He was dumped out early in the Bahrain and Dutch Masters, before losing to Michael van Gerwen in the first round at the first night of Premier League darts in Belfast.
Bunting - who beat Littler on his way to claiming the Bahrain Darts title in January - has more than 65,000 YouTube subscribers.
Littler also dug into what a successful year would look like, saying: "Ideally, I want to retain the Premier League.
LUKE Littler is poised to rival Stephen Bunting in a new way by starting a similar side hustle.
The list does not include winners from the pre-Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) era or BDO world champions.
