Who is MrBeast? | The Sun

IT'S FAIR to say MrBeast is a YouTube legend, thanks to his massive following.

He is also one of the few content creators to surpass 100million subscribers on YouTube.

Who is MrBeast?

Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, was born in Wichita, Kansas on May 7, 1998.

He first joined Youtube originally uploading videos of video game playthroughs and net worth estimates of fellow YouTubers.

In January of 2017, he uploaded a video of him counting to 100,000, which took a total of 40 hours.

After going viral, he joined a competition from PewDiePie to become the most-subscribed channel on Youtube.

He launched a virtual restaurant in 2020, MrBeast Burger. Various restaurants are able to purchase franchise rights to Beast Burger, and customers are also able to order the burgers via online delivery services.

MrBeast has also launched his own charity, Beast Philanthropy. He joined forces with NASA engineer Mark Rober to raise money for millions of trees to be planted, known as Team Trees.

How many subscribers does MrBeast have?

In June 2022, MrBeast became one of few content creators to surpass 100million subscribers on YouTube.

As of September 2023, he has a whopping 181million people subscribing to his channel.

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He joined Youtube back in February 2012, according to his account.

Since going viral in 2017, MrBeast has given away millions of dollars to various viewers.

He has donated over 100 cars, gave away a private island and over 100 PS4s and even gave away $1million in one video.

What is MrBeast's net worth?

MrBeast has a net worth of $110million.

As a result of brand deals and video views, the Youtuber is also able to give away large sums of money without it affecting his personal net worth.

Known as "Youtube's biggest philanthropist," MrBeast began his donations when he started getting sponsorships from companies, such as Quid.

He started giving money away to whoever he could: the homeless, Twitch streamers, family, friends, and followers.

At one point, he walked around his city handing out $1,000 to multiple homeless people in the area.

As his popularity grows, so does the amount of money MrBeast gives away.

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