Hustlers University Success Stories in Students' Own Words

People who search for Hustlers University success stories are usually asking one thing: did it work for anyone? Hustlers University is the old name of The Real World, an online learning platform where one membership opens every campus. The first-hand evidence is The Real World’s own student interviews, and this page goes through 18 of those students, campus by campus, in their own words. For the bigger question of whether to join, see the honest review of whether The Real World is worth it.

Is Hustlers University the same as The Real World?

Yes. Hustlers University ran on Discord, and it became The Real World, with its own app and every campus in one membership. The full story of the change is in Hustlers University vs The Real World.

Several students in these interviews joined under the old name:

• Ronan (Copywriting, Canada), interviewed by Tristan Tate, found Andrew Tate through Fresh and Fit, then joined “Hustler’s University 1.0 or 2.0 in Discord” (1:04).
• Giannis, also interviewed by Tristan Tate: “I joined, back then, Hustlers University. It was on Discord.” (1:01; Giannis’s case study)
• Saad (Copywriting, Morocco) saw a Tate podcast and says the program was called Hustler University at first, before it was rebranded as The Real World (0:25).
• Earl (Copywriting, Kenya) says Earl joined in December 2021 (0:11), when there were under 5,000 members (0:00).

Where do these success stories come from?

Every story here comes from an interview video The Real World made and published to promote itself. The platform chose who to interview, and it wrote the caption shown beside each video on its home page, usually a “New revenue” figure. Many interviews end with the same question: is it a scam for $50? That makes the videos a primary source for what each student said, but not proof of the figures. Nobody shows accounts, and The Real World publishes no success rate.

How this page uses them:

• Quotes are the student’s own words, with the time in the video. Each quoted line was checked against two separate machine transcripts of the audio. Where the two disagreed on a word, the line is described rather than quoted.
• Captions are labelled as The Real World’s captions, and where a caption differs from what the student says, both are shown. The method is explained in how to read Real World income claims.
• The price in the videos is the old one. Students mention $49 or $50 a month. Membership is $99 a month, or $996 a year, today (checked October 19, 2026).
• The videos carry no dates. The ones used here were on The Real World’s home page by June 2023 or February 2024, and Dan mentions “this year in 2023”.

The students at a glance

Each figure is the student’s own, in the student’s own words; the sections below say what each student was doing before. Results vary, and none of this predicts what a new member would earn. Before relying on any of these numbers, read how to read Real World income claims.

Student (campus)	What the student says	The Real World’s caption
Belmin (Copywriting)	First project 250 bucks after two months; later 2 to 3K a month; up to 20K euros in a year	$10,000/month
Paul (Copywriting)	Four or five thousand in an average month	$5k/month
Earl (Copywriting)	Upward of 45,000 in total; later “upwards of sixty grand”	$45,000/18 months
Ronan (Copywriting)	Around eight grand a month	$8K/month
Jordan (Freelancing)	February: 23,000 revenue, about 8,500 profit	$60,000/60 days
Ted (Freelancing)	First win of $600 within 30 days	$3,000/month
Jacob (Ecommerce)	About 60K a month revenue, 12 to 15K profit	£20k/month
Dana (Ecommerce)	Over $100,000 so far	$20k/month
Sotiris (Ecommerce)	Almost 7,000 euros last month	$7k/month
Matteo (Ecommerce)	Around 35,000 euros of sales in about three months	$4k/month
Ryan (Ecommerce)	25,000 revenue, 7,000 profit in two months	$2k+/month
Nox (Business Mastery)	$180,000 a month (earlier interview)	$200k/month
Ramy (Business Mastery)	From around 4k to around 12k a month	$12k/month
Mena (Content Creation)	Close to five figures since joining	$2k+/month
Seth (Content Creation + AI)	About 6,000 in copywriting; now over 100 grand a year	$10k/month
Giannis (Content Creation + AI)	Around $600,000 in the last six months	$100K/month
Brice (Sales)	Give or take seven grand last month	$7,000/month
Dan (Amazon FBA)	First sale of $22; won’t give exact figures	$10k+/month

Copywriting (now Strategic Marketing): Belmin, Paul, Earl and Ronan

The Copywriting campus is now called Strategic Marketing; the Strategic Marketing campus page covers what it teaches today.

