David Beck lives anonymously in Brentwood Bay—don't tell his millions of fans.
The TikTok star goes (mostly) unnoticed in his hometown, despite earning a living making hugely viral videos
For many, part of the appeal of being an influencer is likely the belief that they all make ludicrous amounts of money. A TikTok earnings estimator guessed that, with his large following, Beck makes a minimum of $4,620 per post. This places his minimum estimated annual earnings at well over $2.5 million. When read this figure over the phone, Beck immediately says that’s far from true.
“That’s complete bullshit… I’m not the Logan Paul of Canada,” he laughs. “There’s a discrepancy between what people think you make in what you actually make. People think ‘oh, seven million followers, you must be making hundreds of thousands of dollars’ or something. It's not like that. It's more humble than that.”
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Beck explains that a TikToker’s earnings depend on what kind of content they’re making—not just how many views they get. The money he earns comes from a few different sources, including musicians who pay to have their songs featured in videos, brands who pay for their product to be shown on screen, and TikTok itself, which will pay for Beck to participate in campaigns or trends. He says he earns enough to save up and to live comfortably, but he doesn’t earn as lavishly as people assume.
Edited by Victoria Watcher, 01 April 2021 - 09:30 AM.