Linus Sebastian
- Net worth $90 million
- Birthday August 20, 1986
- Status -
- Country Canada
- Source(-s) of wealth Entrepreneur, YouTube Personality
How much is Linus Sebastian Worth? Linus Sebastian Net Worth in 2026
Linus Sebastian’s net worth is estimated at $90 million as of November 2026, within a range of $50 million to $130 million. In May 2023 someone offered to buy his company at a price he said was around $100 million, and he said no. That one declined offer is the best number anyone has for Linus Media Group, which is private. This is a rough estimate: little of the money is documented, and what is documented is his own statement.
| Net worth | $90 million (rough estimate, range $50 million to $130 million), shared with his wife Yvonne Ho |
|---|---|
| Born | August 20, 1986, Ladner, British Columbia (age 40) |
| Country | Canada |
| Known for | Linus Tech Tips, Linus Media Group, Floatplane, the LTT Store |
| Main income sources | Ownership of Linus Media Group, which earns from YouTube advertising, merchandise, sponsorships and subscriptions |
How much is Linus Sebastian worth in 2026?
We put Sebastian and his wife at about $90 million. The company is jointly owned and the numbers below are for the household. The range is wide because there are no published accounts, only a 2023 buyout offer, a 2026 headcount and a lot of subscribers.
How Linus Sebastian built it
- Bought the channel for a dollar. He kept Linus Tech Tips as company property for $1 when he left NCIX, under a two-year non-compete.
- Built products around the audience. The company runs Floatplane, set up in April 2017, and a merchandise business started in September 2018.
- Turned down an offer. In May 2023 he declined a buyout that valued the company at around $100 million, by his own account.
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Get the Alux appHow we got to $90 million
| Source | Our estimate | What it rests on |
|---|---|---|
| Linus Media Group | $70 million | Partly documented. Sebastian said the company received a buyout offer valuing it at around $100 million in May 2023, which he declined. We take 30 percent off for the 2026 staff departures and because the business depends on his presence. |
| Floatplane and the Adequate Media company | $10 million | Assumption. Floatplane Media was incorporated in April 2017 as a paywalled video service, and a separate company, Adequate Media, was set up on January 1, 2026. No valuations are public. |
| Savings and property | $10 million | Assumption. Pay and dividends from a company with about 120 staff over more than a decade, kept after tax. Nothing here is documented. |
| Total | $90 million | Sum of the three rows. |
One row rests on a number Sebastian himself gave. The other two are labelled guesses.
The $100 million that never happened
By our calculation, the declined 2023 offer works out to about $6 per subscriber on the 16.8 million the main channel had in January 2026 ($100 million divided by 16.8 million, with the caveat that the offer came before that count). Across the whole group that is less per head, because the company also has several other channels. We have no revenue figure we can stand behind, so we do not put a multiple on the offer.
Where the money comes from
Wikipedia’s Linus Media Group entry says the company has about 120 staff as of January 2026, from Sebastian’s own video. The company’s own site lists seven channels, plus the LTT Store, LTT Labs and Floatplane (see linusmediagroup.com). Beyond YouTube advertising it runs the LTT Store through Creator Warehouse Inc., set up in September 2018, and Floatplane, a streaming service with all videos behind a paywall. The LTX Expo event ran from 2017 to 2023. Sebastian was CEO until July 1, 2023, then became chief vision officer. When he left NCIX he took over the Linus Tech Tips channel as company property for $1, under a two-year non-compete.
A year of departures
In early 2026 longtime staff left, citing pay disparities and limits on making content outside technology, and the PSU Circuit channel went inactive on January 3, 2026. Mac Address went on hiatus in November 2024. We read that as a smaller content slate, which is why we cut the company value by 30 percent from the 2023 offer. The channel’s most recent headline moment was a world record for calculating 300 trillion digits of pi, announced in May 2025.
Why other estimates disagree
Without published accounts, public estimates lean on view counts or on the 2023 offer, and few mention that his wife co-owns the company. Ours splits the company value from his savings and says which rows are guesses.
What would move the figure
A real sale or a new outside investor would replace our guess. A decline in sponsors or more creators leaving would lower it. The subscriber count itself, 16.9 million on the main channel in June 2026, moves slowly.
Linus Sebastian net worth FAQ
How much did Linus Media Group get offered?
In May 2023 Sebastian said it received a buyout offer valuing the company at around $100 million, and he turned it down.
Who owns Linus Media Group?
Linus Sebastian and his wife, Yvonne Ho, are the owners. A separate company, Adequate Media, set up January 1, 2026, is co-owned by Sebastian, Ho and Luke Lafreniere.
How many people work at Linus Media Group?
About 120 as of January 2026, a figure Sebastian cited in a video that month.
How many subscribers does Linus Tech Tips have?
About 16.8 million as of January 2026, and the figure was 16.9 million by June 2026.
How old is Linus Sebastian?
He was born on August 20, 1986, so he is 40 as of November 2026.
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How we estimate net worth
Our estimates are based on public reporting, company valuations, and deal and earnings figures all compiled in an internal valuation model. They are approximate, and figures change over time as new information emerges.
Last updated: November 2026.
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