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MrBeast
MrBeast
	Donaldson in 2023
Personal information
Born	James Stephen Donaldson; May 7, 1998 (age 28); Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Education	Pitt Community College (dropped out)
Occupation	YouTuber; businessman; online influencer; philanthropist;
Partner(s)	Thea Booysen (2022–present; engaged);
Website	mrbeast.store
YouTube information
Years active	2012–present
	Updated: March 22, 2026

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James Stephen "Jimmy" Donaldson^{[lower-alpha 1]} (born May 7, 1998), better known as MrBeast, is an American YouTuber, media personality, philanthropist, and businessman. The founder of Beast Industries, a conglomerate that holds various media channels, MrBeast Burger, Feastables, Lunchly and more,^[7] he produces high-paced YouTube videos built around elaborate challenges and grandiose philanthropic efforts, that are noted for their high production values.^[8] With more than 472 million subscribers, his main channel is the most subscribed on YouTube. He also is the third most followed account on TikTok.^[9]^[10]

Donaldson was born in Wichita, Kansas, and raised in Greenville, North Carolina. He began posting videos to YouTube in early 2012^[11] under the handle MrBeast6000. His early uploads ranged from Let's Play videos to estimations of other YouTubers' wealth.^[12] In 2017, after his video "I Counted to 100,000!" drew tens of thousands of views within days, his productions quickly became more extravagant.^[13] As the audience expanded, Donaldson brought longtime friends into the brand and launched companion channels including Beast Reacts (formerly BeastHacks), MrBeast Gaming, MrBeast 2 (formerly MrBeast Shorts),^[14] and Beast Philanthropy.^[15]^[16]

He co-founded Team Trees—a fundraiser for the Arbor Day Foundation that has raised more than $24 million—and launched Lunchly, a food and snack brand rivaling Lunchables.^[17]^[18]^[19] He also co-founded Team Seas, a fundraiser for Ocean Conservancy and The Ocean Cleanup that has raised over $30 million,^[20] and created the reality competition series Beast Games. In 2025, he co-founded Team Water, another fundraiser that raised over 40 million dollars for WaterAid.^[21]^[22]

Donaldson won the Creator of the Year award at the Streamy Awards in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. He also won Favorite Male Creator at the 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. In 2023, Time named him one of the world's 100 most influential people,^[23] and the magazine included him in its 2025 Time 100 Creators list.^[24] Forbes ranked him first among the highest-paid YouTube creators in 2024.^[25] Fortune estimated his net worth at $2.6 billion in 2026.^[26]^[27]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

James Stephen Donaldson^{[lower-alpha 1]} was born in Wichita, Kansas,^[28] on May 7, 1998.^[29] He was mainly raised in Greenville, North Carolina.^[30]^[31] He moved houses often and was under the care of au pairs because his parents, Susan Parisher and Charles Donaldson, worked long hours and served in the military.^[32] His parents divorced in 2007.^[30] In 2016, Donaldson graduated from Greenville Christian Academy, a private evangelical Christian high school in the area.^[33] While at Greenville Christian, Donaldson played baseball as an outfielder for several years.^[34] He briefly attended Pitt Community College in Winterville, North Carolina, before dropping out.^[35]

After dropping out of college, Donaldson and his friends attempted to analyze and understand YouTube's recommendation algorithm to create viral videos.^[36] Donaldson recalled regarding this period, "There's a five-year point in my life where I was just relentlessly, unhealthily obsessed with studying virality, studying the YouTube algorithm. I woke up. I would order Uber Eats food. And then I would just sit on my computer all day just studying shit nonstop with [other YouTubers]."^[30]

YouTube career[edit | edit source]

2012–2017: Early career[edit | edit source]

Current members of the MrBeast crew. From left to right: Karl Jacobs, Nolan Hansen, and Chandler Hallow

Donaldson uploaded his first YouTube video in February 2012, at the age of 13, under the channel name "MrBeast6000".^[37] His early content included Let's Plays focusing on Minecraft and Call of Duty: Black Ops II,^[37] videos estimating the wealth of other YouTubers,^[38] videos that offered tips to upcoming YouTube creators, and commentary on YouTube drama. Donaldson appeared infrequently in these videos.^[37]

In 2015 and 2016, Donaldson gained popularity with his "Worst Intros on YouTube" series, poking fun at YouTube video introductions.^[37] By mid-2016, Donaldson had around 30,000 subscribers. Donaldson dropped out of college in late 2016 to pursue a full-time career as a YouTuber.^[12]^[38] His mother disapproved of his decision and forced him to leave the family home as a result.^[39]

As his channel grew, Donaldson hired four childhood friends—Ava Kris Tyson (at that time named Chris Tyson), Chandler Hallow, Garrett Ronalds, and Jake Franklin—to contribute to his channel.^[39] Franklin left the crew in 2020. Karl Jacobs, previously a cameraman, was promoted to replace him.^[40]^[41]^[42] Tyson left the crew in 2024.^[43]

2017–2020: Rise to fame[edit | edit source]

In January 2017, Donaldson published an almost day-long video of himself counting to 100,000, which became his breakthrough viral video.^[13] The ordeal took him 40 hours, with some parts sped up to "keep it under 24 hours".^[44] Donaldson gained popularity during this period with stunts, such as attempting to break glass using a hundred megaphones, watching paint dry for an hour,^[33] staying underwater for 24 hours, which ended up failing due to health issues, and an unsuccessful attempt to spin a fidget spinner for a day.^[45] By 2018, Donaldson had given out $1 million through his stunts, earning him the title "YouTube's biggest philanthropist".^[39]

In June 2017, Donaldson gained his first brand deal, from a digital collectibles app called Quidd. This partnership funded his first philanthropic video in June 2017, where he gave the entirety of the $10,000 sponsor's fee to a homeless person.^[46] This set the stage for his now-famous brand of large-scale giveaways and philanthropic stunts.^[47]

During the PewDiePie vs. T-Series rivalry in 2018, a competition to become the most-subscribed channel on YouTube, Donaldson bought billboards and numerous television and radio advertisements to help PewDiePie gain more subscribers than T-Series.^[48]^[49] During Super Bowl LIII, he purchased multiple seats for himself and his team, whose shirts spelled out "Sub 2 PewDiePie".^[50]^[51]

In March 2019, Donaldson organized and filmed a real-life battle royale competition in Los Angeles with prizes totaling $200,000 (two games were played, each awarding $100,000) in collaboration with Apex Legends.^[52] Apex Legends publisher Electronic Arts sponsored the event and prize pool.^[53]

In April 2020, Donaldson created a rock, paper, scissors competition stream that featured 32 influencers and a grand prize of $250,000, which, at the time, became YouTube's most-watched live Original event with 662,000 concurrent viewers.^[54] Professional esports player Nadeshot won the event.^[55] In October 2020, Donaldson hosted another influencer tournament. This time, it was trivia, featuring 24 competitors with a grand prize of $300,000. The tournament's winners were siblings Charli and Dixie D'Amelio, which caused controversy due to claims that they cheated.^[56]

2021–present: mainstream success[edit | edit source]

On January 1, 2021, Donaldson released the "YouTube Rewind 2020, Thank God It's Over" video. In Donaldson's video, he explains that he had always believed that YouTubers "should get more say in Rewind", and with this in mind, he decided to call "hundreds of YouTubers". At the end of the video, Donaldson gives a shout-out to PewDiePie, citing him and his 2018 Rewind as the inspiration for Donaldson's Rewind.^[57] Donaldson signed a Facebook and Snapchat content distribution deal with Jellysmack a month later.^[58]^[59]

During a Clubhouse room in February 2021, Donaldson removed entrepreneur Farokh Sarmad after he allegedly said he could not pronounce his name, a move that Sarmad later said was racist. Sarmad's claims were questioned and denied by other Clubhouse users, who were present at the call and argued against Sarmad's claims, claiming that Donaldson removed him and others to make room for women to be more inclusive.^[60]^[61]

In April 2021, Donaldson announced a sponsorship with mobile banking app Current, marking the first time he took an ownership stake as part of a sponsorship deal.^[62] Donaldson stated he struck the deal with Current's SVP of Marketing Adam Hadi, who worked with Donaldson on his first brand deal with Quidd in 2017.^[63]

In November 2021, Donaldson uploaded "$456,000 Squid Game in Real Life!", a recreation of the survival drama streaming television series Squid Game in real life. The video had 456 people compete for a $456,000 cash prize.^[64] It was one of the most-watched YouTube videos of 2021, receiving over 130 million views within a week.^[65] A review of the video in Vice argued that it "badly misunderstood the anti-capitalist message of Squid Game".^[66] Despite this, Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has reacted positively to the recreations and parodies of the series.^[67]

In December 2021, Donaldson created a third influencer tournament featuring 15 competitors with a grand prize of $1 million.^[68]^[69]^[70] In January 2022, Forbes ranked Donaldson as YouTube's highest-earning creator, earning an estimated $54 million in 2021. Forbes stated that his income in 2021 would have placed him 40th in the 2020 Forbes Celebrity 100, earning as much money as Vin Diesel and Lewis Hamilton did in 2020.^[71]^[72]

On July 28, 2022, Donaldson surpassed 100 million subscribers on his main channel, making him the fifth channel and the second individual YouTuber to achieve the milestone.^[73]^[74] On November 17, 2022, Donaldson achieved the Guinness World Record of "Most Subscribers for an Individual Male on YouTube" with his MrBeast channel at 112 million subscribers.^[75] The previous record holder, PewDiePie, had held the record as the most subscribed YouTuber for almost ten years.^[76] Donaldson achieved one billion video views over 30 days on his main YouTube channel in November 2022.^[77] On October 15, 2023, Donaldson surpassed 200 million subscribers.^[78] His YouTube Shorts video "Would You Fly to Paris for a Baguette?" is the most-watched video on his main YouTube channel, having more than 1.5 billion views and 56 million likes as of May 2025.^[79]

On June 2, 2024, Donaldson surpassed India-based music label and film production company T-Series for the title of the most subscribed channel on YouTube, with 267 million.^[9] On July 10, 2024, Donaldson became the first YouTuber to surpass 300 million subscribers.^[80] On July 13, 2024, Donaldson uploaded his 300 million subscribers special, "50 YouTubers Fight for $1,000,000". The video featured guest appearances from Howie Mandel, Miranda Cosgrove, and Joey Chestnut.^[81] This video reached 71 million views in the first 24 hours, becoming Donaldson's most-viewed video within its first 24 hours.^[82] In his video "Beat Ronaldo, Win $1,000,000", Cristiano Ronaldo, Tom Brady, and Bryson DeChambeau made guest appearances.^[83] On April 25, 2025, Donaldson and Uruguayan YouTuber Fede Vigevani hosted an influencer basketball game featuring a team of Spanish-speaking creators and a team of English-speaking creators.^[84] Neymar, Stephen Curry, and Serena Williams, made guest appearances in the video "Beat Neymar, Win $500,000".^[85] On June 1, 2025, Donaldson became the first YouTuber to surpass 400 million subscribers.^[86]^[87]^[88] In January 2026, Beast Industries raised $200 million from Bitmine at a $5 billion valuation.^[89]

Content[edit | edit source]

In his early career, Donaldson primarily uploaded Let's Plays, "best and worst" roundups, and commentary about YouTube culture.^[13]^[37] His present-day videos usually fall into three formats: stunt challenges that demand difficult or risky tasks, so-called "junklord" experiments that rely on an unusually large quantity of a single product, and giveaway competitions that award substantial cash or prizes, often through games.^{[lower-alpha 2]} Giveaway videos remain a defining element of his channel.^[13]

An example of Donaldson's YouTube content

Donaldson designs each video to satisfy YouTube's recommendation algorithm by maximizing click-through rate and viewer retention.^[13] He focuses on striking topics, titles, and thumbnails to encourage clicks,^[90] aiming for concepts he considers "original, creative" and essential viewing.^[91] He favors bold keywords such as "24-hours" and "challenge" in titles,^[36]^[90] pairs them with simple, brightly lit thumbnails,^[92] and introduces the premise within the opening 30 seconds before promising a finale to hold attention through the usual 10–30 minute runtime.^[36]^[13]

Brand sponsorships and Google's AdSense program primarily fund Donaldson's productions.^[93] By 2022 he was reportedly spending about $1 million on each flagship video,^[30] supported by earnings from his lower-cost reaction and gaming channels.^[30] The Verge described the resulting cycle as self-perpetuating, with each viral success attracting larger brand deals and higher AdSense income that fund even bigger giveaways.^[93] Donaldson has said he prefers to reinvest the revenue so he can keep scaling his ideas.^[30]^[94] He also generates additional revenue through ventures that primarily focus on consumer goods, including MrBeast Burger, Lunchly, and Feastables.^[13]^[95]

As of 2023^[update], Donaldson employs over 250 people, from writers to editors to producers.^[96]^[97] Many employees include people familiar with Donaldson, such as friends and family members.^[97] In September 2025, Donaldson uploaded the promotional video "I Bought the NFL", which led to a misunderstanding after some viewers thought he had actually purchased the National Football League. The video was intended to promote YouTube's first-ever free livestream of an NFL game.^[98]

Business ventures[edit | edit source]

Finger on the App[edit | edit source]

In June 2020, Donaldson partnered with Brooklyn art collective MSCHF to launch Finger on the App, a one-off mobile endurance contest where players kept a finger on their phone screen until one person remained to claim $25,000.^[99] The competition ran for more than 70 hours and ended with four winners who each received $20,000.^[100] Its popularity prompted Finger on the App 2, originally slated for December 2020 but delayed until March 2021 after heavy downloads overwhelmed the servers.^[101] The sequel offered a $100,000 grand prize, and the champion outlasted the field for roughly 51 hours while the runner-up earned $20,000.^[102]

Food[edit | edit source]

MrBeast Burger[edit | edit source]

The first physical MrBeast Burger restaurant in New Jersey

Producer Will Hyde told The Wake Weekly in November 2020 that Donaldson would debut MrBeast Burger the following month as a virtual restaurant brand.^[103] His team partnered with Virtual Dining Concepts so existing kitchens could license the menu and fulfill delivery orders through third-party apps.^[103] The concept expanded to more than 2,000 locations worldwide before opening its first physical restaurant at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on September 4, 2022.^[104]^[105]^[106] Donaldson said in 2024 that he was moving on from the venture and sought to close it because of quality concerns that he believed were hurting his brand.^[107]

Feastables[edit | edit source]

Donaldson introduced Feastables in January 2022 with a line of MrBeast Bar chocolates in original, almond, and quinoa crunch flavors.^[108]^[109] The launch campaign included a sweepstakes worth more than $1,000,000, with $10,000 prizes and a challenge that mirrored Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by offering finalists a chance to compete for a chocolate factory.^[108]^[110] A June 2022 video documented the elimination-style competition, featured celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay as a judge, and culminated in a winner choosing between the factory and $500,000 in cash.^[111] Feastables generated an estimated $10 million in sales within its first few months and refreshed its recipes and packaging in February 2024.^[112]^[113]

Lunchly[edit | edit source]

Lunchly-brand "nacho chips with queso blanco and salsa" snack kit

Donaldson unveiled the Lunchly snack-kit brand in September 2024 as a joint venture with fellow creators Olajide "KSI" Olatunji and Logan Paul.^[114] Marketed as a healthier alternative to Lunchables, the kits paired Prime drinks and Feastables chocolate bars with options such as turkey and crackers, nachos with salsa and cheese, or pizza components.^[115]

Investments and partnerships[edit | edit source]

Donaldson invested in the gaming startup Backbone, supporting its Backbone One controller and companion content app for mobile players.^[116]^[117] In March 2021, he partnered with the Creative Juice financial network to launch Juice Funds, a $2 million pool that invests in emerging creators.^[118]^[97] The next month he became a long-term investor and partner in the financial technology company Current, which promoted the deal through giveaways, and he later faced criticism when fans lost money in a cryptocurrency venture he had endorsed.^[119]^[120]^[97]

Donaldson expanded into education in November 2022 by partnering with East Carolina University on a YouTube content-creation course.^[121]^[122] He also appeared as a guest judge on Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars in May 2023.^[123] In 2025, he announced a collaboration with James Patterson on a thriller novel slated for publication by HarperCollins in 2026.^[124]

Step

In February 2026, Donaldson's Beast Industries acquired the youth-oriented fintech app Step.^[125] The app is focused on providing tools to manage money and build credit. In a tweet posted February 9, he expressed a desire to assist young people with increased financial literacy, writing "I want to give millions of young people the financial foundation I never had."^[126]

Television[edit | edit source]

FAST Channel[edit | edit source]

In 2023, a free ad-supported streaming television channel named Mr. Beast that shows only previously released MrBeast YouTube videos began airing on the Roku Channel service.^[127]

Beast Games[edit | edit source]

In March 2024, Donaldson and Amazon MGM Studios announced their plans to create a new reality competition series Beast Games, set to air exclusively on Prime Video. On December 19, 2024, Donaldson released Beast Games on Amazon Prime Video. With 1,000 contestants competing for a $5 million cash prize—the biggest single prize in the history of television and streaming—the show broke numerous Guinness World Records.^[128]^[129] On May 12, 2025, the series was renewed for two additional seasons.^[130] Donaldson stated that his $100 million deal with Amazon was a "poor financial decision" as he lost tens of millions of dollars from Beast Games.^[131]

Beast Games, Amazon, and Donaldson faced criticism after contestants complained that they had been denied food, water, medication, and beds during production. Additionally, several contestants were hospitalized during the first filming sessions, with over a dozen contestants claiming that various injuries had occurred while participating in the challenges and that many had been seen being removed from the arena on stretchers.^[132]^[133] A spokesperson of Donaldson would blame external factors such as the global computer systems outage caused by CrowdStrike's update to its software, "extreme weather and other unexpected logistical and communications issues".^[134]

Beast Land theme park[edit | edit source]

Donaldson opened Beast Land, a temporary amusement park in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia which ran from November 13 to December 27, 2025, as part of Riyadh Season. The theme park featured rides inspired by videos from the MrBeast YouTube channel.^[135]

Philanthropy[edit | edit source]

Team Trees[edit | edit source]

On October 25, 2019, Donaldson and fellow YouTuber Mark Rober launched #TeamTrees on YouTube to raise $20 million for the Arbor Day Foundation by January 1, 2020, so the group could plant one tree per donated dollar by December 2022.^[136]^[137] Creators including Rhett & Link, Marshmello, iJustine, Marques Brownlee, The Slow Mo Guys, Ninja, Simone Giertz, Jacksepticeye, and Smarter Every Day amplified the effort, and the foundation began planting in U.S. national parks that same month.^[136]^[137]

By December 19, the fundraiser had already cleared its $20 million target.^[138] High-profile donors such as Jack Dorsey, Susan Wojcicki, Elon Musk, and Tobias Lütke contributed, along with companies including Discovery, Verizon, and PopCap.^[139]^[140]^[17] Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke made the single largest pledge at 1,000,001 trees.^[141]

As of June 2025^[update], supporters have funded more than 24.8 million trees through the initiative.^[141] A PBS Terra report noted that only six percent of the first 2,000 trees planted in one monitored location survived, highlighting the challenges of long-term reforestation.^[142]

Team Seas[edit | edit source]

On October 29, 2021, Donaldson and Rober introduced #TeamSeas to raise $30 million by January 1, 2022, for the Ocean Conservancy and The Ocean Cleanup, with the goal of removing 30 million pounds (14 million kilograms) of debris from oceans, rivers, and beaches.^[143] Thousands of creators, among them AzzyLand, DanTDM, TommyInnit, LinusTechTips, TierZoo, LEMMiNO, The Infographics Show, Hannah Stocking, Dhar Mann, and Marques Brownlee, promoted the campaign, and BEN plus TubeBuddy's eight-million-creator initiative provided additional reach.^[144]^[145] As of June 2025^[update], contributors have raised more than $34 million ($34,080,191) for the effort.^[146]

Team Water[edit | edit source]

On August 1, 2025, Donaldson and Rober launched #TeamWater to raise $40 million for WaterAid by the end of the month.^[22] The campaign set out to deliver lasting clean-water access for two million people and enlisted more than 3,000 creators to help meet the goal.^[147] As of 22 September 2025^[update], donations exceeded the target, totaling more than $41 million ($41,631,423).^[148]

Beast Philanthropy[edit | edit source]

Donaldson launched the Beast Philanthropy YouTube channel on September 17, 2020, announcing a dedicated food bank and naming longtime collaborator Darren Margolias as executive director.^[151]^[152]^[153] The channel states that it donates all advertising revenue, brand deals, and merchandise proceeds to charity.^[13]^[151]

Beast Philanthropy campaigns have included distributing 10,000 turkeys in Greenville,^[149]^[150] delivering 20,000 pairs of shoes to children in Africa,^[154] building 100 wells for communities with limited access to clean water,^[155] and donating $300,000 in technology to schools.^[156] Donaldson has also produced videos that fund medical procedures, helping 1,000 blind people see again, 1,000 deaf people regain hearing, and 2,000 people walk again.^[157]

Controversies[edit | edit source]

Working conditions[edit | edit source]

Former employees have accused Donaldson of fostering a difficult workplace. Editor Matt Turner told The New York Times that while he worked for Donaldson between February 2018 and September 2019 he was berated almost daily, called a "retard", and often left uncredited for his edits.^[97] Insider reported that Turner described the same allegations in a 2018 video and in an October 2019 Twitter thread.^[158]

Another editor, Nate Anderson, said he left after one week in 2018 because of what he viewed as unreasonable expectations and later received death threats from fans after sharing his experience.^[97]^[158] Nine additional former employees similarly stated that Donaldson could be generous but that his demeanor shifted when the cameras were off.^[97]^[158] Donaldson rejected the accusations, saying that the company maintains high standards without being toxic, and he said he paid Turner $10,000 and recommended him for another job when his contract ended.^[30]

Removal of Ava Kris Tyson[edit | edit source]

On July 24, 2024, Donaldson cut ties with Ava Kris Tyson, an original cast member, after third-party accusations that she had engaged in sexual misconduct with minors and pressured a former employee.^[159] Tyson said she voluntarily stepped away and described the split as mutual, adding that she had only made "bad edgy jokes".^[160]^[161]^[43]

Donaldson announced that an independent investigation was underway.^[162] On November 1, 2024, the law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan said it reviewed interviews with 39 current and former employees and more than 4.5 million documents from mobile and chat platforms, concluding that the allegations were baseless.^[163] The firm reported that alleged victims rejected the claims and said others had used their names without consent.^[43]^[164]

Allegations from DogPack404[edit | edit source]

On July 24, 2024, former employee DogPack404 posted a YouTube video accusing Donaldson of staging contests, running illegal lotteries, falsifying signatures, and misleading viewers.^[165]^[166]^[167] He followed with an interview of former staffer Jake Weddle, who described being denied sleep during productions, said the team employed Jake Franklin's brother-in-law despite his status as a registered sex offender, and alleged that a cameraman tried to intoxicate female participants with paint fumes.^[167] Weddle identified the cameraman as "Delaware", claiming Donaldson knew about his conviction, which stemmed from an incident when Delaware was 16 and the victim was 11.^[168]

Class action lawsuit[edit | edit source]

In September 2024, five former contestants on Beast Games filed a class action lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Donaldson, Amazon, and the show's production partners.^[169] They alleged chronic mistreatment on set, including sexual harassment, unsafe conditions, and unpaid expenses.^[170]^[171] The plaintiffs also said they were pressured to sign illegal contracts and submit false paperwork in order to secure Nevada tax credits for the production.^[172]

Unauthorized tour of Mayan ruins[edit | edit source]

In May 2025, Mexican authorities accused Donaldson of exploiting the Chichén Itzá ruins after he released the video "I Explored 2,000-Year-Old Ancient Temples". Officials said the footage showed him waiting until nightfall, climbing restricted structures, entering a temple, and promoting Feastables products in violation of guidelines for tourists and commercial shoots.^[173]^[174] Donaldson countered that his team held "full permits" and followed the rules, but President Claudia Sheinbaum requested a review of how the permits were granted.^[174]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Donaldson has described himself as an introvert, saying his focus on YouTube leaves little time for a social life. His mother, Sue, linked that temperament to the family's frequent moves and to his ongoing experience with Crohn's disease.^[30]

He dated YouTuber Maddy Spidell from 2019 to 2022, and he began a relationship with gaming streamer Thea Booysen later that year.^[175]^[176] Donaldson announced his engagement to Booysen on January 1, 2025, noting that he proposed on December 25, 2024.^[177]^[178]

After the implosion of the OceanGate submersible Titan during a June 2023 expedition to the Titanic, Donaldson said he had been invited on the trip but declined.^[179]^[180]

Political views[edit | edit source]

Donaldson says he remains apolitical because taking sides could alienate viewers and undermine his philanthropic work.^[30] During a September 2022 podcast appearance, he joked that he might run for president "in like 20 years", arguing that the United States is "due for younger presidents".^[181]^[182] On July 6, 2024, amid the 2024 campaign, he tweeted, "If we lower the age to run for president I'll jump in the race," a remark that went viral before he clarified on X that he was simply restating his apolitical stance.^[183]^[184]^[181] However, he is a supporter of Elon Musk as of an interview with Theo Von on December 3, 2024.^[185]

LGBT issues[edit | edit source]

In an April 2022 interview with Rolling Stone, Donaldson said he had left evangelical Christianity, now identifies as an agnostic theist, and no longer shares the anti-LGBTQ positions he heard while growing up in the Bible Belt. He recalled being taught that "Gay people are the reason God's going to come and burn this Earth" and said he has since rejected that rhetoric.^[30]

The Atlantic reported in May 2018 that Donaldson used homophobic slurs on Twitter as a teenager, often treating the word "gay" as an insult.^[66]^[186]^[31] He later deleted those posts, and a spokesperson said in 2021 that he had "grown up and matured into someone that doesn't speak like that".^[97]

Donaldson publicly supported childhood friend and collaborator Ava Kris Tyson in April 2023 after she revealed that she was receiving feminizing hormone replacement therapy, writing, "All this transphobia is starting to piss me off."^[187]^[188] Tyson later came out as a trans woman.^[189]^[190]

Public image and influence[edit | edit source]

MrBeast's large model gumball machine at VidCon 2022

Fans of MrBeast photographing him at a Walmart in 2025

Donaldson's channel became the most subscribed on YouTube on June 2, 2024, when it overtook T-Series.^[191] A February 2021 poll by Insider reported that 70% of respondents viewed him favorably and 12% unfavorably.^[192] Coverage from Time, Yahoo Life, and CNN has noted his particular appeal to younger audiences, pointing to his direct-to-camera delivery and polished but enthusiastic on-screen persona, which could encourage a parasocial relationship.^[30]^[193]^[194]^[195]

Writers such as Charissa Cheong have linked Donaldson's success to a broader shift on YouTube toward high-budget, experimental productions.^[196]^[197] Other analysts have credited his format with influencing creators such as Fidias, Matthew Beem, and Airrack, who have adopted similar high-stakes challenge videos.^[195]^[97]^[198] Donaldson's influence on entertainment has been deemed "Mr. Beastification"^[199] and "Beastification"^[200] by observers. Taylor Lorenz noted in March 2024 that Donaldson's style of "retention editing" involved "loud sound effects, fast cuts, flashing lights and zero pauses" to keep users' attention. This style was mimicked by many other content creators to the point of being the dominant format, though its dominance was beginning to wane by then; Donaldson wanted himself and others to "get rid of the ultra fast paced/overstim era of content".^[200] Anthony Padilla of Smosh felt that MrBeastification had led to a large number of copycats and "this very heavy desire for people to really get caught up in the stats".^[201]

Donaldson's approach has also drawn scrutiny. Commentators have accused Donaldson of turning philanthropy into spectacle, sometimes describing his videos as "charity porn."^[157]^[202]^[155] Critics have argued that his giveaways do little to address structural inequality.^[203] Donaldson has responded that he does not profit from Beast Philanthropy videos, that all revenue is donated, and that government action is needed to solve systemic problems.^[204]^[205]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Films[edit | edit source]

Year

Title

Role

Notes

Ref.

