Coyote Peterson’s Net Worth 2025: If you’re an animal enthusiast, you might be wondering how much Coyote Peterson is worth. To satisfy your curiosity, we will take you through the biography, salary, earnings, and net worth of Coyote Peterson. What’s more, you’ll also learn how the popular YouTuber makes his money.
Who is Coyote Peterson and How Much is He Worth?
| Full Name | Nathaniel ‘Coyote’ Peterson |
| Date of Birth | |
| Profession | YouTuber and Wildlife Educator |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.8m) |
| Country | United States of America |
| Source of Wealth | YouTube |
| Net Worth | $15 Million |
| Last Updated | July, 2025 |
Coyote Peterson is an American YouTuber, wildlife educator, and host of Animal Planet’s series ‘Coyote Peterson: Brave the wild’. He is however famous for his YouTube Channel: ‘Brave Wilderness’ where he largely posts his adventures with animals. Currently, the channel has about 19.3 million subscribers with total views of over 4 billion.
Early Life
Coyote Peterson was born on September 1, 1981, in Newbury, Ohio. He attended Notre Dame Cathedral Latin High School before proceeding to Ohio University to study Film.
At a young age, Peterson became interested in animals, and exploring their world became a thing of passion. He joined his father at his backyard fishing pond and also went on various trips to different places which piqued his interests the more. Interestingly, he used to catch and hold dangerous animals with his bare hands at a very young age.
Worthy of note is the fact that though Coyote Peterson has not had any formal education in any biological science course and neither has he been trained on any animal handling method, this he has consistently stated to his viewers on multiple videos, so they don’t try to recreate his animals handling methods.
Professional Career
Coyote Peterson started posting videos on his YouTube Channel, ‘Brave Wilderness’ in 2014. He has hosted several series on the channel including a ‘bug attack’ video he unintentionally made in 2016. He also made a video in 2018 where he let a murder hornet sting him. Coyote has gone ahead to let a number of creatures sting him in a lot of his videos. All these he has done as a response to his enthusiastic audience on YouTube.
On February 3, 2019, the Television special, ‘Coyote Peterson: Return to Wilderness’ debuted after it was announced that the Brave Wilderness crew would be creating a TV program on Animal Planet on November 16, 2018. The series ‘Coyote Peterson: Brave the Wild’ premiered on Animal Planet on February 9, 2020. A show where he equally takes on his exciting albeit wild adventures with all kinds of animals.
Coyote Peterson has also published a number of books all centred on animals; his adventures with them, experiences, interactive guides, their character traits…to name a few.
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Personal Life
Coyote has decided to keep his personal life away from the media. However, it is well-known that he is married, but much is not known about his wife. Together, they have a couple a daughter named, Pup Peterson, she has also appeared in many of his YouTube videos.
Awards and Recognitions
In 2015, one of Coyote Peterson’s YouTube Series; ‘Breaking Trail’ won an Emmy Award for youth/teen programs. He also holds the 2 Guinness World Records for the most subscribed YouTube channel dedicated to animals and the most-viewed animal channel.
In May 2021, Coyote and his teammate Mark Vins participated in a video call with President Joe Biden to promote COVID-19 vaccinations. His YouTube channel ‘Brave Wilderness’ has a whopping 19.3 million subscribers as of August 2021 and has views in billions which is no mean feat.
Coyote Peterson Net Worth, Salary and Earnings 2025
Coyote Peterson has an estimated net worth of $15 million. His main source of earnings is his YouTube Channel. With a YouTube subscriber of over 19.3 million, he receives an average revenue of $20,000 per day ($7.3 million per annum) from his Youtube page alone.
He averages 30 million video views monthly with total video views of 4.2 billion on YouTube. He has indeed made a fortune from churning out great content through several media.
Summary
Coyote Peterson is an American YouTuber, wildlife Educator, and author. He is however famous for his YouTube Channel: ‘Brave Wilderness’ where he largely posts his adventures with animals. Currently, his net worth is estimated at $15 million and the earnings. His net worth comes from his earnings from his YouTube channels.
