Emma Chamberlain is a very popular internet and social media celebrity who has, within a few years, revolutionized the world of vlogging, social media presence, and content creation. She won the 2018 Streaming Award for Breakout Creator and has continued to shake up the way video logs are made on the internet. Her work is so unique and refreshing that Time Magazine named her as one of the 25 Most Influential People on the Internet in 2019.
What makes her so special and how much success has the internet star recorded since she launched her online career? Read on to find interesting facts about Emma Chamberlain.
Birth and Educational Background
Emma Chamberlain was born on May 22, 2001, in San Bruno, California in the United States of America. Her parents are Sophia and Michael Chamberlain and she is the only child from her biological parent’s union. When she turned 5, her parents divorced another and she had to move to San Mateo County – where she spent most of her childhood and teenage years. Right from a very young age, Emma had always had an outgoing personality, and she loves making videos of herself, for her friends to see. Her father is a photographer and an artist, so maybe he passed on some of his creative skills and talents to her.
After her elementary education, Emma enrolled in the Central Middle School, San Carlos in California. She then went on to an all-girl Catholic school called the Notre Dame High School in Belmont; she actively took part in sports in school, especially the track events and she was also a cheerleader. Emma took part in cheering competitively for 5 years and was so good at it that she was named a member of the California All-Star Pink Cheer team.
While she was in school, she had actively embraced the power and use of the internet and was very active online, she said in an interview in 2018 that she saw the internet, especially making YouTube videos as an avenue to connect to the rest of the world and feel the pulse. Rumors have it that Emma dropped out of school to focus strictly on making her YouTube videos and vlogs which have brought her fame and fortune over the past few years.
Why Is Emma Chamberlain So Famous?
Emma Chamberlain is so famous and popular right now and it can be said that a lot of good things are happening in her life professionally right now. The reasons for this can be narrowed down to 2 major things – her personality and creativity.
Emma began making videos of herself and her friends from a young age and though she started it as a fun thing to do, her vlogs and videos on YouTube and other social media platforms are generating quite a lot of money for her right now. She joined YouTube in June 2017 and though her early days on the platform were a bit rough and not encouraging, she has definitely moved on from the joy of having the first subscriber to her YouTube channel – who turned out to be her father, to amassing millions of subscribers and billions of views to her content.
Emma is said to possess an infectious enthusiasm and charming personality and wherever she goes, she creates positive vibes in her environment. Many of her subscribers/followers also find her vlogs quite easy to relate to; her frank and open discussions about depression, her mental health issues, and several other topics seem to resonate well with a lot of them.
The thought and creativity she puts into her videos are also a major reason behind her success. The unique way she edits her videos by zooming in on funny scenes, use of exciting filters, funny sound cues, exquisite on-screen commentary, etc, not only brought more subscribers and viewers on board, but it also caught the attention of several high-profile personalities.
How Rich Is The Internet Star?
It is pretty difficult to know her exact net worth of Emma as she has never disclosed her worth or the exact revenue she earns from the other business ventures that she is into.
Her main streams of income seem to be from her creative activities on YouTube and Instagram. She has about 8.6 million subscribers on YouTube and a little over 8 million followers on Instagram.
It is believed that she earns quite a lot of money from her creative and relatable content on her YouTube channel. Industry experts believe that she earns at least $120,000 and possibly as much as $2 million per anum from her channel on YouTube.
Many popular net worth analysts put Emma Chamberlain’s net worth at about $3 million, and she is sure to increase her earnings and net worth in the coming years if she keeps churning out more creative content from her online activities.
