Duke Dennis is 30 years old. He is a famous American YouTuber, content creator, and gamer, born on 26 February 1994, and his net worth is estimated between $1 million and $5 million.
Through his basketball game videos on his YouTube channel, Duke Dennis rose to stardom in 2017. Since then, he has succeeded in his career as a social media content creator through perseverance and consistency. He banked on the use of social media to create content uniquely about basketball, which is his favorite sport. Read on as we take you through the developmental stages of Duke Dennis before and after achieving fame as a content creator.
Summary of Duke Dennis’s Biography
- Full name: Duke Dennis
- Gender: Male
- Date of birth: February 26, 1994
- Duke Dennis’s Age: 30 years old
- Ethnicity: Mixed
- Nationality: American
- Zodiac Sign: Pieces
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
- Religion: Christianity
- Marital Status: Single
- Siblings: Darius Dennis
- Duke Dennis’s Height in Inches: 6 feet 2 inches
- Duke Dennis’s Height in Centimetres: 187 cm
- Duke Dennis’s Weight: 80 kg
- Duke Dennis’s Net worth: $1- $5 million
- Famous for: being an American YouTuber, content creator, and gamer
- Duke Dennis’s Instagram: @dukedennis
- YouTube: AMP, DukeDennis LIVE, and Duke Dennis
What Is Duke Dennis’s Age Today?
Duke Dennis is 30 years old. He was born in Greenville, South Carolina, in the United States, on February 26, 1994. Judging from his place of birth, the YouTuber holds American nationality and is of mixed ethnicity. The YouTuber is among the few famous people who use their real name as a stage name.
Looking deeper into his early life, Duke Dennis has not revealed anything about his family background. However, based on a few background checks done on him, it was discovered that his father abandoned him when he was growing up. This implies that he was raised by his mother, whose name remains unknown.
Furthermore, nothing has been heard of Duke Dennis’ siblings, which can easily convince one that he is a lone child. However, some sources on the internet have revealed that he has a brother who goes by the name Darius Dennis. These sources maintain that Duke and his brother spent their childhood in South Carolina and still live there. Duke attended high school at a Catholic school in South Carolina, but nothing is known about his college or university education.
At 19 Years, Dennis Was Enlisted In The Army
Immediately after Duke Dennis finished high school, he got himself enlisted in the United States military. This was because he was avoiding college so that he could have the opportunity to play football. He saw joining the military as the only way he could realize his dream of avoiding college and leaving the neighborhood.
After being enlisted in the US military, Duke Dennis was posted to Germany. He was assigned mostly administrative duties. Meanwhile, he once stated that because of his military service, he had been in a gun battle that involved his cousin, who was also enlisted.
A few years after his basic training period, Duke Dennis started nurturing plans to leave the military. He once stated that he has a personality that doesn’t like being ordered around; instead, he likes to make decisions for his life and actions. This, he claimed, made him find it challenging to follow military rules, which entail that you must follow orders.
Duke’s mother advised him to hold on and have a career in the military, but he insisted on looking for any available means of quitting. Still, on the desire to leave, it was stated that Duke thought of going against military rules so he could be dismissed. Finally, in 2017, he had to take the bold step as he engaged his superiors in a discussion about his discharge. Reports have it that he was discharged at the age of 23.
Duke Dennis Launched His First Channel At the Age of 19
Duke Dennis launched his first YouTube channel on February 16, 2013, and started uploading content the same year, but he wasn’t consistent until 2017. This made some of the public believe that he decided to leave the military in order to focus on his social media career, as he started building the channel with with after he quit the military.
His first channel on YouTube has over 1.91 million subscribers, and he has uploaded over 745 videos. He makes use of the channel to engage basketball lovers. His content is mostly streaming basketball games, showing incredible basketball skills. Each of his pieces of content receives over 200k views.
Some of the videos that pushed Duke Dennis’ channel to the limelight are Angry Trash Talker and Best Jump Shot in NBA 2K17. Duke was in one-on-one online streaming basketball gameplay with an opponent, and his skills on the stream pushed the content to go viral, which made it garner thousands of views, further exposing Duke to the world.
Duke Dennis Launched Other Channels on YouTube and Other Social Media Platforms
After achieving huge success on his first YouTube channel a few years after leaving the military, Duke Dennis launched several other YouTube channels. At the age of 26 years, he opened a YouTube channel named AMP on January 24, 2020. He uploads videos every Monday on the channel and has over 4.4 million subscribers, with 167 videos uploaded so far. This is the only channel he opened without his real name.
Duke Dennis launched another eponymous YouTube channel on April 30, 2020. The channel, like the first one, has also gained over 2.11 million subscribers, with over 145 uploaded videos. He also launched the third channel, DukeDennis LIVE, which has amassed over 728k subscribers. His streams on the channel have also gotten over 75 million reactions.
What is Duke Dennis’ Net Worth?
Duke Dennis has immensely utilized one of the opportunities in social media to build a huge net worth. Although we don’t have a defined estimate of his net worth, it is believed that he is worth between the range of $1 million to $5 million. Meanwhile, Duke Dennis has not made any comment on what his net worth is, but judging by the estimated amount earned from his different endeavors, we believe that his net worth should be within the stated range.
Here is a Rundown of How Duke’s Net Worth Accrues
YouTube Channels
Since Duke Dennis has three channels on YouTube where he streams live basketball gameplay, he is believed to earn from the ad that runs on his channels. Also, because he is also on YouTube Premium and has millions of subscribers, he also earns from the views of his subscribers. Note that every 1000 views on YouTube streaming pay around $1 to $2, but Duke Dennis gets millions of views through streaming.
Endorsement Deals, Contributions, and Fan Donations
As his channels grew in number of subscribers, the YouTuber was exposed to different endorsement deals with a lot of brands. Also, he has gotten a number of sponsorships and partnerships for his channel. Furthermore, he gets donations from some of his subscribers and followers who like his content.
