Meet the millennials who are making a living from livestreaming
Imagine earning a living by pointing a camera at yourself and chatting with people who then send you valuable gifts
W ould you livestream every aspect of your life? If you’re not a pop star or reality TV wannabe, the answer is probably no. But if you could earn more than ?100 an hour for sitting in your bedroom talking to strangers around the world, would that tempt you to turn the camera on yourself?
But when he’s finished for the day the 22-year-old flicks on his camera and chats with some of his almost 37,000 fans on the livestreaming platform . Whether he’s playing games or just chatting, for every session that he’s entertaining his bank balance increases thanks to people sending him virtual gifts, which he can later redeem for cash, in a bid to attract his attention.
As an estate agent, Josh Day spends hours on his phone speaking to property buyers and sellers
Day lives in Huddersfield and started livestreaming in August last year after stumbling across the app one evening. In his second session he attracted 7,000 views and a stranger gifted him a virtual castle worth $200 (?150). It was unreal, he says. I was just in my bedroom talking day-to-day stuff and having a prat around. I screamed and ran to tell my mum! From there it just went from great to amazing. Read more