Belmin (Belgium) was a business student with a weekend job when an Andrew Tate post on YouTube led to the sign-up page. The Real World assigned Belmin to Copywriting, and Belmin put in about one hour a day: “after two months, I got my first client, and I made 250 bucks for my first project” (1:16). Belmin says that one project paid for five months of membership (1:40). Then came more projects and retainers, and “at some point I was just making 2 to 3K a month just from the real world” (2:15). Over one year: “I made up to like 20K in euros” (2:36). The caption says “$10,000/month”. The bigger figures later in the video are joint with a business partner, so they aren’t used here. Belmin’s case study has the whole interview.

Paul (Ireland) studied maths for four years, found no job and worked in a supermarket. A couple of months of copywriting were enough to leave the job, Paul says, and now: “in the average month I probably make four or five thousand” (1:22). Paul also works with two friends who joined at a similar time: “between our joint businesses, we tend to make over 10k a month” (1:34). The caption, “$5k/month”, is close to Paul’s own figure.

Earl (Kenya) took a loan to join (0:47), and says a first client about two to three weeks in paid it off (1:13). Since then: “upward of 45,000” in total (2:02). In a later interview with Tristan Tate, Earl puts it at “upwards of sixty grand” (2:19). Two videos, two figures: both are Earl’s own, said at different times.

Ronan (Canada), interviewed by Tristan Tate, was fixing dishwashers: “I was making roughly like two grand a month back then” (2:28). Now: “I’m making around eight grand per month” (2:47). Ronan says “I’m 22” (0:12); the caption says 21.

Freelancing (now Client Acquisition): Jordan and Ted

The Freelancing campus is now Client Acquisition.

Jordan (UK) gives the clearest before and after in the set: “I was delivering parcels, 12 hour shifts, only getting 100 pounds per day” (2:11). Jordan started on February 13 and, unusually, splits revenue from profit when asked: “February revenue was twenty three thousand. Profit was around about eight and a half.” (2:41) The next month: “34K in revenue, 12K profit” (2:50). The caption reads “$60,000/60 days”, which is revenue, not profit, and Jordan talks about “sixty thousand pound in revenue” (3:25), so the caption’s dollar sign doesn’t match Jordan’s own currency either. Jordan’s case study has the whole interview.

Ted (Kenya) says: “I spent the last $49 that I had” (0:08). Ted studied the outreach lessons day in, day out, and “within the 30 days I got my first win”, adding: “$600 to me, that was life-changing money” (0:29). The caption says “$3,000/month”, a figure Ted doesn’t give in that video. In a later interview with Tristan Tate, Ted says “I’ve made upwards of 30 grand” after about five months inside (4:40). Ted’s age differs too: Ted says “at the age of 20” (0:51) and the caption says 18.

Ecommerce: Jacob, Dana, Sotiris, Matteo and Ryan

Four Ecommerce students have full case studies on this site, each with the video, the transcript and every figure checked. The Ecommerce campus page covers the campus itself.

• Jacob (Northern Ireland, UK), interviewed by Tristan Tate, had no e-commerce experience and kept a full-time job: “revenue is about 60K a month and I’d put 20% profit margin on that. So probably 12 to 15K profit a month at the moment.” (5:05) No currency is given. Jacob’s case study.
• Dana (Australia) was in “a well-paid construction job, 200 grand a year” (1:18) and “ended up quitting my job before I even made any money in it” (1:51). Since then: “I’ve done over $100,000 so far.” (2:06) Dana also says: “It could take people one month to make money, but it might take people a year.” (4:09) Dana’s case study.
• Sotiris (Greece) was making “maybe one to one and a half thousand euros per month” (2:00), and “last month I made almost 7,000 euros” (2:13). The caption calls that profit; Sotiris doesn’t. Sotiris’s case study.
• Matteo (Italy) started the store before joining, so part of the figure predates The Real World: “so far, I’m around 35,000 euros of sales” (2:40). That is sales, not profit. Matteo’s case study.

Ryan (USA) started in the stocks campus, “didn’t do too well in there” and switched to e-commerce (0:53). For the last two months: “I’ve made about twenty five thousand revenue, about seven grand in profit” (1:21). The caption says “$2k+/month” and that the store is “heading for $500,000 by the end of the year”, which Ryan doesn’t say.

