A 19-year-old Has Turned Designing YouTube Thumbnails Into A Full-time Job. Here's What He Earns
Dill Toma , 19, has been making thumbnails for YouTube videos for six years. He graduated high school in 2021 and has been working full-time as a thumbnail designer since then. This is Toma's story , as told to reporter Marta Biino. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dill Toma, a 19-year-old YouTube thumbnail designer . It has been edited for length and clarity. Insider verified Toma's earnings with documentation he provided. YouTube has always been my passion. I was obsessed with it as a kid, and I started my own YouTube channel at the age of 13, in 2016 , focused on gaming. I learned how to make thumbnails for my own channel at that time. I stopped posting on YouTube pretty soon, but throughout high school, I kept making thumbnails for other gaming YouTubers. It was fun, but nowhere near what a job would pay. My breakthrough in the world of thumbnail designing came in December 2021. I had recently graduated high school, and I realized if I wanted...
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