Lil Peep was a celebrated American rapper, songwriter, singer, and record producer who had a net worth of $300 thousand. He is honored as one of the leading models who revived the style of emo rap and rock music.
Keep on reading to explore more how Lil Peep led his life and gathered huge wealth at such a young age. Also discover his sources of income, biography, his early life’s story.
How much money did Lil Peep make?
Lil Peep earned most of his money from YouTube by uploading songs. In 2021, if he was alive, he would earn around 3 million dollars ad revenue per year only from his YouTube channel. Besides, Lil Peep has earned a huge deal of money from the concerts he performed.
Before the death of Lil Peep, his estimated periodic Income is listed below:
- Yearly Income: $100K
- Monthly Income: $8.5K
- Weekly Income: $1.9K
- Daily Income: $273
- Hourly Income: $ 11
How did Lil Peep make money?
Lil Peep was a passionate singer, rapper, model, songwriter, and record producer at a time. Besides, he had an official website which is still on Google, from where he sold merchandise. Lil Peep also did many concerts. All his known sources of income are provided below:
- Singer
- YouTube
- Concerts
- Selling Merchandise
Working as a singer
Lil Peep first interned in the singing industry in 2015 by releasing an extended play by himself named Feelz. Since then, until November 2017 before his death, he has done many songs as a single artist, released mixtapes, EPs, released studio albums, etc.
Though having a very short career, Lil Peep was able to release 2 studio albums. One of his albums was released after his death. Besides, Lil Peep has a compilation album, ‘Everybody’s Everything,’ which was released by Columbia in 2019.
The number and types of songs Lil Peep has done in his entire life are categorized below:
| Category Title | Number of Releases |
| Studio Albums | 2 |
| Extended Play Records | 12 |
| Compilation Album | 1 |
| Mixtapes | 5 |
| Promotional songs as a single | 22 |
| Guest Appearance in video songs | 72 |
Earnings from YouTube
Lil Peep had a channel on YouTube named Lil Peep, which he created on 31 March 2013. In 2021, the channel got 88 uploads with 7.73 million subscriptions. The videos on that channel have a total of 29.74 billion views which brings around 3.5 million dollars ad revenue per year.
Earnings from concerts
Lil started his music career in 2015, but his first tour for a performing concert was done in 2016. He did a total of 78 concerts in his lifespan. How many concerts he did in which year is given below to see at a glance:
| Year | Number of Concerts |
| 2016 | 16 |
| 2017 | 62 |
Selling merchandise from a website
Besides all these huge sources of earning money, Lil Peep had an official website that got a webpage for selling merchandise. From the website, Lil Peep’s fans can buy various types of iconic merchandise, including iconic hoodies, t-shirts, caps, beanies, crop tops, pin sets, etc.
Biography of Lil Peep
| Real Name | Gustav Elijah Ahr |
| Professional Name | Lil Peep |
| Other Name | Trap Goose |
| Gender | Male |
| Sexual Orientation | Bisexual |
| Date of Birth | 1 November 1996 |
| Place of Birth | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Date of Death | 15 November 2017 (21 years old) |
| Place of Death | Tucson, Arizona, United States |
| Cause of Death | By taking an overdose of Fentanyl and Xanax pills |
| Height | 6 feet 1 inch |
| Weight | 74 Kg |
| Religion | Believed in God and Devil |
| Marital Status | Not Married |
| Girlfriend | Arzaylea Rodriguez |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Singer, Rapper, Songwriter, Model |
| Net Worth | $300 thousand |
Early Life of Lil Peep
Lip Peep was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and spent his childhood in Long Island, New York. Lil peep’s mother’s name was Lisa Womack who is a first-grade teacher and his father’s name was Karl Johan Ahr who is a college professor.
Lil Peep’s parents both are Harvard University graduates. When Lil Peep was passing his puberty, his parents were divorced.
Lil Peep completed his elementary schooling at Lindell Elementary School and started attending Long Beach High School. He was not regular in class but somehow managed to get good grades.
Lil Peep ended up being dropped out from high school but did an online diploma course. After completing the online course, he started uploading his music on YouTube and SoundCloud. He was living in Los Angeles with his maternal grandfather, John Womack who is an Economist.
Cause of Death
On 15 November 2017, Lil Peep had a night concert in Tucson, Arizona. When the concert manager went to Lil Peep’s tour bus to meet him, he found Lil Peep dead. The cause of death is believed to be an overdose of fentanyl and Xanax pills. He took 6 Xanax pills.
In a video, Lil Peep consumed a full bottle of prescribed pills before successfully swallowing one. Before he died, he posted a caption where he wrote, “When I die, you will love me.”
FAQs
On 15 November 2017, Lil Peep was found dead in his tour bus. After the release of the forensic report, it was found that he took an overdose of fentanyl and Xanax pills which led him to his death. Death is considered an accidental event.
Lil Peep had been dating Arzaylea Rodrigues before he died. Arzaylea Rodrigues is an Instagram model and megastar. Lil Peep dated for two months with Arzaylea Rodrigues before exhaling his last breath in November 2017.
Lil Peep had a tattoo of a Centipede on the left forearm. He said that those annoying creatures always bothered him. Lil Peep hated and feared the centipede. To overcome the fear, Lil Peep did a tattoo on his left arm.
Sources
- https://lilpeep.com/ — Lil Peep Official Website
- https://socialblade.com/youtube/channel/UC0gOw4iy-6HwO01q-gA1B0Q — Lil Peep YouTube Stats Social Blade
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9425078/ — Lil Peep IMDb
