Jessica "Jess" Bravura (born October 16, 1989) is an American YouTuber better known as Aphmau (formerly Challenge Accepted Inc.) and as per Net Worth Spot estimates, she is worth $94.14 million as per April 2024.
She has been known for a wide range of content over the years, but she is best known in the gaming community for the Minecraft content she creates. She is well-known for producing two types of Minecraft content: roleplays (such as her popular MyStreet and MC:Diaries series) and Minecraft gaming videos in her own distinct style.
Jessica was born in Houston, Texas on October 16, 1989. She was raised as an only child, but she has a half-brother. Her parents divorced a few years after she was born. Jessica's mother was granted primary custody, and the two returned to her grandmother's home. Jessica's aunts and cousins would also live there, according to Jessica.
In her private life, she is married to Jason Bravura, with whom she has three children. She announced on Instagram in July 2020 that she was expecting her fourth child.
Jason and Jessica had discussed the idea of starting a YouTube channel with a group of friends at the start of their careers. The channel Challenge Accepted Inc. was founded in August 2012 and began with four members (including Jessica and Jason). After two members left due to personal issues, the channel was reduced to Jessica and Jason.
They renamed the channel Aphmau Gaming, and eight years later, Jess and Jason have grown Aphmau Gaming to 6.3 million subscribers and counting! Jessica currently co-owns a company called CatFace with Jason in 2020. The company's primary goal is to assist her in producing YouTube content.
| Real Name | Jessica "Jess" Bravura |
| Profile Name | Aphmau |
| DOB (Age) | October 16, 1989 [age 34] |
| DOJ (YouTube) | August 13, 2012 |
| Total Videos | 4,858 videos |
| Net Worth | $94.14 million |
| Nationality | American |
| Residence | Bellevue, Washington |
Jessica makes the majority of her money through her various YouTube channels. She uploads as a solo content creator as well as in a variety of collaborations with her friends. Jessica has been playing Minecraft since 2012 and has been able to successfully change and diversify her Minecraft content throughout her career. Kris Madas' YouTuber Intro Challenge featured her as one of 32 YouTubers. She is also one of the YouTubers featured in the intro.
Net Worth Spot calculates that the Aphmau channel earns $1.57 million per month, for a total of $23.54 million per year. However, $21.22 million per year is a conservative estimate. In an ideal world, she could earn more than $42.36 million per year. YouTubers rarely have a single source of income. Successful YouTubers have sponsors as well, and they can increase their revenue by promoting their own products.
Jessica has four channels in total
Aphmau Gaming [Active]: A Gaming Channel that posted a wide variety of gaming content from 2012 to 2020. Its primary game was mostly Minecraft, but the most popular videos were a mix of SnipperClips, Minecraft Roleplays, Minecraft Mini-Games, Human Fall Flat, and Animations.
According to Social Blade, the channel earns $112.5k-$1.8m per month or $1.4m -$21.6m per year in revenue.
Shuki [Semi-Active]: A Roblox Channel that was very consistent in posting from April to July 2020, but hasn't posted as much as of July 2020. This could be due to a significant increase in the main channels' heavy audience growth in 2020, as well as Jessica's pregnancy as of September 2020.
According to Social Blade, the channel earns $3.8k-$60.5k per month or $45.4k-$726.2k per year in revenue.
Aphmau Stories [Inactive]: Aphmau Fantasy was the original name for this channel, which has been inactive since 2017. However, it was renamed Aphmau Stories in 2020. It was previously known for only posting Minecraft Roleplay content.
Jessica Bravura [Inactive]: Jessica's vlogging channel, which she started in 2015. Her most recent video was an announcement of her third child's pregnancy in 2019.
On Instagram, Jessica has a following of over 956k and 106.8k average likes. As per SocialBlade, she has an engagement rate of 11.47% on her account with 2,928 average comments. Due to such a high engagement rate and ease of approach, she gets many sponsors for her Instagram profile.
She could potentially earn up to $4k for a brand-sponsored post on Instagram. She posts selfies, pictures with her friends and family, promotional posts and announcements on her Instagram account.
Jessica boasts a following of over 116k with over 644k likes. She has over 350 uploads on her account. Her exact earnings from TikTok are not known. She posts roblox animation videos on her TikTok.
Jessica and Jason currently co-own a company called CatFace. The company's primary goal is to assist her in producing YouTube content. The brand is located in Texas and has 10-50 employees currently. Jessica also sells a variety of merchandise ranging in price from $15 to $70 on the Aphmeow.com.
She sells plushies, apparels such as t-shirts and hoodies and accessories such as bags, scrunchies and slippers. Although sales figures from merchandise are unknown, it can be concluded that she makes close to six figures in sales each month.
Aphmau is a well-known social media personality with numerous other ventures. She has been able to earn a lot of capital because of her diverse field of income, allowing her to buy a lot of assets.
A. Yes, Aphmau has a Twitch channel with a following of over 66.6 thousand followers, despite not having streamed in over 5 years.
A. Jessica met Jason in 2005 while playing the online game Final Fantasy XI. They spent a lot of time playing together and became very close. They eventually became romantically involved and decided to meet in person. Jessica decided to move to New Jersey to be with Jason because she was in Texas and he was in New Jersey.
A. Jessica's channel features a wide range of gaming content. She has been very adaptable to moving from different forms of entertainment on her main channel Aphmau Gaming over the years. She has progressed from group to solo content, roleplays to unique Minecraft style content, and a variety of other games in between. She is the top female Minecraft-only content creator in terms of growth as of 2020.
A. Jessica and Jason first met while playing Final Fantasy online. Jason proposed to her in Philadelphia, and they later tied the knot at Walt Disney World.
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