2022

Night of the Coconut

Self

Cameo; credited as "Jimothy Beast"

^[206]

2023

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Times Square Bystander

Voice

^[207]

Under the Boardwalk

Hot Sauce Crab

^[207]

2024

The Sidemen Story

Himself

Documentary

^[208]

Kung Fu Panda 4

Panda Pig

Voice

^[209]^[207]

2026

The Angry Birds Movie 3

TBA

Voice

^[210]

Television[edit | edit source]

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2024–present	Beast Games	Host	10 episodes; also co-creator and executive producer
2025	Love, Death & Robots	Master of ceremonies	Voice; episode: "The Screaming of the Tyrannosaur"	^[207]
2026	Survivor	Guest	Season 50; 1 episode	^[211]

Music videos[edit | edit source]

Film
Year	Title	Artist	Director	Role	Ref.
2025	"Type Dangerous"	Mariah Carey	Joseph Kahn	Himself	^[212]

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]


Year	Ceremony	Category	Result	Ref.
2019	9th Streamy Awards	Breakout Creator	Won	^[213]
		Ensemble Cast	Nominated
		Creator of the Year	Nominated
2020	12th Annual Shorty Awards	YouTuber of the Year	Won	^[214]
	10th Streamy Awards	Creator of the Year		^[215]^[216]
		Live Special
		Social Good: Creator
		Social Good: Nonprofit or NGO
2021	2021 Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Male Social Star	Nominated	^[217]
2021	11th Streamy Awards	Creator of the Year	Won	^[218]
2022	2022 Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Male Creator	Won	^[219]
	12th Streamy Awards	Creator of the Year	Won	^[220]^[221]
		Collaboration	Nominated
		Social Good: Creator^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Won
		Creator Product	Nominated
		Editing	Nominated
		Brand Engagement^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Won
		Social Impact Campaign^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Nominated
2023	2023 Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Male Creator	Won	^[222]
	13th Streamy Awards	Creator of the Year	Won	^[223]
		Collaboration	Won
		Creator Product	Nominated
		Brand Engagement	Nominated
2024	2024 Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Male Creator	Won	^[224]
2025	2025 Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Male Creator	Won	^[225]

Publications[edit | edit source]

Year	Publication	Category	Ref.
2021	Forbes 30 Under 30	Social Media	^[226]
2022	Guinness World Records	Largest vegetarian burger	^[227]
2023		First person to reach 1 million followers on Threads	^[3]
		Highest-earning YouTube contributor (current)	^[228]
		Most YouTube subscribers gained in one week	^[229]
2024		Most subscribers on YouTube	^[230]

Notes[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Attributed to multiple sources.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
↑
Examples of each genre:^[13]
- Stunt: "Microwaving a Microwave," "I Counted to 100,000"
- Junklord: "I Built a Giant House Using Only Legos," "I Ate $100,000 Golden Ice Cream."
- Giveaway: "Extreme $500,000 Game of Tag," "Giving a Random Homeless Man $10,000"
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 As Team Seas

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[name-7] 1.0 ^1.1 Attributed to multiple sources.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

[genreExamples-91] Examples of each genre:^[13]
Stunt: "Microwaving a Microwave," "I Counted to 100,000"

Junklord: "I Built a Giant House Using Only Legos," "I Ate $100,000 Golden Ice Cream."

Giveaway: "Extreme $500,000 Game of Tag," "Giving a Random Homeless Man $10,000"

[3] Stunt: "Microwaving a Microwave," "I Counted to 100,000"

[4] Junklord: "I Built a Giant House Using Only Legos," "I Ate $100,000 Golden Ice Cream."

[5] Giveaway: "Extreme $500,000 Game of Tag," "Giving a Random Homeless Man $10,000"

