What is Tyler Toney’s net worth?
Tyler Toney, nicknamed the Bearded Guy, is a YouTuber who has a net worth if $15 million. He is one of the five co-founders of the YouTube channel ”Dude Perfect,” which has earned over 15 billion views and 60 million subscribers.
He was born on March 24, 1989, in Prosper, Texas, United States, to Pam Toney and Jeff Toney, a pastor in an Austin-based church.
Tyler went to Prosper High School and graduated in 2007.
While studying in high school, Tyler used to play as a quarterback on the school’s football team.
He later went to Texas A&M University and received his bachelor’s degree in fisheries and wildlife.
Dude Perfect
In June of 2009, while attending Texas A&M University, he created ”Dude Perfect,” a YouTube channel, along with his friends Cory Cotton, Coby Cotton, Garrett Hilbert, and Cody Jones.
All five friends were basketball players; however, their religion brought them together, as they were looking for fellow Christians to be roommates with.
During an interview, Tyler said:
“We weren’t really planning on making a viral video or even making a business model out of our first video.”
Toney went on to say:
Coby Cotton, Tyler Toney, Cody Jones, and Cory Cotton of Dude Perfect attend Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Sports Awards – @Getty
”We were in the backyard in college and we just started shooting these basketball shots.”
The ”Dude Perfect” channel gained huge fame by posting entertainment and sports brand-related trick shots and comedy videos. Additionally, they share with their fans videos of battles, where each of them engages in competitive games guided by a set of strict rules.
Their first video that went viral was a compilation of trick shots the five friends made when they were just a bunch of college buddies.
His channel’s second most popular video is ”Ping Pong Trick Shots 2,” which got more than 192 million views as of Nov 23, 2018. But, the most popular video on the channel is ”Ping Pong Trick Shots 3,” with over 246 million views.
In 2011, Dude Perfect launched a mobile game on iOS as well as Android. They have followed it up with Endless Ducker, Dude Perfect 2, and That’s Lit.
Tyler Toney, Coby Cotton, Cory Cotton, Cody Jones, Garrett Hilbert attend the 2021 ESPY Awards at Rooftop At Pier 17 – @Getty
They have worked with a number of high-profile athletes like:
- Drew Brees;
- Russell Wilson;
- Aaron Rodgers.
Moreover, they have endorsements with companies, including Pringles and Nerf. In addition, Toney has appeared in TV commercials for the following brands:
- Pizza Hut;
- Bass Pro Shops;
- Gatorade;
- Xfinity;
- Gillette;
- Adidas;
- Fiat.
In June 2015, the group was selected by the Harlem Globetrotters (an exhibition basketball team that combines theater, athleticism, and comedy in their style of play) in their annual player draft.
Tyler Toney of Dude Perfect at the taping of Nickelodeon’s Superstar Slime Showdown at Super Bowl in Houston – @Getty
Furthermore, they have gone on to interview a handful of NBA stars, including – Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. Also, they went over the Atlantic to work with Manchester City, a football club in Manchester, England.
Dude Perfect also broke the record for the longest lego walk (barefoot) in 2018.
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Wife
In 2011, Tyler Toney got married to his longtime girlfriend Bethany Toney, a former winner of the 2010 Miss Ouachita Baptist University.
On her Instagram, she describes herself as “wife to the bearded guy, mommy to Barrett, fur mommy to Sadie & Annie.”
Children
The couple has two children, Barrett Nathan Toney and Colton James.
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Trivia
Chase Elliott poses with Garrett Hilbert and Tyler Toney of Dude Perfect during video shoot at Texas Motor Speedway – @Getty
Tyler holds a few Guinness World Records. Some of them include the title for:
- the “Farthest basketball hook shot” at 21.34 meters;
- the “Farthest trampette basketball shot performing a forward flip”;
- the “Farthest basketball shot made with the head” at 11.32 meters.
He has also played Fortnite with Ninja (an American Twitch streamer and Internet personality) for the first Game Time.
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Quotes
Dude Perfect leader Tyler Toney delivers the ceremonial first pitch before a MLB game between the Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles on July 19, 2024 – @Getty
“You know, everybody always says it’s the easiest and most fun job in the world. It’s definitely the most fun, but it’s not the easiest.”
“Dude Perfect has afforded us some incredible opportunities that, earlier in my life, I could have only dreamt of.”
”Well, I’m an outdoors guy, so I’d have a bow and arrow so I could kill food for myself.”
“We just didn’t feel comfortable being alcohol ambassadors. It didn’t fit what we stood for.”
”Once we came out with the first video, we didn’t expect anything to happen, and we definitely didn’t expect everything that has happened to the degree that it has.”
“Always in the back of our minds, we don’t want to be 40-year-olds on YouTube doing basketball shots.”
Net Worth
So, how much is Tyler Toney worth?
Toney earns most of his wealth from ads on the YouTube channel ”Dude Perfect,” which has over 16 billion views, meaning about $48 million in revenue before taxes.
Dude Perfect partnered with Serious Bean Co. in 2020.
At the end of 2022, Dude Perfect announced a new $100 million theme park.
Tyler also made money from appearing in TV commercials.
Therefore, YouTube star Tyler Toney has an estimated net worth of $15 million.
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