Making $100K+ A Year Playing Chess On Twitch
Alexandra Botez, 25, is a professional Twitch streamer who makes six figures playing chess online. She and her sister Andrea Botez, 18, have over 650,000 followers and are signed with Team Envy, a global esports and entertainment company. 2020 was a big year for chess as the popular Netflix show ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ attracted millions of new users to chess.com.
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Making $100K+ A Year Playing Chess On Twitch
Ok lets us be clear, she made 6 figures this year and will probably make around the same if not more next year. However, this is not a secure job all it takes is one cultural shift and chess is no longer relevant on twitch. She went to stanford tho so im sure she is aware of this and will diversify her earnings into securities and figure something else out to do.
50 dollars an hour in HS, bruh
also helps that she's pretty
If she was ugly then this would not be the same result
Samay op
New show: The Botez Gambit
@GrahamStephan.
You mean "Just Chatting" Category.
Queens gambit!!
Let’s be honest her good looks helped a lot, but other than that get that money girl.
@Allen Zheng A large percentage of her audience are men and boys. She could turn fire into ice but if she looked like gabourey sidibe, her viewer count would not be the same.
Helps some. The biggest thing is that she's a FIDE master. Pretty sure people want to watch a FIDE master play
Yea i'm sure it's not the fact that she's a FIDE master and went to Stanford
She pretty.. people pay money to see. Simple logic
yea, so why point it out? lol
-chess You mean softcore?
You go girl!!
Oh these sisters from twitch!
Good person
Not even top 20k lol he had to do it to her
Nothing would be possible without simps.
You force nerds to stay inside long enough we’ll start watching hot girls play chess and the Botez sisters are pretty good.
Hey i watch Alex on UZworld
our generation has so long been told that college is the way to suceed. But content creators in the information age are laughing all the way to the bank
This gave me queen's gambit vibes with a modern twist 🙌🏼
rooting for you!!!!
Wow, thanks for sharing your story!
There's a wage gap on twitch 4:55
Why is life seems so easy for other people? I should've finished college, maybe that's the key because I'm talentless. Smh.
Lol at this 30k ranked taking big game. Typical Feminist flexing with nothing to back it up.
Man I'm on the wrong app I've been scrolling for 5 mins and still no Beth harmon jokes.⁉️
real life beth harmon!
There should be a "Botez Gambit" comedy spinoff. IYKYK
she's cute folks, that's why she's successful on twitch
Queens Gambit! Love this
What else do poeple do on Twitch to make money? I thought it was just gamers...pretty sure only pretty chicks can make money doing this...I doubt a guy makes that much
it was used to be for gamer tho, but slowly it change
@FPA PQRS He is among the best in the world, so not really apples to apples.
GMHikaru say hi
Love that her hobby and passion became your source of income💕It’s inspiring to see women representing in fields dominated by men 👏🏼 Wishing her all the best and more success!! 🙌🏼
Amazing indeed!
early donaters = simp
ALEX BOTEZ?!
We all know why she is making money. Lets not pretend people watch her for chess.
kekw yeah
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Also being pretty also works on twitch 🤷🏽
These are the kinds of situations where I hope they are saving almost all that money since it isn’t sustainable long term.
When she gets old and saggy then what?
been a twitch follower since 5k🙌❤
I love you botez sistasss!!!
Can’t wait to see Graham react to Botez
That’s cool she leverages twitch
Only thanks to her looks!!!
There are lots of ppl with the looks who dont get anywhere near this successful on twitch. Looks attract attention but it takes more than that to keep interest.
How did she get into Stanford?
She only makes this money because shes pretty!
The exception proves the rule.
A tangent but: Did anyone notice the “rolling suitcase camera tripod” set-up? They have a boom arm attached to a roller bag handle (I assume with tons of sandbags in the suitcase to keep it from tipping). Never seem that hack before. Brilliant.
Yes!!!! I love her channel, and how good she is. She’s very smart and pretty, and she plays so good.
streams chess on just chatting lmao. If she was a guy she would be a nobody.
It’s amazing to see others make money different ways than 9-5 jobs
>Conventionally attractive girl doing something on Twitch making decent money.. breaking barriers is a bit of a stretch lol
7:12 That man is sexism and lame why is he being interview.
Oh, *waitasec*-for this to work you actually have to be _GOOD_. Oh well...
Can’t wait for Graham’s response
Each one of these videos about Alexandra and Andrea is better than the last, yet they all fail to capture the real appeal of the BotezLive channel, which is that they are fun people to spend time with.
I wonder why?
My God she's Beautiful.