[TeamSeas-224] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 As Team Seas

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-'''James<!-- Please do not change to Jimmy --> Stephen Donaldson'''{{Efn|name="name"|Sources conflict on the spelling of Donaldson's middle name. Some spell it "Steven",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karl |first=Chris |date=2021-11-30 |title=How MrBeast's Squid Game Was Made Revealed In BTS Video |url=https://screenrant.com/mr-beast-squid-game-show-making-bts-video/ |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Asuncion |first=Joseph |date=2021-12-03 |title=MrBeast's viral Squid Game video is breaking every YouTube record {{!}} ONE Esports |url=https://www.oneesports.gg/culture/mrbeast-squid-game-break-youtube-record/ |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=ONE Esports |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Ishan |date=2021-11-30 |title=Inside YouTuber MrBeast's real-life Squid Game – that cost US$3.5 million |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3157862/inside-youtuber-mrbeasts-real-life-squid-game-viral |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=[[South China Morning Post]] |language=en}}</ref> while others spell it "Stephen".<ref>{{Cite web |last=India Today Lifestyle Desk |title=Is YouTuber MrBeast really going to die in 3 years? 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He is credited with pioneering a genre of YouTube videos that centers on expensive stunts and challenges.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Julia |date=October 25, 2019 |title=MrBeast changed YouTube and launched an entire genre of expensive stunt content |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/25/20924718/mrbeast-youtube-stunts-challenges-money-philanthropy-creators-morgz |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218170709/https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/25/20924718/mrbeast-youtube-stunts-challenges-money-philanthropy-creators-morgz |archive-date=December 18, 2019 |access-date=March 14, 2020 |website=The Verge}}</ref> With over 174 million subscribers as of August 8, 2023,<!-- Do not add subscriber counts sourced to the channels themselves. Instead, use reliable secondary sources. --><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gairola|first=Ananya|date=May 4, 2023|title=MrBeast Just Hit 150M Subscribers On YouTube: Here's How Much He Makes|url=https://www.benzinga.com/general/entertainment/23/05/32205699/mrbeast-just-hit-150m-subscribers-on-youtube-heres-how-much-he-makes|access-date=May 6, 2023|website=benzinga.com|archive-date=May 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506190431/https://www.benzinga.com/general/entertainment/23/05/32205699/mrbeast-just-hit-150m-subscribers-on-youtube-heres-how-much-he-makes|url-status=live}}</ref> he is the most-subscribed individual user on the platform and the [[List of most-subscribed YouTube channels|second-most-subscribed channel overall]].<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |date=November 17, 2022 |title=Mr Beast now most-subscribed YouTuber ever, overtaking PewDiePie |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/11/mr-beast-now-most-subscribed-youtuber-ever-overtaking-pewdiepie-726321 |access-date=November 19, 2022 |website=Guinness World Records |language=en-gb |archive-date=November 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118204123/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/11/mr-beast-now-most-subscribed-youtuber-ever-overtaking-pewdiepie-726321 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Cheong |first=Charissa |date=July 29, 2022 |title=YouTube star MrBeast just became the 2nd person in the world to reach 100 million subscribers and livestreamed the moment he found out |url=https://www.insider.com/mrbeast-100-million-youtube-subscribers-reaction-livestream-2022-7 |access-date=July 29, 2022 |website=Insider |language=en-gb}}</ref>
+'''James Stephen''' "'''Jimmy'''"<!-- Consensus was reached to include this nickname, see [[Talk:MrBeast#RfC "Jimmy Donaldson"]]. --> '''Donaldson'''{{Efn|name="name"|Attributed to multiple sources.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raiken |first=Amber |date=August 1, 2023 |title=YouTube star MrBeast sues his food-delivery service over 'inedible' and 'poor quality' items |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/mrbeast-youtuber-food-delivery-service-lawsuit-b2385784.html |access-date=June 3, 2024 |work=[[The Independent]] |language=en |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603225003/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/mrbeast-youtuber-food-delivery-service-lawsuit-b2385784.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Duffy |first=Clare |date=January 23, 2024 |title=MrBeast tested Elon Musk's theory and took home $250,000 {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/23/tech/mr-beast-x-video-worth/index.html |access-date=June 3, 2024 |publisher=[[CNN]] |language=en |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603225003/https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/23/tech/mr-beast-x-video-worth/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Guinness World Records-2023">{{Cite web |date=July 6, 2023 |title=First person to reach 1 million followers on Threads {{!}} Guinness World Records |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/754864-first-person-to-reach-1-million-followers-on-threads |access-date=August 10, 2024 |website=[[Guinness World Records]] |archive-date=July 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711091759/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/754864-first-person-to-reach-1-million-followers-on-threads |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Power |first=Ed |date=December 20, 2024 |title=Beast Games, review: $100 million worth of charmless YouTube nonsense |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2024/12/20/beast-games-amazon-prime-video-review/ |access-date=March 23, 2025 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 2, 2025 |title=The New MrsBeast? YouTube Star MrBeast Announces Engagement to Thea Booysen |url=https://www.biography.com/celebrities/a63150212/mrbeast |access-date=March 23, 2025 |website=[[Biography.com]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Asarch |first=Steven |date=October 23, 2024 |title=Do MrBeast's Lunchly Meals Have a Mold Problem? |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/lunchly-mrbeast-logan-paul-ksi-mold-1235141176/ |access-date=March 23, 2025 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref>}}<!-- sourced in footnote --> (born May 7, 1998), better known as '''MrBeast''', is an American [[YouTuber]], media personality, philanthropist, and businessman. The founder of Beast Industries, a conglomerate that holds various media channels, [[MrBeast Burger]], [[Feastables]], [[Lunchly]] and more,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Luscombe |first=Belinda |date=June 26, 2025 |title=Beast Industries |url=https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2025/7289643/beast-industries/ |access-date=January 15, 2026 |magazine=Time}}</ref> he produces high-paced [[YouTube]] videos built around elaborate challenges and grandiose [[philanthropy|philanthropic]] efforts, that are noted for their high [[Filmmaking|production values]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lloyd |first1=Andrew |last2=Cheong |first2=Charissa |last3=Theil |first3=Michele |date=November 16, 2022 |title=From fan to friendly rival, here's how MrBeast's 10-year journey to overtake PewDiePie as YouTube's biggest creator finally paid off |url=https://www.insider.com/mrbeast-pewdiepie-relationship-history-biggest-youtubers-2022-11 |access-date=November 25, 2023 |work=Insider}}</ref> With more than 472 million subscribers, his main channel is the [[List of most-subscribed YouTube channels|most subscribed]] on YouTube. He also is the third most followed account on [[TikTok]].<ref name="Davis-2024" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=July 11, 2024 |title=MrBeast becomes first Youtuber to hit 300 million subscribers |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/mrbeast-becomes-first-youtuber-to-hit-300-million-subscribers/articleshow/111654205.cms |access-date=August 24, 2024 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
+Donaldson was born in [[Wichita, Kansas]], and raised in [[Greenville, North Carolina]]. He began posting videos to YouTube in early 2012<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 23, 2019 |title=Night Media Signs Top Influencer, 'MrBeast' |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190123005544/en/Night-Media-Signs-Top-Influencer-%E2%80%9CMrBeast%E2%80%9D |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526074211/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190123005544/en/Night-Media-Signs-Top-Influencer-%E2%80%9CMrBeast%E2%80%9D |archive-date=May 26, 2019 |access-date=May 26, 2019 |website=Business Wire}}</ref> under the handle {{em|MrBeast6000}}. His early uploads ranged from [[Let's Play]] videos to estimations of other YouTubers' wealth.<ref name="Asarch-2019">{{Cite news |last=Asarch |first=Steven |date=April 2, 2019 |title=How YouTuber MrBeast Pulled Off a Real-life Battle Royale in three Weeks |work=[[Newsweek]] |url=https://www.newsweek.com/mrbeast-youtube-interview-how-did-youtuber-make-money-battle-royale-airsoft-1383921 |url-status=live |access-date=May 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109164325/https://www.newsweek.com/mrbeast-youtube-interview-how-did-youtuber-make-money-battle-royale-airsoft-1383921 |archive-date=November 9, 2019}}</ref> In 2017, after his video "I Counted to 100,000!" drew tens of thousands of views within days, his productions quickly became more extravagant.<ref name="Miller-2023" /> As the audience expanded, Donaldson brought longtime friends into the brand and launched companion channels including Beast Reacts (formerly BeastHacks), MrBeast Gaming, MrBeast 2 (formerly MrBeast Shorts),<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 5, 2022 |title=MrBeast Shorts - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4-79UOlP48-QNGgCko5p2g |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105184855/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4-79UOlP48-QNGgCko5p2g |archive-date=November 5, 2022 |access-date=November 11, 2022 |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> and Beast [[Philanthropy]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Geoff |date=May 15, 2020 |title=MrBeast Just Launched A Gaming Channel. Now He's Looking To Hire An Editor. |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/05/15/mrbeast-launches-new-gaming-channel/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111175805/https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/05/15/mrbeast-launches-new-gaming-channel/ |archive-date=January 11, 2021 |access-date=January 5, 2021 |website=Tubefilter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Beast Philanthropy Official Site - Help End Hunger |url=https://www.beastphilanthropy.org/ |access-date=July 16, 2022 |website=Beastphilanthropy.org |archive-date=June 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625002934/https://www.beastphilanthropy.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+He co-founded [[Team Trees]]—a [[Fundraising|fundraiser]] for the [[Arbor Day Foundation]] that has raised more than $24 million—and launched [[Lunchly]], a food and snack brand rivaling [[Lunchables]].<ref name="teamtrees.org">{{Cite web |title=Help Us Plant 20 Million Trees – Join #TeamTrees |url=https://teamtrees.org/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517210957/https://teamtrees.org/ |archive-date=May 17, 2020 |access-date=May 17, 2020 |website=teamtrees.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Leskin |first=Paige |date=December 19, 2019 |title=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. |work=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-pewdiepie-jeffree-star-donate-mrbeast-youtube-tree-planting-2019-10 |url-status=live |access-date=May 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209061044/https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-pewdiepie-jeffree-star-donate-mrbeast-youtube-tree-planting-2019-10 |archive-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lunchly |title=About |url=https://lunchly.com/pages/about |access-date=September 18, 2024 |website=Lunchly |language=en |archive-date=24 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924041716/https://lunchly.com/pages/about |url-status=live }}</ref> He also co-founded [[Team Seas]], a fundraiser for [[Ocean Conservancy]] and [[The Ocean Cleanup]] that has raised over $30 million,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Altman |first=Rebecca |date=January 14, 2022 |title=Five myths about plastics |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/01/14/five-myths-plastics/ |access-date=December 27, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |archive-date=January 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128181644/https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/01/14/five-myths-plastics/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and created the [[reality competition]] series ''[[Beast Games]]''. In 2025, he co-founded [[Team Water]], another fundraiser that raised over 40 million dollars for [[WaterAid]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 1, 2025 |title="We did it, guys!": MrBeast's Team Water hits $40 million goal in just one month to provide clean water for 2 million people |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/international-sports/we-did-it-guys-mrbeasts-team-water-hits-40-million-goal-in-just-one-month-to-provide-clean-water-for-2-million-people/articleshow/123630120.cms |access-date=November 16, 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref name="Faris, James-2025" />
-Donaldson grew up in [[Greenville, North Carolina]]. He began posting videos to YouTube in early 2012, at the age of 13,<ref name="NightMedia">{{Cite web |date=January 23, 2019 |title=Night Media Signs Top Influencer, 'MrBeast' |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190123005544/en/Night-Media-Signs-Top-Influencer-%E2%80%9CMrBeast%E2%80%9D |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526074211/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190123005544/en/Night-Media-Signs-Top-Influencer-%E2%80%9CMrBeast%E2%80%9D |archive-date=May 26, 2019 |access-date=May 26, 2019 |website=Business Wire}}</ref> under the handle MrBeast6000. His early content ranged from [[Let's Play]]s to "videos estimating the wealth of other YouTubers".<ref name="Newsweek">{{Cite news |last=Asarch |first=Steven |date=April 2, 2019 |title=How YouTuber MrBeast Pulled Off a Real-life Battle Royale in three Weeks |work=[[Newsweek]] |url=https://www.newsweek.com/mrbeast-youtube-interview-how-did-youtuber-make-money-battle-royale-airsoft-1383921 |url-status=live |access-date=May 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109164325/https://www.newsweek.com/mrbeast-youtube-interview-how-did-youtuber-make-money-battle-royale-airsoft-1383921 |archive-date=November 9, 2019}}</ref> He went [[Viral video|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.<ref name="Newsweek" /> His videos, typically involving challenges and giveaways, became increasingly grand and extravagant.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Miller |first1=Vincent |last2=Hogg |first2=Eddy |date=2023-03-08 |title='If you press this, I'll pay': MrBeast, YouTube, and the mobilisation of the audience commodity in the name of charity |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13548565231161810 |journal=Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies |volume=29 |issue=4 |language=en |pages=997–1014 |doi=10.1177/13548565231161810 |s2cid=257461167 |issn=1354-8565}}</ref> Once his channel took off, Donaldson hired some of his childhood friends to co-run the brand. As of 2022, the MrBeast team is made up of 30 people, including Donaldson himself.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Cacich |first=Allison |date=March 25, 2020 |title=YouTuber MrBeast Reached 30 Million Subscribers With a Little Help From His Friends |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/mrbeast-crew |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=Distractify |language=en-US |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115024401/https://www.distractify.com/p/mrbeast-crew |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Woods, Mark |title=Florida doctor's talk inspires YouTube star MrBeast's latest viral video |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/columns/mark-woods/2023/01/31/youtube-star-mrbeasts-video-inspired-by-florida-ophthalmologist/69852560007/ |work=[[The Florida Times-Union]] |date=January 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404201628/https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/columns/mark-woods/2023/01/31/youtube-star-mrbeasts-video-inspired-by-florida-ophthalmologist/69852560007/ |archive-date=April 4, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> Other than MrBeast, Donaldson runs the YouTube channels Beast Reacts, MrBeast Gaming, MrBeast 2 (formerly MrBeast Shorts),<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 5, 2022 |title=MrBeast Shorts - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4-79UOlP48-QNGgCko5p2g |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105184855/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4-79UOlP48-QNGgCko5p2g |archive-date=November 5, 2022 |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> and the philanthropy channel Beast Philanthropy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Geoff |date=May 15, 2020 |title=MrBeast Just Launched A Gaming Channel. Now He's Looking To Hire An Editor. |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/05/15/mrbeast-launches-new-gaming-channel/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111175805/https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/05/15/mrbeast-launches-new-gaming-channel/ |archive-date=January 11, 2021 |access-date=January 5, 2021 |website=Tubefilter}}</ref><ref name=":14">{{Cite web |title=Beast Philanthropy Official Site - Help End Hunger |url=https://www.beastphilanthropy.org/ |access-date=July 16, 2022 |website=Beastphilanthropy.org |archive-date=June 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625002934/https://www.beastphilanthropy.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He formerly ran MrBeast 3 (initially MrBeast 2), which is now inactive.<ref name=":15">{{Cite web |title=MrBeast 3 - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZzvDDvaYti8Dd8bLEiSoyQ/about |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=YouTube.com |archive-date=November 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111173256/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZzvDDvaYti8Dd8bLEiSoyQ/about |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 31, 2022 |title=MrBeast 2 - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZzvDDvaYti8Dd8bLEiSoyQ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031160825/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZzvDDvaYti8Dd8bLEiSoyQ |archive-date=October 31, 2022 |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> As of 2023, he is the highest paid YouTuber,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Abram |date=January 14, 2022 |title=The Highest-Paid YouTube Stars: MrBeast, Jake Paul And Markiplier Score Massive Paydays |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2022/01/14/the-highest-paid-youtube-stars-mrbeast-jake-paul-and-markiplier-score-massive-paydays/?sh=44fd2cff1aa7 |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=August 7, 2023 |website=Forbes |language=en-GB}}</ref> and has an estimated net worth of $500 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sorvino |first=Chloe |date=2022-11-30 |title=Could MrBeast Be The First YouTuber Billionaire? |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/chloesorvino/2022/11/30/could-mrbeast-be-the-first-youtuber-billionaire/ |url-status=live |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>
+Donaldson won the Creator of the Year award at the [[Streamy Awards]] in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. He also won Favorite Male Creator at the [[2022 Kids' Choice Awards|2022]], [[2023 Kids' Choice Awards|2023]], [[2024 Kids' Choice Awards|2024]], and [[2025 Kids' Choice Awards|2025 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]]. In 2023, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' named him one of [[Time 100|the world's 100 most influential people]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/ |title=Time 100 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=April 13, 2023 |access-date=April 13, 2023 |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413151502/https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and the magazine included him in its 2025 ''Time'' 100 Creators list.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Luscombe |first=Belinda |date=July 9, 2025 |title=MrBeast: TIME100 Creators 2025 |url=https://time.com/collections/time100-creators-2025/7299135/mrbeast/ |access-date=July 10, 2025 |magazine=Time |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'' ranked him first among the highest-paid YouTube creators in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roeloffs |first=Mary Whitfill |title=MrBeast's Game Show Breaks Amazon Record: 50 Million Views In 25 Days |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2025/01/16/mrbeasts-game-show-breaks-amazon-record-50-million-views-in-25-days-reports-say/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250215034543/https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2025/01/16/mrbeasts-game-show-breaks-amazon-record-50-million-views-in-25-days-reports-say/ |archive-date=February 15, 2025 |access-date=February 25, 2025 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' estimated his net worth at $2.6 billion in 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roeloffs |first=Mary Whitfill |date=January 16, 2025 |title=MrBeast's Game Show 'Beast Games' Breaks Amazon Viewing Record |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2025/01/16/mrbeasts-game-show-breaks-amazon-record-50-million-views-in-25-days-reports-say/ |access-date=October 5, 2025 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Burleigh |first=Emma |title=Despite his $2.6 billion net worth, MrBeast says he's having to borrow cash and doesn't even have enough money in his bank account to buy McDonald's |url=https://fortune.com/2026/01/13/mrbeast-jimmy-donaldson-billionaire-net-worth-in-the-red-has-to-borrow-cash-money/ |access-date=January 15, 2026 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref>
-Donaldson is the founder of [[MrBeast Burger]] and [[Feastables]]; and a co-creator of [[Team Trees]], a fundraiser for the [[Arbor Day Foundation]] that has raised over $23 million;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Help Us Plant 20 Million Trees – Join #TeamTrees |url=https://teamtrees.org/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517210957/https://teamtrees.org/ |archive-date=May 17, 2020 |access-date=May 17, 2020 |website=teamtrees.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Leskin |first=Paige |date=December 19, 2019 |title=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. |work=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-pewdiepie-jeffree-star-donate-mrbeast-youtube-tree-planting-2019-10 |url-status=live |access-date=May 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209061044/https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-pewdiepie-jeffree-star-donate-mrbeast-youtube-tree-planting-2019-10 |archive-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref> and [[Team Seas]], a fundraiser for [[Ocean Conservancy]] and [[The Ocean Cleanup]] that has raised over $30 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Team Seas |url=https://teamseas.org/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209151757/https://teamseas.org/ |archive-date=February 9, 2022 |access-date=February 9, 2022 |website=teamseas.org}}</ref> Donaldson won the Creator of the Year award three times at the [[Streamy Awards]] in 2020, 2021, and 2022; he also won the Favorite Male Creator award twice at the [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]] in [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|2022]] and [[2023 Kids' Choice Awards|2023]]. That same year, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine named him as one of [[Time 100|the world's 100 most influential people]].
+== Early life and education ==
+James Stephen Donaldson{{efn|name="name"}} was born in [[Wichita, Kansas]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Stokel-Walker |first=Chris |title=New YouTube king MrBeast: amateur poster who became $54m-a-year pro |website=The Guardian |date=November 18, 2022 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/18/new-youtube-king-mrbeast-amateur-poster-who-became-54m-a-year-pro |access-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906051647/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/18/new-youtube-king-mrbeast-amateur-poster-who-became-54m-a-year-pro |url-status=live }}</ref> on May 7, 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 23, 2020 |title=MrBeast makes a name for himself with expensive stunts and philanthropy |url=https://www.yahoo.com/now/mrbeast-makes-name-himself-expensive-190833226.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228192036/https://www.yahoo.com/now/mrbeast-makes-name-himself-expensive-190833226.html |archive-date=December 28, 2022 |access-date=December 28, 2022 |website=In The Know (Yahoo!)}}</ref> He was mainly raised in [[Greenville, North Carolina]].<ref name="Dickson-2022">{{Cite magazine |last=Dickson |first=Ej |date=April 19, 2022 |title=Is MrBeast for Real? Inside the Outrageous World of YouTube's Cash-Happy Stunt King |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/mrbeast-youtube-cover-story-interview-1334604/ |access-date=July 7, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=April 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420123848/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/mrbeast-youtube-cover-story-interview-1334604/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Leskin-2019">{{Cite web |last1=Leskin |first1=Paige |last2=Harris |first2=Margot |date=June 16, 2019 |title=How 22-year-old YouTube star MrBeast found success through elaborate stunts and giveaways |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/mrbeast-youtube-jimmy-donaldson-net-worth-life-career-challenges-teamtrees-2019-11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225224118/https://www.businessinsider.com/mrbeast-youtube-jimmy-donaldson-net-worth-life-career-challenges-teamtrees-2019-11 |archive-date=December 25, 2020 |access-date=August 5, 2023 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> He moved houses often and was under the care of [[au pair]]s because his parents, Susan Parisher and Charles Donaldson, worked long hours and served in the military.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/us/streamers/who-mrbeast-s-father-mother-youtuber-s-family-parents-explored |title=Who is MrBeast's father and mother? YouTuber's family and parents explored |first=Nandita |last=Kala |date=April 24, 2025 |access-date=August 3, 2025 |work=[[Sportskeeda]]}}</ref> His parents divorced in 2007.<ref name="Dickson-2022" /> In 2016, Donaldson graduated from Greenville Christian Academy, a private [[evangelical Christian]] high school in the area.<ref name="Wanbaugh-2018">{{Cite news |last=Wanbaugh |first=Taylor |date=July 30, 2018 |title=Greenville YouTuber MrBeast racks up millions of views |work=Business North Carolina |url=http://businessnc.com/greenville-youtuber-mrbeast-racks-up-millions-of-views/ |url-status=live |access-date=October 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007221625/https://businessnc.com/greenville-youtuber-mrbeast-racks-up-millions-of-views/ |archive-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref> While at Greenville Christian, Donaldson played [[baseball]] as an [[outfielder]] for several years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jimmy Donaldson's Baseball Stats |url=https://www.maxpreps.com/nc/greenville/greenville-christian-academy-knights/athletes/jimmy-donaldson/baseball/stats/?careerid=sj2vii81b0sdd |access-date=June 4, 2024 |website=maxpreps.com | date=September 16, 2019 |language=en |archive-date=June 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604121931/https://www.maxpreps.com/nc/greenville/greenville-christian-academy-knights/athletes/jimmy-donaldson/baseball/stats/?careerid=sj2vii81b0sdd |url-status=live }}</ref> He briefly attended [[Pitt Community College]] in [[Winterville, North Carolina]], before [[dropping out]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shaw |first=Lucas |date=September 22, 2025 |title=MrBeast on His Quest to Turn YouTube Fame Into an Entertainment Empire |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-09-22/youtube-star-mrbeast-is-building-an-entertainment-empire |url-access=subscription |access-date=October 26, 2025 |work=Bloomberg Businessweek}}</ref>
-== Early life ==
+After dropping out of college, Donaldson and his friends attempted to analyze and understand YouTube's [[recommendation algorithm]] to create [[viral video]]s.<ref name="Shaw-2021">{{Cite web |last1=Shaw |first1=Lucas |last2=Bergen |first2=Mark |date=January 1, 2021 |title=How a kid cracked YouTube's secret code |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/life/2021/01/01/how-kid-cracked-youtubes-secret-code/4100868001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107022444/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/life/2021/01/01/how-kid-cracked-youtubes-secret-code/4100868001/ |archive-date=November 7, 2021 |access-date=February 24, 2022 |website=[[The Detroit News]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Donaldson recalled regarding this period, "There's a five-year point in my life where I was just relentlessly, unhealthily obsessed with studying virality, studying the YouTube algorithm. I woke up. I would order [[Uber Eats]] food. And then I would just sit on my computer all day just studying ''shit'' nonstop with [other YouTubers]."<ref name="Dickson-2022" />
-James Stephen Donaldson{{efn|name="name"}} was born on May 7, 1998<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 23, 2020 |title=MrBeast makes a name for himself with expensive stunts and philanthropy |url=https://www.yahoo.com/now/mrbeast-makes-name-himself-expensive-190833226.html |access-date=December 28, 2022 |website=yahoo.com |archive-date=December 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228192036/https://www.yahoo.com/now/mrbeast-makes-name-himself-expensive-190833226.html |url-status=live }}</ref> in [[Wichita, Kansas]].<ref name="Stokel-Walker 2022">{{cite web |last=Stokel-Walker |first=Chris |title=New YouTube king MrBeast: amateur poster who became $54m-a-year pro |website=The Guardian |date=November 18, 2022 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/18/new-youtube-king-mrbeast-amateur-poster-who-became-54m-a-year-pro |access-date=February 9, 2023}}</ref> He was mainly raised in a [[Middle class|middle-class]] household in [[Greenville, North Carolina]] with his brother CJ.<ref name=":11">{{Cite book |last1=Sullivan |first1=Dan |title=10x Is Easier Than 2x: How World-Class Entrepreneurs Achieve More by Doing Less |last2=Hardy |first2=Benjamin |date=May 9, 2023 |publisher=Hay House Publishing |isbn=9781401969967 |pages=75–76}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite magazine |last=Dickson |first=Ej |date=2022-04-19 |title=Is MrBeast for Real? Inside the Outrageous World of YouTube's Cash-Happy Stunt King |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/mrbeast-youtube-cover-story-interview-1334604/ |access-date=2023-07-07 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Delouya |first=Paige Leskin, Samantha |title=Who is MrBeast? Meet the 24-year-old YouTube star who's famous for giving away millions of dollars to strangers. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/mrbeast-youtube-jimmy-donaldson-net-worth-life-career-challenges-teamtrees-2019-11 |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=Business Insider |date=June 16, 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref> He moved often and was under the care of [[au pair]]s due to his parents working long hours and serving in the military. His parents divorced in 2007.<ref name=":7" /> In 2016, Donaldson graduated from Greenville Christian Academy, a small private [[evangelical Christian]] high school in the area. He briefly attended [[East Carolina University]] before [[dropping out]].<ref name="SCMP 2021" /><ref name="BNC">{{Cite news |last=Wanbaugh |first=Taylor |date=July 30, 2018 |title=Greenville YouTuber MrBeast racks up millions of views |work=Business North Carolina |url=http://businessnc.com/greenville-youtuber-mrbeast-racks-up-millions-of-views/ |url-status=live |access-date=October 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007221625/https://businessnc.com/greenville-youtuber-mrbeast-racks-up-millions-of-views/ |archive-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref>
 == YouTube career ==
-=== Early viral attempts (2012–2017) ===
+=== 2012–2017: Early career ===
-Donaldson uploaded his first YouTube video in February 2012, at the age of 13, under the name of "MrBeast6000".<ref name=":6" /> His early content ranged from [[Let's Play]]s, mainly focused on ''[[Minecraft]]'' and ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops II]]'',<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=21-year-old YouTuber MrBeast was one of the most-viewed YouTube creators in 2019 – check out how he got his start and found success with elaborate stunts and giveaways |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/21-year-old-youtuber-mrbeast-was-one-of-the-most-viewed-youtube-creators-in-2019-check-out-how-he-got-his-start-and-found-success-with-elaborate-stunts-and-giveaways/articleshow/72480478.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206152534/https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/21-year-old-youtuber-mrbeast-was-one-of-the-most-viewed-youtube-creators-in-2019-check-out-how-he-got-his-start-and-found-success-with-elaborate-stunts-and-giveaways/articleshow/72480478.cms |archive-date=December 6, 2021 |access-date=September 1, 2021 |website=Business Insider}}</ref> videos estimating the wealth of other YouTubers,<ref name=":4" /> videos that offered tips to upcoming YouTube creators, and commentary on YouTube drama. Donaldson appeared infrequently in these videos.<ref name=":6" />
+[[File:Mr. Beast crew as of July 29 2024.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Current members of the MrBeast crew. From left to right: [[Karl Jacobs]], Nolan Hansen, and Chandler Hallow]]
+Donaldson uploaded his first YouTube video in February 2012, at the age of 13, under the channel name "MrBeast6000".<ref name="Business Insider-2019" /> His early content included [[Let's Play]]s focusing on ''[[Minecraft]]'' and ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops II]]'',<ref name="Business Insider-2019">{{Cite web |title=21-year-old YouTuber MrBeast was one of the most-viewed YouTube creators in 2019 – check out how he got his start and found success with elaborate stunts and giveaways |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/21-year-old-youtuber-mrbeast-was-one-of-the-most-viewed-youtube-creators-in-2019-check-out-how-he-got-his-start-and-found-success-with-elaborate-stunts-and-giveaways/articleshow/72480478.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206152534/https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/21-year-old-youtuber-mrbeast-was-one-of-the-most-viewed-youtube-creators-in-2019-check-out-how-he-got-his-start-and-found-success-with-elaborate-stunts-and-giveaways/articleshow/72480478.cms |archive-date=December 6, 2021 |access-date=September 1, 2021 |website=Business Insider|date=June 16, 2019 }}</ref> videos estimating the wealth of other [[YouTuber]]s,<ref name="Shaw-2020" /> videos that offered tips to upcoming YouTube creators, and commentary on YouTube drama. Donaldson appeared infrequently in these videos.<ref name="Business Insider-2019" />
-In 2015 and 2016, Donaldson began to gain popularity with his "Worst intros on YouTube" series poking fun at YouTube video introductions.<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wanjiru |first=Florence |date=2022-06-18 |title=What disease does MrBeast have? Everything you need to know |url=https://www.tuko.co.ke/facts-lifehacks/celebrity-biographies/458487-what-disease-mrbeast-everything-know/ |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=[[Tuko]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kalyan |first=Aarzoo |date=2023-06-22 |title=MrBeast plans exciting giveaway to break cash prize record in gaming history |url=https://meaww.com/mr-beast-plans-exciting-giveaway-to-break-cash-prize-record-in-gaming-history-fans-say-you-obviously-have-too-much-money |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=MEAWW |language=en}}</ref> By mid-2016, Donaldson had around 30,000 subscribers. In fall 2016, Donaldson dropped out of [[East Carolina University]] to pursue a full-time career as a YouTuber.<ref name="Newsweek" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last1=Shaw |first1=Lucas |last2=Bergen |first2=Mark |date=December 22, 2020 |title=The North Carolina Kid Who Cracked YouTube's Secret Code |work=Bloomberg.com |publisher=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-22/who-is-mrbeast-meet-youtube-s-top-creator-of-2020 |url-status=live |access-date=December 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223060415/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-22/who-is-mrbeast-meet-youtube-s-top-creator-of-2020 |archive-date=December 23, 2020}}</ref> His mother did not approve of this and made him move out of the family home.<ref name="SCMP 2021">{{Cite web |date=May 11, 2021 |title=Is MrBeast the world's most controversial YouTuber? |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3132914/mrbeast-worlds-most-controversial-youtuber-meet-22-year |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511185546/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3132914/mrbeast-worlds-most-controversial-youtuber-meet-22-year |archive-date=May 11, 2021 |access-date=May 11, 2021 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>
+In 2015 and 2016, Donaldson gained popularity with his "Worst Intros on YouTube" series, poking fun at YouTube video introductions.<ref name="Business Insider-2019" /> By mid-2016, Donaldson had around 30,000 subscribers. Donaldson dropped out of college in late 2016 to pursue a full-time career as a YouTuber.<ref name="Asarch-2019" /><ref name="Shaw-2020">{{Cite news |last1=Shaw |first1=Lucas |last2=Bergen |first2=Mark |date=December 22, 2020 |title=The North Carolina Kid Who Cracked YouTube's Secret Code |work=Bloomberg.com |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-22/who-is-mrbeast-meet-youtube-s-top-creator-of-2020 |url-status=live |access-date=December 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223060415/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-22/who-is-mrbeast-meet-youtube-s-top-creator-of-2020 |archive-date=December 23, 2020}}</ref> His mother disapproved of his decision and forced him to leave the family home as a result.<ref name="South China Morning Post-2021">{{Cite web |date=May 11, 2021 |title=Is MrBeast the world's most controversial YouTuber? |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3132914/mrbeast-worlds-most-controversial-youtuber-meet-22-year |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511185546/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3132914/mrbeast-worlds-most-controversial-youtuber-meet-22-year |archive-date=May 11, 2021 |access-date=May 11, 2021 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>
