Lele Pons Net Worth

What is Lele Pons's Net Worth?

Lele Pons is a Venezuelan-American YouTuber, actress, and singer who has a net worth of $8 million, Lele Pons first achieved recognition on the short-form video hosting platform Vine. After that service shut down in 2016, she moved to YouTube, where she became a popular creator of comedy sketches. Pons has also appeared on film and television, released music, co-wrote a novel, and hosted a podcast.

Early Life and Education

Lele Pons was born as Eleonora Pons Maronese on June 25, 1996 in Caracas, Venezuela. Her mother is Anna, a pediatrician, and her father is Luis, an architect. She is of Spanish and Italian descent. When Pons was young, her parents separated after her father came out as gay. She was raised in Miami, Florida, where she went to Miami Country Day School. After graduating in 2015, Pons moved to Los Angeles, California.

Vine and YouTube

Pons got her start on the short-form video hosting platform Vine, where she became the first user to reach one billion views, or "loops." She was known on the platform for her videos featuring physical comedy and twist endings.

After Vine shut down in 2016, Pons moved to YouTube, where she continued creating comedy sketches. In 2020, she released a biographical docuseries called "The Secret Life of Lele Pons." Since joining YouTube, Pons has racked up over 17 million subscribers and more than five billion total views.

Music Career

In the spring of 2018, Pons released her debut single as a recording artist, "Dicen." A Spanish-language duet with Matt Hunter, its music video reached ten million views on YouTube in just four days. Later in the year, Pons had a substantial hit with her song "Celoso," which reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. In 2019, she duetted with Jake Owen on the single "Señorita." Also that year, Pons released the singles "Bloqueo," a collaboration with Fuego; "Los Puti (Shorts)," a collaboration with Favian Lovo and Lyanno; and "Vete Pa La." In 2020, she had a solid hit with "Se Te Nota," a collaboration with Guaynaa. Pons's other singles have included "Bubble Gum," "Restart," "Abajito," and "De Party En Party," the latter two from her 2023 collaborative album with Guaynaa, "Capitulaciones."

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Television and Film Appearances

In 2016, Pons starred in the YouTube Red romcom film "We Love You." The same year, she appeared in the first episode of the MTV anthology slasher series "Scream," based on the film franchise. Pons also appeared in the first season of the YouTube Premium reality series "Escape the Night." In 2018, she took over as host of the Mexican singing competition series "La Voz," and the year after that played a fictionalized version of herself in the action comedy film "Airplane Mode."

In 2022, Pons competed in the fourth season of the reality series "¿Quién es la máscara?," on which she was the first to be eliminated. The following year, she competed in the ninth season of the American version of the show, "The Masked Singer," and was the eighth to be eliminated.

Other Ventures

Among her various other ventures, Pons launched her own jewelry collection, UNO Magnetic, in 2015. The next year, she co-wrote the novel "Surviving High School" with Melissa de la Cruz. In early 2017, Pons was made a brand ambassador for CoverGirl, and around the same time walked in a Dolce & Gabbana show in Milan, Italy. In the summer of 2020, she began hosting the weekly podcast "Best Kept Secrets with Lele Pons," which features anonymous callers who share their deeply personal secrets.

Honors and Awards

Pons has earned many awards and nominations for her work in music and social media. Additionally, in 2022, she was recognized with the Women's Entrepreneurship Day's Influencer Pioneer Award at the United Nations. The award highlights female entrepreneurs and their impact on the world.