Among the most well-known content creators is Nicholas Perry, better known as Nikocado Avocado to his 3.8millon YouTube followers.
The 32-year-old, from Pennsylvania, has become a multi-millionaire by filming himself binge-eating ungodly amounts of food and documenting his weight-gain journey in unhinged videos.
While he began filming himself consuming vast amounts of ramen or a stack of pancakes at IHOP in 2017, he now often eats more than 10,000 calories live on camera in videos with such titles as ‘I hate myself, Goodbye YouTube & life’ and ‘Celebrating Our 700 Pound Milestone’ which features a friend.
He currently weighs a reported 350 pounds, having begun his journey in around 2016 weighing around 160 pounds.
Another YouTube sensation is Hungry Fat Chick, or Candy Godiva, who has become a fixture in the mukbang video scene with more than 280,000 YouTube subscribers. Her net worth hovers around $1 million.
