Philip DeFranco Net Worth
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- What Is Philip DeFranco’s Net Worth?
- Early Life
- Career
- Personal Life
- Real Estate
What is Philip DeFranco’s Net Worth?
Early Life
Philip James Franchini Jr., more commonly known as Philip DeFranco, was born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, on December 1, 1985. He has a younger sister named Sabrina. He left home in New York due to unstable family conditions, including a mother suffering from alcoholism and an abusive step-father, and ended up working a series of off jobs to survive; he did everything from work at a movie theater and as a waiter, to selling bootleg DVDs on eBay. He has also been an enrolled student at multiple schools, including the University of South Florida, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, and East Carolina University.
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Career
While a student at East Carolina University, DeFranco created his original YouTube account on September 15, 2006. It was originally called “sxephil”. Then, in 2007, he started his second YouTube channel, “PhilipDeFranco”. His early content was focused on “newsie type stuff” and various topics that caught his attention. He started calling his new-focused videos “The Philip DeFranco Show.” However, after a video titled “Big Boobs and You” became his most successful video in August 2007, achieving 1.8 million views, he realized the popularity of similar content, and shifted his focus to be almost entirely on sex, gossip, and news.
Around January 2012, DeFranco signed with Revision3, a multi-channel network. Around this same time, he launched the channel “SourceFed,” produced by James Haffner. The new channel focused on popular culture, news, and technology stories and was part of YouTube’s $100 million original channel initiative. His “SourceFed” co-hosts included Elliott Morgan and Meg Turney . Together, they represented YouTube’s “Elections Hub” at the 2012 Republican National Convention and Democratic National Convention. “SourceFed” also was nominated for several awards at the 3 rd Streamy Awards. The channel was eventually closed in 2017.
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In May 2013, Revision3, a subsidiary of Discovery Digital Networks, acquired several of DeFranco’s assets, including “The Philip DeFranco Show” and “SourceFed.” As part of the deal, DeFranco was added as an executive to Revision3 and was made the Senior VP of a newly established Revision3 subsidiary, Phil DeFranco Networks and Merchandise. He launched the channel “ForHumanPeoples” in October 2013, based on his clothing and merchandise line ForHumanPeoples that he created back in 2011. During this period, he also featured as a special guest for a live pre-show event for the “Doctor Who” 50 th anniversary, hosted the 25 th anniversary of Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, and was a guest judge on the second season of web-based talent competition show “Internet Icon.” In addition to his own content, DeFranco has been paid to create content sponsoring certain brands. Some of these include Carl’s Jr. burgers and the television shows “Lie to Me” and “Fringe.”
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Personal Life
He married Lindsay Jordan DeFranco (née Doty) in March 2015, after proposing to her in August 2013 at his “DeFranco Loves Dat AZ” show in Tempe, Arizona. They have two sons together, Philip James “Trey” DeFranco III (born 2014) and Carter William DeFranco (born 2017). The couple and their family previously lived in San Fernando and Sherman Oaks before moving into their new Encino Estate. DeFranco suffers from polycystic kidney disease, a condition his father and grandfather also suffer from.
Real Estate
In 2013, Phil paid $1.7 million for a home in Sherman Oaks. He listed this home for sale in December 2020 for $2.1 million. In December 2019, Philip paid $4.1 million for an estate in Encino, California. In August 2024, Phil offered this Encino mansion for rent for $25,000 per month. A month later he officially listed this home for sale for $6 million. A few months prior, Phil and Lindsay announced their intention to move back to their native Atlanta, Georgia.
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