-As his channel grew, Donaldson hired four childhood friends – Kris Tyson (born Christopher Stephen Tyson;<ref name=":5">{{Cite tweet|number=997674675542077440|user=chris|title=Lol my middle name is Stephen and that's how I always spell it|access-date=2023-08-01|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":17">{{Cite web |last=Gala |first=Zubin Vilesh |date=April 16, 2023 |title=Chris Tyson Before and After: MrBeast's Friend Undergoes Drastic Physical Changes After HRT |url=https://www.sportsmanor.com/esports-chris-tyson-before-and-after-mrbeasts-friend-undergoes-drastic-physical-changes-after-hrt/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Sportsmanor |language=en-US}}</ref> 1996<ref name=":18">{{Cite tweet|number=1013211340003999744|user=chris|title=Tomorrow is my birthday. Wish me happy birthday at 12:01 EST time or I will cry big boy tears.|date=|access-date=2023-08-01}}</ref><ref name=":19">{{Cite tweet|number=806280422267162624|user=chris|title=I'm 20 and that's all I do so, meh|access-date=2023-08-01}}</ref>), Chandler Hallow (born 1998<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srivastava |first=Khushali |date=2023-07-25 |title=Meet Chandler Hallow: MrBeast's closest companion suffers from achromatopsia |url=https://meaww.com/who-is-chandler-hallow-mr-beasts-closest-companion-suffers-from-achromatopsia |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=MEAWW |language=en}}</ref>), Garrett Ronalds, and Jake Franklin (born 1992<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1519337933035249667|user=jake_theviking|title=My 30th birthday is in 4 days...what yall getting me?|access-date=2023-08-01|language=en}}</ref>) – to contribute to his channel.<ref name="SCMP 2021" /> They then contacted numerous YouTubers in order to obtain statistics of their successful videos and predict the platform's recommendation system.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last1=Shaw |first1=Lucas |last2=Bergen |first2=Mark |date=January 1, 2021 |title=How a kid cracked YouTube's secret code |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/life/2021/01/01/how-kid-cracked-youtubes-secret-code/4100868001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107022444/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/life/2021/01/01/how-kid-cracked-youtubes-secret-code/4100868001/ |archive-date=November 7, 2021 |access-date=February 24, 2022 |website=[[The Detroit News]] |language=en-US}}</ref>{{clarify|date=April 2022}} Franklin left the crew in 2020. Afterwards, [[Karl Jacobs]], previously a cameraman, was promoted to take his place.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karl Jacobs reveals how a Mr. Beast fluke made him a Minecraft icon |date=March 29, 2022 |url=https://www.inverse.com/gaming/karl-jacobs-interview-minecraft-mr-beast |access-date=August 25, 2022 |archive-date=April 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416011130/https://www.inverse.com/gaming/karl-jacobs-interview-minecraft-mr-beast |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 13, 2022 |title=Why Did Jake the Viking Leave MrBeast and What's He up to Now? |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/why-did-jake-leave-mrbeast |access-date=August 25, 2022 |archive-date=August 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825194415/https://www.distractify.com/p/why-did-jake-leave-mrbeast |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Why I Left MrBeast |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTl8HxAPJf0 |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=August 25, 2022 |archive-date=August 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825194415/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTl8HxAPJf0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+As his channel grew, Donaldson hired four childhood friends—Ava Kris Tyson (at that time named Chris Tyson), Chandler Hallow, Garrett Ronalds, and Jake Franklin—to contribute to his channel.<ref name="South China Morning Post-2021" /> Franklin left the crew in 2020. [[Karl Jacobs]], previously a cameraman, was promoted to replace him.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karl Jacobs reveals how a Mr. Beast fluke made him a Minecraft icon |date=March 29, 2022 |url=https://www.inverse.com/gaming/karl-jacobs-interview-minecraft-mr-beast |access-date=August 25, 2022 |archive-date=April 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416011130/https://www.inverse.com/gaming/karl-jacobs-interview-minecraft-mr-beast |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 13, 2022 |title=Why Did Jake the Viking Leave MrBeast and What's He up to Now? |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/why-did-jake-leave-mrbeast |access-date=August 25, 2022 |archive-date=August 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825194415/https://www.distractify.com/p/why-did-jake-leave-mrbeast |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Why I Left MrBeast |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTl8HxAPJf0 |via=[[YouTube]] | date=April 6, 2020 |access-date=August 25, 2022 |archive-date=August 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825194415/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTl8HxAPJf0 |url-status=live }}</ref> Tyson left the crew in 2024.<ref name="BBC News-2024" />
-=== Rise to fame (2017–2020) ===
+=== 2017–2020: Rise to fame ===
-[[File:MrBeast 2018.png|thumb|upright=0.85|Donaldson in 2018]]
+[[File:MrBeast.png|thumb|Donaldson in December 2018|299x299px]]
-In January 2017, Donaldson published an almost day-long video of himself counting to 100,000, which became his breakthrough viral video.<ref name=":16">{{Cite journal |last1=Miller |first1=Vincent |last2=Hogg |first2=Eddy |date=2023-03-08 |title='If you press this, I'll pay': MrBeast, YouTube, and the mobilisation of the audience commodity in the name of charity |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13548565231161810 |journal=Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies |volume=29 |issue=4 |language=en |pages=997–1014 |doi=10.1177/13548565231161810 |s2cid=257461167 |issn=1354-8565}}</ref> The ordeal took him 40 hours, with some parts sped up to "keep it under 24 hours."<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Farquhar |first=Peter |date=January 12, 2017 |title=Millions of people watched YouTuber 'MrBeast' count to 100,000 |work=[[Business Insider]] |url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/millions-of-people-have-watched-youtuber-mrbeast-count-to-100000-2017-1 |url-status=dead |access-date=October 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007221615/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/millions-of-people-have-watched-youtuber-mrbeast-count-to-100000-2017-1 |archive-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref> Donaldson gained popularity during this period with stunts, such as attempting to break glass using a hundred [[megaphone]]s, watching paint dry for an hour,<ref name="BNC" /> attempting to stay underwater for 24 hours, which ended up failing due to health issues, and an unsuccessful attempt to spin a [[fidget spinner]] for a day.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grasso |first=Samantha |date=May 28, 2017 |title=Watch these YouTubers attempt to break a fidget spinner record |work=[[Daily Dot]] |url=https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/fidget-spinner-record-youtube/ |url-status=live |access-date=October 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007221613/https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/fidget-spinner-record-youtube/ |archive-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref> By 2018, Donaldson had given out $1 million through his outlandish stunts, which earned him the title of "YouTube's biggest philanthropist".<ref name="SCMP 2021" />
+In January 2017, Donaldson published an almost day-long video of himself counting to 100,000, which became his breakthrough viral video.<ref name="Miller-2023" /> The ordeal took him 40 hours, with some parts sped up to "keep it under 24 hours".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Farquhar |first=Peter |date=January 12, 2017 |title=Millions of people watched YouTuber 'MrBeast' count to 100,000 |work=[[Business Insider]] |url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/millions-of-people-have-watched-youtuber-mrbeast-count-to-100000-2017-1 |url-status=dead |access-date=October 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007221615/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/millions-of-people-have-watched-youtuber-mrbeast-count-to-100000-2017-1 |archive-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref> Donaldson gained popularity during this period with stunts, such as attempting to break glass using a hundred [[megaphone]]s, watching paint dry for an hour,<ref name="Wanbaugh-2018" /> staying underwater for 24 hours, which ended up failing due to health issues, and an unsuccessful attempt to spin a [[fidget spinner]] for a day.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grasso |first=Samantha |date=May 28, 2017 |title=Watch these YouTubers attempt to break a fidget spinner record |work=[[Daily Dot]] |url=https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/fidget-spinner-record-youtube/ |url-status=live |access-date=October 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007221613/https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/fidget-spinner-record-youtube/ |archive-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref> By 2018, Donaldson had given out $1 million through his stunts, earning him the title "YouTube's biggest [[Philanthropy|philanthropist]]".<ref name="South China Morning Post-2021" />
-During the [[PewDiePie vs T-Series|PewDiePie vs T-Series rivalry]] in 2018, a competition to become the most-subscribed channel on YouTube, Donaldson bought billboards and numerous television and radio advertisements to help [[PewDiePie]] gain more subscribers than [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 29, 2018 |title=YouTuber 'MrBeast' Buys Smorgasbord Of Advertising To Help PewDiePie Stay Ahead Of T-Series |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/10/29/pewdiepie-billboards-entire-town-mrbeast/ |access-date=November 2, 2022 |website=Tubefilter |language=en-US |archive-date=November 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103210630/https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/10/29/pewdiepie-billboards-entire-town-mrbeast/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mr Beast explains how many ads for Pewdiepie he bought, and what types of ads. |url=https://twitter.com/mrbeast/status/1055928398646784002 |access-date=November 2, 2022 |website=Twitter |language=en |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102142358/https://twitter.com/mrbeast/status/1055928398646784002 |url-status=live }}</ref> During [[Super Bowl LIII]], he bought multiple seats for himself and his team, whose shirts spelled out "Sub 2 PewDiePie."<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 5, 2019 |title=YouTubers MrBeast, Jake Paul spotted at Sup Dogs |work=The East Carolinian |url=http://www.theeastcarolinian.com/arts_and_entertainment/article_82c0df66-2903-11e9-a2cb-13262ce83230.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526075433/http://www.theeastcarolinian.com/arts_and_entertainment/article_82c0df66-2903-11e9-a2cb-13262ce83230.html |archive-date=May 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hamilton |first=Isabel Asher |date=February 4, 2019 |title=PewDiePie's war with T-Series hit the Super Bowl, as YouTuber Mr Beast turned up to the game with 'Sub 2 PewDiePie' shirts |work=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.sg/pewdiepie-war-with-t-series-hits-super-bowl-mr-beast-2019-2/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526075815/https://www.businessinsider.sg/pewdiepie-war-with-t-series-hits-super-bowl-mr-beast-2019-2/ |archive-date=May 26, 2019}}</ref>
+In June 2017, Donaldson gained his first brand deal, from a digital collectibles app called Quidd. This partnership funded his first philanthropic video in June 2017, where he gave the entirety of the $10,000 sponsor's fee to a homeless person.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Julia |date=December 28, 2018 |title=MrBeast, YouTube's viral philanthropist, explains where all that money comes from |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/28/18157845/mrbeast-youtube-donations-adsense-brand-deals |access-date=September 19, 2025 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}</ref> This set the stage for his now-famous brand of large-scale giveaways and philanthropic stunts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Camilleri |first=Adrian R. |date=June 27, 2024 |title=The MrBeast effect: why we're drawn to videos of random people winning big |url=http://theconversation.com/the-mrbeast-effect-why-were-drawn-to-videos-of-random-people-winning-big-233443 |access-date=September 19, 2025 |website=The Conversation |language=en-US}}</ref>
-In March 2019, Donaldson organized and filmed a real-life [[Battle royale game|battle royale]] competition in Los Angeles with a prize of $200,000 (two games were played, making game earnings of $100,000 for each game) in collaboration with ''[[Apex Legends]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 14, 2019 |title=MrBeast Hosts Real-life Battle Royale Tournament |work=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://www.apnews.com/fa94b3068e03411e86d5240414ec502d |url-status=live |access-date=May 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526074958/https://www.apnews.com/fa94b3068e03411e86d5240414ec502d |archive-date=May 26, 2019}}</ref> The event and prize pool was sponsored by ''Apex Legends'' publisher [[Electronic Arts]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hale |first=James |date=March 13, 2019 |title=MrBeast Drops Video Of Real Life, EA-Sponsored 'Apex Legends' Battle |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/03/13/mrbeast-ea-apex-legends-sponsorship-youtubers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708223100/https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/03/13/mrbeast-ea-apex-legends-sponsorship-youtubers/ |archive-date=July 8, 2020 |access-date=May 16, 2020 |website=[[Tubefilter]]}}</ref>
+During the [[PewDiePie vs T-Series|PewDiePie vs. T-Series rivalry]] in 2018, a competition to become the most-subscribed channel on YouTube, Donaldson bought billboards and numerous television and radio advertisements to help [[PewDiePie]] gain more subscribers than [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 29, 2018 |title=YouTuber 'MrBeast' Buys Smorgasbord Of Advertising To Help PewDiePie Stay Ahead Of T-Series |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/10/29/pewdiepie-billboards-entire-town-mrbeast/ |access-date=November 2, 2022 |website=Tubefilter |language=en-US |archive-date=November 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103210630/https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/10/29/pewdiepie-billboards-entire-town-mrbeast/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mr Beast explains how many ads for Pewdiepie he bought, and what types of ads. |url=https://twitter.com/mrbeast/status/1055928398646784002 |access-date=November 2, 2022 |via=Twitter |language=en |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102142358/https://twitter.com/mrbeast/status/1055928398646784002 |url-status=live }}</ref> During [[Super Bowl LIII]], he purchased multiple seats for himself and his team, whose shirts spelled out "Sub 2 PewDiePie".<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 5, 2019 |title=YouTubers MrBeast, Jake Paul spotted at Sup Dogs |work=The East Carolinian |url=http://www.theeastcarolinian.com/arts_and_entertainment/article_82c0df66-2903-11e9-a2cb-13262ce83230.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526075433/http://www.theeastcarolinian.com/arts_and_entertainment/article_82c0df66-2903-11e9-a2cb-13262ce83230.html |archive-date=May 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hamilton |first=Isabel Asher |date=February 4, 2019 |title=PewDiePie's war with T-Series hit the Super Bowl, as YouTuber Mr Beast turned up to the game with 'Sub 2 PewDiePie' shirts |work=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.sg/pewdiepie-war-with-t-series-hits-super-bowl-mr-beast-2019-2/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526075815/https://www.businessinsider.sg/pewdiepie-war-with-t-series-hits-super-bowl-mr-beast-2019-2/ |archive-date=May 26, 2019}}</ref>
-Donaldson was accused of using counterfeit money in his video titled "I Opened A FREE BANK", published on November 23, 2019.<ref name="SCMP 2021" /> He later explained that he used fake money to avoid participant safety concerns and that participants received real checks after the shoot.<ref name="SCMP 2021" />
+In March 2019, Donaldson organized and filmed a real-life [[Battle royale game|battle royale]] competition in Los Angeles with prizes totaling $200,000 (two games were played, each awarding $100,000) in collaboration with ''[[Apex Legends]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 14, 2019 |title=MrBeast Hosts Real-life Battle Royale Tournament |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://www.apnews.com/fa94b3068e03411e86d5240414ec502d |url-status=live |access-date=May 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526074958/https://www.apnews.com/fa94b3068e03411e86d5240414ec502d |archive-date=May 26, 2019}}</ref> ''Apex Legends'' publisher [[Electronic Arts]] sponsored the event and prize pool.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hale |first=James |date=March 13, 2019 |title=MrBeast Drops Video Of Real Life, EA-Sponsored 'Apex Legends' Battle |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/03/13/mrbeast-ea-apex-legends-sponsorship-youtubers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708223100/https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/03/13/mrbeast-ea-apex-legends-sponsorship-youtubers/ |archive-date=July 8, 2020 |access-date=May 16, 2020 |website=[[Tubefilter]]}}</ref>
-In April 2020, Donaldson created a [[rock, paper, scissors]] competition stream that featured 32 influencers and a grand prize of $250,000, which at the time became YouTube's most-watched live Original event with 662,000 concurrent viewers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 27, 2020 |title=MrBeast's 'Creator Games' Is YouTube's Most-Watched Live Original Ever, With 662K Concurrent Viewers |language=en-US |work=Tubefilter |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/04/27/mrbeast-youtube-creator-games-nadeshot-ninja/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512050444/https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/04/27/mrbeast-youtube-creator-games-nadeshot-ninja/ |archive-date=May 12, 2021}}</ref> The event was won by [[Nadeshot]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nadeshot Wins MrBeast Rock Paper Scissors Charity Livestream |url=https://teneightymagazine.com/2020/04/26/nadeshot-wins-mrbeast-rock-paper-scissors-charity-livestream/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511211907/https://teneightymagazine.com/2020/04/26/nadeshot-wins-mrbeast-rock-paper-scissors-charity-livestream/ |archive-date=May 11, 2021 |access-date=May 11, 2021 |language=en-GB}}</ref> In October 2020, Donaldson hosted another influencer tournament featuring 24 competitors with a grand prize of $300,000. The tournament was won by the [[D'Amelio (disambiguation)#People with the surname|D'Amelio]] family, which caused controversy due to claims that they cheated.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tenbarge |first=Kat |title=TikTok star Charli D'Amelio's family was accused of cheating on trivia questions after winning a $300,000 charity competition between influencers |url=https://www.insider.com/charli-dixie-damelio-parents-cheating-mrbeast-creator-games-2020-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224084328/https://www.insider.com/charli-dixie-damelio-parents-cheating-mrbeast-creator-games-2020-10 |archive-date=February 24, 2022 |access-date=May 11, 2021 |website=Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>
+In April 2020, Donaldson created a [[rock, paper, scissors]] competition stream that featured 32 [[influencers]] and a grand prize of $250,000, which, at the time, became YouTube's most-watched live [[YouTube Premium|Original]] event with 662,000 concurrent viewers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 27, 2020 |title=MrBeast's 'Creator Games' Is YouTube's Most-Watched Live Original Ever, With 662K Concurrent Viewers |language=en-US |work=Tubefilter |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/04/27/mrbeast-youtube-creator-games-nadeshot-ninja/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512050444/https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/04/27/mrbeast-youtube-creator-games-nadeshot-ninja/ |archive-date=May 12, 2021}}</ref> Professional [[esports]] player [[Nadeshot]] won the event.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nadeshot Wins MrBeast Rock Paper Scissors Charity Livestream |url=https://teneightymagazine.com/2020/04/26/nadeshot-wins-mrbeast-rock-paper-scissors-charity-livestream/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511211907/https://teneightymagazine.com/2020/04/26/nadeshot-wins-mrbeast-rock-paper-scissors-charity-livestream/ |archive-date=May 11, 2021 |access-date=May 11, 2021 |language=en-GB}}</ref> In October 2020, Donaldson hosted another influencer tournament. This time, it was [[trivia]], featuring 24 competitors with a grand prize of $300,000. The tournament's winners were siblings [[Charli D'Amelio|Charli]] and [[Dixie D'Amelio]], which caused controversy due to claims that they cheated.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tenbarge |first=Kat |title=TikTok star Charli D'Amelio's family was accused of cheating on trivia questions after winning a $300,000 charity competition between influencers |url=https://www.insider.com/charli-dixie-damelio-parents-cheating-mrbeast-creator-games-2020-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224084328/https://www.insider.com/charli-dixie-damelio-parents-cheating-mrbeast-creator-games-2020-10 |archive-date=February 24, 2022 |access-date=May 11, 2021 |website=Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>
-=== Mainstream success (2021–present) ===
+=== 2021–present: mainstream success ===
-[[File:MrBeast KCA2023 104 (cropped) 2.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Donaldson at the [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]] 2023]]
+{{see also|$456,000 Squid Game in Real Life!|50 YouTubers Fight for $1,000,000}}
-On January 1, 2021, Donaldson released the video "Youtube Rewind 2020, Thank God It's Over".<ref name=":8" /> In Donaldson's video, he explains that he had always believed that YouTubers "should get more say in [[YouTube Rewind|Rewind]]," and with this in mind, he decided to call "hundreds of YouTubers".<ref name=":8" /> At the end of the video, Donaldson gives a shout-out to PewDiePie, citing him and his 2018 Rewind as the inspiration for Donaldson's Rewind.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Tran |first=Fonticha |date=January 1, 2021 |title=MrBeast's "YouTube Rewind 2020, Thank God It's Over" |url=https://www.exclusivehollywood.co.uk/mrbeast-youtube-rewind-2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111032922/https://www.exclusivehollywood.co.uk/mrbeast-youtube-rewind-2020 |archive-date=January 11, 2021 |access-date=January 9, 2021 |website=Exclusive Hollywood |language=en}}</ref> A month later, Donaldson signed a [[Facebook]] and [[Snapchat]] content distribution deal with Jellysmack.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=April 7, 2021 |title=MrBeast Signs Exclusive Snapchat, Facebook Video Distribution Pact With Jellysmack |url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/mrbeast-snapchat-facebook-video-distribution-1234946051/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505163635/https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/mrbeast-snapchat-facebook-video-distribution-1234946051/ |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 7, 2021 |title=MrBeast Signs Exclusive Facebook, Snapchat Distribution Deal with Jellysmack |work=Tubefilter |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/04/07/mrbeast-snapchat-facebook-distribution-deal-jellysmack/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505163637/https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/04/07/mrbeast-snapchat-facebook-distribution-deal-jellysmack/ |archive-date=May 5, 2021}}</ref>
+On January 1, 2021, Donaldson released the "YouTube Rewind 2020, Thank God It's Over" video. In Donaldson's video, he explains that he had always believed that YouTubers "should get more say in [[YouTube Rewind|Rewind]]", and with this in mind, he decided to call "hundreds of YouTubers". At the end of the video, Donaldson gives a shout-out to PewDiePie, citing him and his 2018 Rewind as the inspiration for Donaldson's Rewind.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tran |first=Fonticha |date=January 1, 2021 |title=MrBeast's "YouTube Rewind 2020, Thank God It's Over" |url=https://www.exclusivehollywood.co.uk/mrbeast-youtube-rewind-2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111032922/https://www.exclusivehollywood.co.uk/mrbeast-youtube-rewind-2020 |archive-date=January 11, 2021 |access-date=January 9, 2021 |website=Exclusive Hollywood |language=en}}</ref> Donaldson signed a [[Facebook]] and [[Snapchat]] content distribution deal with Jellysmack a month later.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=April 7, 2021 |title=MrBeast Signs Exclusive Snapchat, Facebook Video Distribution Pact With Jellysmack |url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/mrbeast-snapchat-facebook-video-distribution-1234946051/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505163635/https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/mrbeast-snapchat-facebook-video-distribution-1234946051/ |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 7, 2021 |title=MrBeast Signs Exclusive Facebook, Snapchat Distribution Deal with Jellysmack |work=Tubefilter |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/04/07/mrbeast-snapchat-facebook-distribution-deal-jellysmack/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505163637/https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/04/07/mrbeast-snapchat-facebook-distribution-deal-jellysmack/ |archive-date=May 5, 2021}}</ref>
-In November 2021, Donaldson uploaded "[[$456,000 Squid Game In Real Life!]]", a recreation of the [[Survival film|survival drama]] [[streaming television]] series ''[[Squid Game]]'' in real life. The video had 456 people compete for a $456,000 cash prize.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilde |first=Tyler |date=November 25, 2021 |title=$3.5M Squid Game recreation is about as accurate as you can get without actually shooting anyone |language=en |work=[[PC Gamer]] |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/mr-beast-squid-game-real-youtube/ |url-status=live |access-date=November 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126011446/https://www.pcgamer.com/mr-beast-squid-game-real-youtube/ |archive-date=November 26, 2021}}</ref> The video has more than 466 million views as of January 25, 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |title=$456,000 Squid Game in Real Life! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e3GPea1Tyg |access-date=December 24, 2022 |website=YouTube |publisher=MrBeast |archive-date=December 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222222743/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e3GPea1Tyg |url-status=live }}</ref> making it Donaldson's most-viewed YouTube video and making it one of the most-watched YouTube videos of 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kesvani |first=Hussain |date=December 2, 2021 |title=The success of MrBeast's Squid Game is its own dystopia |url=https://www.polygon.com/22812548/mrbeast-squid-game-youtube-copycat-reaction |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202173316/https://www.polygon.com/22812548/mrbeast-squid-game-youtube-copycat-reaction |archive-date=December 2, 2021 |access-date=December 2, 2021 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}}</ref> A review of the video in ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'' stated that it "badly misunderstood the anti-capitalist message of ''Squid Game''".<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=November 29, 2021 |title=YouTuber MrBeast Surpasses 100 Million Views on Controversial Squid Game Recreation Video |url=https://observer.com/2021/11/youtuber-mrbeast-million-views-controversial-squid-game-recreation-video/ |access-date=June 5, 2022 |website=Observer |language=en-US |archive-date=June 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605171948/https://observer.com/2021/11/youtuber-mrbeast-million-views-controversial-squid-game-recreation-video/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite this, ''Squid Game'' creator [[Hwang Dong-hyuk]] has reacted positively to recreations and parodies of the series.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 4, 2021 |title=Squid Game Creator Gives His Thoughts On MrBeast's Youtube Version |url=https://screenrant.com/squid-game-mrbeast-video-hwang-dong-hyuk-reaction/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213105046/https://screenrant.com/squid-game-mrbeast-video-hwang-dong-hyuk-reaction/ |archive-date=February 13, 2022 |access-date=January 21, 2022 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref>
+During a [[Clubhouse (app)|Clubhouse]] room in February 2021, Donaldson removed entrepreneur Farokh Sarmad after he allegedly said he could not pronounce his name, a move that Sarmad later said was [[racist]]. Sarmad's claims were questioned and denied by other Clubhouse users, who were present at the call and argued against Sarmad's claims, claiming that Donaldson removed him and others to make room for women to be more inclusive.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 27, 2021 |title=YouTube accused of 'blatant racism' over social media spat with entrepreneur |url=https://www.indy100.com/news/mrbeast-youtuber-clubhouse-entrepreneur-racism-b1805556 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511205603/https://www.indy100.com/news/mrbeast-youtuber-clubhouse-entrepreneur-racism-b1805556 |archive-date=May 11, 2021 |access-date=May 11, 2021 |website=[[Indy100]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tenbarge |first=Kat |title=MrBeast booted a user whose name he couldn't pronounce on Clubhouse, sparking a debate over racism and microaggressions |url=https://www.insider.com/mrbeast-clubhouse-racism-allegations-cancelled-racist-farokh-debate-drama-2021-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224084325/https://www.insider.com/mrbeast-clubhouse-racism-allegations-cancelled-racist-farokh-debate-drama-2021-2 |archive-date=February 24, 2022 |access-date=May 11, 2021 |website=[[Insider (website)|Insider]]}}</ref>
-In December 2021, Donaldson created a third influencer tournament featuring 15 competitors with a grand prize of $1,000,000.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weiss |first=Geoff |date=December 14, 2021 |title=MrBeast's Third 'Creator Games' To Host Bella Poarch, Logan Paul, With $1 Million Prize |work=Tube Filter |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/12/14/mrbeast-third-creator-games-bella-poarch-logan-paul/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214210433/https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/12/14/mrbeast-third-creator-games-bella-poarch-logan-paul/ |archive-date=December 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rolta |first=Mehul |date=December 17, 2021 |title=MrBeast Hosts Stunning Million-Dollar Tournament Featuring Some of YouTube's Biggest Stars |work=Essentially Sports |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/mrbeast-hosts-stunning-million-dollar-tournament-featuring-some-of-youtubes-biggest-stars-esports-news/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227082617/https://www.essentiallysports.com/mrbeast-hosts-stunning-million-dollar-tournament-featuring-some-of-youtubes-biggest-stars-esports-news/ |archive-date=December 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Francis |first=Bryan |date=December 18, 2021 |title=MrBeast has started a new $1,000,000 Influencer tournament |work=First Sportz |url=https://firstsportz.com/esports-news-mrbeast-started-a-influencer-tournament/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227082618/https://firstsportz.com/esports-news-mrbeast-started-a-influencer-tournament/ |archive-date=December 27, 2021}}</ref> In January 2022, Forbes ranked Donaldson as YouTube's highest-earning creator, earning an estimated $54 million in 2021. Forbes stated that his income in 2021 would have placed him 40th in the 2020 [[Forbes Celebrity 100]], earning as much money as [[Vin Diesel]] and [[Lewis Hamilton]] did in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Abram |title=The Highest-Paid YouTube Stars: MrBeast, Jake Paul And Markiplier Score Massive Paydays |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2022/01/14/the-highest-paid-youtube-stars-mrbeast-jake-paul-and-markiplier-score-massive-paydays/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117180838/https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2022/01/14/the-highest-paid-youtube-stars-mrbeast-jake-paul-and-markiplier-score-massive-paydays/ |archive-date=January 17, 2022 |access-date=January 17, 2022 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Celebrity 100: The World's Highest-Paid Celebrities 2020 |url=https://www.forbes.com/celebrities/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040628043820/https://www.forbes.com/celebrities/ |archive-date=June 28, 2004 |access-date=January 17, 2022 |website=Forbes}}</ref>
+In April 2021, Donaldson announced a sponsorship with mobile banking app [[Current (financial services company)|Current]], marking the first time he took an ownership stake as part of a sponsorship deal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hale |first=James |date=April 26, 2021 |title=MrBeast Invests In Fintech Company 'Current,' Kicks Off Long-Term Partnership With $100,000 Giveaway |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/04/26/mrbeast-invests-current-banking-app-giveaway/ |access-date=September 19, 2025 |website=Tubefilter |language=en-US}}</ref> Donaldson stated he struck the deal with Current's SVP of Marketing Adam Hadi, who worked with Donaldson on his first brand deal with Quidd in 2017.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8VcUnz3nVc |title=The Full Story of MrBeast |date=September 20, 2021 |last=Colin and Samir |access-date=September 19, 2025 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
-[[File:VidCon_2022_Anaheim_California_YouTube_Shorts_TikTok_Mr._Beast.jpg|thumb|right|A sign depicting the MrBeast and [[YouTube Shorts]] logos at [[Vidcon]] 2022]]
+In November 2021, Donaldson uploaded "[[$456,000 Squid Game in Real Life!|$456,000 ''Squid Game'' in Real Life!]]", a recreation of the [[Survival film|survival drama]] [[streaming television]] series ''[[Squid Game]]'' in real life. The video had 456 people compete for a $456,000 cash prize.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilde |first=Tyler |date=November 25, 2021 |title=$3.5M Squid Game recreation is about as accurate as you can get without actually shooting anyone |language=en |work=[[PC Gamer]] |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/mr-beast-squid-game-real-youtube/ |url-status=live |access-date=November 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126011446/https://www.pcgamer.com/mr-beast-squid-game-real-youtube/ |archive-date=November 26, 2021}}</ref> It was one of the most-watched YouTube videos of 2021, receiving over 130 million views within a week.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kesvani |first=Hussain |date=December 2, 2021 |title=The success of MrBeast's Squid Game is its own dystopia |url=https://www.polygon.com/22812548/mrbeast-squid-game-youtube-copycat-reaction |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202173316/https://www.polygon.com/22812548/mrbeast-squid-game-youtube-copycat-reaction |archive-date=December 2, 2021 |access-date=December 2, 2021 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}}</ref> A review of the video in ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'' argued that it "badly misunderstood the anti-capitalist message of ''Squid Game''".<ref name="Observer-2021">{{Cite web |date=November 29, 2021 |title=YouTuber MrBeast Surpasses 100 Million Views on Controversial Squid Game Recreation Video |url=https://observer.com/2021/11/youtuber-mrbeast-million-views-controversial-squid-game-recreation-video/ |access-date=June 5, 2022 |website=Observer |language=en-US |archive-date=June 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605171948/https://observer.com/2021/11/youtuber-mrbeast-million-views-controversial-squid-game-recreation-video/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite this, ''Squid Game'' creator [[Hwang Dong-hyuk]] has reacted positively to the recreations and parodies of the series.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 4, 2021 |title=Squid Game Creator Gives His Thoughts On MrBeast's Youtube Version |url=https://screenrant.com/squid-game-mrbeast-video-hwang-dong-hyuk-reaction/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213105046/https://screenrant.com/squid-game-mrbeast-video-hwang-dong-hyuk-reaction/ |archive-date=February 13, 2022 |access-date=January 21, 2022 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref>
-On July 28, 2022, Donaldson surpassed 100 million subscribers on his main channel, making him the fifth channel and the second individual YouTuber to achieve the milestone.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=July 28, 2022 |title=MrBeast Tops 100 Million YouTube Subscribers: 'I Hope to Do YouTube Until the Day I Die' |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/mrbeast-100-million-youtube-subscribers-1235328739/ |access-date=December 20, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=July 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729201818/https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/mrbeast-100-million-youtube-subscribers-1235328739/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cheong |first=Charissa |date=July 29, 2022 |title=YouTube star MrBeast just became the second person in the world to reach 100 million subscribers, and livestreamed the moment he found out |url=https://www.insider.com/mrbeast-100-million-youtube-subscribers-reaction-livestream-2022-7 |access-date=August 3, 2022 |website=Insider}}</ref> On November 17, 2022, Donaldson achieved the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] of "Most Subscribers for an Individual Male on YouTube" with his MrBeast channel at 112,193,139 subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suggitt |first=Connie |date=November 17, 2022 |title=Mr Beast now most-subscribed YouTuber ever, overtaking PewDiePie |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/11/mr-beast-now-most-subscribed-youtuber-ever-overtaking-pewdiepie-726321 |access-date=November 20, 2022 |website=Guinness World Records |archive-date=November 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119054620/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/11/mr-beast-now-most-subscribed-youtuber-ever-overtaking-pewdiepie-726321 |url-status=live }}</ref> The previous record holder, [[PewDiePie]], had held the record as the most subscribed YouTuber for almost ten years.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gerken |first=Tom |date=November 16, 2022 |title=MrBeast overtakes PewDiePie as most-subscribed YouTuber |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63635382 |access-date=June 21, 2023}}</ref> Donaldson achieved 1 billion video views over a period of 30 days on his main YouTube channel in November 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghoshal |first=Shivaditya |date=2022-11-22 |title=YouTube King MrBeast Has Now Officially Crossed 1 Billion Views On His Main Channel in Just 30 Days, Gets 2nd Rank As... |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/esports-news-youtube-king-mrbeast-has-now-officially-crossed-1-billion-views-on-his-main-channel-in-just-30-days-gets-2nd-rank-as/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=[[EssentiallySports]]}}</ref>
