Kountry Wayne Net Worth: The Viral Star’s Millions
Kountry Wayne has become a bona fide internet star since he went viral in 2014.
The entertainer – real name Wayne Colley – started by posting videos on Facebook, and has now amassed an incredible 7 million followers.
He also has over 3 million followers on Instagram and 55,000 followers on Twitter. The entertainer is also nearing 500,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.
But after ten years in the business, how much has he earned? What is Kountry Wayne’s net worth?
What is Kountry Wayne’s Net Worth?
Kountry Wayne initially found fame with his comedy video ‘Girl Friend Can’t Cook, Faking Like It’s Good’ on Facebook in 2014.
The 33-year-old is now a comedy superstar and will set off on a US tour this March, taking in Las Vegas and New York.
He’s also found a lucrative way of making more money through his merch store. His branded clothing features his catchphrase ‘Jesus is poppin.’
However, the pandemic left him with a big hole in his bank account. Kountry Wayne went from having $100,000 in his bank account to just $13,000. It was this moment that led him to completely change his content output and start monetizing his videos on social.
So what is Kountry Wayne’s net worth now?
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The most up to date figure we have for Kountry Wayne’s net worth is approximately $2.5 million.
Since then, he’s confirmed that he can make up to $45,000 in just one 2-3 minute skit video. With bills of $70,000, though, he has an expensive lifestyle to maintain.
In just one year, he made $7 million. Kountry Wayne explained that this was almost entirely through his internet skits.
Kountry Wayne has also confirmed that he has a reality TV show coming soon – we bet that his net worth is set to rise even more.
Where Did He Start?
Actually, Kountry Wayne didn’t start out doing comedy. Initially, he was a rapper called Kountry Wayne, and he also owned a nightclub.
Eventually, the comedian’s video skits started going in viral. Even then, in 2014, Kountry Wayne had no plans to be a comedian or an entertainer.
However, in May 2015, he did his first paid stand up performance, off the back of his internet virality.
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Speaking about his start in comedy, he said:
“I just get to talk my truth and show people who I really am, and I always knew when people got to know me I could make a living.
I lived the life that the average person hasn’t lived: I was corporate, I was hood, I had a 9-5, I was in the military. I’m a father. I believe in God but I know I’m not perfect. I could tell people who Wayne really is.”
His work in comedy paid off, and not just with Kountry Wayne’s net worth. Last year, Variety magazine named Kountry Wayne one of the 10 comics to watch.
Kountry Wayne Wife
In 2017, Wayne married Gena Colley, who he had known since 2010. She is an actress and starred in the movie In Country.
He has three kids with Gena, but they got divorced not long after the wedding in 2019. Why?
Well, Kountry Wayne simply said: “The marriage, at that moment, it just wasn’t for me.”
However, Wayne has more children than just those with his ex-wife. The grand total is 10 kids (three sons and seven daughters) – and Wayne is just 34 years old. They were born to five different mothers.
Kountry Wayne’s eldest child is 16 years old, almost the same age that the comedian was when he first became a father – 17.
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However, even with so many children, Kountry Wayne has made an effort to create a good life for them. They often star in his skits, and Wayne has explained how he gives his children a cut of all his profits.
In the past, he’s even gone to court for his children. In the past, he even had to go to court to get custody of one of his daughters. Wayne said: “I had to get my daughter out of an orphanage – I was fighting in court.
And I didn’t want to get bigger until I got my daughter. She was with me through this process.”
