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Scottish Sun
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
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. 3 Ross McLaren makes £10,000 a month by managing Fortnite players Credit: X 3 Fortnite is so popular that it even hosts its own version of the World Cup Credit: Alamy 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."
Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Disabled teen turns hobby into job as he quits school and rakes in £10k a month
Ross McLaren, 22, from Midlothian, Scotland, was born with a rare form of muscular dystrophy which left him wheelchair-bound - but he built a six-figure business while still in his teens A disabled teeenager has given up school after raking in £10,000 a month from his bedroom by managing some of the world's most famous online gamers. Ross McLaren, who was born with a unique form of muscular dystrophy and is wheelchair-bound, turned his passion for gaming into a lucrative career. Dreaming originally of pro-Fortnite stardom, the enterprising teenager created a six-figure business while living with his parents Lesley and Craig in Midlothian. Now 22, Ross helms a team of ten, managing the day-to-day affairs of some of the biggest names in the gaming industry, including the well-known Fortnite players Clix and Sentinel. Ross shared with the Record: "I really wanted to be a pro-Fortnite player but I realised I wasn't good enough. I got into video editing for professional Fornite players and started working with small gaming streamers for free when I was in school", reports the Daily Record. "By summer 2021 I was making £10,000 per month and I told my parents I didn't want to sit my Advanced Highers. They had their doubts and asked me to go back to school - but I quit after one day." He credits his disability as giving him a unique entrée into gaming, allowing him time to perfect his skills. He revealed: "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." Starting out by offering video editing services to smaller streamers, Ross eventually hit the jackpot just as he considered calling it quits. He said: "I was working with a streamer called Bugha who only had about 20,000 subscribers. Bugha played in the Fortnite World Cup in 2018 and won $3million. Overnight, his subscriber count hit one million." Since then, Bugha – now boasting a whopping 4.7 million YouTube subscribers – has remained loyal to Ross, leading to a business boom. Ross's talents didn't go unnoticed; he soon caught the attention of another Fortnite sensation, Clix, who commands an impressive 3.5 million YouTube followers. Despite initial reservations and a brief return to George Heriot's School under parental pressure, Ross quickly pivoted back to his passion, landing a game-changing opportunity. He was tapped to manage a gaming channel for none other than UK YouTube heavyweight KSI, who enjoys a staggering audience of over 22 million subscribers. Now a sought-after freelancer, Ross juggles content management for elite players like Clix and the renowned E-Sports organisation Sentinels from Los Angeles. With top Fortnite streamers like Clix raking in around £100,000 monthly, Ross earns a handsome commission for his content creation expertise. The ambitious young Scot is now eyeing a move to the US, aiming to set up shop closer to the action and his high-profile clientele. He said: "It's crazy how things have turned out. My job didn't exist a few years ago - now business is thriving." He's got his heart set on Dallas, explaining: "I hope to move to Dallas. With Fortnite, the servers are based there and many of the players are." Determined to take his career to the next level, he concluded: "I'm planning on taking the leap to move to be closer to my clients."
