| Real Name/Full Name | Ryan Higa |
| Nick Name/Celebrated Name: | Ryan Higa |
| Birth Place: | Hilo, Hawaii, U.S.A |
| Date Of Birth/Birthday: | 6 June 1990 |
| Age/How Old: | 33 years old |
| Height/How Tall: | In Centimetres – 173 cm In Feet and Inches – 5′ 8″ |
| Weight: | In Kilograms – 69 Kg In Pounds – 150 lbs |
| Eye Color: | Black |
| Hair Color: | Black |
| Parents Name: | Father –Wendell Higa Mother –Luci Higa |
| Siblings: | Kyle Higa (Brother) |
| School: | Waiakea High School |
| College: | Nevada University |
| Religion: | Christian |
| Nationality: | American |
| Zodiac Sign: | Gemini |
| Gender: | Male |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Dating |
| Girlfriend: | Arden Cho (2015- Andrea Thi Tarynn Nago (2006-2010) |
| Wife/Spouse Name: | N/A |
| Kids/Children Name: | N/A |
| Profession: | Youtuber, Actor, Comedian |
| Net Worth: | $12 Million |
| Last Updated: | April 2024 |
Riyan Higa is a popular global YouTuber. With 4 million subscribers, over 1 million monthly views, and more than 2.9 billion total views in his channel. As a result, he can be viewed as a YouTube influencer. As a result, his channel has been a great source of income including ad revenue.
Being a person of influence, he has attracted diverse brands intending to market their products through his channel that have paid him handsomely. Currently, he is among the richest YouTubers. Besides, he also helps the needy by partnering with reputable charity organizations to raise funds. Currently, he is single but in a relationship.
Well, how well do you know about Ryan Higa? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Ryan Higa’s net worth in 2024, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Ryan Higa to date.
Biography and Early Life
Ryan Higa was born on 6th June 1990 in Hilo, Hawaii, U.S.A. His father is Wendell Higa and his mother is Luci Higa. He has a brother named Kyle. The family has Japanese ancestry. He owns a black belt in Judo to uphold the Japanese culture that he won as a wrestler. However, he admits that he wasn’t good at wrestling as his brother and was oftentimes bullied by his peers and a few seniors.
Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement
So, how old is Ryan Higa in 2024 and what is his height and weight? Well, Ryan Higa’s age is 33 years old as of today’s date 26th April 2024 having been born on 6 June 1990. Though, he is 5′ 8″ in feet and inches and 173 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 150 lbs in Pound and 69kg in Kilograms.
Education
He was enrolled at Waiakea High School. Just like any other person upholding his or her culture, Riga engaged in wrestling using his Judo while in school. After completing high school in 2008, he went to Las Vegas where he joined the University of Nevada. He pursued a degree in nuclear medicine.
Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids
His first girlfriend was Tarynn Nago with whom they were in a relationship from 2006 to 2010 where their relationship failed. Doing videos together, he started showing interest in Andrea Thi from 2010. However, he is currently in a relationship with Arden Cho who is a model and an actress. They started dating in 2015. He has not yet married and is still single. Currently, he has a good relationship with his family and his mother is his manager. He is currently living in Les Vegas.
Is Ryan Higa Gay?
No. He is straight. He has shown interest in forming an opposite-gender love relationship. As a result, he has dated Tarynn, Andrea, and Arden. Thus, despite not being married yet he is neither gay nor bisexual.
Professional Career
Higa began his career in 2006 when he started a YouTube channel called ‘nigahiga’. The main content in his YouTube channel comprised lip-syncing videos of himself and Sean Fujiyoshi to different people. Later, he added comical videos to his content to enhance his popularity. With regular new uploads, he obtained more fans such that from2009 to 2011, his channel obtained the highest numbers of subscribers. His subscribers are over 4 million people.
Besides, he has also worked together with other popular YouTubers such as Andrew Garcia, D-Trix, Wong Fu Productions, Jenna Marbles, David Choi, and Traphik. He has featured in many YouTube movies and series such as ‘The Book Club’, ‘Ninja Melk’, ‘The Station’, ‘I<3 Vampires’, ‘Smosh Babies’, ‘Internet Icon 2’, and ‘Supa Ninjas’. One of his favorite videos that feature other YouTubers is the ‘Agents of Secret Stuff’ which is a 35-minute video.
As an actor, he featured in the popular movie ‘Agents of Secret Stuff’ in 2010 that was produced by Wong Flu. The movie shows a collaboration with his friends who featured in the movies, D-Trix, and Anthony Padilla, who are also YouTubers. In 2016, he acted in the horror film ‘Tell Me How I Die’. He also created the ‘Boys Generally Asia’ which is a K-pop parody group.
Through his YouTube channel, has been a valuable donor who has helped many charity organizations obtain money to run projects.
Awards
- Three times nominations for ‘The Streamy Awards’
- Three times nominations for ‘Young Hollywood Award’
- Winner of ‘Short Award for Humor’
Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Ryan Higa in 2024
As of 2024, His net worth is $12 million. The main source of his income comes from YouTube and Google advertisements. Besides, his partnership with various brands that feature in his channel has added a significant amount of income to his channel as the brand ambassador.
Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know
Being a victim of bullying, he used to record videos and doing fun of himself. He could show his family his comic videos from being bullied that ended up being great comic videos. Little did he know that he was practicing a life-changing journey as a YouTuber.
Higa is a hard-working person. Being young and energetic, he has earned over 4 million subscribers through uploading several videos on YouTube. Furthermore, he has marketed several brands through his channel. He has partnered with charity organizations to raise the needed funds to assist the needy. A number of his videos have been his solo works but he has also teamed up with other like-minded YouTubers to come up with great movies and series. Currently, he has no children of his own but he is in a relationship.
