Garrett Gee is a travel journalist, entrepreneur, Instagram celebrity, YouTuber who started the million-dollar company Scan. After he sold his company, Gee started the blog and YouTube channel The Bucket List Family, sharing his adventures around the world with his more than 2.4 million Instagram followers. He was born
on November 6, 1989, in Provo, Utah, USA. His parents divorced when he was nine years old. During high school, Gee was an avid soccer player. Garrett studied at Brigham Young University, however, he dropped out when his startup company received funds from Google. It is a mobile app development company that was founded by Garrett together with his college friends Kirk Ouimet and Ben Turley in January 2011. The company has its headquarters
in Provo, Utah. Gee claims that he came up with the idea for the app when he received a smartphone for Christmas and scanned a QR code. In February 2011, the company launched its iOS application. About three months later, it had received more than 1 million installs. After 18 months, the app had been downloaded about 10 million times. As of December 2012, the application had 25 million downloads on the Android and iOS platforms. In May 2012, Garrett claimed
that the advertising and affiliate revenue had topped $1,000 a day. The app builds services and products related to ‘scannable’ items such as QR codes. In 2014, Snapchat acquired the app, for $54 million, with $30 million in cash and the rest in equity in Snapchat (Gee declined to specify the exact amount of his cut). During an interview, the entrepreneur said:
Gee went on to say:
The Bucket List Family@GettyFollowing the sale of the company, Garrett banked his earnings and completed a brief stint working for Snapchat. Soon, he embarked on an around-the-world trip with his wife, Jessica, and their kids. Before starting on their travel adventures, they held a giant yard sale to sell all their belongings. Garrett and his wife sold everything they owned for $45,000 and decided to travel the world for 6 months or as long they could last without dipping into savings. He said:
Gee and his wife also started to document their travels as The Bucket List Family through blogging, YouTube videos, and Instagram posts. About 1 year later, Garrett said that he hasn’t spent any money from his Snapchat earnings. He said:
In a different interview, Garrett confessed:
Gee added:
About two-and-a-half years into their journeys, Garrett and his family visited over 50 countries and taken more than 180 flights. His wife said:
Jessica continued:
She also said:
In 2018, Garrett has announced that he and his wife will take a break from traveling to welcome their third child. During a recent interview, he explained:
Gee went on to say:
In June 2018, after three years of nomadic travel with kids, Garrett and his wife found a permanent home in Hawaii. Gee declared:
Jessica said:
Garrett started his YouTube channel on July 5, 2015. The channel has more than 1.34 million subscribers and over 168 million views. WifeGarrett Gee married his wife Jessica in 2009. The couple first met at a flower shop in Vladivostok, Russia. However, the two only started dating when they attended Brigham Young University in Provo. READ MORE: David Benioff Net Worth ChildrenThe couple has three children:
Quotes“Living a minimalistic lifestyle relieves stress from your life and helps show you what’s most important in your life.” ”Sometimes, the most memorable adventures are the simple joys.” “I think in a good way the kids are spoiled in that they see the world is their oyster and they know that anything is possible.” READ MORE: Who is Marc Merrill’s wife? TriviaGee said about his favorite foods:
Garrett said about the biggest challenge of working while traveling:
Gee continued:
READ MORE: Jo Koy Net Worth Garrett Gee – Net WorthGee earned most of his wealth from selling his company to Snapchat for $54 million. He also started a blog and a YouTube channel called The Bucket List Family. His YouTube channel has over 168 million views, meaning $500k in revenue. This is pocket money for him. Currently, most of the money he makes is from his Instagram account, which has over 2.6 million followers. For a sponsored Instagram post, he earns around $30,000. Therefore, adventure journalist Garrett Gee has an estimated net worth of $26 million. Featured image source – © Guliver / Getty Images.READ THIS NEXT: Lyor Cohen & YouTube References https://www.asianjournal.com/from-tech-entrepreneur-to-travel-journalist-garrett-gee https://www.businessinsider.de/bucket-list-family-garrett-gee-best-advice-for-entrepreneurs https://www.today.com/news/tech-millionaire-garrett-gee-family-sell-everything-travel https://www.bravotv.com/jetset/the-bucket-list-family-expecting-third-baby-garrett How much did Garrett Gee sell his company for?Garrett Gee, the man who sold his company to Snapchat for $54 million, is travelling the world without tapping into his savings. You've probably heard of people travelling the world after creating sufficient funds.
How much did Garrett Gee sell Scan for?That's the story of 28-year-old Garrett Gee, former Co-founder of Scan, which was acquired by Snapchat for $54 million in 2014. The company, which was formed in 2011 by three friends, Kirk Ouimet, Ben Turley, and Garrett, had created a technology that Snapchat later used to develop the 'Snapcode'.
How much did the bucket list family make?In total, Bucket List Studios received $7 million from 34 investors who have put in funding in the $100,000 to $3 million range — and $3 million from around 30,000 investors at the $100 level, according to Gee.
How much is the company Scan worth?The net worth of Scan App was $54 million when it was acquired by Snapchat in 2014.
|