Kountry Wayne Net Worth: How Rich is the Comedian Actually?

Kountry Wayne is an American standup comedian, content creator, and internet star. He is best known for creating short sketch videos featuring cameos from famous music artists and actors. As of 2024, Kountry Wayne net worth is approximately around $8 million.

Early Life

Kountry Wayne was born in December 1987 in Millen, Georgia. He has not shared enough details on his parents and siblings. In July 2019, he wrote on his Facebook status stating that his mom was a beautiful woman with a beautiful spirit. He also mentioned in the status that his mom never had a dad or man to provide for and protect her. Wayne further claimed that his mom was cut short by the stress of worries.

That’s when he made a promise to his mom that if he ever had daughters, he would be there for them no matter what his circumstances. Regarding his education, he completed his high school graduation from Jenkins County High School. Following high school, he decided to become a musician. However, later he shifted his interest towards social media.

Kountry Wayne Net Worth & Career

 

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Wayne initially performed in small clubs in Atlanta. recognition. In 2016, he performed on a 2016 Child Support Tour. Since then, he has been consistently performing in theaters and clubs across the country. In September 2018, he made his TV debut on MTV’s sketch comedy, and battle rap improvement series, Wild ‘N Out. Following that, he appeared in the BET original Christmas movie titled Holiday Heartbreak.

In 2018, Wayne released a comedy album called Help Is On The Way. Wayne was named one of the 10 Comics to Watch by the American magazine, Variety in 2021. After two years, he appeared as Painted Duck DJ in the released musical movie, Praise This.

In addition to performing as a standup comedian, he has co-hosted the reality series, I Love Us, which premiered on BET+ in June 2022. That same year, he performed for Netflix at the Palace Theatre. The show was titled Is a Joke Festival, which was organized in Los Angeles, California. A year later, he performed in a national theater tour titled Help Is On The Way.

In May 2023, Kountry taped his first-ever one-hour comedy special, A Woman’s Prayer. The comedy special was filmed at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C.. Wayne shows his exceptional comedy skills on his first comedy special. He was able to gather the audience’s attention by covering everything his fatherhood to faith, and gender dynamics.

At the end of 2023, he was out on the road for his comedy tour, Help Is On The Way. It was his second tour produced by Live Nation in two years. In 2019, Wayne created a YouTube channel with more than 883K subscribers.

Wayne is very active on YouTube and constantly uploads videos on the channel. His most recent video on YouTube was uploaded on January 22, 2024. The video has the title “When TY asks Sunny for Rico’s stash spot location! Kountry Wayne”. Wayne also grabbed people’s attention for sharing comedy sketch videos on Instagram featuring original characters, known actors, and music artists.

Currently, he has 3.5 million followers on his official Instagram account, @kountrywayne. On January 22, 2024, he shared an Instagram post where it was written, “Netflix: The most watched Series in the U. S. only one day after its release”.

Personal Life

Kountry Wayne married model and actress Gena Colley in June 2017. They have two kids together. Their marriage lasted for only one year. Then, he started dating MTV’s Wet and Wild star, Jessica Moore in 2019. However, he broke up with her very soon. Wayne has also been linked to comedian Jess Hilarious. As per sources, he is the father of 10 kids.

In July 2022, he confirmed his relationship with actress, Amber-Tai via Instagram. Together, they’ve performed in tonnes of comedy skits. The comedian also shared a short clip where they are getting a little cozy.

Kountry Wayne Net Worth

As of 2024, Kountry Wayne’s total net worth is estimated to be around $8 million. He has made most of the earnings from his standup career, and making comedy skits on social media. In addition to that, he also runs two successful businesses in South Georgia. According to sources, the comedian makes $300 thousand a month from creating comedy skits on social media.