She is easily making a mili a year
''you have to be an educated player" *Laughs in xQc
If You Think The Worst🧠 It Will Only Get Worse📉 If You Think For Better🧠 It Will Only Get Better📈
Me: on day 20 of a self-imposed online gaming break Alexandra: I make 6 figures playing chess on Twitch Me: 😳🥺😭
L guess most of her viewers know nothing about chess, they are just there to admire her beauty.
Anyone here who watched Firouzja bros vs BOTEZ sisters?
It’s Queen BOTEZ!!! 😯
Man you know CNBC held this episode until the right time to spring it. Fide Master is no joke. The streaming of Chess actually has viability because almost all REAL players are more interested in the game and not the hot girl. Real players will even pay for some game records to study.
Time to be a twitch streamer and play Monopoly lol
If you have a good group of friends with good chemistry you can be successful at it
Graham Stephan make a video!
To be fair I think she has transcended past being a chess streamer I think her personality is good for streaming and clicks with twitch streamers
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Congrats Alex! Great Job CNBC! I love how the recent episodes include the diversity of backgrounds and income streams! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I love the diversity of careers I've been seeing recently. Also to these salty comments, sure her looks played a part being an attractive woman but she is clearly qualified and she took advantage of the opportunities presented to her. There's a market, that's capitalism. Don't hate the player. We do not all have the same skills or opportunities but can absolutely make our own way. There are options for us all. Wish this brilliant individual the best!
Wow, i'm inspired.
There's one thing I love to do. But it would be banned on twitch and youtube.
So how is she making money on Twitch?
Rjdks pretty accurate.
simps donating/subbing
I just published my first ever UZworld video on my channel, "How I Became a Self-Made Millionaire Before 30". Hope you guys give it a watch!
To those crying about the fact that she is a female and saying that her success is solely on that -- you're wrong. She literally said that being a female helps get you a ton of initial viewers, but it doesn't necessarily help you maintain the viewership. Yeah, there are better players who don't get the same viewership but it's not because of their looks, it's because of their social skills. You have to be able to communicate with your audience well to make it on Twitch. Watching the "sweaty" streamers are interesting, but it can get old fast for the casual player. Personality > game skill on Twitch.
What I learn every time a content creator succeeds is that consistency is key! Keep at it, y'all. ✨
Would love to see her vs one of the park players in NYC on her channel
Lol
Wow! Awesome:) so unique ❤️🙏
Be good looking....profit. Fin.
People will be kicking themselves in few weeks if they miss the opportunity to buy and invest in Bitcoin as it's retracing....BE WISE
Trading crypto now will be very wise but trading without a professional it's not.
Thanks for her contact info, I'll get to her right away
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Her Availability is sure on Whats-Ap 📥
How do I contact Mrs Lauren? Am from London
only because she's a little hot
I have a better ranking than her lol
@Dark Tron pfff she probably have higher rating than you
@RedStone576 she needs to better she is a poor player even for a woman
@Dark Tron they asked you whats your point not if she a cutie or not lmao
@Sandokan Malaysia she is a cutie tho
What's your point?
Inspiring! 👍One day I hope to make it somewhere in life.
i lower my volume everytime i see andrea
The money is NOT about the chess. The 'chess' is just an irrelevant vestige she refuses to drop at this point probably because of the amount of work she put into it since her childhood or maybe her interest in it. If tomorrow she drops chess totally and starts playing RPG games all day or just talking all the time on her stream or does lifestyle vlog content, her viewership will likely double instead of going down. I don't know why people just don't acknowledge the ugly truth (which is that she's atleast in the worldwide top decile of prettiness and the top quartile of intelligence which brings most of her audience to her channel) instead of trying to jump through hoops explaining, wishing or hoping that chess has anything to do with it. Life is unfair, y'all. Bemoaning that you weren't born with gifts this absolute piece of crap world values is fine, but don't let it skew how you interpret things!
Botez!!
Make a skillshare course
Chess player here!
Interesting video and cool girl but I wanted to see how she SPENDS her income
Right. I am curious too because the cost of living is pricey. She probably pays her moderators and whoever assists her with tech. But yea does she have a car, gym membership, is she living in a loft etc
@Siri K no one can save everything. Everyone has living expenses
Saving
Had to make it about women smh
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So you make $ by winning chess tournaments? And what's twitch?
Bravo Alexandra ! Români pe aici? da-ți like
“Is there a dare you can think of?” There are a lot I can think of 🤔😅
Queens Gambit!!! lol
I would tap that . follow button
Lets go ⛄⛄⛄⛄
I recently saw her viral with those young pics of her staring at her opponents lmao
Samay op...gaadi wala aya ghar se khachra nikal