+In December 2021, Donaldson created a third [[influencer]] tournament featuring 15 competitors with a grand prize of $1 million.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weiss |first=Geoff |date=December 14, 2021 |title=MrBeast's Third 'Creator Games' To Host Bella Poarch, Logan Paul, With $1 Million Prize |work=Tube Filter |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/12/14/mrbeast-third-creator-games-bella-poarch-logan-paul/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214210433/https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/12/14/mrbeast-third-creator-games-bella-poarch-logan-paul/ |archive-date=December 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rolta |first=Mehul |date=December 17, 2021 |title=MrBeast Hosts Stunning Million-Dollar Tournament Featuring Some of YouTube's Biggest Stars |work=Essentially Sports |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/mrbeast-hosts-stunning-million-dollar-tournament-featuring-some-of-youtubes-biggest-stars-esports-news/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227082617/https://www.essentiallysports.com/mrbeast-hosts-stunning-million-dollar-tournament-featuring-some-of-youtubes-biggest-stars-esports-news/ |archive-date=December 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Francis |first=Bryan |date=December 18, 2021 |title=MrBeast has started a new $1,000,000 Influencer tournament |work=First Sportz |url=https://firstsportz.com/esports-news-mrbeast-started-a-influencer-tournament/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227082618/https://firstsportz.com/esports-news-mrbeast-started-a-influencer-tournament/ |archive-date=December 27, 2021}}</ref> In January 2022, ''Forbes'' ranked Donaldson as YouTube's highest-earning creator, earning an estimated $54 million in 2021. ''Forbes'' stated that his income in 2021 would have placed him 40th in the 2020 [[Forbes Celebrity 100]], earning as much money as [[Vin Diesel]] and [[Lewis Hamilton]] did in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Abram |title=The Highest-Paid YouTube Stars: MrBeast, Jake Paul And Markiplier Score Massive Paydays |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2022/01/14/the-highest-paid-youtube-stars-mrbeast-jake-paul-and-markiplier-score-massive-paydays/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117180838/https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2022/01/14/the-highest-paid-youtube-stars-mrbeast-jake-paul-and-markiplier-score-massive-paydays/ |archive-date=January 17, 2022 |access-date=August 25, 2023 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Celebrity 100: The World's Highest-Paid Celebrities 2020 |url=https://www.forbes.com/celebrities/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040628043820/https://www.forbes.com/celebrities/ |archive-date=June 28, 2004 |access-date=January 17, 2022 |website=Forbes}}</ref>
-== Business model ==
+On July 28, 2022, Donaldson surpassed 100 million subscribers on his main channel, making him the fifth channel and the second individual YouTuber to achieve the milestone.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=July 28, 2022 |title=MrBeast Tops 100 Million YouTube Subscribers: 'I Hope to Do YouTube Until the Day I Die' |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/mrbeast-100-million-youtube-subscribers-1235328739/ |access-date=December 20, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=July 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729201818/https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/mrbeast-100-million-youtube-subscribers-1235328739/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cheong |first=Charissa |date=July 29, 2022 |title=YouTube star MrBeast just became the second person in the world to reach 100 million subscribers, and livestreamed the moment he found out |url=https://www.insider.com/mrbeast-100-million-youtube-subscribers-reaction-livestream-2022-7 |access-date=August 3, 2022 |website=Insider |archive-date=August 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808165144/https://www.businessinsider.com/mrbeast-100-million-youtube-subscribers-reaction-livestream-2022-7 |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 17, 2022, Donaldson achieved the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] of "Most Subscribers for an Individual Male on YouTube" with his MrBeast channel at 112 million subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suggitt |first=Connie |date=November 17, 2022 |title=Mr Beast now most-subscribed YouTuber ever, overtaking PewDiePie |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/11/mr-beast-now-most-subscribed-youtuber-ever-overtaking-pewdiepie-726321 |access-date=November 20, 2022 |website=Guinness World Records |archive-date=November 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119054620/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/11/mr-beast-now-most-subscribed-youtuber-ever-overtaking-pewdiepie-726321 |url-status=live }}</ref> The previous record holder, [[PewDiePie]], had held the record as the most subscribed YouTuber for almost ten years.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gerken |first=Tom |date=November 16, 2022 |title=MrBeast overtakes PewDiePie as most-subscribed YouTuber |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63635382 |access-date=June 21, 2023 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802184124/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63635382 |url-status=live }}</ref> Donaldson achieved one billion video views over 30 days on his main YouTube channel in November 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghoshal |first=Shivaditya |date=November 22, 2022 |title=YouTube King MrBeast Has Now Officially Crossed 1 Billion Views On His Main Channel in Just 30 Days, Gets 2nd Rank As... |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/esports-news-youtube-king-mrbeast-has-now-officially-crossed-1-billion-views-on-his-main-channel-in-just-30-days-gets-2nd-rank-as/ |access-date=June 23, 2023 |website=EssentiallySports |archive-date=June 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623044057/https://www.essentiallysports.com/esports-news-youtube-king-mrbeast-has-now-officially-crossed-1-billion-views-on-his-main-channel-in-just-30-days-gets-2nd-rank-as/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 15, 2023, Donaldson surpassed 200 million subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hale |first=James |date=October 16, 2023 |title=MrBeast gained 100 million subscribers in 15 months. Here's why. |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/10/16/mrbeast-gained-100-million-subscribers-in-15-months-heres-why/ |access-date=October 28, 2023 |website=Tubefilter |language=en-US |archive-date=October 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028012428/https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/10/16/mrbeast-gained-100-million-subscribers-in-15-months-heres-why/ |url-status=live }}</ref> His [[YouTube Shorts]] video "Would You Fly to Paris for a Baguette?" is the most-watched video on his main YouTube channel, having more than 1.5 billion views and 56 million likes as of May 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tomar |first=Vaibhav Singh |title=MrBeast Just Got His First Billion Views Video |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/gaming-news-mrbeast-just-got-his-first-billion-views-video/ |access-date=December 30, 2023 |work=EssentiallySports |date=December 22, 2023 |archive-date=December 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230175808/https://www.essentiallysports.com/gaming-news-mrbeast-just-got-his-first-billion-views-video/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
-{{Blockquote
+[[File:Mrbeast in 2025 1.png|thumb|Donaldson in 2025]]
-| quote = "Once you know how to make a video go viral, it's just about how to get as many out as possible, ... you can practically make unlimited money. [But] the videos take months of prep. A lot of them take four to five days of relentless filming. There's a reason other people don't do what I do."
+On June 2, 2024, Donaldson surpassed India-based music label and film production company [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] for the title of the most subscribed channel on YouTube, with 267 million.<ref name="Davis-2024">{{cite news |last=Davis |first=Wes |date=June 2, 2024 |title=PewDiePie 'avenged' as MrBeast becomes YouTube's most-subscribed channel |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/2/24170045/mrbeast-youtube-most-subscribed-channel-t-series-pewdiepie |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808165133/https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/2/24170045/mrbeast-youtube-most-subscribed-channel-t-series-pewdiepie |archive-date=August 8, 2024 |access-date=December 27, 2024 |work=[[The Verge]] |language=en}}</ref> On July 10, 2024, Donaldson became the first YouTuber to surpass 300 million subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 10, 2024 |title=MrBeast makes history, becomes first YouTuber to reach 300 million subscribers |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/mrbeast-makes-history-becomes-first-youtuber-to-reach-300-million-subscribers-101720623424789.html |access-date=July 15, 2024 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=August 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808165053/https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/mrbeast-makes-history-becomes-first-youtuber-to-reach-300-million-subscribers-101720623424789.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On July 13, 2024, Donaldson uploaded his 300 million subscribers special, "[[50 YouTubers Fight for $1,000,000]]". The video featured guest appearances from [[Howie Mandel]], [[Miranda Cosgrove]], and [[Joey Chestnut]].<ref>{{cite web |title=JaidenAnimations wins MrBeast's $1 million YouTube challenge, outlasting Logan Paul and KSI |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2479628/jaidenanimations-wins-mrbeasts-1-million-youtube-challenge-outlasting-logan-paul-and-ksi |website=tribune.com |date=July 14, 2024 |access-date=July 19, 2024 |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718160602/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2479628/jaidenanimations-wins-mrbeasts-1-million-youtube-challenge-outlasting-logan-paul-and-ksi |url-status=live }}</ref> This video reached 71 million views in the first 24 hours, becoming Donaldson's most-viewed video within its first 24 hours.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1812524185228320980 |user=MrBeast |title=New video is my most viewed video ever in 24 hours 😮 |date=July 14, 2024 |access-date=July 19, 2024}}</ref> In his video "Beat Ronaldo, Win $1,000,000", [[Cristiano Ronaldo]], [[Tom Brady]], and [[Bryson DeChambeau]] made guest appearances.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=March 26, 2025 |title=YouTube's 2025 Upfront to Feature Lady Gaga, MrBeast, Brittany Broski and More |url=https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/youtube-2025-brandcast-upfront-lady-gaga-mrbeast-1236348535/ |access-date=June 22, 2025 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> On April 25, 2025, Donaldson and Uruguayan YouTuber [[Fede Vigevani]] hosted an influencer basketball game featuring a team of Spanish-speaking creators and a team of English-speaking creators.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2025/03/31/mrbeast-fede-vigevani-creator-influencer-basketball-game/|title=MrBeast and Fede Vigevani are recruiting "the biggest" creators for a bilingual basketball game|date=March 31, 2025|first=Sam|last=Gutelle|website=Tubefilter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250801130119/https://www.tubefilter.com/2025/03/31/mrbeast-fede-vigevani-creator-influencer-basketball-game/|archive-date=August 1, 2025|url-status=live|access-date=August 1, 2025}}</ref> [[Neymar]], [[Stephen Curry]], and [[Serena Williams]], made guest appearances in the video "Beat Neymar, Win $500,000".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Polacek |first=Scott |title=Steph Curry, Giannis, Serena Williams, Neymar, Aaron Judge Star in New MrBeast Video |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25199197-steph-curry-giannis-serena-williams-neymar-aaron-judge-star-new-mrbeast-video |access-date=June 22, 2025 |website=[[Bleacher Report]] |language=en}}</ref> On June 1, 2025, Donaldson became the first YouTuber to surpass 400 million subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 3, 2025 |title=MrBeast hits 400 million subscribers on YouTube |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2549394/mrbeast-hits-400-million-subscribers-on-youtube |access-date=June 22, 2025 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=C |first=Toff |date=June 3, 2025 |title=MrBeast reaches 400 million subscribers on YouTube |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/6/3/mrbeast-reaches-400-million-subscribers-on-youtube-2125 |access-date=June 22, 2025 |website=[[ABS-CBN]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Negi |first=Shivani |date=June 2, 2025 |title=MrBeast becomes first creator to hit 400 million YouTube subscribers, fans celebrate his journey from viral stunts to global impact |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/mrbeast-becomes-first-creator-to-hit-400-million-youtube-subscribers-fans-celebrate-his-journey-from-viral-stunts-to-global-impact-660098.html |access-date=June 22, 2025 |website=Indiatimes |language=en-IN}}</ref> In January 2026, Beast Industries raised $200 million from Bitmine at a $5 billion valuation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Conlon |first=Sean |date=January 15, 2026 |title=MrBeast platform gets $200 million investment from Tom Lee's Bitmine |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/15/mrbeast-company-gets-200-million-investment-from-tom-lees-bitmine.html |access-date=January 15, 2026 |publisher=CNBC |language=en}}</ref>
-| source = Donaldson on his YouTube videos<ref name=":0" />
-}}
+== Content ==
+In his early career, Donaldson primarily uploaded [[Let's Play]]s, "best and worst" roundups, and commentary about YouTube culture.<ref name="Miller-2023" /><ref name="Business Insider-2019" /> His present-day videos usually fall into three formats: stunt challenges that demand difficult or risky tasks, so-called "junklord" experiments that rely on an unusually large quantity of a single product, and giveaway competitions that award substantial cash or prizes, often through games.{{Efn|name="genreExamples"|Examples of each genre:<ref name="Miller-2023" />
+* Stunt: "Microwaving a Microwave," "I Counted to 100,000"
+* Junklord: "I Built a Giant House Using Only Legos," "I Ate $100,000 Golden Ice Cream."
+* Giveaway: "Extreme $500,000 Game of Tag," "Giving a Random Homeless Man $10,000"
+}} Giveaway videos remain a defining element of his channel.<ref name="Miller-2023" />
+[[File:Fidias - How I Won A Lamborghini From MrBeast (W2afl71B7t8 - 1280x720 - 3m56s).png|thumb|An example of Donaldson's YouTube content]]
+Donaldson designs each video to satisfy YouTube's [[recommendation system|recommendation algorithm]] by maximizing [[click-through rate]] and [[Retention rate|viewer retention]].<ref name="Miller-2023">{{cite journal |last1=Miller |first1=Vincent |last2=Hogg |first2=Eddy |title='If you press this, I'll pay': MrBeast, YouTube, and the mobilisation of the audience commodity in the name of charity |journal=Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies |date=March 8, 2023 |volume=29 |issue=4 |pages=997–1014 |doi=10.1177/13548565231161810|s2cid=257461167 |language=en |issn=1354-8565 |doi-access=free }}</ref> He focuses on striking topics, titles, and [[thumbnail]]s to encourage clicks,<ref name="Perelli">{{cite web |last=Perelli |first=Amanda |title=How YouTube star MrBeast, who has 22 million subscribers, uses keywords and the 'shock and awe' effect to maximize views |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/how-youtube-star-mr-beast-uses-keywords-to-get-trending-2019-7 |website=Business Insider |access-date=July 26, 2023 |archive-date=July 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726183708/https://www.businessinsider.com/how-youtube-star-mr-beast-uses-keywords-to-get-trending-2019-7 |url-status=live }}</ref> aiming for concepts he considers "original, creative" and essential viewing.<ref>{{cite podcast|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3_PwvvfxIU&t=2506s|title=MrBeast: Future of YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram|host=Lex Fridman|date=January 11, 2023|time=41:46|access-date=July 26, 2023|archive-date=July 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726183708/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3_PwvvfxIU&t=2506s|url-status=live}}</ref> He favors bold keywords such as "24-hours" and "challenge" in titles,<ref name="Shaw-2021" /><ref name="Perelli" /> pairs them with simple, brightly lit thumbnails,<ref>{{cite news |last=Perelli |first=Amanda |title=YouTube star MrBeast breaks down how he makes eye-catching thumbnails and why he'd pay $10,000 for the best possible one |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/mrbeast-youtube-thumbnail-strategy-advice-for-creators-2021-10 |access-date=July 26, 2023 |work=Business Insider |archive-date=July 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726183710/https://www.businessinsider.com/mrbeast-youtube-thumbnail-strategy-advice-for-creators-2021-10 |url-status=live }}</ref> and introduces the premise within the opening 30 seconds before promising a finale to hold attention through the usual 10–30 minute runtime.<ref name="Shaw-2021" /><ref name="Miller-2023" />
-Donaldson's videos leverage YouTube's [[recommendation system|recommendation algorithm]] in order to go [[Viral video|viral]], mainly by maximizing [[click-through rate]] and viewer retention.<ref name="M&H">{{cite journal |last1=Miller |first1=Vincent |last2=Hogg |first2=Eddy |title='If you press this, I'll pay': MrBeast, YouTube, and the mobilisation of the audience commodity in the name of charity |journal=Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies |date=8 March 2023 |volume=29 |issue=4 |pages=997–1014 |doi=10.1177/13548565231161810|s2cid=257461167 }}</ref> To maximize click-through rate, he focuses on creating effective topics, titles, and thumbnails.<ref name="BI">{{cite web |last1=Perelli |first1=Amanda |title=How YouTube star MrBeast, who has 22 million subscribers, uses keywords and the 'shock and awe' effect to maximize views |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/how-youtube-star-mr-beast-uses-keywords-to-get-trending-2019-7 |website=Business Insider |access-date=26 July 2023}}</ref> In an interview with [[Lex Fridman]], he stated that for him to create a viral video, it needed to be "original, creative, something people really need to see, ideally never been done before".<ref>{{cite podcast|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3_PwvvfxIU&t=2506s|title=MrBeast: Future of YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram|host=Lex Fridman|date=11 January 2023|time=41:46|access-date=26 July 2023}}</ref> His titles are designed to attract attention by promising outrageous stunts and using certain keywords like "24-hours" and "challenge".<ref name=":0" /><ref name="BI" /> His thumbnails are designed to be easily understandable, clearly focused, and brightly colored.<ref name="BI2">{{cite news |last1=Perelli |first1=Amanda |title=YouTube star MrBeast breaks down how he makes eye-catching thumbnails and why he'd pay $10,000 for the best possible one |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/mrbeast-youtube-thumbnail-strategy-advice-for-creators-2021-10 |access-date=26 July 2023 |work=Business Insider}}</ref> To maximize viewer retention, Donaldson paces the videos to have viewers engaged throughout the video. His videos typically span 10 to 20 minutes. He hooks viewers by explaining the premise in under half a minute at the start of the video<ref name=":0" /> and promises a "finale" to have viewers engaged until the end of the video.<ref name="M&H" />
+Brand sponsorships and Google's [[AdSense]] program primarily fund Donaldson's productions.<ref name="Alexander-2018">{{cite web |last=Alexander |first=Julia |title=MrBeast, YouTube's viral philanthropist, explains where all that money comes from |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/28/18157845/mrbeast-youtube-donations-adsense-brand-deals |website=The Verge |access-date=July 28, 2023 |date=December 28, 2018 |archive-date=December 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217185340/https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/28/18157845/mrbeast-youtube-donations-adsense-brand-deals |url-status=live }}</ref> By 2022 he was reportedly spending about $1 million on each flagship video,<ref name="Dickson-2022" /> supported by earnings from his lower-cost reaction and gaming channels.<ref name="Dickson-2022" /> ''[[The Verge]]'' described the resulting cycle as self-perpetuating, with each viral success attracting larger brand deals and higher AdSense income that fund even bigger giveaways.<ref name="Alexander-2018" /> Donaldson has said he prefers to reinvest the revenue so he can keep scaling his ideas.<ref name="Dickson-2022" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Read |first=Max |date=June 12, 2023 |title=How MrBeast Became the Willy Wonka of YouTube |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/magazine/mrbeast-youtube.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725200742/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/magazine/mrbeast-youtube.html |archive-date=July 25, 2023 |access-date=July 29, 2023 |work=The New York Times |language=en}}</ref> He also generates additional revenue through ventures that primarily focus on consumer goods, including [[MrBeast Burger]], [[Lunchly]], and [[Feastables]].<ref name="Miller-2023" /><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Jones |first=C. T. |title=MrBeast Has Your Views. Now He Wants Your Cash |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/youtube-mrbeast-funding-business-expansion-1234617936/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=July 28, 2023 |date=October 25, 2022 |archive-date=July 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728152927/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/youtube-mrbeast-funding-business-expansion-1234617936/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
-Donaldson's videos are categorized into three genres: stunt videos, where Donaldson or other participants perform challenges that are interesting, challenging, or dangerous; junklord videos, where Donaldson uses a large quantity of a particular product in an unusual way or spends an extravagant amount on it; and giveaway videos, where Donaldson gives away large amounts of money or extravagant prizes to people, usually including a competitive aspect. Giveaway videos are considered to be a distinctive feature of Donaldson's content.<ref name="M&H" />
+{{As of|2023}}, Donaldson employs over 250 people, from writers to editors to producers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harwell |first1=Drew |last2=Lorenz |first2=Taylor |title=Greenville was quiet. Then a hometown kid became YouTube's biggest star. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/11/03/mr-beast-money-hometown-greenville-creator-economy/ |access-date=November 25, 2023 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=November 3, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=November 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116112351/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/11/03/mr-beast-money-hometown-greenville-creator-economy/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Lorenz-2021" /> Many employees include people familiar with Donaldson, such as friends and family members.<ref name="Lorenz-2021" /> In September 2025, Donaldson uploaded the promotional video "I Bought the NFL", which led to a misunderstanding after some viewers thought he had actually purchased the [[National Football League]]. The video was intended to promote YouTube's first-ever free livestream of an NFL game.<ref>{{cite web|last=Degrazia|first=Leah|title=Did Mr. Beast Buy the NFL? Viral YouTube Stunt Explained|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1435268/did-mr-beast-buy-the-nfl-viral-youtube-stunt-explained|website=E! News|date=September 4, 2025|access-date=September 7, 2025}}</ref>
-Donaldson's fundings for these videos mainly come from [[Sponsor (commercial)|sponsorships]] and Google's [[AdSense]] program.<ref name="verge">{{cite web |last1=Alexander |first1=Julia |title=MrBeast, YouTube's viral philanthropist, explains where all that money comes from |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/28/18157845/mrbeast-youtube-donations-adsense-brand-deals |website=The Verge |access-date=28 July 2023 |date=28 December 2018}}</ref> As of 2022, Donaldson spends about one million dollars on each video. Although Donaldson's videos rarely turn a profit,<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine |last1=Dickson |first1=Ej |title=Is MrBeast for Real? Inside the Outrageous World of YouTube's Cash-Happy Stunt King |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/mrbeast-youtube-cover-story-interview-1334604/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=28 July 2023 |date=19 April 2022}}</ref> he is concentrated more on expanding his YouTube channel rather than earning a profit, stating in an interview with [[Rolling Stone]], "I could be doing cheaper videos, [...] But I just don't want to. I want to push the boundaries to go bigger, bigger".<ref name="RS" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Read |first1=Max |title=How MrBeast Became the Willy Wonka of YouTube |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/magazine/mrbeast-youtube.html |access-date=29 July 2023 |date=12 June 2023 |work=The New York Times |language=en}}</ref> Most of his funding come from sponsorships.<ref name="verge" /> Donaldson uses his reaction channel and gaming channel to help finance his main channel, as their videos are relatively cheap to produce and make a substantial amount of money.<ref name="RS" /> [[The Verge]] noted his revenue is self-perpetuating: "The more viral he becomes, the more brands want to work with him, and the bigger his own AdSense earnings get. He can then entice viewers with even bigger giveaway videos. It's a never ending cycle."<ref name="verge" /> In addition to sponsorships and AdSense, Donaldson earns passive income through merchandise, [[MrBeast Burger]], and [[Feastables]].<ref name="M&H" /><ref name="RS2">{{cite magazine |last1=Jones |first1=C. T. |title=MrBeast Has Your Views. Now He Wants Your Cash |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/youtube-mrbeast-funding-business-expansion-1234617936/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=28 July 2023 |date=25 October 2022}}</ref>
+== Business ventures ==
+=== ''Finger on the App'' ===
+{{main|Finger on the App}}
-== Other ventures ==
+In June 2020, Donaldson partnered with Brooklyn art collective [[MSCHF]] to launch ''Finger on the App'', a one-off mobile endurance contest where players kept a finger on their phone screen until one person remained to claim $25,000.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beresford |first=Trilby |date=June 30, 2020 |title=YouTuber MrBeast Launches Multiplayer Endurance Game 'Finger on the App' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/youtuber-mrbeast-launches-multiplayer-endurance-game-finger-app-1300746/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505125934/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/youtuber-mrbeast-launches-multiplayer-endurance-game-finger-app-1300746/ |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The competition ran for more than 70 hours and ended with four winners who each received $20,000.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Julia |date=July 3, 2020 |title=MrBeast ends Finger on the App competition by telling players to stop after 70 hours |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/3/21312701/mrbeast-finger-app-competition-stream-winner-final-four-prize-youtube-mschf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318231923/https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/3/21312701/mrbeast-finger-app-competition-stream-winner-final-four-prize-youtube-mschf |archive-date=March 18, 2021 |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref> Its popularity prompted ''Finger on the App 2'', originally slated for December 2020 but delayed until March 2021 after heavy downloads overwhelmed the servers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=March 19, 2021 |title=MrBeast's $100,000 'Finger on the App 2' Contest Kicks Off Saturday |url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/mrbeast-finger-on-the-app-2-start-time-date-1234934406/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505042841/https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/mrbeast-finger-on-the-app-2-start-time-date-1234934406/ |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> The sequel offered a $100,000 grand prize, and the champion outlasted the field for roughly 51 hours while the runner-up earned $20,000.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 23, 2021 |title=MrBeast Crowns $100,000 'Finger on the App' Winner After 50-Hour Contest |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/03/23/mrbeast-crowns-finger-on-the-app-winner-50-hours/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505162501/https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/03/23/mrbeast-crowns-finger-on-the-app-winner-50-hours/ |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=Tubefilter.com}}</ref>
-=== Finger on the App ===
-<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Finger on the App Logo.png|128x128px|thumb|Finger on the App logo]] -->
-In June 2020, Donaldson, in collaboration with [[Brooklyn]]-based art collective [[MSCHF]], released a one-time multiplayer mobile game titled "Finger on the App". In the game, players touch their phone screen and the last person to remove their finger from the screen wins $25,000.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beresford |first=Trilby |date=June 30, 2020 |title=YouTuber MrBeast Launches Multiplayer Endurance Game 'Finger on the App' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/youtuber-mrbeast-launches-multiplayer-endurance-game-finger-app-1300746/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505125934/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/youtuber-mrbeast-launches-multiplayer-endurance-game-finger-app-1300746/ |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> In the end, four people ended up winning $20,000 each after keeping their finger on the app for over 70 hours.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Julia |date=July 3, 2020 |title=MrBeast ends Finger on the App competition by telling players to stop after 70 hours |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/3/21312701/mrbeast-finger-app-competition-stream-winner-final-four-prize-youtube-mschf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318231923/https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/3/21312701/mrbeast-finger-app-competition-stream-winner-final-four-prize-youtube-mschf |archive-date=March 18, 2021 |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref> The game was reportedly so successful that a sequel titled "Finger on the App 2" was planned to originally launch in December 2020. The game was postponed to February and then further delayed to March 2021 due to a flood of downloads, causing the game to crash and requiring the game's developers to upgrade their servers. This time, the game featured a grand prize of $100,000.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=March 19, 2021 |title=MrBeast's $100,000 'Finger on the App 2' Contest Kicks Off Saturday |url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/mrbeast-finger-on-the-app-2-start-time-date-1234934406/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505042841/https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/mrbeast-finger-on-the-app-2-start-time-date-1234934406/ |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> The winner kept their finger on the phone screen for around 51 hours. The second-place finisher also received a prize of $20,000.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 23, 2021 |title=MrBeast Crowns $100,000 'Finger on the App' Winner After 50-Hour Contest |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/03/23/mrbeast-crowns-finger-on-the-app-winner-50-hours/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505162501/https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/03/23/mrbeast-crowns-finger-on-the-app-winner-50-hours/ |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=Tubefilter.com}}</ref>
-=== MrBeast Burger ===
+=== Food ===
+==== MrBeast Burger ====
 {{main|MrBeast Burger}}
-[[File:Mr. Beast Burger Restaurant in American Dream Mall East Rutherford New Jersey.jpg|thumb|A MrBeast Burger restaurant in New Jersey]]
-Will Hyde, a producer for the MrBeast channel, announced in a November 2020 article with ''[[The Wake Weekly]]'' that Donaldson would launch a [[virtual restaurant]] called MrBeast Burger in December 2020. Hyde said his team worked with Virtual Dining Concepts during the development of the restaurant concept. He said that MrBeast Burger will sell franchise rights to serve the burgers to restaurants across the U.S. and customers will be able to order the burgers via [[Online food ordering|online delivery services]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Handgraaf |first=Brie |date=November 10, 2020 |title=Fast food with a side of cash: Burger Boy becomes Mr. Beast Burger for the day |url=https://wakeweekly.com/stories/fast-food-with-a-side-of-cash-burger-boy-becomes-mr-beast-burger-for-the-day,220789 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130003724/https://wakeweekly.com/stories/fast-food-with-a-side-of-cash-burger-boy-becomes-mr-beast-burger-for-the-day,220789 |archive-date=November 30, 2020 |access-date=December 18, 2020 |website=[[The Wake Weekly]]}}</ref>
-In August 2022, Donaldson announced that he would bring a MrBeast Burger shop to the [[American Dream Meadowlands|American Dream Mall]] in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]], near [[New York City]], to be the location of his first U.S. restaurant. The restaurant opened on September 4, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beast Mode at American Dream: MrBeast Burger opens first location to thousands of fans |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/local/2022/09/04/mrbeast-burger-restaurant-opens-american-dream-mall-nj/65467642007/ |access-date=December 18, 2022 |website=North Jersey Media Group |language=en-US |archive-date=September 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905022705/https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/local/2022/09/04/mrbeast-burger-restaurant-opens-american-dream-mall-nj/65467642007/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+[[File:Mr. Beast Burger Restaurant in American Dream Mall East Rutherford New Jersey.jpg|thumb|The first physical MrBeast Burger restaurant in New Jersey]]
+Producer Will Hyde told ''[[The Wake Weekly]]'' in November 2020 that Donaldson would debut [[MrBeast Burger]] the following month as a [[virtual restaurant]] brand.<ref name="Handgraaf-2020">{{Cite web |last=Handgraaf |first=Brie |date=November 10, 2020 |title=Fast food with a side of cash: Burger Boy becomes Mr. Beast Burger for the day |url=https://wakeweekly.com/stories/fast-food-with-a-side-of-cash-burger-boy-becomes-mr-beast-burger-for-the-day,220789 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130003724/https://wakeweekly.com/stories/fast-food-with-a-side-of-cash-burger-boy-becomes-mr-beast-burger-for-the-day,220789 |archive-date=November 30, 2020 |access-date=December 18, 2020 |website=[[The Wake Weekly]]}}</ref> His team partnered with [[Virtual Dining Concepts]] so existing kitchens could license the menu and fulfill delivery orders through third-party apps.<ref name="Handgraaf-2020" /> The concept expanded to more than 2,000 locations worldwide before opening its first physical restaurant at the [[American Dream Meadowlands|American Dream Mall]] in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]], on September 4, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Locations |url=https://www.mrbeastburger.com/locations/ |access-date=February 18, 2025 |website=MrBeast Burger |language=en-US |archive-date=February 22, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222025258/https://www.mrbeastburger.com/locations/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MrBeast Burger Locations |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/mrbeast-burger-locations |access-date=February 18, 2025 |website=sportskeeda.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Beast Mode at American Dream: MrBeast Burger opens first location to thousands of fans |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/local/2022/09/04/mrbeast-burger-restaurant-opens-american-dream-mall-nj/65467642007/ |access-date=December 18, 2022 |website=North Jersey Media Group |language=en-US |archive-date=September 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905022705/https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/local/2022/09/04/mrbeast-burger-restaurant-opens-american-dream-mall-nj/65467642007/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Donaldson said in 2024 that he was moving on from the venture and sought to close it because of quality concerns that he believed were hurting his brand.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guszkowski |first=Joe |title=MrBeast says he's 'moving on' from MrBeast Burger |url=https://restaurantbusinessonline.com/technology/mrbeast-says-hes-moving-mrbeast-burger |access-date=October 8, 2025 |website=Restaurant Business |language=en}}</ref>
+==== Feastables ====
+{{main|Feastables}}
+[[File:Feastables Milk Chocolate Bar.png|thumb|A new formula Feastables bar|209x209px]]
+Donaldson introduced [[Feastables]] in January 2022 with a line of MrBeast Bar chocolates in original, almond, and [[quinoa]] crunch flavors.<ref name="Feastables">{{Cite press release |last=Feastables |title=MrBeast Launches Better-For-You Snacking Brand Feastables |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mrbeast-launches-better-for-you-snacking-brand-feastables-301471133.html |access-date=February 19, 2025 |agency=PR Newswire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 30, 2022 |title=MrBeast set to become Willy Wonka with new Feastables snack brand |url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/mrbeast-set-to-become-willy-wonka-with-new-feastables-snack-brand-1751773/ |access-date=February 19, 2025 |website=Dexerto |language=en |archive-date=November 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127031450/https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/mrbeast-set-to-become-willy-wonka-with-new-feastables-snack-brand-1751773/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The launch campaign included a sweepstakes worth more than $1,000,000, with $10,000 prizes and a challenge that mirrored ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (franchise)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' by offering finalists a chance to compete for a chocolate factory.<ref name="Feastables" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cheong |first=Charissa |date=June 6, 2022 |title=MrBeast recreated Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, featuring a toilet made of cake, a dessert contest judged by Gordon Ramsay, and a 'chocolate waterfall' |work=Insider |url=https://www.insider.com/mr-beast-gordon-ramsay-willy-wonkas-factory-youtube-video-2022-6 |access-date=June 11, 2022}}</ref> A June 2022 video documented the elimination-style competition, featured celebrity chef [[Gordon Ramsay]] as a judge, and culminated in a winner choosing between the factory and $500,000 in cash.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Diaz |first=Eric |date=June 9, 2022 |title=Uncanny Replica of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory Is Unsettling And Delicious |work=Nerdist |url=https://nerdist.com/article/willy-wonka-chocolate-factory-replica-competition-mrbeast/ |access-date=June 11, 2022 |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610184236/https://nerdist.com/article/willy-wonka-chocolate-factory-replica-competition-mrbeast/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Feastables generated an estimated $10 million in sales within its first few months and refreshed its recipes and packaging in February 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perelli |first=Amanda |title=How MrBeast's Feastables used giveaways and data to sell $10 million worth of chocolate bars |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/how-youtuber-mrbeast-feastables-uses-giveaways-data-to-sell-chocolate-2022-5 |access-date=January 25, 2023 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125202432/https://www.businessinsider.com/how-youtuber-mrbeast-feastables-uses-giveaways-data-to-sell-chocolate-2022-5 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 17, 2024 |title=Mr Beast rebrands Feastables introduces New Packaging |url=https://dailybrand.co.zw/mr-beast-rebrands-feastables-introduces-new-packaging/ |access-date=February 19, 2025 |website=Daily Brand |language=en-US |archive-date=July 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240720151235/https://dailybrand.co.zw/mr-beast-rebrands-feastables-introduces-new-packaging/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+==== Lunchly ====
