Brit ‘making £10,000 a MONTH' from helping Fortnite players online and says he even quit sixth form ‘after a day'
ONE YOUNG Brit says he makes a staggering £10,000 a month from a popular video game.
The gaming enthusiast quit sixth form 'after a day' in order to pursue his highly-lucrative career - where he manages Fortnite players.
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Ross McLaren makes £10,000 a month by managing Fortnite players
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Fortnite is so popular that it even hosts its own version of the World Cup
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Ross McLaren, 22, originally wanted to be a professional Fortnite player and spent hours at home practising.
Ross has muscular dystrophy - a disease which causes muscles in the body to weaken over time - but he thinks that was an 'advantage' in his career.
He said: 'Having muscular dystrophy was somewhat of an advantage for me as it meant I spent a lot more time on a computer when I was younger, as I couldn't go out and play sports like other kids.'
His dreams of becoming a 'pro Fortnite player' were dashed when he realised he 'wasn't good enough' to match up to some of the best players in the world.
However, Ross knew that he could put his talents to good use.
At the age of 17, while still living with his parents Lesley and Craig, he decided to manage other players.
His career quickly took off and he began to make an eye-watering sum of money.
Ross said: 'By summer 2021, I was making £10,000 per month, and I told my parents I didn't want to sit my Advanced Highers.'
His parents encouraged him to go back to school, but Ross quit after just one day.
Ross said that he got his big break when he worked with Bugha, a streamer who only had 20,000 followers at the time.
Gamer granny 'hooked' on Fortnite at 76 - and says it was 'love at first sight' after amassing 20k followers on Twitch
When Bugha won the Fortnite World Cup in 2018 and won $3 million, his subscriber count rocketed to one million.
Soon, Ross became inundated with business opportunities with players begging him to edit videos of them playing the game.
After leaving George Heriot's School, the tech expert started running KSI's gaming channel; - which has over 22 million subscribers.
As his star continues to rise, Ross is eyeing a move to Dallas, Texas, where many of the biggest Fortnite streamers are based.
The news comes after the makers of an online game with 40 million players will be removed from two consoles.
Black Desert Online has long been one of the most popular games in the industry, but will soon no longer be available on PS4 and XBox One.
Players will have to buy a Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 to play the game from June 26.
The game's developers, Pearl Abyss, said: "We understand that this news may be disappointing for our longtime Adventurers on these platforms.
"Please know that this decision was made after careful consideration, with the goal of ensuring the future growth and evolution of Black Desert Console.
"We remain fully committed to delivering you the best possible adventures in Black Desert."
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