He’s the master of crowd work and his specials have amassed over 2 billion views. Matt Rife has garnered a cult following and a devoted fanbase and it’s no wonder that he’s one of the richest rising comedians right now.
Matt Rife started out his comedy career when he appeared on shows like Wild N’ Out, where he was the youngest cast member to ever appear on the show. He skyrocketed to fame on TikTok where he has amassed over 18 million followers and more than 2 billion views globally. He’s notable for posting his crowdwork at shows on social media, some have which became increasingly viral.
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His latest Netflix special Lucid features solely crowdwork—a complete 180 from his vast tour. “The main thing was that crowd work has become something that I’ve been so predominantly associated with over the past couple of years, and I really do feel like I perform it at one of the highest levels,” he told The Hollywood Reporter So, it felt like something that I could do really well, and it hadn’t been done at this scale before, being on Netflix and working with a great production. And it’s fun to try something that Netflix hasn’t tried before.”
What is Matt Rife’s net worth?
Matt Rife’s net worth is estimated to be $25 million according an interview with Jon Youshaei. A majority of his earnings come from his comedy shows. Last year, he performed a whopping total of 115 shows across three continents on his PROBLEMATTIC World Tour. The shows sold out so fast that it crashed Ticketmaster servers for selling 600,000 tickets in under 48 hours.
Though he has burgeoning success now, he had very humble beginnings. He was paid only a thousand dollars when he was on Wild ‘N Out and departed the show soon after. He found success on social media with the help of his fans and released his first special Only Fans on YouTube with the help of crowdfunding. His GoFundMe campaign, raised close to $30,000. He told Youshaei, “I think $15,000 or $20,000 was what I was really praying for, and for some reason, people were so supportive. People really believed in me and wanted this product.”
Rife’s specials continue to perform very well on Youtube and Netflix. Only Fans has over 13 million views on YouTube and his Netflix special Natural Selection raked in more than 10 million views in the first few weeks.
Rife also revealed that Dave Chappelle helped him save $700,000 when he was trying to negotiate deals with his lawyer. “You can’t have an ego about this job,” he told Youshaei. “You can’t sit here and go ‘I know how this is supposed to be done.’ You don’t. I’m 28-years-old. He’s 50. Do I really think I know better than him at any aspect of this job?”