Business Mastery: Nox and Ramy

Neither of these started from zero, and both say so. The campus is covered on the Business Mastery campus page.

Nox (USA) says: “I had been in the consulting field for 10 years.” (0:19) After a divorce, Nox had “about three grand” left (0:40). In the earlier of two interviews, Nox says: “we’re doing $180,000 a month” (1:06). The caption says “$200k/month”. Nox’s case study has both interviews.

Ramy (Netherlands) runs a web design agency that was about three years old when Ramy joined The Real World “exactly a year ago” (0:33). The change Ramy describes: “We did around 4k roughly a month with the web design agency” (1:49), and after applying the lessons on focus and marketing, “now we’re around 12k a month” (2:02). The caption matches. Ramy’s case study.

Content Creation and AI: Mena, Seth and Giannis

All three were interviewed by Tristan Tate, and each has a case study. The campus is now called AI Creative in the app; see the Content Creation + AI campus page.

• Mena (Ghana) already ran a business: “I’ve run my business for eight years now, and I joined the campus in May this year.” (2:07) Since then: “I’ve made close to five figures” (4:09). The caption says “$2k+/month”. Mena’s case study.
• Seth (USA) was a landscaper and says: “For a long time, I didn’t make any money inside The Real World, for I think four or five months.” (1:32) Then: “I made about 6,000 just in copywriting” (3:43), and “now I’m getting paid, like, I’m making over 100 grand a year” (3:45). Seth’s own story is copywriting, though the caption files it under Content Creation & AI. Seth’s case study.
• Giannis (Greece, living in Germany) worked night shifts in the car industry and lost money first in the crypto campus. Giannis says: “The last six months, I’ve earned around $600,000, and I’m earning consistently six figures every month since then.” (2:18) Giannis doesn’t say what the money comes from, or whether it is revenue or profit. Giannis’s case study.

Sales and Amazon FBA: Brice and Dan

Brice (Australia) learned sales from the lessons in what Brice calls the marketing bootcamp, and works “as like an independent contractor”, selling a team’s product (1:27). The figure: “In the last month, I made give or take seven grand” (1:43). The caption matches, and says the Sales lessons were part of the Marketing Campus; this site covers that campus on the Marketing campus page.

Dan (USA) earned $70,000 a year in a corporate job and declines to give exact figures: “Well, I don’t want to disclose exact figures.” (0:12) Dan says the first month’s income inside The Real World was double the old monthly pay (0:27), and gives the start in detail: access on November 23, the Amazon FBA campus opened the following Sunday, and “I made my first sale of $22” on December 5 (1:42). The caption says Dan “earned $50,000 within 4 months”, a figure that isn’t in Dan’s words. Amazon FBA isn’t on The Real World’s current campus list.

What do these stories have in common?

Reading them side by side, three things recur. These are patterns in 18 hand-picked videos, not rules:

1. The first money was usually small. 250 bucks for Belmin, $600 for Ted, a $22 sale for Dan.
2. The wins channel mattered to them. Belmin, Earl and Ronan all point to other members’ posted wins as what made it feel real.
3. Several had a head start. Nox had ten years of consulting, Ramy an agency, Mena an eight-year business, Matteo a store, and Brice works inside someone else’s sales team.

How long the first result took varies widely, from Ted’s 30 days to Seth’s four or five months.

What these success stories can’t tell you

• They are promotional, and selected. The Real World chose these students and published the videos to sell memberships. People for whom it didn’t work aren’t interviewed.
• No figure is verified. Nobody shows accounts. Some figures are revenue, some profit, and some don’t say.
• Captions and words differ. Dan, Ted, Ryan and Jordan are examples above; more are in how to read Real World income claims. Where they differ, the student’s own words are the better evidence of what was claimed, and neither is proof.
• Some started with a business. A jump from 4k to 12k a month at an existing agency is a different story from starting at zero.
• The videos are old. Most look like 2023, when membership was $49 or $50. It is $99 a month now, and campus names have changed.
• Results vary. Nothing here is a typical result or a promise. Some members make nothing, and The Real World’s Terms of Use say it doesn’t guarantee any financial outcome.

What to do next

All of these interviews, and more, are on the student interviews page, and the full write-ups are on the case studies page. If you’re weighing up whether to join, read the Hustlers University review next. If you’ve decided, the current plans are on the plan page.