Streamer Amouranth has revealed that her most lucrative stream is where she is sleeping.
If there was a career to be made from sleeping, we're sure many of you would be polishing your CVs and sending them in before you can say 'Don't let the bed bugs bite'. Some out there are actually earning money while they're sleeping, and we're not talking about taking part in paid medical studies or investing in Bitcoin before you go to bed. Kaitlyn "Amouranth" Siragusa is one of the best-known female streamers out there, and while she's drawn controversy from the likes of her hot tub and yoga pants streams, she's nothing if not inventive when it comes to unique ways to stand out from the crowd.
Known for her ASMR live streams and 'adult' entertainment on Twitch, Amouranth can make upwards of $2 million a month from her OnlyFans and Twitch ventures.
Speaking to The Iced Coffee Hour podcast in 2023, Amouranth explained how she can earn a not-so-small fortune simply by letting people watch her sleep.
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With the average adult told to get between seven and nine hours of sleep a night, it feels like we could be missing out on some serious dollars.
In case the name didn't give it away, these 'sleeping streams' involve streamers getting into their comfies and trying to catch 40 winks while they leave the camera rolling.
Saying that she has an incredible talent to fall asleep anywhere, Amouranth has managed to monetize this. Maintaining that those who typically watch female streamers tend to be more 'sexual', Siragusa explained: "They'll be like like, 'What if she starts taking off her top right now and forgets she's streaming. Oh my God, what I would do to her right now,' like while she's sleeping."
When asked what she’d make in a sleep stream, Amouranth confirmed it could be up to $15,000. Elsewhere in the interview, she clarified: "If you count just on Twitch, probably like a couple thousand dollars.
“But, if you count the conversions, potentially to OnlyFans, while I’m sleeping, then maybe like $10,000 to $15,000."
Others like Kai Cenat are in on the idea, with his recent marathons playing FromSoftware's Soulslike games also seeing thousands tune in to watch as he catches some Zs between swinging a sword at monsters.
Before you go attributing sleep streams to the Twitch crowd, remember that the early days of Big Brother's live cameras meant viewers could tune in to watch housemates snoring through the night.
There's also the opposite of this, with the BBC reporting on 'sleepfluencers' like StanleyMov. Although scientists are sure to warn about the dangers of denying yourselves sleep, people would pay up to $95 to give StanleyMov an electric shock through a bracelet and keep him awake. It eventually took a toll on the sleepfluencer, with him pausing them "because of mental health and burnout."
Amouranth suggested that while male streamers can earn big by being woken up, most tend to watch women sleep as a form of 'voyeurism'.
Some in the comments were dismayed that Siragusa could make so much just by closing her eyes, with one person writing: "As a doctor who doesn't get sleep, this is depressing."
Another lamented: "Just proves how stupid we are. This is maybe why so many are broke."
Someone else concluded: "Blame the men not the woman, she found a market. Wouldn't be a market without the creeps."
We’re in the wrong career because just imagine being paid $15,000 for an afternoon nap.