Shaycarl Net Worth
Shay Carl Butler known online simply as Shaycarl is a popular YouTube vlogger and entrepreneur. And he’s much richer than most online sources are claiming. Shaycarl’s net worth is approximately $50 million as of 2015. How is that possible? Well, commercial income was his main cash machine until 2014. Than he and his colleagues sold their company Maker Studios to The Walt Disney Company for incredible $500 million!
Shay started his first YouTube channel in 2007. He also created another one for his whole family that’s called Shaytards. Currently, Shay’s main channel reached 1.5 million subscribers. Online traffic this high was already high enough for him to live plush life. But Shaycarl had something even better up in his sleeve.
In 2009, Butler and four of his friends created Maker Studios. It was basically four networks on YouTube. It’s success surpassed their wildest dreams. In 2014, Shay and his colleagues sold Maker Studios to The Walt Disney Company for incredible price tag. Disney paid them $500 million! Of course, Shaycarl had to split gain with other co-founders and pay hefty taxes but still…..it skyrocketed his net worth to new heights.
Shaycarl has a big family. He’s married to Colette since 2003 ad they have five kids. They lived in Venice, Los Angeles for a while. But after selling Carl’s business, the whole family is spending more time again in their other house in Pocatello, Idaho. Well, with his wealth, Shay can afford several summer homes and winter homes, and…. basically every real estate property he wants.