+{{Main|Lunchly}}
+[[File:Lunchly Fiesta Nachos.jpg|thumb|Lunchly-brand "nacho chips with queso blanco and salsa" snack kit]]
+Donaldson unveiled the [[Lunchly]] snack-kit brand in September 2024 as a joint venture with fellow creators [[KSI|Olajide "KSI" Olatunji]] and [[Logan Paul]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weprin |first=Alex |date=September 16, 2024 |title=MrBeast and Logan Paul Team Up to Launch Competitor to Lunchables |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/mr-beast-logan-paul-team-lunchly-lunchables-competitor-1236003924/ |access-date=September 22, 2024 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Marketed as a healthier alternative to [[Lunchables]], the kits paired Prime drinks and Feastables chocolate bars with options such as turkey and crackers, nachos with salsa and cheese, or pizza components.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roeloffs |first=Mary |date=September 16, 2024 |title=MrBeast, Logan Paul And KSI Launch Lunchables Competitor 'Lunchly'—Here's What To Know |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2024/09/16/mrbeast-logan-paul-and-ksi-launch-lunchables-competitor-lunchly-heres-what-to-know/ |access-date=September 22, 2024 |website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>
+=== Investments and partnerships ===
+Donaldson invested in the gaming startup [[Backbone (company)|Backbone]], supporting its [[Backbone One]] controller and companion content app for mobile players.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2020 |title=MrBeast-Backed Gaming Venture Launches Backbone One, A Controller That Turns iPhones into Consoles |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/10/27/mrbeast-night-media-backbone-one-controller/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505165241/https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/10/27/mrbeast-night-media-backbone-one-controller/ |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=Tubefilter.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2020 |title=Backed by Mr. Beast and Nadeshot, Backbone One could finally crack mobile gaming |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/27/with-backing-from-mr-beast-and-nadeshot-backbone-one-could-finally-crack-competitive-mobile-gaming/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224084331/https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/27/with-backing-from-mr-beast-and-nadeshot-backbone-one-could-finally-crack-competitive-mobile-gaming/ |archive-date=February 24, 2022 |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref> In March 2021, he partnered with the Creative Juice financial network to launch Juice Funds, a $2 million pool that invests in emerging creators.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kastrenakes |first=Jacob |date=March 24, 2021 |title=MrBeast working with $2 million fund to invest in up-and-coming creators |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/24/22348926/mrbeast-creator-investment-fund-creative-juice |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505165759/https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/24/22348926/mrbeast-creator-investment-fund-creative-juice |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Lorenz-2021">{{Cite news |last=Lorenz |first=Taylor |date=May 4, 2021 |title=Mr. Beast, YouTube Star, Wants to Take Over the Business World |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/04/technology/mr-beast-youtube.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504211043/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/04/technology/mr-beast-youtube.html |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The next month he became a long-term investor and partner in the [[financial technology]] company Current, which promoted the deal through giveaways, and he later faced criticism when fans lost money in a cryptocurrency venture he had endorsed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 26, 2021 |title=MrBeast Invests in Fintech Company 'Current,' Kicks off Long-Term Partnership with $100,000 Giveaway |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/04/26/mrbeast-invests-current-banking-app-giveaway/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429202907/https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/04/26/mrbeast-invests-current-banking-app-giveaway/ |archive-date=April 29, 2021 |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=Tubefilter.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Perelli |first=Amanda |date=December 14, 2021 |title=How fintech startup Current has used influencer deals with MrBeast, Emma Chamberlain, and others as the cornerstone of its marketing strategy |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-current-influencer-marketing-strategy-examples-micro-influencers-mrbeast-2021-12 |access-date=December 27, 2024 |work=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref><ref name="Lorenz-2021" />
-On June 17, 2023, Donaldson expressed wishes to shut down MrBeast Burger due to fears that quality cannot be guaranteed, saying he regrets signing "a bad deal" with Virtual Dining Concepts, LLC, but said the company "won't let me stop even though it's terrible for my brand."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robson |first=Shay |date=2023-06-17 |title=MrBeast "moving on" from Beast Burger restaurants after just two years |url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/mrbeast-moving-on-from-beast-burger-restaurants-after-just-two-years-2180833/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=Dexerto}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Das Mahapatra |first=Tuhin |date=2023-06-20 |title='I can't guarantee the quality of the order,' MrBeast regrets launching Beast Burger, Shifts focus to feastables amid |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/others/i-cant-guarantee-the-quality-of-the-order-mrbeast-regrets-launching-beast-burger-shifts-focus-to-feastables-amid-101687260817971.html |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Strozewski |first=Zoe |date=2023-06-21 |title=Controversial Burger Brand MrBeast May Be Closing Up Shop |url=https://www.eatthis.com/mrbeast-burger-may-be-closing-up-shop/ |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=[[Eat This Not That]] |language=en}}</ref> On July 31, 2023, Donaldson sued Virtual Dining Concepts to end their partnership, alleging that the company damaged his reputation by prioritizing the expansion of the MrBeast Burger brand over food quality. Donaldson also claimed he received no payment from the partnership.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sato |first=Mia |date=2023-07-31 |title=MrBeast is suing his ghost kitchen partner over "inedible" MrBeast Burgers |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/31/23814558/mrbeast-sues-ghost-kitchen-partner-burger-virtual-dining-concepts |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-01 |title=MrBeast sues fast food company over 'revolting' burger |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66372675 |access-date=2023-08-01}}</ref> Virtual Dining Concepts disputed the claims, stating Donaldson had grown his reputation due to the MrBeast Burger brand, and accused Donaldson of attempting a new deal for personal gain and resorting to "bullying" when rejected.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gerken |first=Tom |date=2023-08-02 |title=MrBeast Burger firm accuses YouTuber of 'bullying' |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66372677 |access-date=2023-08-03}}</ref>
+Donaldson expanded into education in November 2022 by partnering with [[East Carolina University]] on a YouTube content-creation course.<ref>{{cite web |last=Shaffer |first=Josh |title=NC's MrBeast is the world's most popular YouTuber. He's sharing his techniques at ECU. |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article268869797.html |website=The News & Observer |access-date=October 14, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Tester |first=Brandon |title=East Carolina University, MrBeast to create exclusive educational partnership |url=https://www.wbtw.com/news/state-regional-news/east-carolina-university-mrbeast-to-create-exclusive-educational-partnership/ |publisher=WBTW |access-date=October 14, 2023 |date=November 16, 2022 |archive-date=October 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015000435/https://www.wbtw.com/news/state-regional-news/east-carolina-university-mrbeast-to-create-exclusive-educational-partnership/ |url-status=live}}</ref> He also appeared as a guest judge on Gordon Ramsay's ''[[Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars|Food Stars]]'' in May 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malone |first=Michael |date=June 14, 2023 |title=MrBeast Turns Up on 'Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars' |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/mrbeast-turns-up-on-gordon-ramsays-food-stars |access-date=November 12, 2024 |website=[[Broadcasting & Cable]] |language=en |archive-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112094127/https://www.nexttv.com/news/mrbeast-turns-up-on-gordon-ramsays-food-stars |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2025, he announced a collaboration with James Patterson on a thriller novel slated for publication by HarperCollins in 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alter |first=Alexandra |date=May 5, 2025 |title=MrBeast's Latest Challenge: Writing a Novel With James Patterson|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/books/mrbeast-james-patterson-novel.html|access-date=May 5, 2025 |website=The New York Times |language=en}}</ref>
-=== Feastables ===
+'''Step'''
-{{main|Feastables}}
-[[File:MrBeast Bar Side Shot.jpg|thumb|MrBeast Bar]]
-In January 2022, Donaldson announced the creation of a new food company called Feastables, which launched with its own brand of chocolate bars called "MrBeast Bars". At launch they offered 3 flavors of bars, original, almond and quinoa crunch. The launch corresponded with a sweepstakes with over $1 million in prizes, including 10 grand prize winners who would receive a chance to [[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (franchise)|compete for a chocolate factory]] in a future video.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Marcin |first=Tim |date=January 29, 2022 |title=I tried MrBeast's new chocolate bars. They're pretty good! |work=Mashable |url=https://mashable.com/article/mr-beast-chocolate-bars-review |url-status=live |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205225235/https://mashable.com/article/mr-beast-chocolate-bars-review |archive-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref> The video was released in June 2022, which featured [[Gordon Ramsay]] as a cake judge and a $500,000 cash prize.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Diaz |first=Eric |date=June 9, 2022 |title=Uncanny Replica of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory Is Unsettling And Delicious |work=Nerdist |url=https://nerdist.com/article/willy-wonka-chocolate-factory-replica-competition-mrbeast/ |access-date=June 11, 2022 |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610184236/https://nerdist.com/article/willy-wonka-chocolate-factory-replica-competition-mrbeast/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cheong |first=Charissa |date=June 6, 2022 |title=MrBeast recreated Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, featuring a toilet made of cake, a dessert contest judged by Gordon Ramsay, and a 'chocolate waterfall' |work=Insider |url=https://www.insider.com/mr-beast-gordon-ramsay-willy-wonkas-factory-youtube-video-2022-6 |access-date=June 11, 2022}}</ref>
-The video contained a series of elimination challenges where the winner won the chocolate factory. The video contained cameos from [[competitive eaters]] [[Matt Stonie]] and [[Joey Chestnut]].<ref name="Feasty weasty">{{cite web |title=MrBeast releases Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory video made in Kinston |url=https://www.neusenews.com/index/2022/6/6/mrbeast-releases-willy-wonkas-chocolate-factory-video-made-in-kinston |access-date=June 7, 2022 |website=Neuse News |date=June 7, 2022 |publisher= |archive-date=June 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607092316/https://www.neusenews.com/index/2022/6/6/mrbeast-releases-willy-wonkas-chocolate-factory-video-made-in-kinston |url-status=live }}</ref> On February 2, 2022, Feastables announced partnerships with [[Turtle Beach Corporation]] and [[Roccat]] to provide prizes for the sweepstakes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Deck |first=Colton |date=February 2, 2022 |title=MrBeast teams up with Turtle Beach and ROCCAT for Feastables launch giveaway |work=Daily Dot |url=https://dotesports.com/hardware/news/mrbeast-teams-up-with-turtle-beach-and-roccat-for-feastables-launch-giveaway |url-status=live |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205225233/https://dotesports.com/hardware/news/mrbeast-teams-up-with-turtle-beach-and-roccat-for-feastables-launch-giveaway |archive-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 2, 2022 |title=Turtle Beach and ROCCAT Team-Up With MrBeast's New Feastables Snack Brand for Epic Gaming Accessory Giveaway |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220202005346/en/Turtle-Beach-and-ROCCAT-Team-Up-With-MrBeast%E2%80%99s-New-Feastables-Snack-Brand-for-Epic-Gaming-Accessory-Giveaway |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205225230/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220202005346/en/Turtle-Beach-and-ROCCAT-Team-Up-With-MrBeast%E2%80%99s-New-Feastables-Snack-Brand-for-Epic-Gaming-Accessory-Giveaway |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |publisher=Business Wire}}</ref> Feastables reportedly made $10 million in its first few months of operation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perelli |first=Amanda |title=How MrBeast's Feastables used giveaways and data to sell $10 million worth of chocolate bars |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/how-youtuber-mrbeast-feastables-uses-giveaways-data-to-sell-chocolate-2022-5 |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125202432/https://www.businessinsider.com/how-youtuber-mrbeast-feastables-uses-giveaways-data-to-sell-chocolate-2022-5 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+In February 2026, Donaldson's Beast Industries acquired the youth-oriented [[Financial technology|fintech]] app Step.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Butts |first=Dylan |date=February 10, 2026 |title=YouTube star MrBeast buys youth-focused financial services app Step |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/10/youtube-mrbeast-youth-financial-services-app-step-beast-industries-acquires-fintech-app.html |access-date=February 13, 2026 |publisher=CNBC |language=en}}</ref> The app is focused on providing tools to manage money and build credit. In a tweet posted February 9, he expressed a desire to assist young people with increased financial literacy, writing "I want to give millions of young people the financial foundation I never had."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Silberling |first=Amanda |date=February 9, 2026 |title=MrBeast's company buys Gen Z-focused fintech app Step |url=https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/mrbeasts-company-buys-gen-z-focused-fintech-app-step/ |access-date=February 13, 2026 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref>
-On March 3, 2023, Donaldson asked fans on Twitter to "clean up the presentation" of Feastables displays on store shelves and suggested they obscure competing products. Feastables offered fans entry into a $5,000 raffle if they provided proof of their assistance. The tweets drew criticism and accusations that Feastables was exploiting fans for unpaid labor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grisafi |first=Patricia |date=2023-03-07 |title=MrBeast sparks debate on Twitter after asking fans to clean up Feastables candy displays at Walmart |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/mrbeast-sparks-debate-feastables-candy-displays-walmart-2/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=The Daily Dot |language=en-US |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325064538/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/mrbeast-sparks-debate-feastables-candy-displays-walmart-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-06 |title=MrBeast stirs backlash after asking fans to fix Walmart displays for his Feastables chocolate bars |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/mrbeast-tweet-walmart-feastables-rcna73546 |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=NBC News |language=en |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325064547/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/mrbeast-tweet-walmart-feastables-rcna73546 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+=== Television ===
+==== FAST Channel ====
+In 2023, a [[free ad-supported streaming television]] channel named Mr. Beast that shows only previously released MrBeast YouTube videos began airing on the [[The Roku Channel|Roku Channel]] service.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cranz |first=Alex |date=August 15, 2023 |title=The Roku Channel is getting better about news |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/15/23832753/roku-channel-cbs-fox-news-mr-beast |access-date=December 28, 2023 |website=The Verge |language=en |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114151825/https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/15/23832753/roku-channel-cbs-fox-news-mr-beast |url-status=live }}</ref>
-On April 7, 2023, Donaldson revealed that Feastables collaborated with [[Karl Jacobs]] to release a line of gummy candy called "Karl Gummies".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-07 |title=MrBeast drops new Feastables gummies in collaboration with Karl Jacobs |url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/mrbeast-drops-new-feastables-gummies-in-collaboration-with-karl-jacobs-2108057/ |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=Dexerto |language=en-US |archive-date=May 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513002658/https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/mrbeast-drops-new-feastables-gummies-in-collaboration-with-karl-jacobs-2108057/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-07 |title=I Sent Karl To The Moon |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHdOH5VTkCg |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=YouTube |language=en |archive-date=May 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513003626/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHdOH5VTkCg&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
+==== ''Beast Games'' ====
+{{Main|Beast Games}}
-Initially available only at [[Walmart]], in May 2023 Feastables became available at [[7-Eleven]] locations, including [[Speedway (store)|Speedway]] and [[Stripes Convenience Stores|Stripes]] locations.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/05/25/feastables-are-now-on-shelves-in-every-7-11-and-speedway/amp/ | title=Feastables are now on shelves in every 7-11 and Speedway | date=May 25, 2023 }}</ref>
+{{See also|Beast Games lawsuit}}
-=== Investments and partnerships ===
+In March 2024, Donaldson and [[Amazon MGM Studios]] announced their plans to create a new reality competition series ''[[Beast Games]]'', set to air exclusively on [[Amazon Prime Video|Prime Video]]. On December 19, 2024, Donaldson released [[Beast Games]] on Amazon Prime Video. With 1,000 contestants competing for a $5 million cash prize—the biggest single prize in the history of television and streaming—the show broke numerous [[Guinness World Records]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 14, 2025 |title=MrBeast broke an astonishing 44 records during filming for Amazon's Beast Games |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2025/2/mrbeast-broke-an-astonishing-44-records-during-filming-for-amazons-beast-games |access-date=February 14, 2025 |work=Guinness World Records |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 19, 2024 |title=MrBeast and Amazon MGM Studios announce the new reality competition series 'Beast Games' |url=https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/beast-games-mrbeast-prime-video |access-date=May 30, 2024 |website=US About Amazon |language=en |archive-date=May 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530213802/https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/beast-games-mrbeast-prime-video |url-status=live }}</ref> On May 12, 2025, the series was renewed for two additional seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tinoco |first=Armando |date=May 12, 2025 |title=Amazon's Prime Video Renews 'Beast Games' For Two Seasons: "We're Excited To Raise The Bar Even Higher" |url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/amazon-prime-video-beast-games-renewed-two-seasons-1236394383/ |access-date=September 12, 2025 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> Donaldson stated that his $100 million deal with Amazon was a "poor financial decision" as he lost tens of millions of dollars from Beast Games.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 4, 2025 |title='I Lost Tens Of Millions!' – MrBeast Admits His $100M Amazon Show Was A 'Poor Financial Decision' |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/lost-tens-millions-mrbeast-admits-150044821.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGbM2RQTCVJ72wqvoMklV2rGz6NHkikm4W-sOsygUXQez8nz-cESyyp-OmpG_UJ-kdKqxqF9xb6PFX1rz6GKL5pQhnJt8PsAeHvnKi4GZOZB3BgI3J23A6xgm-H3XMLTTg_aV52PR9o-SJEJYMlprEvCUXd-BkIuwYSnPU6ItS0S |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530213802/https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/beast-games-mrbeast-prime-video |archive-date=May 30, 2024 |access-date=March 4, 2025 |website=US About Amazon |language=en}}</ref>
-Donaldson is an investor in the tech startup Backbone, which produces the Backbone One, a controller that makes smartphones appear more similar to Nintendo Switch controllers, and the Backbone app, a content creation and social tools app for its users.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2020 |title=MrBeast-Backed Gaming Venture Launches Backbone One, A Controller That Turns iPhones into Consoles |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/10/27/mrbeast-night-media-backbone-one-controller/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505165241/https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/10/27/mrbeast-night-media-backbone-one-controller/ |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=Tubefilter.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2020 |title=Backed by Mr. Beast and Nadeshot, Backbone One could finally crack mobile gaming |url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2020/10/27/with-backing-from-mr-beast-and-nadeshot-backbone-one-could-finally-crack-competitive-mobile-gaming/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224084331/https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/27/with-backing-from-mr-beast-and-nadeshot-backbone-one-could-finally-crack-competitive-mobile-gaming/ |archive-date=February 24, 2022 |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref>
-In March 2021, Donaldson partnered with Creative Juice financial network to introduce Juice Funds, a $2 million investment fund for content creators.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kastrenakes |first=Jacob |date=March 24, 2021 |title=MrBeast working with $2 million fund to invest in up-and-coming creators |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/24/22348926/mrbeast-creator-investment-fund-creative-juice |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505165759/https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/24/22348926/mrbeast-creator-investment-fund-creative-juice |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref><ref name="2021-nyt-youtube">{{Cite news |last=Lorenz |first=Taylor |date=May 4, 2021 |title=Mr. Beast, YouTube Star, Wants to Take Over the Business World |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/04/technology/mr-beast-youtube.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504211043/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/04/technology/mr-beast-youtube.html |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
+''Beast Games'', Amazon, and Donaldson faced criticism after [[Beast Games lawsuit|contestants complained]] that they had been denied food, water, medication, and beds during production. Additionally, several contestants were hospitalized during the first filming sessions, with over a dozen contestants claiming that various injuries had occurred while participating in the challenges and that many had been seen being removed from the arena on stretchers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kircher |first=Madison Malone |date=August 2, 2024 |title=Willing to Die for MrBeast (and $5 Million) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/style/mrbeast-beast-games-competition-show.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802150655/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/style/mrbeast-beast-games-competition-show.html |archive-date=August 2, 2024 |access-date=August 2, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Beaty |first1=Thalia |last2=Pollard |first2=James |date=August 3, 2024 |title=MrBeast's giant reality competition faces safety complaints from initial contestants |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/mrbeasts-giant-reality-competition-faces-safety-complaints-initial-112530149 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803024925/https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/mrbeasts-giant-reality-competition-faces-safety-complaints-initial-112530149 |archive-date=August 3, 2024 |access-date=August 3, 2024 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref> A spokesperson of Donaldson would blame external factors such as [[2024 CrowdStrike-related IT outages|the global computer systems outage caused by CrowdStrike's update to its software]], "extreme weather and other unexpected logistical and communications issues".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hollister |first=Sean |date=August 2, 2024 |title=MrBeast blames terrible Beast Games conditions on the CrowdStrike outage |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/2/24212298/mrbeast-beast-games-crowdstrike |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802235022/https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/2/24212298/mrbeast-beast-games-crowdstrike |archive-date=August 2, 2024 |access-date=August 3, 2024 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref>
-In April 2021, Donaldson became a long-term investor and partner of [[financial technology]] company Current.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 26, 2021 |title=MrBeast Invests in Fintech Company 'Current,' Kicks off Long-Term Partnership with $100,000 Giveaway |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/04/26/mrbeast-invests-current-banking-app-giveaway/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429202907/https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/04/26/mrbeast-invests-current-banking-app-giveaway/ |archive-date=April 29, 2021 |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=Tubefilter.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |last=Current |title=Current and MrBeast announce exclusive, long-term partnership and investment |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/current-and-mrbeast-announce-exclusive-long-term-partnership-and-investment-301276548.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506105223/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/current-and-mrbeast-announce-exclusive-long-term-partnership-and-investment-301276548.html |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=Prnewswire.com |language=en}}</ref> The same month, Donaldson received backlash after fans lost large amounts of money in a [[cryptocurrency]] scheme that Donaldson had invested in and promoted.<ref name="2021-nyt-youtube" />
+=== Beast Land theme park ===
+Donaldson opened [[Beast Land]], a temporary [[amusement park]] in [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia which ran from November 13 to December 27, 2025, as part of [[Riyadh Season]]. The theme park featured rides inspired by videos from the MrBeast YouTube channel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gwilliam |first=Michael |date=November 6, 2025 |title=MrBeast is launching his own 'Beast Land' theme park, but it's in Saudi Arabia |url=https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/mrbeast-is-launching-his-own-beast-land-theme-park-but-its-in-saudi-arabia-3280500/ |accessdate=January 17, 2026 |publisher=[[Dexerto]]}}</ref>
 == Philanthropy ==
 === Team Trees ===
 {{main|Team Trees}}
-[[File:Team Trees logo.svg|thumb|[[Team Trees]]]]
-On October 25, 2019, Donaldson and former [[NASA]] engineer and YouTuber [[Mark Rober]] announced a collaborative fundraising challenge event on YouTube called #TeamTrees. The goal of this project was to raise $20&nbsp;million for the [[Arbor Day Foundation]] by January 1, 2020, and plant trees "no later than December 2022." Every donation goes to the Arbor Day Foundation, which pledges to plant one tree for every dollar donated. Notable YouTubers such as [[Rhett & Link]], [[Marshmello]], [[iJustine]], [[Marques Brownlee]], [[The Slow Mo Guys]], [[Ninja (video game player)|Ninja]], [[Simone Giertz]], [[Jacksepticeye]], and [[Smarter Every Day]] brought attention to the project, and trees began to be planted in October 2019 in US national parks.<ref name="theverge20926852">{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Julia |date=October 25, 2019 |title=MrBeast partners with more than 600 YouTubers, including PewDiePie and MKBHD, to plant 20 million trees |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/25/20926852/mrbeast-teamtrees-charity-donations-pewdiepie-mkbhd-youtube-trending-tree-planting |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028221715/https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/25/20926852/mrbeast-teamtrees-charity-donations-pewdiepie-mkbhd-youtube-trending-tree-planting |archive-date=October 28, 2019 |access-date=October 30, 2019 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref><ref name="insider">{{Cite web |last=Tenbarge |first=Ken |date=October 27, 2019 |title=Here's why the top YouTubers from all corners of the platform are talking about planting 20 million trees for #TeamTrees |url=https://www.insider.com/why-top-youtubers-talking-about-planting-20-million-team-trees-2019-10 |access-date=October 30, 2019 |website=[[Insider Inc.]]}}</ref>
-On December 19 of that year, the $20,000,000 goal was surpassed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TeamTrees |url=https://www.facebook.com/teamtreesofficial/photos/a.127395948672470/153160966095968/?type=3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015121111/https://www.facebook.com/teamtreesofficial/photos/a.127395948672470/153160966095968/?type=3 |archive-date=October 15, 2020 |access-date=December 19, 2019 |website=Facebook |language=en}}</ref> The project has received large donations from corporate executives [[Jack Dorsey]], [[Susan Wojcicki]], [[Elon Musk]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=David |date=October 30, 2019 |title=YouTube star MrBeast wants to plant 20 million trees. Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey, and more are helping him do it. |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/30/us/youtube-mrbeast-trees-trnd/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030234714/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/30/us/youtube-mrbeast-trees-trnd/ |archive-date=October 30, 2019 |access-date=October 31, 2019 |website=CNN}}</ref> and [[Tobias Lütke]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leskin |first=Paige |date=November 10, 2019 |title=A YouTuber launched a viral campaign to plant 20 million trees by 2020. Here's the list of prominent people who have donated, including Elon Musk, Jeffree Star, and other tech CEOs and YouTube personalities |url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/elon-musk-pewdiepie-jeffree-star-donate-mrbeast-youtube-tree-planting-2019-10?r=US&IR=T |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015121018/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/elon-musk-pewdiepie-jeffree-star-donate-mrbeast-youtube-tree-planting-2019-10?r=US&IR=T |archive-date=October 15, 2020 |access-date=November 19, 2019 |website=Business Insider}}</ref> as well as from companies such as [[Discovery Channel|Discovery]], [[Verizon Communications|Verizon]] and [[Plants vs. Zombies]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Help Us Plant 20 Million Trees – Join #TeamTrees |url=https://teamtrees.org/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517210957/https://teamtrees.org/ |archive-date=May 17, 2020 |access-date=January 29, 2021 |website=teamtrees.org |language=en}}</ref> [[Tobias Lütke]], founder and CEO of Shopify, holds the record for the highest donation at 1,000,001 trees planted.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Team Trees leaderboard |url=https://teamtrees.org// |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211125910/https://teamtrees.org/ |archive-date=February 11, 2023 |access-date=February 11, 2023 |website=teamseas}}</ref> As of February 11, 2023, the original goal of 20 million trees has been far surpassed, with over 24.3 million trees in the ground.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Team Trees count |url=https://teamtrees.org// |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211125910/https://teamtrees.org/ |archive-date=February 11, 2023 |access-date=February 11, 2023 |website=teamseas}}</ref>
+[[File:Team Trees logo.svg|thumb|The logo used for#[[Team Trees]], 2019]]
+On October 25, 2019, Donaldson and fellow YouTuber [[Mark Rober]] launched #TeamTrees on YouTube to raise $20 million for the [[Arbor Day Foundation]] by January 1, 2020, so the group could plant one tree per donated dollar by December 2022.<ref name="Alexander-2019">{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Julia |date=October 25, 2019 |title=MrBeast partners with more than 600 YouTubers, including PewDiePie and MKBHD, to plant 20 million trees |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/25/20926852/mrbeast-teamtrees-charity-donations-pewdiepie-mkbhd-youtube-trending-tree-planting |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028221715/https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/25/20926852/mrbeast-teamtrees-charity-donations-pewdiepie-mkbhd-youtube-trending-tree-planting |archive-date=October 28, 2019 |access-date=October 30, 2019 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref><ref name="Tenbarge-2019">{{Cite web |last=Tenbarge |first=Ken |date=October 27, 2019 |title=Here's why the top YouTubers from all corners of the platform are talking about planting 20 million trees for #TeamTrees |url=https://www.insider.com/why-top-youtubers-talking-about-planting-20-million-team-trees-2019-10 |access-date=October 30, 2019 |website=[[Insider Inc.]] |archive-date=April 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416215304/https://www.insider.com/why-top-youtubers-talking-about-planting-20-million-team-trees-2019-10 |url-status=live }}</ref> Creators including [[Rhett & Link]], [[Marshmello]], [[iJustine]], [[Marques Brownlee]], [[The Slow Mo Guys]], [[Ninja (video game player)|Ninja]], [[Simone Giertz]], [[Jacksepticeye]], and [[Smarter Every Day]] amplified the effort, and the foundation began planting in U.S. national parks that same month.<ref name="Alexander-2019" /><ref name="Tenbarge-2019" />
-=== Beast Philanthropy ===
+By December 19, the fundraiser had already cleared its $20 million target.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TeamTrees |url=https://www.facebook.com/teamtreesofficial/photos/a.127395948672470/153160966095968/?type=3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015121111/https://www.facebook.com/teamtreesofficial/photos/a.127395948672470/153160966095968/?type=3 |archive-date=October 15, 2020 |access-date=December 19, 2019 |via=Facebook |language=en}}</ref> High-profile donors such as [[Jack Dorsey]], [[Susan Wojcicki]], [[Elon Musk]], and [[Tobias Lütke]] contributed, along with companies including [[Discovery Channel|Discovery]], [[Verizon Communications|Verizon]], and [[PopCap]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=David |date=October 30, 2019 |title=YouTube star MrBeast wants to plant 20 million trees. Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey, and more are helping him do it. |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/30/us/youtube-mrbeast-trees-trnd/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030234714/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/30/us/youtube-mrbeast-trees-trnd/ |archive-date=October 30, 2019 |access-date=October 31, 2019 |publisher=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leskin |first=Paige |date=November 10, 2019 |title=A YouTuber launched a viral campaign to plant 20 million trees by 2020. Here's the list of prominent people who have donated, including Elon Musk, Jeffree Star, and other tech CEOs and YouTube personalities |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-pewdiepie-jeffree-star-donate-mrbeast-youtube-tree-planting-2019-10?r=US&IR=T |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015121018/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/elon-musk-pewdiepie-jeffree-star-donate-mrbeast-youtube-tree-planting-2019-10?r=US&IR=T |archive-date=October 15, 2020 |access-date=November 19, 2019 |website=Business Insider}}</ref><ref name="teamtrees.org" /> Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke made the single largest pledge at 1,000,001 trees.<ref name="teamseas">{{Cite web |title=Team Trees leaderboard |url=https://teamtrees.org// |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211125910/https://teamtrees.org/ |archive-date=February 11, 2023 |access-date=February 11, 2023 |website=teamseas}}</ref>
-[[File:Turkey Giveaway Event (51665254115).jpg|thumb|[[Greenville, North Carolina|Greenville]] received Thanksgiving meals as part of a initiative by Beast Philanthropy and [[Jennie-O]].<ref name="APturkey">{{cite news |last1=Kennedy |first1=Mark |title=YouTube star MrBeast rethinks old notions of philanthropy |url=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-technology-lifestyle-business-greenville-6a9751477b7376afd3962371ff11213e |access-date=26 July 2023 |work=AP News |date=16 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="WNCTturkey">{{cite news |last1=Molle |first1=Claire |title=YouTube star Mr. Beast holds event to give away 10,000 free turkeys in Greenville |url=https://www.wnct.com/local-news/greenville/youtube-star-holds-event-to-give-away-10-thousand-free-turkeys-in-greenville/ |access-date=26 July 2023 |work=WNCT |date=7 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref>]]
-On September 17, 2020, the YouTube channel Beast Philanthropy was created.<ref name="Philanthropy">{{Cite web |title=Beast Philanthropy – YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAiLfjNXkNv24uhpzUgPa6A/about |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423185906/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAiLfjNXkNv24uhpzUgPa6A/about |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |access-date=April 23, 2021 |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> On the channel's first video, Donaldson announced the charity and food bank and named Darren Margolias, who had appeared in previous videos, as executive director.<ref name=":15" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hale |first=James |date=March 26, 2021 |title=MrBeast Opens His Own Food Bank, Shares Details On 'Beast Philanthropy' |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/03/26/mrbeast-philanthropy-food-pantry-youtube-donations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423185905/https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/03/26/mrbeast-philanthropy-food-pantry-youtube-donations/ |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |access-date=April 23, 2021 |website=Tubefilter.com}}</ref> According to the channel description, 100% of its advertising revenue, brand deals, and merchandise sales are donated to charity.<ref name=":16" /><ref name="Philanthropy" />
