Bugha
Bugha

Bugha – Age, Height, Net Worth, Family Status and Complete Biography

Kyle Giersdorf, also known as Bugha, is one of the most prominent Fortnite streamers who play for the Sentinels Clan. He gained fame when he won the Fortnite World Cup in 2019.

Overview

Real NameKyle Giersdorf
NationalityUS
Birthday 30th December 2002 (Age: 21 years)
Height6 feet
TeamDignitas
Currently PlayingFortnite
Games PlayedFortnite, Among Us, Counter-strike
Net Worth$3,684,091.72

Family

Glenn and Darcy Giersdorf are his parents. Bugha is currently single and is more concerned with his gaming and streaming profession. Currently, he lives in Pottsgrove, which is in Pennsylvania, U.S.

Other Interests

When he is not busy streaming and playing Fortnite, he also likes listening to music, watching movies, and playing basketball at times.

Gaming Origins

His dad got him into gaming early on and had a major impact on his introduction to the industry. Furthermore, Bugha directly got to playing the game called Call of Duty right after its release.

The second game that he started with was Modern Warfare 2. He would also play all kinds of smaller games with his dad. Keep in mind, the fatherly inspiration is an essential aspect of his growth in the online gaming niche.

Bugha first started playing on the Playstation when it became free. His friends recommended this so that they all could hop on and just have a good time together.

As his group of friends was big, he played Fortnite with them in freshman year. After some time, his friends began to quit playing the game, whereas he kept on playing.

He was playing just for fun in the beginning, but one day, due to his professional gaming skills, he entered a server that allowed him to play scrimmages with other people and get a rank depending on how impressive his in-game statistics were.

Bugha was placing well on it and realized he’s good at constantly upskilling his gaming expertise. Soon, he got the chance to enter reputed servers and compete with the pros and expert gaming content creators. All this motivated him to keep working hard.

Professional Career

2019

Initially, Bugha was playing with team No Clout and later signed up with esports organization Sentinels in March 2019 to become a member of their Fortnite team. In July 2019, he qualified for the 1st Annual Fortnite World Cup.

Bugha competed in the Solo category against 99 other qualified players. He played six matches in all and finally ranked first with 59 points, getting 26 points more than the second winner, Psalm. Above all, Bugha won $3,000,000 as prize money.

2021

As part of Fortnite’s Icon Series, Epic Games gave him an in-game skin of his choice in July 2021. Later, he was invited to several late-night talk shows, and there he talked about how he won the championship.

Soon, Bugha gained millions of followers on his social media channels rapidly.

What Is Bugha’s Net Worth?

Bugha is 19 years old currently and is doing quite well in his career. According to various online resources, his net worth is around $4 million and has been growing at a steady rate since his success at Fortnite and other professional tournaments.

He also earns from subscribers, donations, ads, and sponsored streams on Twitch and many other sponsorship deals.

How Much Does Bugha Earn?

Bugha is considered to be one of the richest teenagers who has earned $3 million as prize money at the Fornite World Cup Finals in New York in 2019. Having more than 3.86 million subscribers on his Youtube channel, he has received over 80 million views with an average of 150,000 views daily.

He earns approximately $750 per day from the ads appearing on his videos, making it $270,000 a year. Bugha has more than 20,000 paid subscribers for streaming Fortnite on Twitch and earns around $2.5 from each subscriber every month, which is approximately $50,000 per month.

Bugha also earns from sponsorships, associate commissions, selling products, speaking gigs, and many more. Gaming companies often offer him paid promotions to favor their products and games. He has also signed up for many sponsored programs like CyberPowerPC, Meta Threads, Twitch, etc.

Streaming Hours

Bugha’s stream schedule is as follow:

Days of the weekTime
Sundays7:30 PM – 8:30 PM EST
Mondays10:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST
Tuesdays5:30 PM – 12:30 AM EST
Wednesdays5:30 PM – 12:30 AM EST
Thursdays6:30 PM – 1:30 AM EST
Fridays2:30 PM – 8:30 PM EST
Saturdays6:30 PM – 9:30 PM EST

Official Channels

Achievements

Bugha has had several achievements in his gaming career. A few of them are mentioned below:

  • Received 1st Place in Solo World Cup Qualifiers Week 1
  • Received 1st place in Fortnite World Cup 2019
  • Received 1st Place in Trio Cash Cup July 21, 2019
  • Received 1st Place in Solo Cash Cup on October 3, 2019
  • Received 1st Place in Solo Cash Cup on November 20, 2019
  • Received 5th Place in FNCS Duos Grand Finals Chapter 2, Season 2
  • Received 1st Place in Duos Cash Cup May 28, 2020
  • Received 1st Place in Daily Trios Cup July 29, 2020
  • Received 4th Place in FNCS Solos Grand Finals Chapter 2, Season 3
  • Received 4th Place in DreamHack Online Open Finals August 2020
  • Received 2nd Place in DreamHack Online Open Finals September 2020
  • Received 3rd Place in FNCS Trios Grand Finals Chapter 2, Season 4
  • Received 5th Place in FNCS Trios Grand Finals Chapter 2, Season 5
  • Received 1st Place in FNCS Trios Grand Finals Chapter 2, Season 8
  • Received 1st Place in FNCS Trios Grand Royale Finals Chapter 2, Season 8
  • Received 1st Place in FNCS Duos Grand Finals Chapter 3, Season 1
  • Received 1st Place in C3S1: FNCS – Grand Finals: North America East
  • Received 3rd Place in C3S2: FNCS – Grand Finals: North America East
  • Received 2nd Place in C3S3: FNCS – Grand Finals: North America East
  • Received 2nd Place in FNCS 2023 – Major 3: North America – Grand Finals
  • Received 3rd Place in FNCS 2024 – Major 1: North America – Grand Finals

Trivia

Bugha organized a charity stream for the Gamers Outreach Foundation and had set a goal of collecting $10,000 for the same.

Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster also teamed up with him for the Fortnite Twitch Streamer bowl and together they raised $40,000 for charity.

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