Many people consider <strong>Brian Shaw the strongest man ever.</strong> And he definitely has some claim on it. He won the <strong>Arnold Strongman Classic</strong> and <strong>World’s Strongest Man</strong> contest in the <strong>same year two times</strong>. He accomplished that feat in <strong>2011 and 2015</strong>. And he is the first man to do it. Now, he works as a popular <strong>YouTube personality.</strong> How much is Brian Shaw&#8217;s fortune?



Shaw created his channel to<strong> produce content</strong> entertaining to viewers with <strong>world-class feats of strength.</strong> He also helps others<strong> improve their body and mind.</strong> Brian won <strong>World’s Strongest Man competition</strong> in <strong>2011, 2013, 2015, </strong>and <strong>2016.</strong> Now, the <strong>4-time champion</strong> talks about the s<strong>trongman diet, nutrition, workouts, routines,</strong> and much more.



Brian is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist. And an ambassador of the strongman sport. <strong>As of August 2020, Brian Shaw net worth is more than $1 million.</strong>




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	<td class=”column-1″>Name:</td><td class=”column-2″>Brian Keith Shaw</td>
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	<td class=”column-1″>Birthday:</td><td class=”column-2″>February 26, 1982</td>
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	<td class=”column-1″>Net Worth:</td><td class=”column-2″>$1 million</td>
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	<td class=”column-1″>Height:</td><td class=”column-2″>2.03 m</td>
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	<td class=”column-1″>Occupation:</td><td class=”column-2″>American Professional Strongman Competitor</td>
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<h2>Career Ups and Downs</h2>

Born in <strong>Fort Lupton, Colorado</strong>, Brian started his <strong>career in 2005</strong> by entering the<strong> Denver Strongest Man contest</strong> with no formal training. Both of his parents were taller than average. And he had uncles of exceptional stature. So, in a way, height was always in his genes.



During his high school years, he <strong>excelled in basketball</strong>. After high school, he enrolled in <em>Otero Junior College</em> in <strong>La Junta, Colorado.</strong> He formed an inside combination with <strong>Bob Austin</strong> and led the <em>Rattlers</em>. After Otero, he got a <strong>full basketball scholarship</strong> at <em>Black Hills State University</em>. There, he got his <strong>degree in wellness management.</strong>



Even during his basketball career, <strong>Brian loved weights</strong>. He got hooked on them. The weight room served as his sanctuary. In<strong> October 2005</strong>, he entered the <strong>Denver Strongest Man contest with no formal training.</strong> And he <strong>won the competition</strong>. Seven months later, he <strong>joined the professional ranks.</strong>



In 2009 he entered the <strong>Strongest Man on Earth competition in Canada.</strong> He finished in <strong>third</strong>, but he was the <strong>only man to lift six Atlas stones</strong> weighing between<strong> 300 and 425lbs</strong>. For his next competition, he went to <strong>Romania</strong> and competed in the <strong>World Strongman Super Series</strong>. In September the same year, he traveled to<strong> Valletta for the World’s Strongest Man contest.</strong>



In his<strong> first World’s Strongest Man competition</strong>, Shaw made it to the podium. And his career really took off.



In 2010, he qualified for the finals at the <strong>World’s Strongest Man in Sun City, South Africa.</strong> He lost to <strong>Zydrunas Savickas</strong>, the former champion. They were tied at the end of the finals, but the system of scoring counts places throughout the finals. Savickas had<strong> 2 first places and 1 second place</strong> while <strong>Shaw had 2 first places and 1 fourth place.</strong>



By the end of 2010, he <strong>won the Strongman Super Series Swedish Grand Prix</strong>. The next two years were some of his best. In 2011, he won the <strong>Arnold Strongman Classic</strong> and <strong>World’s Strongest Man</strong> in the same year. Brian was the <strong>first person to ever do that.</strong>



<strong>In 2011,</strong> at the <strong>World’s Strongest Man competition</strong>, he finally beat out <strong>Zydrunas Savickas</strong>. He took first place by beating him on the f<strong>inal event, the Atlas Stones.</strong> Shaw beat Savickas again in <strong>2013</strong> on the Atlas stones. <strong>He won the World’s Strongest Man competition again in 2015 and 2016.</strong>



In October 2018 he competed in the <strong>World’s Ultimate Strongman competition in Dubai.</strong> He struggled with some of the events including the <strong>deadlift</strong>. He trained with different bar height. Brian also <strong>struggled at the yoke</strong>. But eventually, he performed well, lifting all the objects in the overhead medley. He finished<strong> just one point behind Hafthor Bjornsson</strong> going into the final event.



In the final event, he <strong>lifted all six Atlas stones</strong>, but that wasn’t enough to surpass <strong>Bjornsson</strong>.



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Now, Shaw operates his <em>YouTube channel,</em> <em>ShawStrength</em>. He took a <strong>break from strongman competition</strong> to focus on his media career.



<strong>In 2019,</strong> he took part in <strong>The Strongest Man in History mini-series</strong> on <em>History Channel.</em> In the first episode, he<strong> pulled a 12,000 pounds Viking ship</strong> on a <strong>60 feet incline course</strong>. Here are some of <strong>his Strongman records:</strong>



&#8211; Deadlift with straps –<strong> 1,014lbs</strong>



&#8211; Rogue Elephant Bar Deadlift with straps –<strong> 1,021lbs</strong>



&#8211; Hummer Tire Strongman Deadlift with straps – <strong>1,140lbs</strong>



&#8211; Log Lift – <strong>440lbs</strong>



&#8211; Atlas Stone/Manhood Stone – <strong>560lbs</strong>



&#8211; Keg Toss – <strong>8 kegs in 16.59 seconds</strong>



&#8211; Keg Toss – <strong>7.25m</strong>



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<h2>Net Worth</h2>

Brian Shaw earned a lot of money through his <strong>Strongman competition</strong>. But <em>YouTube</em> generates <strong>much more revenue</strong>. As of 2020, his channel has more than <strong>1.5 million subscribers</strong> and generated more than<strong> 200 million views</strong> so far.



Brian gets an average of <strong>260,000 views per day</strong> from different sources. That generates more than <strong>$1,300 per day</strong> in revenue or more than <strong>$480,000 per year</strong> from ads alone.



He makes extra income through <strong>prize money</strong> from competitions. For comparison, the prize money range between <strong>$80,000</strong> and <strong>$100,000</strong> depending on his ranking. And to top it all, he has <strong>sponsorship deals</strong> with ark <em>Bell Sling Shot, Rogue Fitness</em>, and <em>Redcon1</em>.</p>
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