Cash Kao: China’s tutors earn fortunes online

In this photo taken on April 26, 2016, Chinese high school physics tutor Liu Jie gives an online lesson from a recording studio in Beijing. With a following of several million teenage fans, China's Liu Jie says he can earn nearly 50,000 USD a month from his online videos and is often recognised on the street. But he is no pop star. A high school physics tutor, Liu belongs to a growing cohort of educators feeding the country's insatiable demand for after school online study. / AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR / TO GO WITH AFP STORY CHINA-EDUCATION-ECONOMY,FOCUS BY TOM HANCOCK

BEIJING: With a following of several million teenage fans, China’s Liu Jie says he can earn nearly US$50,000 (RM203,857) a month from his online videos and is often recognised on the street. But he is no pop star. 

A high school physics tutor, Liu belongs to a growing cohort of educators feeding the country’s insatiable demand for after school online study.