World's richest child actor has $6 million net worth, starred in his own show at age 9, became millionaire at 13

The world's richest child actor was a YouTube sensation at age 6 and had his own primetime TV show by the age of 9.

Updated on: Dec 1, 2024, 15:58:40 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

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The richest child actor in the world today has more money than many Bollywood A-listers and even has been a star of his own show. And he achieved it all before he turned a teenager. Currently 16, this American boy wonder boasts a whopping net worth of $6 million ( ₹50 crore). (Also read: World's richest comedian has $1.1 billion net worth and no hit films, yet out-earns Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Shah Rukh)

The world's richest child actor has $6 million to his name

The richest child actor in the world

Iain Armitage, the actor best known for playing the title role in the sitcom Young Sheldon, is the world's richest child actor as of 2024. Aged 16, Iain has a net worth of $6 million, according to CelebrityNetWorth.com Iain is well and clear of other rich child stars, such as Modern Family-fame Aubrey Anderson-Emmons and Canadian actor Jacob Tremblay (both worth around $2 million each).

Iain Armitage's rise from YouTube sensation to TV star

Born in 2008 in Georgia, Iain Armitage gained fame through his YouTube video series Iain Loves Theatre. The 2014 series saw the 6-year-old Iain review musical theatre shows. The viral series earned him calls from talent agents. The following year, he appeared on The Perez Hilton Show. He made his acting debut in 2017, appearing in three films - The Glass Castle, Our Souls At Night, and I'm Not Here - and TV shows Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Big Little Lies.

Iain Armitage is best known for the sitcom Young Sheldon

The same year, he was signed as the lead in Young Sheldon, the spinoff to The Big Bang Theory. The nine-year-old became one of the youngest ever to lead a primetime TV show. Over the next seven years, Iain played the role originally made famous by Jim Parsons.

Iain Armitage's earnings and wealth

Iain started his journey on Young Sheldon with a reported salary of $30,000 per episode, earning $660,000 ( ₹4.6 crore) for season 1. By season 5, he was earning $1.1 million ( ₹8 crore) per season, making him one of the youngest millionaires in the world at the age of 13.

Since his rise to stardom with Young Sheldon, Iain has starred in two films: Scoob! and Paw Patrol: The Movie. Young Sheldon ended after seven seasons earlier this year.

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Abhimanyu Mathur
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More

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