Danny Duncan is an American YouTuber who launched his channel, “Duncan Strength,” in 2014. An actor, YouTube personality, comedian, and magician hailing from Englewood, Florida, he was born on July 27, 1992, making him 31 years old. Duncan’s YouTube channel is considered a “comedy” channel and he has approximately 7.03 million subscribers as of this writing, making him one of the most-subscribed channels on the site. His YouTube page is youtube.com/@danny and he has Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram accounts as well as a Facebook page from which he interacts with his fans. His page was first uploaded on March 6, 2014. He is also known as Gary (or Garry) Winthrop, and it’s believed this may be Danny Duncan real name. His parents’ names are unknown but his mother’s name has been alternately reported as Ranney Nash and Sue Duncan. His mother and father separated while he was a child.
Danny Duncan’s first videos were relatively niche, focusing entirely on skateboarding-related content, and he branched into comedy later.
Danny Duncan Net Worth 2023
As of 2023, Danny Duncan’s net worth is estimated at $7-$10 million. His earnings come on an annual revenue of approximately $1.7 million of YouTube ad revenue, and several million dollars in merchandise sales annually. He likely pays approximately $800,000 in income tax per year based on California income tax laws.
Danny Duncan Financial History
In 2014, Danny Duncan was working at Walgreens four years after graduating high school. Scraping by and unhappy with his job, he began making YouTube videos, posting originally on skateboarding and fixing ankle injuries. Since March 6, 2014, he has been working exclusively as a YouTuber, branching out into merchandise after his videos became popular. His most viewed video, “Falling With 30,000 Pennies,” has over 38 million views.
Danny’s career got started as an amateur skateboarder who was hired to teach actor Jason Lee skateboarding tricks for a film. Lee and Duncan formed a close relationship during filming, and Lee advised him to pursue acting, starting with making YouTube videos, and creating the original impetus for Duncan’s YouTuber career. His original content was strictly skateboarding-related but once he branched out into his natural brand of comedy, his YouTube content took off.
Duncan boosted his profile on YouTube by collaborating with established content creator Christopher Chan, and earned a niche for his creative and prank-based videos, quickly becoming known as one of the top prankster video creators on YouTube. His merchandise line, Virginity Rocks, was also launched in 2017, beginning his financial relationship with Killer Merch.
Danny Duncan Salary and Contract History
Danny Duncan’s annual salary of $1.7 million is measured by his YouTube ad revenue of $4,800 per day. This salary calculation does not include his merchandise sales or other sources of income, such as monetization income from TikTok or Instagram, or his touring and appearance revenue. With revenue in line with other YouTubers on his tier of membership, he is likely to have a similarly positive trajectory in his revenue over time until he reaches his maximum saturation. His content is similar in both penetration and popularity to other popular comedy-based YouTubers like Game Grumps or Todd in the Shadows. Duncan’s salary is based on a daily average of approximately 600,000 views as of 2023.
Danny Duncan real estate holdings
Danny Duncan is known to have some real estate holdings based on housing purchases. In 2019, he purchased a Los Angeles-area home for $3.5 million. In 2020, he purchased a 93-acre plot of land in his hometown of Englewood, FL to preserve its wildness against encroachment from developers. The plot of land would have become a 300-unit housing development, and now will remain wild as long as Duncan continues to hold it.
Endorsement Earnings
Major YouTube personalities typically earn in the mid to high 5 figures per endorsement. This can result in some major controversies, as when several mental health YouTubers were embarrassed by the revelation that the BetterHelp app was exposing people to fraudulent therapists with no real credentials, or when the Established Titles scandal broke, exposing many YouTubers in connection to a souvenir plot moneymaking scandal.
Danny Duncan’s primary endorsement partners are the clothing line Ketnipz, which he is a co-founder of; skateboarding-centric clothing chain Zumiez, and his merchandise line, “Virginity Rocks,” which is distributed by online electronic merchandise fulfillment center Killer Merch. His endorsement income is not publicly disclosed. He sold approximately $5 million in merchandise in 2022.
Investments
Duncan’s non-real estate-related investments are relatively private, so less is known about his income from them. Since he has a goal of becoming a billionaire, he’s likely developed a diversified investment portfolio to be resistant to financial downturns in any individual sector.
Charity
Danny Duncan supports children’s hospitals with donations. In addition to his children’s hospital charitable work, which has an undisclosed financial value, he also contributed extensively to the cleanup and repair efforts after Hurricane Ian destroyed his hometown of Englewood, Florida. Duncan is also known for many acts of individual charity, giving out help to people who have been down on their luck. In December 2020 he partnered with the Charlotte County, FL sheriff’s department to hand out checks to people they pulled over.
Summary
Danny Duncan is a popular YouTuber who started developing his online persona through skateboarding videos and injury recovery videos and later branched out into prank-based videos. As of March 2023, he has a net worth of approximately $7 to $10 million. His most popular video, “Falling Down With 30,000 Pennies,” has over 38 million views. Its sequel, “Falling Down With 40,000 Pennies,” has over 5.1 million views as of 2023. His YouTube content makes approximately $1.7 million per year, averaging an income of approximately $460 per hour. His viewer penetration is on a similar tier with other popular comedy YouTubers like Dan “Danny Sexbang” Avidan and Arin Hansen of Game Grumps, but below YouTube megastar MrBeast. Duncan’s goals are to become an actor and a billionaire. He is investing in real estate to try to make the latter happen. His move to California and pursuit of a bi-coastal lifestyle is an attempt to work toward the first goal.
