Karolina Protsenko has been making waves on the internet thanks to her extraordinary violin-playing skills and her outstanding renditions of pop music songs. While her videos playing on the streets alongside her family have been those which turned her into an internet sensation, Karolina’s wide variety of professional videos and albums let her talents shine as usual.
Now that it’s been years since Karolina rose to fame on the internet, her fans and casual viewers can’t help but wonder how much she makes out of her viral videos, and whether she’s making a living out of her passion or not. It’s also a common question about how much Karolina and her family make by performing on the streets and if they have another source of income.
So what’s the truth about Karolina Protsenko’s finances? Keep with us to find out!
Net Worth
As a result of her career as a musician, performer, and content creator, online sources estimate Karolina Protsenko’s net worth at $2 million. The earnings of the violinist’s main YouTube channel are estimated at around $20,000 per month, though it’s worth noting that neither Karolina nor her parents have ever spoken about how much they make through online content and public performances.
That said, it’s unclear whether Karolina’s YouTube channel is entirely monetized. Given that her content mostly has music-related content, it isn’t far-fetched to think that certain monetization restrictions apply to it, making it highly possible that her YouTube earnings are far lower than that of other creators who also have millions of subscribers.
On the other hand, it’s for sure that Karolina’s parents are making money out of YouTube, given that their channel – The Protsenko Family – has already surpassed the 100,000 subscribers mark. There’s also the Karolina Protsenko Vlog channel, which has over 480,000 subscribers and is updated quite often, making it another potential source of income for her.
What About Her Public Performances?
As seen in many of her videos, Karolina is often on the streets of Los Angeles, performing alongside her family on the weekends. Her favorite spot is Santa Monica’s Promenade, where crowds of people attentively listen to her music while also giving her money.
After her street performance videos went viral online, Karolina gained a huge following and the chance to appear in the popular “The Ellen Show” in 2019. Back then, the young violinist confessed that people were ‘very generous’ with their tips, and that the money she earned was meant to go to her college tuition, and buying a puppy once her family had a home in the US.
Besides capturing the hearts of the audience with her adorable words, host Ellen DeGeneres gave Karolina $1,000 in cash, making the experience all the more memorable for the then-10-year-old girl.
All in all, it’s unclear how much money Karolina makes with her street performances, but the experience has brought her more than just money – the chance to expand her experiences and grow musically.
Online Popularity
There’s no denying that Karolina is an online sensation, owing most of her fame to her outstanding violin-playing skills and her ability to adapt and perform songs of a wide variety of genres. However, her most popular video on YouTube is not of a cover, but one of her celebrating her then-two-year-old brother Leo’s birthday, which has accumulated 124 million views since 2020.
When it comes to music videos, Karolina’s most famous cover is of Tones and I’s “Dancing Monkey”, of which she has several videos which have been watched over 40 million times each. It’s no wonder that her main YouTube channel has over 8.4 million subscribers and two billion views across her hundreds of videos. Her secondary channel has almost a million subscribers, but her videos still gain millions of views, with her cover of “Despacito” being her most popular one.
Karolina’s popularity extends far beyond YouTube, though. Her Facebook page has over 10 million followers, making it her biggest social media account. Her Instagram isn’t that far behind that, as she currently has almost two million followers on the platform.
With such a massive audience across all social media, it’s unsurprising that Karolina has been featured in several TV shows, such as “Access Hollywood” and “The Kelly Clarkson Show”.
Music & Sales
Up to this date, Karolina Protsenko has yet to release original music, as her current repertoire consists of violin renditions of famous pop songs and a couple of vocal covers.
Her earliest release on streaming platforms is a cover of Frank Sinatra’s “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” in late 2018. Since then, Karolina has shared over 60 covers on Spotify alone, of which her rendition of Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” is the most popular, with over 1.7 million streams. Some of her songs such as Clean Bandit’s “Rockabye”, Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” and Luis Fonsi’s “Despacito” have also surpassed a million streams.
Despite recording quite a large number of covers, there are only four albums listed in Karolina’s online repertoire. The oldest are “My Dream” and “Fly” from 2018, and “Sunflower” and “Sky” from 2019. All of these include some of her most popular covers from YouTube.
While Karolina is widely known for her violin covers, in recent times she’s also been testing her singing abilities. So far, she’s covered songs by Adele, Olivia Rodrigo, and Céline Dion.
Karolina has accumulated over 70,000 listeners on Spotify, and even though it’s unclear how much money she’s earning with this element, having a wide repertoire of music lets us see and hear that she’s putting a lot of effort into advancing her career.