-Notable initiatives by Beast Philanthropy include giving away 10,000 turkeys to his hometown Greenville,<ref name="APturkey" /><ref name="WNCTturkey" /> donating 20,000 shoes to children in Africa,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mtembu |first1=Xolile |title="Kindness is part of Mr Beast's DNA and he's determined to use his wealth to help improve the world" |url=https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/careers/kindness-is-part-of-mr-beasts-dna-and-hes-determined-to-use-his-wealth-to-help-improve-the-world-5fe2e287-714a-47d5-88e7-ffe90169fac7 |access-date=26 July 2023 |work=IOL |date=15 March 2023}}</ref> and gifting $300,000 worth of technology to various schools.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ward |first1=Erin |title=YouTube star MrBeast donates tech to ECU students |url=https://news.ecu.edu/2021/06/08/youtube-star-mrbeast-donates-tech-to-ecu-students/ |website=ECU News Services |date=June 8, 2021 |access-date=26 July 2023}}</ref>
+{{As of|2025|06}}, supporters have funded more than 24.8 million trees through the initiative.<ref name="teamseas" /> A [[PBS]] Terra report noted that only six percent of the first 2,000 trees planted in one monitored location survived, highlighting the challenges of long-term reforestation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=May |first1=Maiya |date=April 24, 2025 |title=The Biggest Climate Scam Ever? (timestamp 6:52) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWDEawUSyUY |via=YouTube |publisher=[[PBS Terra]] |language=en |format=video}}</ref>
 === Team Seas ===
 {{main|Team Seas}}
-[[File:TeamSeasLogo.png|thumb|[[Team Seas]]]]
-On October 29, 2021, Donaldson and Rober organized another collaborative challenge event on YouTube titled #TeamSeas. The goal of this project was to raise $30 million for the [[Ocean Conservancy]] and [[The Ocean Cleanup]] by January 1, 2022. The $30 million goal would fund the removal of 30 million pounds of plastic and other waste from oceans, rivers, and beaches. Donaldson and Rober enlisted thousands of content creators, including AzzyLand, [[DanTDM]], [[TommyInnit]], [[LinusTechTips]], TierZoo, LEMMiNO, [[The Infographics Show]], [[Hannah Stocking]], [[Dhar Mann]], and [[Marques Brownlee]], and partnered with BEN and TubeBuddy's initiative of 8 million global creators, to promote the fundraiser.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=October 29, 2021 |title=YouTubers MrBeast, Mark Rober Reteam for 'TeamSeas' Charity Fundraiser to Clean Up Trash From Marine Environments |url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/mrbeast-mark-rober-teamseas-1235100310/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029204012/https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/mrbeast-mark-rober-teamseas-1235100310/ |archive-date=October 29, 2021 |access-date=October 29, 2021 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stanley |first=Grace |date=October 29, 2021 |title=#TeamSeas: YouTubers MrBeast and Mark Rober pledge to remove 30 million pounds of trash from the ocean |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/creator-economy-mrbeast-mark-rober-teamseas/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029232239/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/creator-economy-mrbeast-mark-rober-teamseas/ |archive-date=October 29, 2021 |access-date=October 30, 2021 |website=The Daily Dot |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hale |first=James |date=October 29, 2021 |title=MrBeast And Mark Rober's #TeamSeas Is Raising $30 Million For Ocean Cleanup |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/10/29/mrbeast-mark-rober-teamseas-fundraiser/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031123058/https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/10/29/mrbeast-mark-rober-teamseas-fundraiser/ |archive-date=October 31, 2021 |access-date=October 31, 2021 |website=Tubefilter |language=en-US}}</ref>
-=== Cataract surgery ===
+[[File:Logo Team Seas 02.svg|thumb|The logo used for#[[Team Seas]], 2021]]
-In January 2023, Donaldson paid for [[cataract surgery]] for a thousand people who had severely limited vision and had been unable to afford the procedure.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sottile |first=Zoe |date=2023-01-29 |title=YouTube star MrBeast helps 1,000 blind people see again by sponsoring cataract surgeries |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/29/entertainment/mr-beast-cataract-surgeries-video-trnd/index.html |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=January 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130065528/https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/29/entertainment/mr-beast-cataract-surgeries-video-trnd/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Responses to his video on the subject ranged from praise at its intention to spread awareness to criticism that he was creating "charity porn" motivated solely by profit.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Benton |first1=Charlotte |title=MrBeast: Why has YouTuber faced criticism for blind surgery video? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-64490431 |access-date=2 February 2023 |work=BBC |date=1 February 2023 |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202132542/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-64490431 |url-status=live }}</ref> Other comments criticized the [[Healthcare in the United States|American medical system]] for failing to provide the necessary healthcare to the patients in the video, questioning why patients had to rely on a YouTuber for the procedure.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2023/02/01/mrbeast-cures-blind-people-video-why-its-receiving-backlash/11161719002/ |title=A YouTuber cured 1,000 blind people for a video. But is it performative altruism? |last=Ryu |first=Jenna |date=1 February 2023 |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=1 February 2023 |archive-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201232745/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2023/02/01/mrbeast-cures-blind-people-video-why-its-receiving-backlash/11161719002/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+On October 29, 2021, Donaldson and Rober introduced #TeamSeas to raise $30 million by January 1, 2022, for the [[Ocean Conservancy]] and [[The Ocean Cleanup]], with the goal of removing {{convert|30|e6lb|e6kg|abbr=off}} of debris from oceans, rivers, and beaches.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=October 29, 2021 |title=YouTubers MrBeast, Mark Rober Reteam for 'TeamSeas' Charity Fundraiser to Clean Up Trash From Marine Environments |url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/mrbeast-mark-rober-teamseas-1235100310/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029204012/https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/mrbeast-mark-rober-teamseas-1235100310/ |archive-date=October 29, 2021 |access-date=October 29, 2021 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Thousands of creators, among them AzzyLand, [[DanTDM]], [[TommyInnit]], [[LinusTechTips]], [[TierZoo]], LEMMiNO, The Infographics Show, [[Hannah Stocking]], [[Dhar Mann]], and [[Marques Brownlee]], promoted the campaign, and BEN plus TubeBuddy's eight-million-creator initiative provided additional reach.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stanley |first=Grace |date=October 29, 2021 |title=#TeamSeas: YouTubers MrBeast and Mark Rober pledge to remove 30 million pounds of trash from the ocean |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/creator-economy-mrbeast-mark-rober-teamseas/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029232239/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/creator-economy-mrbeast-mark-rober-teamseas/ |archive-date=October 29, 2021 |access-date=October 30, 2021 |website=The Daily Dot |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hale |first=James |date=October 29, 2021 |title=MrBeast And Mark Rober's #TeamSeas Is Raising $30 Million For Ocean Cleanup |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/10/29/mrbeast-mark-rober-teamseas-fundraiser/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031123058/https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/10/29/mrbeast-mark-rober-teamseas-fundraiser/ |archive-date=October 31, 2021 |access-date=October 31, 2021 |website=Tubefilter |language=en-US}}</ref> {{As of|2025|06}}, contributors have raised more than $34 million ($34,080,191) for the effort.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Team Seas count |url=https://teamseas.org |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605000353/https://teamseas.org// |archive-date=June 5, 2024 |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=teamseas.org}}</ref>
-== Personal life ==
+=== Team Water ===
-Donaldson describes himself as an introvert. Donaldson admits to having difficulty maintaining a social life due to his obsession with YouTube and his intense work ethic. Donaldson's mother, Sue, attributes his withdrawn lifestyle to their frequent relocations and his struggles with [[Crohn's disease]].<ref name=":102">{{Cite magazine |last=Dickson |first=E. J. |date=2022-04-19 |title=Is MrBeast for Real? Inside the Outrageous World of YouTube's Cash-Happy Stunt King |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/mrbeast-youtube-cover-story-interview-1334604/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |access-date=2023-04-22 |archive-date=April 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420123848/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/mrbeast-youtube-cover-story-interview-1334604/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+{{main|Team Water}}
+[[File:Logo Team Water.svg|thumb|The logo used for [[Team Water]], 2025]]
+On August 1, 2025, Donaldson and Rober launched #TeamWater to raise $40 million for [[WaterAid]] by the end of the month.<ref name="Faris, James-2025">{{cite web | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/mrbeast-team-water-philanthropy-project-content-creator-youtube-2025-8 | title=MrBeast's next big philanthropy project is centered on clean water | work=Business Insider | date=August 1, 2025 | author=Faris, James}}</ref> The campaign set out to deliver lasting clean-water access for two million people and enlisted more than 3,000 creators to help meet the goal.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spangler |first1=Todd |title=MrBeast, Mark Rober Launch TeamWater, Their Biggest Fundraiser to Date With 3,000-Plus YouTube Creators Aiming to Raise $40 Million for Clean Water Projects |url=https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/mrbeast-teamwater-fundraiser-youtube-creators-clean-water-1236476444/ |access-date=August 7, 2025 |work=Variety |date=August 1, 2025}}</ref> {{As of|2025|09|22}}, donations exceeded the target, totaling more than $41 million ($41,631,423).<ref>{{Cite web |title=#TeamWater |url=https://teamwater.org |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250801160807/https://teamwater.org/ |archive-date=August 1, 2025 |access-date=September 22, 2025 |website=[[Team Water]]}}</ref>
+=== Beast Philanthropy ===
+[[File:Turkey Giveaway Event (51665254115).jpg|thumb|[[Greenville, North Carolina|Greenville]] received [[Thanksgiving dinner|Thanksgiving meals]] as part of an initiative by Beast Philanthropy and [[Jennie-O]].<ref name="Kennedy-2021">{{cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Mark |title=YouTube star MrBeast rethinks old notions of philanthropy |url=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-technology-lifestyle-business-greenville-6a9751477b7376afd3962371ff11213e |access-date=July 26, 2023 |work=AP News |date=December 16, 2021 |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117182148/https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-technology-lifestyle-business-greenville-6a9751477b7376afd3962371ff11213e |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Molle-2021">{{cite news |last=Molle |first=Claire |title=YouTube star Mr. Beast holds event to give away 10,000 free turkeys in Greenville |url=https://www.wnct.com/local-news/greenville/youtube-star-holds-event-to-give-away-10-thousand-free-turkeys-in-greenville/ |access-date=July 26, 2023 |publisher=WNCT |date=November 7, 2021 |language=en |archive-date=July 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726124320/https://www.wnct.com/local-news/greenville/youtube-star-holds-event-to-give-away-10-thousand-free-turkeys-in-greenville/ |url-status=live }}</ref>]]
+Donaldson launched the Beast Philanthropy YouTube channel on September 17, 2020, announcing a dedicated food bank and naming longtime collaborator Darren Margolias as executive director.<ref name="Beast Philanthropy">{{Cite web |title=Beast Philanthropy – YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAiLfjNXkNv24uhpzUgPa6A/about |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423185906/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAiLfjNXkNv24uhpzUgPa6A/about |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |access-date=April 23, 2021 |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MrBeast 3 - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZzvDDvaYti8Dd8bLEiSoyQ/about |access-date=November 11, 2022 |via=YouTube |archive-date=November 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111173256/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZzvDDvaYti8Dd8bLEiSoyQ/about |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hale |first=James |date=March 26, 2021 |title=MrBeast Opens His Own Food Bank, Shares Details On 'Beast Philanthropy' |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/03/26/mrbeast-philanthropy-food-pantry-youtube-donations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423185905/https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/03/26/mrbeast-philanthropy-food-pantry-youtube-donations/ |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |access-date=April 23, 2021 |website=Tubefilter.com}}</ref> The channel states that it donates all advertising revenue, brand deals, and merchandise proceeds to charity.<ref name="Miller-2023" /><ref name="Beast Philanthropy" />
+Beast Philanthropy campaigns have included distributing 10,000 turkeys in Greenville,<ref name="Kennedy-2021" /><ref name="Molle-2021" /> delivering 20,000 pairs of shoes to children in Africa,<ref>{{cite news |last=Mtembu |first=Xolile |title="Kindness is part of Mr Beast's DNA and he's determined to use his wealth to help improve the world" |url=https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/careers/kindness-is-part-of-mr-beasts-dna-and-hes-determined-to-use-his-wealth-to-help-improve-the-world-5fe2e287-714a-47d5-88e7-ffe90169fac7 |access-date=July 26, 2023 |work=IOL |date=March 15, 2023 |archive-date=July 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726124320/https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/careers/kindness-is-part-of-mr-beasts-dna-and-hes-determined-to-use-his-wealth-to-help-improve-the-world-5fe2e287-714a-47d5-88e7-ffe90169fac7 |url-status=live }}</ref> building 100 wells for communities with limited access to clean water,<ref name="Busari-2023">{{Cite web |first1=Issy |last1=Ronald |first2=Stephanie |last2=Busari |date=November 6, 2023 |title=MrBeast builds 100 wells in Africa, attracting praise – and some criticism |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/06/africa/mrbeast-100-wells-africa-intl-scli/index.html |access-date=November 22, 2023 |publisher=CNN |language=en |archive-date=November 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122232429/https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/06/africa/mrbeast-100-wells-africa-intl-scli/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and donating $300,000 in technology to schools.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ward |first=Erin |title=YouTube star MrBeast donates tech to ECU students |url=https://news.ecu.edu/2021/06/08/youtube-star-mrbeast-donates-tech-to-ecu-students/ |website=ECU News Services |date=June 8, 2021 |access-date=July 26, 2023 |archive-date=July 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726124323/https://news.ecu.edu/2021/06/08/youtube-star-mrbeast-donates-tech-to-ecu-students/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Donaldson has also produced videos that fund medical procedures, helping 1,000 blind people see again, 1,000 deaf people regain hearing, and 2,000 people walk again.<ref name="Benton-2023">{{cite news |last=Benton |first=Charlotte |title=MrBeast: Why has YouTuber faced criticism for blind surgery video? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-64490431 |access-date=February 2, 2023 |publisher=BBC |date=February 1, 2023 |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202132542/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-64490431 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+== Controversies ==
+{{Criticism section|date=January 2026}}
+=== Working conditions ===
+Former employees have accused Donaldson of fostering a difficult workplace. Editor Matt Turner told ''[[The New York Times]]'' that while he worked for Donaldson between February 2018 and September 2019 he was berated almost daily, called a "[[Retard (pejorative)|retard]]", and often left uncredited for his edits.<ref name="Lorenz-2021" /> ''[[Insider (website)|Insider]]'' reported that Turner described the same allegations in a 2018 video and in an October 2019 Twitter thread.<ref name="Asarch">{{Cite web |last=Asarch |first=Steven |title=Former employees of YouTuber MrBeast alleged the star created a toxic work environment where he berated and belittled staff, report says |url=https://www.insider.com/mrbeast-former-employees-allege-youtuber-berated-staff-used-slur-2021-5 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224084331/https://www.insider.com/mrbeast-former-employees-allege-youtuber-berated-staff-used-slur-2021-5 |archive-date=February 24, 2022 |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=[[Insider (website)|Insider]]}}</ref>
+Another editor, Nate Anderson, said he left after one week in 2018 because of what he viewed as unreasonable expectations and later received death threats from fans after sharing his experience.<ref name="Lorenz-2021" /><ref name="Asarch" /> Nine additional former employees similarly stated that Donaldson could be generous but that his demeanor shifted when the cameras were off.<ref name="Lorenz-2021" /><ref name="Asarch" /> Donaldson rejected the accusations, saying that the company maintains high standards without being toxic, and he said he paid Turner $10,000 and recommended him for another job when his contract ended.<ref name="Dickson-2022" />
+=== Removal of Ava Kris Tyson ===
+On July 24, 2024, Donaldson cut ties with Ava Kris Tyson, an original cast member, after third-party accusations that she had engaged in sexual misconduct with minors and pressured a former employee.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Asarch |first=Steven |date=August 8, 2024 |title=Ava Kris Tyson 'Used Me': Former MrBeast Collaborator Accused of Sexual Misconduct |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/ava-kris-tyson-mrbeast-sexual-misconduct-claims-1235075537/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808052706/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/ava-kris-tyson-mrbeast-sexual-misconduct-claims-1235075537/ |archive-date=August 8, 2024 |access-date=August 8, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> Tyson said she voluntarily stepped away and described the split as mutual, adding that she had only made "bad edgy jokes".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haring |first=Bruce |date=July 24, 2024 |title=MrBeast Co-Host Steps Aside After Allegations Of Grooming A Minor |url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/mrbeast-co-host-steps-aside-allegations-grooming-minor-1236021014/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725005459/https://deadline.com/2024/07/mrbeast-co-host-steps-aside-allegations-grooming-minor-1236021014/ |archive-date=July 25, 2024 |access-date=July 25, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Parkel |first=Inga |date=July 25, 2024 |title=MrBeast 'disgusted' by grooming accusations against longtime collaborator Ava Kris Tyson |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/mrbeast-ava-kris-tyson-grooming-b2585844.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725165618/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/mrbeast-ava-kris-tyson-grooming-b2585844.html |archive-date=July 25, 2024 |access-date=July 25, 2024 |website=[[The Independent]]}}</ref><ref name="BBC News-2024" />
+Donaldson announced that an independent investigation was underway.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Riyah |date=July 25, 2024 |title=MrBeast hires investigators over Ava Kris Tyson grooming claims |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgr5pgevr39o |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725083618/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgr5pgevr39o |archive-date=July 25, 2024 |access-date=July 25, 2024 |work=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> On November 1, 2024, the law firm [[Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan]] said it reviewed interviews with 39 current and former employees and more than 4.5 million documents from mobile and chat platforms, concluding that the allegations were baseless.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Melas |first1=Chloe |last2=Tolentino |first2=Daysia |date=November 1, 2024 |title=Sexual misconduct allegations directed at former MrBeast collaborator are baseless, law firm probe finds |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/mrbeast-jimmy-donaldson-allegations-legal-probe-findings-rcna178416 |access-date=November 10, 2024 |publisher=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> The firm reported that alleged victims rejected the claims and said others had used their names without consent.<ref name="BBC News-2024">{{Cite web |date=November 2, 2024 |title=MrBeast: Lawyers find grooming claims against YouTube co-host baseless |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxrn5k22p4o |access-date=November 10, 2024 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 2, 2024 |title=MrBeast: Lawyers find grooming claims against YouTube co-host baseless |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxrn5k22p4o |access-date=October 5, 2025 |publisher=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref>
+=== Allegations from DogPack404 ===
+On July 24, 2024, former employee DogPack404 posted a YouTube video accusing Donaldson of staging contests, running illegal lotteries, falsifying signatures, and misleading viewers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pollard |first1=James |last2=Beaty |first2=Thalia |date=July 31, 2024 |title=MrBeast, YouTube's biggest star, acknowledges past 'inappropriate language' as controversies swirl |url=https://apnews.com/article/mrbeast-jimmy-donaldson-allegations-philanthropy-feastibles-742306d7c77e2eca8d895bf439790c69 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803131057/https://apnews.com/article/mrbeast-jimmy-donaldson-allegations-philanthropy-feastibles-742306d7c77e2eca8d895bf439790c69 |archive-date=August 3, 2024 |access-date=August 4, 2024 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |location=New York |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Marshall |first1=Cass |date=August 2, 2024 |title=MrBeast's new social media firestorms, explained |url=https://www.polygon.com/24211562/mrbeast-recent-controversies-ava-kris-tyson-fraud-video-beast-games |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803013052/https://www.polygon.com/24211562/mrbeast-recent-controversies-ava-kris-tyson-fraud-video-beast-games |archive-date=August 3, 2024 |access-date=August 3, 2024 |website=Polygon}}</ref><ref name="Lopez-2024">{{Cite web |last=Lopez |first=Alexandria |date=August 8, 2024 |title=Alarming New Allegations Against MrBeast Arise From Former Employee |url=https://www.themarysue.com/mrbeast-jake-weddle-controversy-explained/ |access-date=August 8, 2024 |website=The Mary Sue |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919081536/https://www.themarysue.com/mrbeast-jake-weddle-controversy-explained/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He followed with an interview of former staffer Jake Weddle, who described being denied sleep during productions, said the team employed Jake Franklin's brother-in-law despite his status as a registered [[sex offender]], and alleged that a cameraman tried to intoxicate female participants with paint fumes.<ref name="Lopez-2024" /> Weddle identified the cameraman as "Delaware", claiming Donaldson knew about his conviction, which stemmed from an incident when Delaware was 16 and the victim was 11.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ettinger |first=Marlon |date=August 9, 2024 |title=Who is Delaware, the alleged sex offender in multiple MrBeast videos? |url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/mrbeast-delaware-sex-offender/ |access-date=August 20, 2024 |website=The Daily Dot |language=en-US |archive-date=10 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810013915/https://www.dailydot.com/debug/mrbeast-delaware-sex-offender/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
-Donaldson dated Maddy Spidell, a YouTuber, from 2019 to 2022. He has dated Thea Booysen, a gaming streamer, since 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cheong |first1=Charissa |title=Everything we know about MrBeast's rumored relationship with a Twitch streamer who says she met him 'by accident' |url=https://www.insider.com/mrbeast-thea-booysen-timeline-rumored-relationship-2022-12 |website=Insider |access-date=2 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mussen |first1=Maddy |title=MrBeast: the YouTuber on track to become a billionaire |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/mrbeast-youtube-net-worth-bio-studio-friend-chris-tyson-girlfriend-b1074966.html |access-date=2 August 2023 |work=Evening Standard |date=29 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
+=== Class action lawsuit ===
+{{Main|Beast Games lawsuit}}
-In June 2023, Donaldson stated that he was invited to go on a tourist expedition to view the [[Wreck of the Titanic|wreck of the ''Titanic'']] in the [[OceanGate]] submersible ''[[Titan (submersible)|Titan]]'', but declined the offer. The submersible [[Titan submersible implosion|imploded in the Atlantic Ocean]], killing all five aboard.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rosenbloom |first=Alli |date=2023-06-25 |title=MrBeast says he declined to join submersible trip: 'Kind of scary that I could have been on it' |work=[[CNN]] |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/25/entertainment/mrbeast-titan-submersible/index.html |access-date=2023-06-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chilton |first=Louis |date=2023-06-26 |title=MrBeast claims he turned down trip on Titanic submarine days before fatal disaster |work=[[The Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/mrbeast-titanic-sub-youtube-b2364139.html |access-date=2023-06-28}}</ref>
+In September 2024, five former contestants on ''Beast Games'' filed a [[class action lawsuit]] in [[Los Angeles Superior Court|Los Angeles County Superior Court]] against Donaldson, Amazon, and the show's production partners.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 26, 2024 |title=Beast Games allegations 'blown out of proportion' says YouTuber |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yxnddeyl0o |access-date=February 1, 2025 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB |archive-date=December 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213134849/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yxnddeyl0o |url-status=live }}</ref> They alleged chronic mistreatment on set, including [[sexual harassment]], unsafe conditions, and unpaid expenses.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=September 18, 2024 |title=MrBeast, Amazon Sued by Contestants on 'Beast Games' Competition Show, With Allegations Including Sexual Harassment and 'Chronic Mistreatment' |url=https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/mrbeast-amazon-sued-beast-games-contestants-class-action-1236148181/ |access-date=October 27, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=November 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125040103/https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/mrbeast-amazon-sued-beast-games-contestants-class-action-1236148181/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kircher |first=Madison Malone |date=September 18, 2024 |title='Beast Games' Contestants File Lawsuit Claiming 'Dangerous Conditions' on Set |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/style/mrbeast-reality-show-lawsuit.html |access-date=October 27, 2024 |work=The New York Times |archive-date=November 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241122235731/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/style/mrbeast-reality-show-lawsuit.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The plaintiffs also said they were pressured to sign illegal contracts and submit false paperwork in order to secure Nevada tax credits for the production.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=September 18, 2024 |title=MrBeast & Amazon Hit With Sexual Harassment, Wages & Nevada Tax Credits-Scamming Class Action Suit By Game Show Contestants |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/mrbeast-sexual-harassment-wages-lawsuit-amazon-1236092640/ |access-date=October 6, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=22 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922202652/https://deadline.com/2024/09/mrbeast-sexual-harassment-wages-lawsuit-amazon-1236092640/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
-=== Personal views ===
+=== Unauthorized tour of Mayan ruins ===
+In May 2025, Mexican authorities accused Donaldson of exploiting the [[Chichen Itza|Chichén Itzá]] ruins after he released the video "I Explored 2,000-Year-Old Ancient Temples". Officials said the footage showed him waiting until nightfall, climbing restricted structures, entering a temple, and promoting Feastables products in violation of guidelines for tourists and commercial shoots.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cantú |first=Elda |date=May 16, 2025 |title=MrBeast's Tour of Maya Ruins Draws Criticism and Legal Threats in Mexico |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/world/americas/mrbeast-mexico-ruins.html |access-date=May 19, 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="www.bbc.com-2025">{{Cite web |date=May 16, 2025 |title=Mexico accuses MrBeast of exploiting Mayan pyramids permit |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crr70vykk0wo |access-date=June 23, 2025 |publisher=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> Donaldson countered that his team held "full permits" and followed the rules, but President [[Claudia Sheinbaum]] requested a review of how the permits were granted.<ref name="www.bbc.com-2025" />
-In an April 2022 interview with ''[[The Daily Beast]]'', Donaldson announced that he was no longer an evangelical Christian and identified himself as an [[Agnostic theism|agnostic]]. He also stated that he had long disagreed with [[Christianity and homosexuality|the church's position on homosexuality]]. He states that during the time he grew up in "the heart of the [[Bible Belt]]", he had religion "beat into [his] head every day", and was taught that "gay people are the reason God's going to come and burn this Earth". Although he considered [[anti-LGBT rhetoric]] to be normal growing up, he has disavowed it since then, stating: "I realized, 'Oh, this isn't normal. This is just a weird place I grew up in.' So, that type of thing, I [wish I could] go back in time and be like, 'Hey, stop'."<ref name=":102"/><ref name=":72">{{Cite web |last=Darling |first=Daniel |date=April 19, 2023 |title=Reality intrudes on MrBeast |url=https://wng.org/opinions/reality-intrudes-on-mrbeast-1681905138 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422002250/https://wng.org/opinions/reality-intrudes-on-mrbeast-1681905138 |archive-date=April 22, 2023 |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=WORLD |language=en}}</ref>
+== Personal life ==
+Donaldson has described himself as an [[Extraversion and introversion|introvert]], saying his focus on YouTube leaves little time for a social life. His mother, Sue, linked that temperament to the family's frequent moves and to his ongoing experience with [[Crohn's disease]].<ref name="Dickson-2022" />
-Donaldson considers himself strictly apolitical, saying that "I don't want to alienate [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]]. ... I like having it where everyone can support charity. My goal is to feed hundreds of millions of people ... it would be very silly of me to alienate basically half of America."<ref name=":102" />
+He dated YouTuber Maddy Spidell from 2019 to 2022, and he began a relationship with gaming streamer Thea Booysen later that year.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cheong |first=Charissa |title=Everything we know about MrBeast's rumored relationship with a Twitch streamer who says she met him 'by accident' |url=https://www.insider.com/mrbeast-thea-booysen-timeline-rumored-relationship-2022-12 |website=Insider |access-date=August 2, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mussen |first=Maddy |title=MrBeast: the YouTuber on track to become a billionaire |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/mrbeast-youtube-net-worth-bio-studio-friend-chris-tyson-girlfriend-b1074966.html |access-date=August 2, 2023 |work=Evening Standard |date=June 29, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=August 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804195557/https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/mrbeast-youtube-net-worth-bio-studio-friend-chris-tyson-girlfriend-b1074966.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Donaldson announced his [[engagement]] to Booysen on January 1, 2025, noting that he proposed on December 25, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenbloom |first=Alli |date=January 1, 2025 |title=MrBeast and Thea Booysen are engaged |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/01/entertainment/mrbeast-thea-booysen-engaged |access-date=January 1, 2025 |publisher=[[CNN]] |language=en |archive-date=January 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250108175444/https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/01/entertainment/mrbeast-thea-booysen-engaged/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Coffey-Behrens |first=Kelly |date=January 1, 2025 |title=MrBeast is Now Engaged |url=https://gamerant.com/mrbeast-engagement-announcement/ |access-date=January 1, 2025 |website=[[Game Rant]] |language=en}}</ref>
-== Public image ==
+After the [[Titan submersible implosion|implosion]] of the [[OceanGate]] submersible ''[[Titan (submersible)|Titan]]'' during a June 2023 expedition to the ''[[Wreck of the Titanic|Titanic]]'', Donaldson said he had been invited on the trip but declined.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rosenbloom |first=Alli |date=June 25, 2023 |title=MrBeast says he declined to join submersible trip: 'Kind of scary that I could have been on it' |publisher=[[CNN]] |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/25/entertainment/mrbeast-titan-submersible/index.html |access-date=June 28, 2023 |archive-date=June 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628034941/https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/25/entertainment/mrbeast-titan-submersible/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chilton |first=Louis |date=June 26, 2023 |title=MrBeast claims he turned down trip on Titanic submarine days before fatal disaster |work=[[The Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/mrbeast-titanic-sub-youtube-b2364139.html |access-date=June 28, 2023 |archive-date=June 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628034942/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/mrbeast-titanic-sub-youtube-b2364139.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
-[[File:MrBeast at the Kids Choice Awards 2022.png|thumb|left|Donaldson won the Favorite Male Creator award at the [[2022 Kids' Choice Awards|2022]] and [[2023 Kids' Choice Awards]].]]
+=== Political views ===
+Donaldson says he remains [[Apoliticism|apolitical]] because taking sides could alienate viewers and undermine his philanthropic work.<ref name="Dickson-2022" /> During a September 2022 podcast appearance, he joked that he might run for president "in like 20 years", arguing that the United States is "due for younger presidents".<ref name="Shapero-2022">{{cite web |last=Shapero |first=Julia |date=October 6, 2022 |title=YouTube giant MrBeast considering a White House run in 20 years |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/3676237-youtube-giant-mrbeast-considering-a-white-house-run-in-20-years/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401060629/https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/3676237-youtube-giant-mrbeast-considering-a-white-house-run-in-20-years/ |archive-date=April 1, 2023 |access-date=April 18, 2023 |website=The Hill}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cheong |first=Charissa |title=YouTube star MrBeast said he will 'probably' run for President in his mid-40s and plans to win the election by giving away all of his money |url=https://www.insider.com/mrbeast-president-mid-40s-2022-9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808165658/https://www.businessinsider.com/mrbeast-president-mid-40s-2022-9 |archive-date=August 8, 2024 |access-date=June 13, 2023 |website=Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> On July 6, 2024, amid the [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 campaign]], he tweeted, "If we lower the age to run for president I'll jump in the race," a remark that went viral before he clarified on X that he was simply restating his apolitical stance.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dunn |first=Billie Schwab |date=July 9, 2024 |title=MrBeast's election remark takes internet by storm |url=https://www.newsweek.com/mrbeast-election-remark-viral-online-1922663 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709113030/https://www.newsweek.com/mrbeast-election-remark-viral-online-1922663 |archive-date=July 9, 2024 |access-date=July 9, 2024 |work=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodwin |first=Grace Eliza |date=July 11, 2024 |title=MrBeast is prepping us for his presidential run in 2036 |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/mrbeast-run-for-president-soon-as-old-enough-2024-7 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725175938/https://www.businessinsider.com/mrbeast-run-for-president-soon-as-old-enough-2024-7 |archive-date=July 25, 2024 |access-date=July 26, 2024 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Shapero-2022" /> However, he is a supporter of [[Elon Musk]] as of an interview with [[Theo Von]] on December 3, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 6, 2024 |title=MrBeast says Elon Musk had an 'interesting' one word response when they first met |url=https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/mrbeast-elon-musk-theo-von-b2660054.html |access-date=November 8, 2025 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>
