Popular Kazakh food blogger Dulat Tantayev, author of the YouTube channel «Young Chef», has revealed how much income he receives from views of his videos on the platform. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
Dulat Tantayev is 17 years old. He started his blog at the age of 11, in 2020. The schoolboy dreams of becoming a famous chef and, in fact, became a blogger to achieve his dream. In addition to video recipes, he shares his successes and doubts with subscribers with remarkable sincerity.
For example, he talks about how he visited Dubai to learn from the experience of preparing and serving dishes at top restaurants, how he bought an apartment with income from the blog, and asks for advice on whether it is worth spending time on higher education if he wants to be a chef.
In the summer of 2026, Dulat was included in the «30 under 30» rating by Forbes Kazakhstan. Over six years, his blog grew to 4.6 million subscribers. The other day, the young man revealed how much income he receives from YouTube, excluding advertising integrations.
The blogger showed a screenshot of earnings for the last year. On average, the platform credited him with $1,000 to $2,000 per month. Dulat recalled that he did not achieve this result immediately: at first, the vlog did not bring income from views.
«For three years I earned nothing at all. I continued to cook and film because I loved this business. Guys, so do what you love. My next goal is the Diamond Play Button. It is given for 10 million subscribers», — the blogger said.
Recall that monetization on YouTube varies greatly from country to country. By the way, it is disabled not only in Russia. It is also unavailable in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
In Kazakhstan, less than a dollar is credited per thousand counted views, whereas for viewers from, for example, the United States it is about $10, and from Norway — $15.
Earlier, Kursiv LifeStyle wrote about what bonuses Kazakh bloggers receive for advertising on social media.