Youna “CodeMiko” Kang is a popular English VTuber on the internet. The personality “CodeMiko” is controlled by Youna Kang, who started the project all on her own. She grew in popularity due to the way she utilizes VTuber technology by pushing it to its limits in order to come up with fresh and unique content. She has been praised by many for revolutionizing the VTuber world.
CodeMiko often hosts interviews, guest-starring other popular personalities on the internet. Some of the content creators that Miko has spoken to are Thomas “Sykkuno,” Ludwig Anders Ahgren, Seán William “Jacksepticeye” McLoughlin and Zack “Asmongold.”
At the moment, Miko sits at 802k followers on her Twitch account and 357k subscribers on her YouTube account. She is among the top 100 most-watched Just Chatting channels on Twitch.
| Real Name | Youna Kang |
| DOB | February 27, 1990 |
| Height | 5 feet 5 inches |
| Weight | Unknown |
| Address | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Marital Status/Partner | Dating Brandon Winfrey |
| Source of Wealth | Online streaming, sponsorships |
| Net Worth | $1 million |
How much is CodeMiko’s total net worth?
CodeMiko’s net worth is assumed to be around $1 million in 2021. She is one of the most popular VTubers on the internet right now, owing to her uniqueness and the creativity of the type of technology she uses for her character model. She is very well known in the content-creating community and is frequently seen communicating with other streamers. Kang plans on creating her own RPG soon.
On what platform does CodeMiko stream?
CodeMiko exclusively streams to her Twitch account of the same name. She posts videos on her YouTube channel a couple of times a month, usually clips and edited highlights of her Twitch streams. She is also active on Twitter.
Youna often streams for around 4 to 6 hours per stream and streams for almost 4 to 5 days a week.
How much does CodeMiko earn?
CodeMiko’s revenue-earning streams are currently her Twitch and YouTube accounts, as well as her sponsorship deals and the donations she receives. She is planning on creating an RPG and is taking donations for the same as well.
Currently, Miko’s yearly earnings are estimated to be around $150k or more, just from her Twitch and YouTube channels. She makes more from donations her viewers make to her, as well as sponsorship deals she carries out.
CodeMiko’s other ventures
Prior to beginning her VTuber career as the personality “CodeMiko,” Kang studied computer animation at Ringling College of Art and Design. She also studied Fine Arts for 2 years. While studying computer animation, she worked as a data wrangler and eventually landed a job at Nickelodeon Studios in California as a Virtual Reality Artist, which is when she came up with the concept for Miko.
Besides handling CodeMiko, Youna Kang currently has not been invested in any other ventures, as the former takes up most of her time.
CodeMiko’s Twitch career
Kang initially used to stream under a different name but started afresh with her CodeMiko concept in 2019. Initially starting off with a very small audience, she began to see huge gains in terms of followers and live viewers day by day, owing to the vitality of her content. She also gained a lot of fame after her clips went viral on Reddit’s r/LiveStreamFails subreddit.
Currently, Miko sits at 802k followers on the platform and she averages around 2k to 4k viewers per stream. Whenever Miko hosts an interview, however, her views jump up sharply.
CodeMiko’s YouTube career
Miko’s current YouTube channel was created on March 18, 2020 and she mainly uploads highlights and edited clips of her Twitch live streams.
As of August 2021, Miko has over 357k subscribers on the channel and 20 million views spread across 132 uploads.
Earnings from other ventures
Kang’s earnings from her jobs prior to the success of CodeMiko are unknown. As far as it is known, Youna has worked as a data wrangler, a 3D generalist, and a Virtual Reality Artist.
Earnings as a Youtuber
As Miko’s content on YouTube is mostly just edited clips of her Twitch streams, it does not make as much as her Twitch account. It is estimated that her YouTube generates around $2k to $4k on a monthly basis, which nets her about $24k to $48k every year.
Earnings as a Twitch Streamer
Kang has stated that early on in her career, she only made around $300 a month from Twitch. The numbers have changed big-time since then as at the moment, Kang makes around $7.5k to $11.4k in a single month. On a yearly basis, the numbers are $90k to $136.8k but these figures do not include any donations she receives from her viewers.
Other Sponsorship deals
Miko has been backed by names such as GFuel, Adobe, Mavix Chairs, Studio Fable and Seagate Gaming.
Expenditure
Youna’s current expenditures are unknown. She has stated in the past, however, that she acquired $20k in debt in order to procure the equipment that she needed in order to create the CodeMiko concept in the way she had envisioned it.
In the News
The breakthrough of CodeMiko and the revolutionary technology and set-up that goes behind the persona catapulted Youna Kang into the spotlight. She has been interviewed numerous times over the whole process and the effort that goes into making CodeMiko the way she is.
September 5, 2020, marks the first time CodeMiko was banned. It lasted for 1 day, and was handed due to a misunderstanding on the Twitch staff’s part who assumed she was selling phallus pictures. She clarified that the “D” picture she was advertising on her stream was of the letter D.
CodeMiko was banned again, on September 9, 2020, for the same reason but this time the ban lasted for 3 days.
On January 9, 2021, CodeMiko was banned for the 3rd time in a single year. She explained that the reason for her being banned was due to displaying on-screen a threat that a fellow female streamer had received. This ended up violating Twitch’s terms and conditions, as the sender of the message had their e-mail address and name revealed. Miko returned on February 5, 17 days later.
FAQs
Q. How old is CodeMiko?
Youna Kang, the person behind CodeMiko, is 31 years old and she was born on February 27, 1990. She is Korean-American and previously used to live in South Korea.
Q. Who is behind CodeMiko?
CodeMiko was originally created and operated by Youna Kang (referred to as “The Technician” when speaking as the character CodeMiko). Now, while Youna continues working on the project, she is also assisted by an engineer, an assistant, a manager, a publicist, and an artist.
Q. How much does CodeMiko earn?
Youna’s estimated earnings are around $150k every year just from her YouTube and Twitch channels.
Q. Is CodeMiko banned from Twitch?
CodeMiko is not currently banned from Twitch but has been banned on 3 different occasions throughout her career. Her most recent ban was in January 2021.
