AriGameplays, born Abril Abdamari Garza Alonso on February 28, 1998, is one of the most followed Spanish speaking streamers in the world. Her Twitch channel has passed seven million followers, her YouTube channel sits in the millions of subscribers, and her TikTok audience reaches well past twenty million. That scale invites a predictable question: how much is she worth? The honest answer is that no verified figure exists. What follows separates what is documented from what is merely estimated, and explains why the gap matters.
Who AriGameplays Is and How She Built Her Audience
Garza grew up in Monterrey, Nuevo León, after her family moved there from Ciudad Juárez shortly after her birth. She studied communication sciences at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León before leaving to stream full time. Her first YouTube upload went live on July 23, 2014, and her early videos covered tutorials and lifestyle topics before she shifted toward let’s plays and vlogs. Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto V, Fortnite, Overwatch and Planet Coaster became the titles most associated with her channel.
She began streaming on Twitch in 2016 and rose quickly among Spanish speaking creators. A Twitch ban in September 2020 pushed her to Facebook Gaming for a period, and she returned to Twitch in September 2021. Along the way she appeared in major collaborative series including Tortillaland and its sequel, and later Karmaland V. These multi creator Minecraft events function as sustained advertising for everyone involved, and her participation kept her visible to audiences beyond her own channel.
Documented Career Milestones
- 2014: First YouTube video published on July 23.
- 2016: Begins streaming on Twitch.
- 2018: Competes in El Rubius’s Fortnite tournament at Gamergy.
- 2019: Marries Colombian streamer Juan Sebastián Guarnizo on October 5.
- 2020: Moves to Facebook Gaming after a Twitch ban.
- 2021: Returns to Twitch in September; appears in Tortillaland.
- 2022: Wins her boxing match at La Velada del Año 2; launches the MadKat X Ari Gameplays collection with El Rubius and a Shein collection; named face of the Razer Kraken Kitty V2 Pro headset.
- 2024: She and Guarnizo announce their divorce on a September 18 live stream.
- 2025: Releases her debut single “Pilates” under the name Aria Bela in April.
She has also been nominated at the Eliot Awards and the MTV Millennial Awards, and won Best Content Creator at the 2022 Equinox LATAM Game Awards. These are public records of recognition, not income disclosures.
How Streamers Like AriGameplays Actually Earn
Streaming income rarely comes from one place. Twitch pays through subscriptions, bits and advertising, and creators keep a share that varies by contract and region. YouTube adds advertising revenue plus channel memberships. TikTok pays through its creator funds and, more importantly for someone at her level, through brand deals negotiated outside the platform.
Sponsorships are usually the largest line for creators of her size. Documented partnerships include G Fuel, NordVPN and Telcel, along with the Razer headset campaign. She has also launched clothing lines with El Rubius and Shein, which typically pay through licensing or revenue share arrangements rather than a flat fee. Appearances at conventions, including a scheduled meet and greet at Ecuador’s Budokan event, add appearance fees. None of these deals publish their terms, so any total is a reconstruction rather than a record.
Why Net Worth Numbers for AriGameplays Are Unreliable
Celebrity net worth sites routinely publish figures for streamers without access to tax returns, contracts or bank statements. The estimates circulate because readers search for them, not because anyone has audited the numbers. For AriGameplays, published estimates have varied widely and have been presented with minimal methodology. One profile cited roughly 1.3 million dollars as of August 2024, attributing the figure to a third party estimator that models YouTube advertising revenue from view counts. That approach captures only a fraction of a creator’s actual earnings and cannot account for sponsorship fees, which are usually confidential and often larger than ad revenue.
Other outlets have reported specific income claims without publishing supporting documentation. A 2023 Ecuadorian press article stated that her Twitch earnings in 2022 exceeded 116,000 dollars, but the article did not explain how that figure was obtained, and it should be treated as an unverified report rather than a confirmed sum. Where a claim cannot be traced to a reliable source, it is left out of this profile.
Summary Table of Estimates
Two sources in the research material address her finances. Only one publishes a specific net worth estimate. Because a table requires at least two reliable published estimates to be meaningful, and because the available figures rest on indirect modeling rather than disclosed income, no summary table is included here. Reliable public estimates could not be corroborated. The single circulating figure should be read as an unverified estimate, not as verified wealth.
What Would Make a Real Number Possible
A credible figure would need one of a few things: disclosed platform payouts, audited company accounts if she operates through a corporate entity, or confirmed sponsorship values. Streamers occasionally discuss rates in interviews, and those statements are useful but still self reported. Until something of that kind surfaces, the responsible approach is to describe the revenue streams she demonstrably has and decline to total them.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is AriGameplays worth?
There is no verified net worth. Published estimates exist, including one placing her at roughly 1.3 million dollars as of August 2024, but that figure is an unverified third party estimate based mainly on YouTube advertising models and does not reflect sponsorship income.
Where is AriGameplays from?
She was born in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, and grew up in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
What is AriGameplays’s real name?
Abril Abdamari Garza Alonso.
How many followers does she have?
Her Twitch channel has passed seven million followers, her YouTube channel has more than four million subscribers, and her TikTok audience exceeds twenty million. Platform counts change frequently, so exact numbers vary by the date checked.
Is AriGameplays still married?
No. She and Juan Guarnizo married in October 2019 and announced their divorce on a September 18, 2024 live stream.
What games is she known for?
Minecraft, Fortnite, Overwatch, Grand Theft Auto V and Planet Coaster are among the titles most associated with her channels.
Featured image: PelucheEn ElEstuche / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0).
