Griffin Spikoski spends as much as 18 hours a day glued to his computer screen playing the wildly popular, multi-player video game Fortnite. His YouTube channel — where he regularly uploads videos of himself playing the online game — has nearly 1.2 million subscribers and more than 71 million views; figures that have netted him advertisers, sponsorships and a steady stream of income. Last year, that income totaled nearly $200,000. The healthy sum — more than enough to comfortably raise a family in most American cities — is all the more impressive considering Spikoski is 14 years old. Still, he approaches video games the way an elite student athlete would approach a sport such as football or basketball: when he’s not playing, Spikoski, who goes by the name “Sceptic” on YouTube, completes school work online. But video games remain his focus, according to family members. “It’s kind of like my job,” Griffin told ABC affiliate WABC-TV, noting he plays about eight hours a day in his Long Island home. In a short documentary published on YouTube, Spikoski’s mother, Kathleen Connolly, suggested that her son’s passion and success took her by surprise. “I never realized that Griffin was good at games,” she said.
New York Teen Earns Six Figures From Video Games And Related Income
Peter Holley, Denver Post: Entertainment
Sat, 05/18/2019 - 11:00am
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