Hollywood personalities get heard, but Sophie Rain just dropped one huge news that caught David Dobrik off guard, like he saw a ghost. In videotapes, the young online mogul openly flashed payment receipts of her close to $83 million in earnings last year that equal NBA behemoth LeBron James’ 2024 salary figures.
Yes, you did read that correctly. The internet’s new go-to finance flexer is raking in sports-god cash, and she won’t think twice about shouting that from the rooftops.
The $82 Million Mic Drop
While Dobrik nervously giggled, Sophie tactfully shut down the viral rumor-spreading that had been circulating on Twitter for weeks:
“Good gossip on Twitter about how much money you make that indeed was all true. Nobody believes I’m telling the truth. But it very much is.”
And so it was. Sophie Rain confessed to having cached $82 million in 18 months. That’s a staggering $28,000 an hour. Don’t talk of a side hustle, the subject of the issue is a cash machine and your CEO looks broke.
Even her slow months are beyond the reach of everyone else. “In July, I only earned $3.4 million,” she complained, half-jocularly implying that perhaps she might need a holiday.
The LeBron James Flex
The gag in real life was when she gave the LeBron line. While the NBA legend raked in $56 million last year, Sophie matter-of-factly said that she had made $43 million in the same period.
“I almost made more than LeBron last year,” she said, smiling. Dobrik, not being able to calculate, almost choked on air.
This was not influencer hype. This was a young woman announcing herself in the sports-star salary range while lounging in a chair and not on any court.
The Paranoid Millionaire
However, despite all the work, Sophie admitted living with constant paranoia. “I’m so stressed. I’m paranoid as much because anything here can vanish tomorrow.”
Even Dobrik, however, would not allow her to get away with this nervousness:
“Eighty-two million dollars doesn’t vanish overnight.”
Perhaps not, but with the bank account being as large as the GDP of a small nation, one can’t help but wonder when the dream might end.
The Fame Problem
For all her money, Sophie also showed her largest issue: someone not afraid of it.
“Still looking for somebody who makes more than you, then?” Dobrik joked.
“I want someone who never heard of me at all,” she said with a sly grin. “Which is hard.”
Queen of the web might have spent more from LeBron’s war chest, but at the conclusion of the matter, she’s still searching for something dollars will never quite achieve: anonymity and authenticity.
