Teens are making money off of online gaming as esports popularity continues to level up. iFerg works spends three hours a day streaming and editing himself playing and gets a payout from $300 to $1500 for each piece of sponsored content. Meanwhile, esports' pro and rising influencer Tyler Blevins (AKA Ninja) reportedly makes over $500,000 a month. The industry is growing rapidly, and its audience is becoming more mainstream—brands, take note. (NBC News)
