American YouTuber (born 1998)
MrBeast MrBeast in 2023
Born James Stephen Donaldson
(1998-05-07 ) May 7, 1998 (age 26) Origin Greenville, North Carolina , U.S.[1] Other names Jimmy Donaldson MrBeast6000 Education Greenville Christian Academy Occupations Partners
Maddy Spidell (2019–2022)
Thea Booysen (2022–present)
[2] [3] Signature Website mrbeast .store Channel Years active 2012–present Genres Subscribers
261 million (main channel)
404 million (combined)[a]
[4] Total views
49 billion (main channel)
71 billion (combined)
[4] Associated acts
100,000 subscribers 2016[5] 1,000,000 subscribers 2017[6] 10,000,000 subscribers 2018[6] 50,000,000 subscribers 2021 100,000,000 subscribers 2022
Last updated: May 26, 2024
James Stephen "Jimmy " Donaldson [b] (born May 7, 1998), better known by his online alias MrBeast , is an American YouTuber , online personality, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is known for his fast-paced and high-production videos, which feature elaborate challenges and large giveaways.[13] With over 261 million subscribers, he is the most-subscribed individual on YouTube and the second-most-subscribed channel overall .
Donaldson grew up in Greenville, North Carolina . He began posting videos to YouTube in early 2012, at the age of 13,[14] under the handle MrBeast6000 . His early content ranged from Let's Plays to "videos estimating the wealth of other YouTubers".[15] He went viral in 2017 after his "counting to 100,000" video earned tens of thousands of views in just a few days, and he has become increasingly popular ever since, with most of his videos gaining tens of millions of views.[15] His videos became increasingly grand and extravagant.[16] Once his channel took off, Donaldson hired some of his childhood friends to co-run the brand. As of 2023, the MrBeast team is made up of over 250 people, including Donaldson himself.[17] Other than MrBeast, Donaldson runs the YouTube channels Beast Reacts, MrBeast Gaming, MrBeast 2 (formerly MrBeast Shorts)[18] and the philanthropy channel Beast Philanthropy.[19] [20] He formerly ran MrBeast 3 (initially MrBeast 2), which is now inactive.[21] [22]
Donaldson is the founder of MrBeast Burger , Feastables , and also a co-creator of Team Trees , a fundraiser for the Arbor Day Foundation that has raised over $23 million for its campaigns.[23] [24] He also co-founded Team Seas , a fundraiser for Ocean Conservancy and The Ocean Cleanup that has raised over $30 million.[25] Donaldson won the Creator of the Year award four years in a row at the Streamy Awards in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023; he also won the Favorite Male Creator award twice at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in 2022 and 2023 . In 2023, Time named him as one of the world's 100 most influential people .[26] He has ranked on the Forbes list for the highest paid YouTube creator in 2022[27] and has an estimated net worth of $500 million.[28]
^ YouTube star, Greenville's own MrBeast rethinks old notions of philanthropy Archived July 18, 2022, at the Wayback Machine . Wnct.com . Retrieved July 18, 2022.
^ Cheong, Charissa. "Everything we know about MrBeast's rumored relationship with a Twitch streamer who says she met him 'by accident' " . Insider . Retrieved August 2, 2023 .
^ Mussen, Maddy (June 29, 2023). "MrBeast: the YouTuber on track to become a billionaire" . Evening Standard . Archived from the original on August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023 .
^ a b "About MrBeast" . YouTube .
^ Donaldson, Jimmy (July 8, 2016). "100,000 SUBSCRIBERS.EXE" . YouTube . Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2019 .
^ a b "MrBeast's YouTube stats" . Social Blade . Archived from the original on July 27, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022 .
^ Karl, Chris (November 30, 2021). "How MrBeast's Squid Game Was Made Revealed In BTS Video" . Screen Rant . Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023 .
^ Asuncion, Joseph (December 3, 2021). "MrBeast's viral Squid Game video is breaking every YouTube record | ONE Esports" . ONE Esports . Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023 .
^ Singh, Ishan (November 30, 2021). "Inside YouTuber MrBeast's real-life Squid Game – that cost US$3.5 million" . South China Morning Post . Archived from the original on July 13, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023 .
^ India Today Lifestyle Desk. "Is YouTuber MrBeast really going to die in 3 years? Here's the truth" . India Today . Archived from the original on June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023 .
^ North Carolina Secretary of State . "Registered Agent James Stephen Donaldson" . sosnc.gov . Archived from the original on June 11, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023 .
^ MrBeastStaff (October 23, 2022). "James Stephen Donaldson" . r/MrBeast . Archived from the original on June 11, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023 .
^ Lloyd, Andrew; Cheong, Charissa; Theil, Michele. "From fan to friendly rival, here's how MrBeast's 10-year journey to overtake PewDiePie as YouTube's biggest creator finally paid off" . Insider . Retrieved November 25, 2023 .
^ "Night Media Signs Top Influencer, 'MrBeast' " . Business Wire . January 23, 2019. Archived from the original on May 26, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019 .
^ a b Asarch, Steven (April 2, 2019). "How YouTuber MrBeast Pulled Off a Real-life Battle Royale in three Weeks" . Newsweek . Archived from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019 .
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^ "MrBeast: Overview" . LinkedIn . LinkedIn Corporation. Archived from the original on August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023 .
^ "MrBeast Shorts - YouTube" . YouTube . November 5, 2022. Archived from the original on November 5, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022 .
^ Weiss, Geoff (May 15, 2020). "MrBeast Just Launched A Gaming Channel. Now He's Looking To Hire An Editor" . Tubefilter . Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021 .
^ "Beast Philanthropy Official Site - Help End Hunger" . Beastphilanthropy.org . Archived from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022 .
^ "MrBeast 3 - YouTube" . YouTube.com . Archived from the original on November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022 .
^ "MrBeast 2 - YouTube" . YouTube . October 31, 2022. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022 .
^ "Help Us Plant 20 Million Trees – Join #TeamTrees" . teamtrees.org . Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ Leskin, Paige (December 19, 2019). "YouTuber MrBeast's tree-planting campaign reached its goal of raising $20 million. Here's the list of prominent people who have donated, including Elon Musk, Jeffree Star, and even the CEO of YouTube" . Business Insider . Archived from the original on February 9, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020 .
^ "Team Seas" . teamseas.org . Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022 .
^ "Time 100" . Time . April 13, 2023. Archived from the original on April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023 .
^ Brown, Abram. "The Highest-Paid YouTube Stars: MrBeast, Jake Paul And Markiplier Score Massive Paydays" . Forbes . Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2023 .
^ Sorvino, Chloe (November 30, 2022). "Could MrBeast Be The First YouTuber Billionaire?" . Forbes . Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023 .
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