(Source: Instagram)
Preston became popular because of two of his channels on YouTube- PrestonPlayz and TBNRFrags. He is mainly known for his gaming content- he plays a variety of games on his channel PrestonPlayz, namely Minecraft, Roblox, Among Us and Fortnite.
Over the years, he has branched out to streaming and producing content on TikTok and Twitch, which serve as additional sources of revenue, other than his YouTube channel.
He is also part of the gaming collective ‘The Pack’, which consists of members who play Minecraft regularly and stream it.
Preston has been featured as one of the 32 YouTubers in Kris Madas’ YouTuber Intro Challenge, and has been a competing player many times in the MC Championship, where Minecraft players compete in 10 teams, each consisting of 8 people.
As of 2022, he has 12.9 million subscribers on YouTube, 9.5 m followers on TikTok, 1.7 m followers on Instagram, 401k followers on Twitch, as well as 1.9 m followers on Twitter.
| Real Name | Preston Blaine Arsement |
| Nick Name | PrestonPlayz |
| DOB and Age | May 4, 1994; age 28 years |
| Height | 5’7” (170 cm) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lbs) |
| Net Worth | $20 million |
| Followers | YouTube: 12.9 million |
| TikTok: 9.5 m | |
| Twitch: 401,000 | |
| Address/Residence | Dallas,Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Partner | Brianna Barnhart (m. 2018) |
| Date of Joining YouTube | March 14, 2018 |
| Total Uploads on YouTube | 676 |
| Total Views | 4,455,308,861 views |
Sources of Income
(Source: Instagram)
Earnings from YouTube
From his YouTube channel PrestonPlayz, his monthly income from YouTube is slated to be between $25.2k-$402.8k, and his yearly income is slated to be between $302.1k-$4.8m, according to Social Blade. His channel does not contain many promotions of brands.
The channel, as of late, contains gaming videos of Minecraft, Fortnite, Among Us and Roblox. Sometimes, he plays by himself and sometimes he is shown playing with his fellow gamers.
Earning from YouTube- Additional Sources of Income
Preston, in addition to PrestonPlayz has more channels on YouTube- Preston, PrestonGamez,TBRNFrags, PrestonCartoonz, PrestonReacts, and PrestonCosmic.
From his channel Preston, his monthly income is slated to be in the range of $36.5k-$583.9k, and his yearly income is slated to be in the range of $437.9k-$7m. He mostly has vlogging and challenge videos on the channel. The channel has 20.3 m subscribers and has 3,843 uploads.
From his channel PrestonGamez, his monthly income is slated to be between $620-$9.9k, and his yearly income is slated to be between $7.4k-$119.1k. The channel mainly contains Roblox gaming content. The channel has 3.5 m subscribers and 215 uploads.
His first channel TBRNFrags is said to earn between $2.1k-$33.2k monthly, and between $24.9k-$398.3k yearly. The channel mainly contains Call Of Duty and Fortnite gaming content. The channel has 7.62 million subscribers and has 1,989 uploads.
Preston also has another channel called PrestonShorts. His income from that channel on a monthly basis is estimated to be between $8.9k-$143.2k. He mostly uploads vlogging and TikTok challenge content. His yearly income from that channel is estimated to be $107.4k-$1.7m. The channel currently has 2.72 m subscribers and has 88 uploads.
(All of the above income range statistics are provided by Social Blade)
It is unknown as to how much he earns from PrestonCosmic, PrestonCartoonz or PrestonReacts, as he has not uploaded videos in a while.
Earnings from TikTok
Currently, the TikTok account of Preston, who also owns the channel of PrestonPlayz, has 9.5 million followers, with 78.9 m likes and 237.5 m views. He mostly cross-posts gaming content from his streams and videos uploaded on YouTube and Twitch.
Earnings from Twitch
Preston is also active on Twitch, where he has 401,000 followers. Based on the average rates of media value on Twitch, his income can range between $25-$42 daily per set number of views, $772-$1,286 monthly per set number of views and engagement, as well as between $9,390-$15,649 yearly per set number of views and engagement.
However, it is possible that his yearly media value as well as income can range upwards of $20k per year according to Influencer Marketing Hub.
Merchandise Line and Other Ventures
Preston has his own merchandise line called Fire Nation, which is also his ‘fandom name’. It is available on the website of the same name. Though the exact amount is unknown, it reportedly has a good turnover. He has also reportedly invested in real estate and game development ventures, according to Business Insider.
Preston owns many Minecraft servers, the most prominent one being CosmicPvP, which he created along with fellow Minecraft YouTuber Mr.Woofness. Here, users pay to get access to features of the server, as well as purchases of several gaming collectibles and merchandise. This server has been prominently featured in PrestonCosmic, alongside his other servers. The server was launched in 2014.
ncG1vNJzZmivmaC2b7%2FPqKmtq5uasqWtjZympmeppMK1wcGeZqmqlajBsLqMqaOasapiu6bAjLCmq6yY