American actor, comedian, and YouTube personality Jake Paul is not a new name to us. The younger brother of actor Logan Paul, Jack initially rose to fame back in 2013 from the former social media app Vine.
At such a young age, he already has achieved a huge name, fame and let us forget to mention money. What is the net worth of this YouTube star? What are his income sources? Let’s find out!!
Jake Paul’s Net Worth And Income Sources
YouTuber and social media personality Jake Paul earns a huge amount of net worth. According to the Celebrity Net Worth, his net worth is $8 million, as of July 2018.
He has managed to acc u mulate a hefty amount of net worth from his successful career. His net worth is $6 million less than his elder brother Logan Paul’s income that is of $14 million.
He is earning from his YouTube channel, acting roles, his merchandise, brand endorsements and business ventures. He initially gained fame back in 2013 when he started sharing skit videos on the Vine app along with her brother.
He had 5 million followers on Vine until it shut down. After that, he moved to YouTube and started uploading videos on his channel. Because of his popularity, it was not a huge deal for him to gain followers on his channel. As of July 2018, it has 15.7 million subscribers and 4.5 billion video views.
He has also made a cameo appearance in few films and TV series. From 2016-18, he played Dirk in a Disney Channel’s comedy series Bizaardvak. He appeared alongside Olivia Rodrigo, Madison Hu, Ethan Wackler and DeVore Ledridge.
Jake Paul’s House And Cars
He lives in a lavish home in Calabasas which he bought in 2017 for $6.9 million. The mansion is built in 1990 on a total of 3.5 acres of land. The house also has a home theater. He rent a $17K a month mansion in the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles.
He has a collection of several lavish cars including:
- Lamborghini Huracan Performante
- Tesla Model X
- Ford Focus RS
- Mercedes Sprinter
- Toyota Tacoma
Jake Paul’s Legal Issues And Controversy
Jake Paul and his brother Logan Paul have been a part of controversy for several times. On July 18, 2017, Paul’s neighbors in the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles filed a lawsuit against him. A few months back, it was reported that Paul was sued by Cobra Acquisitions, the company that owns the house for $2.5 million.
On July 22, 2017, in the middle of filming the second season of his series Bizaardvak, the Disney Channel announced that Paul would be leaving the series. Disney announced that he was ready to leave the TV series.
The news announced following a KTLA 5 news report about public complaints from his neighbors regarding the noise created by Paul’s parties, pranks, fire hazards and the large crowds of his fans congregating in their neighborhood.
Later, the Hollywood Reporter revealed that he was fired from Disney Channel after his neighbors filed a lawsuit against him.
In January 2018, he uploaded a video on his YouTube channel titled ‘I lost my virginity’ which caused controversy for being too explicit and appropriate for his younger audience.
The video was criticized for its thumbnail which featured Paul and his former girlfriend Erika Costell’s semi-naked scene.
Previously, his ex-girlfriend Aissa Violet accused him of abusing her which caused him to lose thousands of subscribers.
Jake Paul: Quick Facts
- Jake Paul was born as Jake Joseph Paul on January 17, 1997, in Cleveland, Ohio.
- He rose to fame from former social media app Vine.
- His first breakthrough performance role was in the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark.
- He was born to father Pamela Ann Stepnick and realtor Gregory Allan Paul.
- He is of mixed descent; Jewish-German, Hungarian-Jewish, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry.
- Paul’s elder brother Jake Paul is also a popular YouTube personality.
- In 2017, he released a single its music video named It’s Everyday Bro which became the second most disliked video on YouTube after Baby by singer Justin Bieber.
- In 2017, he won Radio Disney Music Awards in the Social Media Star category.
