Matt Rife Net Worth: Controversy and Crowd Work Banks the Comedian $30 Million

Matt Rife started his career in comedy competing on shows like Wild N’ Out and Bring the Funny. Fast forward to today and he is a wealthy American comedian, TikTok star, and actor. As of 2024, Matt Rife’s net worth is estimated at $30 million.

Rife is best known for his self-produced comedy specials, as well as his consistent TikTok posting which has helped him amass over 19 million followers and grow his fortune to what it is today.

Rife clearly has no intention of slowing down. Today, he’s a hugely popular comedian with 30+ shows lined up across North America for 2025 for his Stay Golden Tour. This tour will include the biggest venues of his career – his headline show at Madison Square Garden.

If this isn’t impressive enough, Matt Rife’s previous ProbleMATTIC World Tour was a major success, selling over 600,000 tickets in less than 48 hours. Keep reading to learn more about Rife and his journey to success.

Matt Rife’s Net Worth Breakdown:

The specifics of Rife’s earnings from his comedy shows, tours, specials, and his Netflix deal remain largely undisclosed. However, he’s openly discussed his financial struggles during the early stages of his career – and even mentioned some numbers that tell us how much he was earning back in the day.

In one interview, his net worth for 2024 was mentioned pretty clearly, and Rife didn’t dispute the figure.

Below is a detailed breakdown of his key assets and income sources:

Matt Rife Net Worth: Early Life and Education

Matt Rife was born on September 10, 1995, in North Lewisburg, Ohio. He spent his childhood there, as well as in Mount Vernon and New Albany. He has four siblings: one older half-sister and three older stepsisters.

When Matt was only a baby, his father died by suicide. He has a strong relationship with his mother, April Rife, as well as his maternal grandfather.

“My dad passed away when I was about one and a half and I ended up getting a stepdad later on, but he and I never really had a connection. So my grandpa really was my father figure. I spent every single weekend with him from the moment I was born. My mom and I lived with him for the first five years since I was born,” he shared in a Numero Magazine interview.

For the majority of his childhood, Matt and his mother lived in Ohio with April’s father, Steven Rife. When Matt was five years old, April got married again. Matt’s stepfather had three daughters from a previous relationship. The couple welcomed their first child together, Taylor.

Rife’s mother worked in an Amazon warehouse while his stepdad worked as a car mechanic. “We didn’t really have a lot growing up anyways,” Rife once shared.

Matt Rife found his passion for comedy at just 13 years old. With the encouragement and help of his grandfather, he started performing professionally at 15 years old. They would watch comedies together, helping Rife find the foundation for his shows.

When Rife was starting out as a teenager, he performed in comedy clubs during open-mic nights. Since there was a requirement to sell at least five tickets to perform as a comedian, his grandpa bought five tickets for his grandson to follow his passion.