Ray William Johnson Net Worth
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- What Is Ray William Johnson’s Net Worth?
- Early Life
- YouTube
- Leaving Maker Studios
- Facebook Series
- Other Work
What Is Ray William Johnson’s Net Worth?
Early Life
Ray William Johnson was born on August 14, 1981, and raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was attending Columbia University to pursue a career in law when he started watching videos on YouTube and eventually began making videos himself. These videos were standard video blogs, or “vlogs,” that he published on a now-deleted YouTube channel. His early videos garnered a following of around just 30 people.
YouTube
Johnson started a new collaborative YouTube channel called “YourFavoriteMartian” in January 2011. This channel featured animated comedy music videos. The songs were performed by a virtual band of fictional cartoon characters, and Ray wrote lyrics and beats and sometimes collaborated with other musicians to produce the songs. The characters featured on the channel include Puff Puff Humbert (lead singer, voiced by Johnson), DeeJay (DJ), Axel Chains (drummer), and Benatar (guitar/keyboard).
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Leaving Maker Studios
In October 2012, Johnson announced he would be leaving Maker Studios, contending that they had been pressuring him to sign a new contract that limited his access to his Google AdSense account and would reportedly take 40 percent of his earnings from “Equals Three.” This contract would have also required him to give up half of his intellectual property rights to both that show and “Your Favorite Martian.” In November 2012, Johnson founded his own production studio, Equals Three Studio. He continued producing “Equals Three” on his own. He ended “Your Favorite Martian” that same month.
Facebook Series
Johnson debuted his first scripted series, “Riley Rewind,” in December 2013. It was originally released on Facebook before it moved to YouTube. The series revolved around a teenager with a special time-shifting power. It was released in five parts and totaled around 50 minutes. Ray reported the series had received 10 million views on Facebook by 2015. Johnson continued producing comedic material for his main “Ray William Johnson” channel. His new series included “Booze Lightyear,” “Top 6,” and “Comedians On.” “Top 6,” which premiered in February 2015, is a list show that is written and hosted by Kelly Landry and discusses six items about a given topic in each episode. “Comedians On” and “Booze Lightyear” were eventually canceled.
Other Work
Johnson started a daily video blog titled “BreakingNYC.” He made vlogs almost daily while living in New York City until June 2010. Ray moved to Los Angeles, and after a hiatus that lasted nearly a year, he created a new higher-quality series that contained a similar format. The new series was titled “Breaking Los Angeles and the Adventures of Puff Puff.” A new video is released every Friday and is filmed in Los Angeles. Ray often has popular guests featured on the channel, such as rappers Wax, Hoodie Allen , and Dumbfounded and slam poet George Watsky.
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