a year from his Twitch subscribers. However, that is presuming that they are paying the lowest amount possible. Benjyfishy would earn a higher amount from higher-paying subscribers as well as the donations he receives during his streams.
Other Sponsorship Deals
Through NRG eSports, Benjyfishy is affiliated with many different companies such as Levi’s, Turtle Beach, Roccat, Hot Pockets, Purple, Army National Guard, and so forth.
Benjyfishy also has his own official code in Fortnite from Epic Games, as a part of the Epic Support-A-Creator program.
Expenditure
Benjyfishy stated on a stream that he bought a dedicated business line network for himself, which would cost around $20k.
The 17-year-old has stated that he would like to purchase a house in the future.
In the News
Benjyfishy has been interviewed by a countless number of news publications due to his fame in the Fortnite community and his high-ranking skills in the game.
Benjyfishy has qualified a total of 4 times in the European region of the game and has won 1st place in multiple Fortnite tournaments.
FAQs
Q. How old is Benjyfishy?
Benjyfishy was born on the 2nd of April, 2004 and that makes him 17, as of August 2021.
Q. Did Benjyfishy buy a Fortnite server?
Due to a miscommunication on the part of fans, many believed that Benjyfishy had bought a Fortnite server, convinced by his less than 60ms ping during NA region games. Benjyfishy had in fact stated on stream that he bought a business line network for himself.
Q. How much does Benjyfishy earn?
Benjyfishy’s earnings are majorly from his sponsorships and his eSports tournament earnings. From his YouTube and Twitch channels, he is assumed to make around $8.8k to $12.5k a month, and on a yearly basis, that amounts to around $105.6k to $150k in total.
Q. Where does Benjyfishy stream?
Benjyfishy mainly streams on his Twitch channel but uses his YouTube channel and his Instagram account to post clips and highlights of important moments during his Fortnite matches.
