My gaming website makes $15K per month

Who are you and what business did you start?

My name is Maddox Schmidlkofer, and I’m the founder of DuckMath, a viral unblocked games platform I started when I was 16 so I could play games in class. Today, DuckMath serves students across the U.S. who are looking for fast, actually unblocked games in class (we own 20+ domains), and it’s become one of the most recognizable brands in the unblocked games space.

What makes DuckMath special is that it combines simple tech with massive distribution. I built everything myself and scaled the platform almost entirely through short-form video marketing, using TikTok to reach millions of students. That mix of clever engineering to keep the site unblocked and short form marketing helped the site explode in growth. At its peak, DuckMath generates $15K–$20K per month in revenue.

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How do you come up with the idea for DuckMath?

I came up with DuckMath in a odd way. I saw someone on TikTok who was younger than me building...