Card game smash hit I made when I was 7 years old, becoming a billionaire...I want to buy Lamborghini
Aug 07, 2025
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According to U.S. media such as the Seattle Times and the New York Times, Alex Butler (15) of Seattle is the talk of the town.
He first created a card game 'Taco vs Burrito' when he was seven years old. The game is currently ranked as the No. 1 bestseller on the shopping site Amazon.
Butler's parents, Leslie Pearson and Mark Butler, actively supported the game their son created.
When his son showed a serious willingness to commercialize the game, the family began collecting production costs through crowdfunding sites.
The family raised about $25,000 (W35 million), and later founded 'Hot Taco Inc.' to select a manufacturer, and started selling the game for $20 on Amazon.
The result was beyond imagination. By 2018, the family had grossed about $1.1 million (W1.5 billion), and the game became an Amazon bestseller.
Recently, Butler sold his original game to Wisconsin-based 'PlayMonster' in a cash deal.
The exact amount has not been disclosed, but many people are speculating that "many zeros" may have been attached.
Butler is not particularly attached to the game or anything like that. I just wanted to get as much money as I could."
Also "I'm still discussing with my family how to spend the money, but I want to buy a Lamborghini, a luxury sports car." he said.
Meanwhile, an increasing number of teenagers in the United States, like Butler, are making profits online.
There are also reports that two in five American teenagers are learning how to make money online.
"In the past, we needed to find a place to sell products, build a payment system, and create a customer community to start a business, but now everything is possible with a smartphone and the Internet," one expert said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
