Matthew Carriker, also known by his YouTube channel name as DemolitionRanch, is an American YouTuber who is known for his gun-related content. The channel receives around a million views every day, and since its inception in 2011, it has amassed 10 million subscribers. It is also estimated that these gains at least several, if not tens of thousands of subscribers on a daily basis.
Channels[]
Carriker has two additional spin-off channels, called Vet Ranch and Off The Ranch.
The Vet Ranch channel was started in 2014, and aims to raise awareness of homeless animals that need medical attention. Dr. Matt Carriker and his team also rescue and care for a range of animals who are brought to the ranch. Since starting the channel in 2014, Vet Ranch has gained almost three million subscribers.
Off The Ranch is Matt's third YouTube channel, which features his family life and personal endeavors, aside from shooting guns and rescuing animals. Much of Off The Ranch's content involves Matt's children and his wife. Off The Ranch was started in 2017, and in seven years, has amassed over three million subscribers.
History[]
Matt studied at Texas A&M University and graduated with his Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences degree in 2008. However, it wasn't until 2012 that he obtained his veterinary license. He is extremely passionate about the care of animals, and up until 2018 still practiced as a vet. Matt has since ceased seeing clients. Although, despite his YouTube success, he still owns the Fair Oaks Veterinary Clinic, which he bought from his father in 2017.
Death of Mark[]
Mark, one of the members of the channel and one of the brothers of Matt, was diagnosed with a very rare type of sinus cancer: SMARC-B1 deficient sinonasal carcinoma. He was only the 40th person MD Anderson have found with this type of cancer since 2015 when it was first discovered. They caught it early enough and Mark began treatment in 2018. A GoFundMe was made for this purpose. However, he passed away in 2019.
Trivia[]
- His net worth is estimated to be over 2 million.
- He is a qualified veteranian.
- The other brother of Matt is OperatorDrewski, who plays military-style video games.