-Opinion polls have shown that Donaldson is one of the most well-liked YouTubers on the platform. A 2021 [[SurveyMonkey]] poll showed that 70% of respondents have a favorable view of him, compared to 12% who had an unfavorable view.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Asarch |first=Steven |date=February 16, 2021 |title=POWER RANKING: the 10 most well-liked influencers on the internet |url=https://www.insider.com/most-liked-influencers-insider-data-mrbeast-markiplier-corpse-2021-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224084324/https://www.insider.com/most-liked-influencers-insider-data-mrbeast-markiplier-corpse-2021-2 |archive-date=February 24, 2022 |access-date=May 6, 2021 |website=Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine listed him on their ''[[Time 100]]'' list; fellow YouTuber and former [[NASA]] engineer [[Mark Rober]] wrote on his entry, "He's constantly raising the bar for creators whether it's through [[$456,000 Squid Game In Real Life!|re-creating ''Squid Game'' in real life]] or paying for the eye surgeries of 1,000 blind people. He doesn't really understand small thinking or complacency. I don't know what he'll do 10 years down the road, but I know it won't be status quo."<ref name="Rober2023">{{cite magazine|last=Rober|first=Mark|author-link=Mark Rober|date=13 April 2023|title=The World's 100 Most Influential People: MrBeast|url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/6270005/mrbeast-jimmy-donaldson/|url-status=live|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=13 April 2023|archive-date=April 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413144911/https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/6270005/mrbeast-jimmy-donaldson/}}</ref> In 2023, [[CBC News]] noted that MrBeast's "viral videos have stoked a wide range of reaction, from acclaim for their altruism to controversy for perceived exploitation."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Thompson |first=Oliver |date=May 28, 2023 |title=MrBeast's charitable efforts have helped thousands. But is his approach to philanthropy problematic? |work=[[CBC News]] |url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/tapestry/mr-beast-charity-controversy-1.6846810}}</ref>
+==== LGBT issues ====
+In an April 2022 interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]],'' Donaldson said he had left [[Evangelicalism in the United States|evangelical Christianity]], now identifies as an [[Agnostic theism|agnostic theist]], and no longer shares the anti-LGBTQ positions he heard while growing up in the [[Bible Belt]]. He recalled being taught that "Gay people are the reason God's going to come and burn this Earth" and said he has since rejected that rhetoric.<ref name="Dickson-2022" />
-In October 2018, ''[[The Atlantic]]'' published an article on Donaldson's history of using [[homophobic]] slurs.<ref name=":3" /><ref name="Atlantic">{{Cite news |last=Lorenz |first=Taylor |author-link=Taylor Lorenz |date=May 24, 2018 |title='YouTube's Biggest Philanthropist' Has a History of Homophobic Comments |work=[[The Atlantic]] |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/05/youtubes-biggest-philanthropist-has-a-history-of-homophobic-comments/561248/ |url-status=live |access-date=October 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715091820/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/05/youtubes-biggest-philanthropist-has-a-history-of-homophobic-comments/561248/ |archive-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Asarch |first=Paige Leskin, Melia Russell, Steven |title=Meet the 22-year-old YouTube star MrBeast, who's famous for giving away millions of dollars to strangers |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/mrbeast-youtube-jimmy-donaldson-net-worth-life-career-challenges-teamtrees-2019-11 |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=Business Insider |date=June 16, 2019 |language=en-US |archive-date=December 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225224118/https://www.businessinsider.com/mrbeast-youtube-jimmy-donaldson-net-worth-life-career-challenges-teamtrees-2019-11 |url-status=live }}</ref> The article alleged that Donaldson, while still a teenager, had had a habit of referring to people as "[[faggot|fags]]" on Twitter and regularly treated being homosexual as a punchline in jokes and "gay" as an insult. He later clarified in a interview, "I'm not offensive toward anyone."<ref name="Atlantic" /> In 2021, a spokesperson for Donaldson stated in reference to the slurs that he had "grown up and matured into someone that doesn't speak like that".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gray |first=Gabran |date=2021-12-17 |title=The Untold Truth Of MrBeast |url=https://www.looper.com/711096/the-untold-truth-of-mrbeast/ |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=Looper |language=en-US |archive-date=June 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605171948/https://www.looper.com/711096/the-untold-truth-of-mrbeast/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+''[[The Atlantic]]'' reported in May 2018 that Donaldson used [[homophobic]] slurs on Twitter as a teenager, often treating the word "gay" as an insult.<ref name="Observer-2021" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lorenz |first=Taylor |author-link=Taylor Lorenz |date=May 24, 2018 |title='YouTube's Biggest Philanthropist' Has a History of Homophobic Comments |work=[[The Atlantic]] |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/05/youtubes-biggest-philanthropist-has-a-history-of-homophobic-comments/561248/ |url-status=live |access-date=October 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715091820/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/05/youtubes-biggest-philanthropist-has-a-history-of-homophobic-comments/561248/ |archive-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Leskin-2019" /> He later deleted those posts, and a spokesperson said in 2021 that he had "grown up and matured into someone that doesn't speak like that".<ref name="Lorenz-2021" />
-During a [[Clubhouse (app)|Clubhouse]] room in February 2021, Donaldson booted entrepreneur Farokh Sarmad after he said he could not pronounce his name, a move that Sarmad later said was racist. Sarmad's claims were questioned and denied by other Clubhouse users, who were present at the call who argued against Sarmad's claims, claiming that Donaldson removed him along with others to make room for women to be more inclusive.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 27, 2021 |title=YouTube accused of 'blatant racism' over social media spat with entrepreneur |url=https://www.indy100.com/news/mrbeast-youtuber-clubhouse-entrepreneur-racism-b1805556 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511205603/https://www.indy100.com/news/mrbeast-youtuber-clubhouse-entrepreneur-racism-b1805556 |archive-date=May 11, 2021 |access-date=May 11, 2021 |website=[[Indy100]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tenbarge |first=Kat |title=MrBeast booted a user whose name he couldn't pronounce on Clubhouse, sparking a debate over racism and microaggressions |url=https://www.insider.com/mrbeast-clubhouse-racism-allegations-cancelled-racist-farokh-debate-drama-2021-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224084325/https://www.insider.com/mrbeast-clubhouse-racism-allegations-cancelled-racist-farokh-debate-drama-2021-2 |archive-date=February 24, 2022 |access-date=May 11, 2021 |website=[[Insider (website)|Insider]]}}</ref>
+Donaldson publicly supported childhood friend and collaborator Ava Kris Tyson in April 2023 after she revealed that she was receiving [[Feminizing hormone therapy|feminizing hormone replacement therapy]], writing, "All this transphobia is starting to piss me off."<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/mrbeast-transphobic-critics-chris-tyson-1234714626/ | title=MrBeast Calls Out Transphobic Backlash to Chris Tyson's Hormone Therapy | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=April 13, 2023 | access-date=February 4, 2024 | archive-date=February 4, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204002346/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/mrbeast-transphobic-critics-chris-tyson-1234714626/amp/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Williamson |first=Harriet |title=YouTuber Chris Tyson breaks silence over MrBeast removal rumours |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/07/mrbeast-chris-tyson-youtube-rumours/ |access-date=March 2, 2024 |work=PinkNews |date=May 7, 2023 |archive-date=March 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302090258/https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/07/mrbeast-chris-tyson-youtube-rumours/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Tyson later came out as a [[trans woman]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 31, 2023 |title=MrBeast's Kris Tyson says she's 'so much happier' after six months of hormone replacement therapy |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/31/entertainment/kris-tyson-mrbeast-hormone-replacement-therapy-cec/index.html |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101012414/https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/31/entertainment/kris-tyson-mrbeast-hormone-replacement-therapy-cec/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 24, 2023 |title=MrBeast's Kris Tyson Comes Out as Transgender: 'I Am a Woman! She/Her' |url=https://people.com/mrbeast-kris-tyson-comes-out-as-transgender-7564588 |website=People |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103193805/https://people.com/mrbeast-kris-tyson-comes-out-as-transgender-7564588 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-Some former employees alleged that Donaldson nurtured a difficult work environment. In a May 2021 ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' article, Matt Turner, an editor for Donaldson from February 2018 to September 2019, claimed that Donaldson berated him almost daily, including calling him a "retard". Turner reported that he was regularly not credited for his work.<ref name="2021-nyt-youtube" /> Reporting by ''[[Insider (website)|Insider]]'' showed that Turner previously posted a video in 2018 explaining his allegations, and in October 2019 released a deleted Twitter thread which stated that he was "yelled at, bullied, called mentally retarded and replaceable by Donaldson every single day."<ref name="FormerEmployeesInsider" /> Nate Anderson, another editor, quit after working for Donaldson for a week in 2018 over what he said were unreasonable demands, and called Donaldson a perfectionist. After releasing a video describing his experience, Anderson reportedly received death threats from Donaldson's fans. Nine other employees who worked for Donaldson also stated that while he was sometimes generous, his demeanor would change when cameras were off.<ref name="2021-nyt-youtube" /><ref name="FormerEmployeesInsider">{{Cite web |last=Asarch |first=Steven |title=Former employees of YouTuber MrBeast alleged the star created a toxic work environment where he berated and belittled staff, report says |url=https://www.insider.com/mrbeast-former-employees-allege-youtuber-berated-staff-used-slur-2021-5 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224084331/https://www.insider.com/mrbeast-former-employees-allege-youtuber-berated-staff-used-slur-2021-5 |archive-date=February 24, 2022 |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=[[Insider (website)|Insider]]}}</ref>
+== Public image and influence ==
+{{Multiple image
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+| image1      = VidCon 2022 Anaheim California YouTube Shorts TikTok Mr. Beast.jpg
+| caption1    = MrBeast's large model [[gumball machine]] at [[VidCon 2022]]
+| image2      = MrBeast getting photography at walmart.png
+| caption2    = [[Fan (person)|Fans]] of MrBeast photographing him at a [[Walmart]] in 2025
+}}
+Donaldson's channel became the [[List of most-subscribed YouTube channels|most subscribed]] on YouTube on June 2, 2024, when it overtook [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 2, 2024 |title=MrBeast Is Now The Most Subscribed YouTuber: 'Avenged Pewdiepie' |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-buzz/mrbeast-is-now-the-most-subscribed-youtuber-surpasses-t-series-article-110631244 |access-date=June 2, 2024 |website=Times Now |language=en |archive-date=June 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602003236/https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-buzz/mrbeast-is-now-the-most-subscribed-youtuber-surpasses-t-series-article-110631244 |url-status=live }}</ref> A February 2021 poll by ''Insider'' reported that 70% of respondents viewed him favorably and 12% unfavorably.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Asarch |first=Steven |date=February 16, 2021 |title=POWER RANKING: the 10 most well-liked influencers on the internet |url=https://www.insider.com/most-liked-influencers-insider-data-mrbeast-markiplier-corpse-2021-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224084324/https://www.insider.com/most-liked-influencers-insider-data-mrbeast-markiplier-corpse-2021-2 |archive-date=February 24, 2022 |access-date=May 6, 2021 |website=Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> Coverage from ''Time'', Yahoo Life, and CNN has noted his particular appeal to younger audiences, pointing to his direct-to-camera delivery and polished but enthusiastic on-screen persona, which could encourage a [[parasocial relationship]].<ref name="Dickson-2022" /><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Espada |first=Mariah |title=Why MrBeast's New Video Became The Second Most Watched in 24 Hours in YouTube History |url=https://time.com/6287028/mrbeast-youtube-views-record/ |access-date=November 25, 2023 |magazine=Time |date=June 13, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=January 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124031839/https://time.com/6287028/mrbeast-youtube-views-record/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Frost |first=Alexandra |title=Kids obsessed with MrBeast? Here's what parents should know about the hugely popular YouTuber. |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/kids-obsessed-mrbeast-heres-parents-150025606.html |access-date=November 25, 2023 |work=Yahoo Life |date=May 24, 2023 |archive-date=December 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209033825/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/kids-obsessed-mrbeast-heres-parents-150025606.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Karimi-2023">{{cite news |last=Karimi |first=Faith |title=Behind the staggering success of MrBeast |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/15/entertainment/mrbeast-youtube-jimmy-donaldson-cec/index.html |access-date=November 25, 2023 |publisher=CNN |date=July 15, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=December 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204044331/https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/15/entertainment/mrbeast-youtube-jimmy-donaldson-cec/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
-On a podcast in September 2022, Donaldson has commented he would consider a run for president of the United States "in like 20 years". He added that the U.S. is "due for younger presidents".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shapero |first1=Julia |date=6 October 2022 |title=YouTube giant MrBeast considering a White House run in 20 years |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/3676237-youtube-giant-mrbeast-considering-a-white-house-run-in-20-years/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401060629/https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/3676237-youtube-giant-mrbeast-considering-a-white-house-run-in-20-years/ |archive-date=April 1, 2023 |access-date=April 18, 2023 |website=The Hill}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cheong |first=Charissa |title=YouTube star MrBeast said he will 'probably' run for President in his mid-40s and plans to win the election by giving away all of his money |url=https://www.insider.com/mrbeast-president-mid-40s-2022-9 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>
+Writers such as Charissa Cheong have linked Donaldson's success to a broader shift on YouTube toward high-budget, experimental productions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cheong |first=Charissa |title=MrBeast just became the biggest YouTuber in the world. His ascension marks the death of old YouTube and the rise of 'over-the-top' content. |url=https://www.insider.com/mrbeast-pewdiepie-death-old-youtube-experts-2022-11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808165700/https://www.businessinsider.com/mrbeast-pewdiepie-death-old-youtube-experts-2022-11 |archive-date=August 8, 2024 |access-date=November 25, 2023 |website=Insider |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=April 13, 2023 |title=MrBeast: The 100 Most Influential People of 2023 |url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/6270005/mrbeast-jimmy-donaldson/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413144911/https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/6270005/mrbeast-jimmy-donaldson/ |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |access-date=November 25, 2023 |magazine=Time |language=en}}</ref> Other analysts have credited his format with influencing creators such as [[Fidias Panayiotou|Fidias]], [[Matthew Beem]], and [[Airrack]], who have adopted similar high-stakes challenge videos.<ref name="Karimi-2023" /><ref name="Lorenz-2021" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Youshaei |first=Jon |date=September 24, 2023 |title=The MrBeast Blueprint: How YouTube Stars Like Matthew Beem Went Broke For Their Big Break |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonyoushaei/2023/09/24/the-mrbeast-blueprint-how-youtube-stars-like-matthew-beem-went-broke-for-their-big-break/?sh=64dc9ae6594e |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125104112/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonyoushaei/2023/09/24/the-mrbeast-blueprint-how-youtube-stars-like-matthew-beem-went-broke-for-their-big-break/?sh=64dc9ae6594e |archive-date=November 25, 2023 |access-date=November 25, 2023 |work=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> Donaldson's influence on entertainment has been deemed "Mr. Beastification"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jennings |first=Rebecca |date=March 18, 2024 |title=The Mr. Beastification of entertainment |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/24105035/mr-beast-youtube-amazon-show |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319213046/https://www.vox.com/culture/24105035/mr-beast-youtube-amazon-show |archive-date=19 March 2024 |access-date=November 10, 2025 |website=Vox |language=en-US}}</ref> and "Beastification"<ref name="Lorenz-2024">{{Cite news |last=Lorenz |first=Taylor |date=March 30, 2024 |title=The 'Beastification of YouTube' may be coming to an end |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/03/30/video-editing-mrbeast-retention/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331044416/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/03/30/video-editing-mrbeast-retention/ |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |access-date=February 5, 2026 |work=The Washington Post |language=en}}</ref> by observers. [[Taylor Lorenz]] noted in March 2024 that Donaldson's style of "retention editing" involved "loud sound effects, fast cuts, flashing lights and zero pauses" to keep users' attention. This style was mimicked by many other content creators to the point of being the dominant format, though its dominance was beginning to wane by then; Donaldson wanted himself and others to "get rid of the ultra fast paced/overstim era of content".<ref name="Lorenz-2024" /> [[Anthony Padilla]] of [[Smosh]] felt that MrBeastification had led to a large number of copycats and "this very heavy desire for people to really get caught up in the stats".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tomar |first=Vaibhav Singh |date=December 19, 2023 |title="Beastification of Content": Smosh Creators Talk About the Impact of MrBeast on the Creator Community |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/gaming-news-beastification-of-content-smosh-creators-talk-about-the-impact-of-mrbeast-on-the-creator-community/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302101044/https://www.essentiallysports.com/gaming-news-beastification-of-content-smosh-creators-talk-about-the-impact-of-mrbeast-on-the-creator-community/ |archive-date=March 2, 2024 |access-date=February 5, 2026 |work=EssentiallySports |language=en-US}}</ref>
-In April 2023, Kris Tyson (born Christopher Stephen Tyson<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":17" />) [[came out]] as [[gender non-conforming]] and revealed her struggles with [[gender dysphoria]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=MrBeast YouTuber Chris Tyson Is Undergoing Hormone Replacement Therapy |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mrbeast-youtuber-chris-tyson-undergoing-030345547.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412174045/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mrbeast-youtuber-chris-tyson-undergoing-030345547.html |archive-date=April 12, 2023 |access-date=April 13, 2023 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |date=April 7, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite magazine |last=Dickson |first=E. J. |date=April 6, 2023 |title=Chris Tyson, MrBeast Sidekick, Reveals Gender Journey on Social Media |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/chris-tyson-mrbeast-sidekick-gender-journey-1234710767/ |url-status=live |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413215432/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/chris-tyson-mrbeast-sidekick-gender-journey-1234710767/ |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |access-date=April 13, 2023}}</ref> In response to claims that she would become a "nightmare" and distraction for the channel, Donaldson defended Tyson and said that Tyson "isn't my 'nightmare' [she's] my {{sic|fucken}} friend and things are fine. All this [[transphobia]] is starting to piss me off."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Spangler |first1=Todd |date=14 April 2023 |title=YouTube Star MrBeast Slams Anti-Trans Commentary About His Friend Chris Tyson: 'All This Transphobia Is Starting to Piss Me Off' |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/mrbeast-anti-trans-chris-tyson-transphobia-video-1235583400/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418045233/https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/mrbeast-anti-trans-chris-tyson-transphobia-video-1235583400/ |archive-date=April 18, 2023 |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sottile |first1=Zoe |date=15 April 2023 |title='All this transphobia is starting to piss me off.' YouTuber MrBeast slams transphobic comments against collaborator |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/15/entertainment/mr-beast-transphobia-chris-tyson-trnd/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418045233/https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/15/entertainment/mr-beast-transphobia-chris-tyson-trnd/index.html |archive-date=April 18, 2023 |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>
+Donaldson's approach has also drawn scrutiny. Commentators have accused Donaldson of turning philanthropy into spectacle, sometimes describing his videos as "[[Poverty porn|charity porn]]."<ref name="Benton-2023" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Ryu |first=Jenna |title=A YouTuber cured 1,000 blind people for a video. But is it performative altruism? |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2023/02/01/mrbeast-cures-blind-people-video-why-its-receiving-backlash/11161719002/ |work=USA Today |access-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201232745/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2023/02/01/mrbeast-cures-blind-people-video-why-its-receiving-backlash/11161719002/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Busari-2023" /> Critics have argued that his giveaways do little to address [[structural inequality]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Oliver |title=MrBeast's charitable efforts have helped thousands. But is his approach to philanthropy problematic? |url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/tapestry/mr-beast-charity-controversy-1.6846810 |access-date=November 25, 2023 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=May 28, 2023 |archive-date=August 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805185921/https://www.cbc.ca/radio/tapestry/mr-beast-charity-controversy-1.6846810 |url-status=live }}</ref> Donaldson has responded that he does not profit from Beast Philanthropy videos, that all revenue is donated, and that government action is needed to solve systemic problems.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mohammed |first=Leyla |title=MrBeast Hit Back At Criticism Of His Video Paying For Blind People's Surgeries After Being Called Exploitative |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leylamohammed/youtuber-mrbeast-responds-criticism-curing-blindness-video |access-date=November 25, 2023 |work=BuzzFeed News |date=January 31, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=August 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818195635/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leylamohammed/youtuber-mrbeast-responds-criticism-curing-blindness-video |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Weiss |first=Geoff |title=MrBeast is pushing back against criticism for his latest charity stunt, as viewers are outraged that he keeps getting bashed for doing good deeds |url=https://www.insider.com/twitter-decries-mrbeast-backlash-amid-latest-shoes-charity-video-2023-3 |access-date=November 25, 2023 |work=Insider |date=March 10, 2023 |archive-date=August 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808165601/https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-decries-mrbeast-backlash-amid-latest-shoes-charity-video-2023-3 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 == Filmography ==
+=== Films ===
 {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
 |+{{sronly|Film}}
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 ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
 |-
-! scope="row" | 2023
+! rowspan="1" scope="row" | 2022
+|''[[Night of the Coconut]]''
+|Self
+|Cameo; credited as "Jimothy Beast"
+| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://nebula.tv/nightofthecoconut |title=Night of the Coconut |date=June 17, 2022 |last=Willems |first=Patrick |type=Motion picture |language=English |publisher=[[Nebula (streaming service)|Nebula]] |time=1:27:43 |chapter=Appearing as Themselves}}</ref>
+|-
+! rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2023
 |''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem]]''
 |Times Square Bystander
+| rowspan="2" |Voice
+|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Behind The Voice Actors">{{cite web |title=Jimmy Donaldson (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Jimmy-Donaldson/ |access-date=May 19, 2025 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
+|-
+|''[[Under the Boardwalk (2023 film)|Under the Boardwalk]]''
+|Hot Sauce Crab
+|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Behind The Voice Actors" />
+|-
+! rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2024
+| scope="row" |''[[The Sidemen Story]]''
+|Himself
+|[[Documentary film|Documentary]]
+| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shah |first1=Furvah |title=Sidemen's Netflix documentary: Release date, trailer, cast and more |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a46623709/sidemen-netflix-documentary-release-date-trailer-cast/ |website=Cosmopolitan |date=February 2, 2024 |access-date=February 6, 2024 |archive-date=February 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206153343/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a46623709/sidemen-netflix-documentary-release-date-trailer-cast/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+|-
+|''[[Kung Fu Panda 4]]''
+|Panda Pig
+|Voice
+|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mishra |first=Shrishty |date=March 10, 2024 |title='Kung Fu Panda 4' Global Box Office Earns $80 Million |url=https://collider.com/kung-fu-panda-4-global-box-office-80-million/ |access-date=August 9, 2024 |website=Collider |language=en |archive-date=November 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130064021/https://collider.com/kung-fu-panda-4-global-box-office-80-million/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Behind The Voice Actors" />
+|-
+! rowspan="3" scope="row" | 2026
+| {{pending film|[[The Angry Birds Movie 3]]}}
+| {{TBA}}
+| Voice
+|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=2025-04-08 |title='Angry Birds 3' Lands at Paramount, Sets Winter 2027 Release |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/angry-birds-3-lands-at-paramount-winter-release-1236184688/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
+|}
+=== Television ===
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
+|+{{sronly|Television}}
+! scope="col" | Year
+! scope="col" | Title
+! scope="col" | Role
+! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
+! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
+|-
+! scope="row" | 2024–present
+|''[[Beast Games]]''
+| Host
+| 10 episodes; also co-creator and executive producer
 |
-|<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (end credits) |date=August 2, 2023 |last= |first= |type=Motion picture |people=[[Jeff Rowe (filmmaker)|Rowe, Jeff]] (director)}}</ref>
+|-
+!scope="row" | 2025
+|''[[Love, Death & Robots]]''
+|[[Master of ceremonies]]
+|Voice; episode: "The Screaming of the Tyrannosaur"
+|align="center"|<ref name="Behind The Voice Actors" />
+|-
+! scope="row" | 2026
+|''[[Survivor (American TV series)|Survivor]]''
+| Guest
+| [[Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans|Season 50]]; 1 episode
+| <ref>{{Cite web |date=December 18, 2025 |title=Survivor 50 Trailer: Billie Eilish, Jimmy Fallon and MrBeast Revealed as Part of New Season |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1426333/survivor-50-trailer-billie-eilish-jimmy-fallon-involved |access-date=December 23, 2025 |publisher=E!}}</ref>
+|}
+=== Music videos ===
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
+|+{{sronly|Film}}
+! scope="col" | Year
+! scope="col" | Title
+! scope="col" | Artist
+!Director
+! scope="col" | Role
+! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
+|-
+!scope="row" | 2025
+|"[[Type Dangerous]]"
+|[[Mariah Carey]]
+|[[Joseph Kahn (director)|Joseph Kahn]]
+| Himself
+| align="center"|<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Iasimone |first=Ashley |date=June 14, 2025 |title=Mariah Carey's 'Type Dangerous' Video Features MrBeast, But Not for Long |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mariah-carey-mrbeast-type-dangerous-video-1235999682/ |access-date=June 15, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
 |}
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 !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
 |-
-| rowspan="3" |2019
+! rowspan="3" |2019
 | rowspan="3" |[[9th Streamy Awards]]
 |Breakout Creator
-|{{Won}}
+|{{won}}
-| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=MrBeast Wins the Award for Breakout Creator – Streamy Awards 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpAjK2h_dzA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/bpAjK2h_dzA |archive-date=October 30, 2021 |website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
+|rowspan="3" align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=MrBeast Wins the Award for Breakout Creator – Streamy Awards 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpAjK2h_dzA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/bpAjK2h_dzA |archive-date=October 30, 2021 |via=[[YouTube]]| date=December 13, 2019 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>
 |-
 |Ensemble Cast
-|{{Nom}}
+|{{nom}}
 |-
 |Creator of the Year
-|{{Nom}}
+|{{nom}}
 |-
-| rowspan="5" |2020
+! rowspan="5" |2020
 |[[12th Annual Shorty Awards]]
 |YouTuber of the Year
-|{{Won}}
+| rowspan="5" {{won}}
-|
+| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=None - The Shorty Awards |url=https://shortyawards.com/12th/winners |website=shortyawards.com |access-date=August 3, 2024 |archive-date=March 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302111308/https://shortyawards.com/12th/winners |url-status=live }}</ref>
 |-
 | rowspan="4" |[[10th Streamy Awards]]
 |Creator of the Year
-|{{Won}}
+|rowspan="4" align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web |year=2020 |title=10th Annual Streamy Nominees |url=https://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/10th-annual-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021180006/https://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/10th-annual-nominees/ |archive-date=October 21, 2020 |access-date=October 21, 2020 |website=The Streamy Awards |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jarvey |first=Natalie |date=December 12, 2020 |title=MrBeast Takes Top Honor at 2020 Streamy Awards |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mrbeast-takes-top-honor-at-2020-streamy-awards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213042143/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mrbeast-takes-top-honor-at-2020-streamy-awards |archive-date=December 13, 2020 |access-date=December 19, 2020 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>
-| rowspan="4" |<ref>{{Cite web |year=2020 |title=10th Annual Streamy Nominees |url=https://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/10th-annual-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021180006/https://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/10th-annual-nominees/ |archive-date=October 21, 2020 |access-date=October 21, 2020 |website=The Streamy Awards |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jarvey |first=Natalie |date=December 12, 2020 |title=MrBeast Takes Top Honor at 2020 Streamy Awards |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mrbeast-takes-top-honor-at-2020-streamy-awards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213042143/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mrbeast-takes-top-honor-at-2020-streamy-awards |archive-date=December 13, 2020 |access-date=December 19, 2020 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>
 |-
 |Live Special
-|{{won}}
 |-
 |Social Good: Creator
-|{{won}}
 |-
 |Social Good: Nonprofit or NGO
-|{{won}}
 |-
-| rowspan="2" |2021
+! rowspan="2" |2021
 |[[2021 Kids' Choice Awards]]
 |Favorite Male Social Star
 |{{nom}}
-|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Calvario |first=Liz |date=March 13, 2021 |title=2021 Kids' Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List |url=https://www.etonline.com/2021-kids-choice-awards-the-complete-winners-list-161949 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314025743/https://www.etonline.com/2021-kids-choice-awards-the-complete-winners-list-161949 |archive-date=March 14, 2021 |access-date=March 15, 2021 |website=[[Entertainment Tonight]]}}</ref>
+|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Calvario |first=Liz |date=March 13, 2021 |title=2021 Kids' Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List |url=https://www.etonline.com/2021-kids-choice-awards-the-complete-winners-list-161949 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314025743/https://www.etonline.com/2021-kids-choice-awards-the-complete-winners-list-161949 |archive-date=March 14, 2021 |access-date=March 15, 2021 |website=[[Entertainment Tonight]]}}</ref>
 |-
 |[[11th Streamy Awards]]
 |Creator of the Year
 |{{won}}
-|<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1469871359538782208 |user=streamys |title=a HUGE congratulations to MrBeast for winning the #streamys for CREATOR OF THE YEAR 🎉🎉🎉 |author=[[Streamy Awards]]}}</ref>
+|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1469871359538782208 |user=streamys |title=a HUGE congratulations to MrBeast for winning the #streamys for CREATOR OF THE YEAR 🎉🎉🎉 |author=[[Streamy Awards]]}}</ref>
 |-
-| rowspan="8" |2022
+! rowspan="8" |2022
 |[[2022 Kids' Choice Awards]]
 |Favorite Male Creator
 |{{won}}
-|<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Grenin |first=Paul |date=April 9, 2022 |title=Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, BTS & More Big Winners from 2022 Kids' Choice Awards (Full List) |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-kids-choice-awards-full-winners-list-olivia-rodrigo-bts-1235057448/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=April 11, 2022 |archive-date=April 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410013048/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-kids-choice-awards-full-winners-list-olivia-rodrigo-bts-1235057448/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Grenin |first=Paul |date=April 9, 2022 |title=Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, BTS & More Big Winners from 2022 Kids' Choice Awards (Full List) |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-kids-choice-awards-full-winners-list-olivia-rodrigo-bts-1235057448/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=April 11, 2022 |archive-date=April 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410013048/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-kids-choice-awards-full-winners-list-olivia-rodrigo-bts-1235057448/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 |-
 | rowspan="7" |[[12th Streamy Awards]]
 |Creator of the Year
 |{{won}}
-| rowspan="7" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=12TH ANNUAL WINNERS |url=https://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/12th-annual-nominees |access-date=December 5, 2022 |publisher=[[Streamy Awards]] |archive-date=December 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212154041/https://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/12th-annual-nominees/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=J. Clara |date=December 5, 2022 |title=YouTube Streamy Awards: MrBeast Takes Top Creator; Full List of Winners |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/2022-youtube-streamy-awards-winners-1235274871/ |access-date=December 8, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206005336/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/2022-youtube-streamy-awards-winners-1235274871/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+|rowspan="7" align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=12TH ANNUAL WINNERS |url=https://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/12th-annual-nominees |access-date=December 5, 2022 |publisher=[[Streamy Awards]] |archive-date=December 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212154041/https://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/12th-annual-nominees/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=J. Clara |date=December 5, 2022 |title=YouTube Streamy Awards: MrBeast Takes Top Creator; Full List of Winners |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/2022-youtube-streamy-awards-winners-1235274871/ |access-date=December 8, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206005336/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/2022-youtube-streamy-awards-winners-1235274871/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 |-
 |Collaboration
-|{{Nominated}}
+|{{nom}}
 |-
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+|{{nom}}
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-|{{Nominated}}
+|{{nom}}
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-|{{Nominated}}
+|{{nom}}
 |-
-| rowspan="1" |2023
+! rowspan="5" |2023
 |[[2023 Kids' Choice Awards]]
 |Favorite Male Creator
 |{{won}}
-|<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Atkinson |first=Katie |date=March 4, 2023 |title=Here Are the Winners of the 2023 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards: Complete List |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2023-kids-choice-awards-winners-list-1235279886/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=March 5, 2023 |archive-date=March 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305020703/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2023-kids-choice-awards-winners-list-1235279886/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Atkinson |first=Katie |date=March 4, 2023 |title=Here Are the Winners of the 2023 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards: Complete List |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2023-kids-choice-awards-winners-list-1235279886/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=March 5, 2023 |archive-date=March 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305020703/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2023-kids-choice-awards-winners-list-1235279886/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+|-
+| rowspan="4" |[[13th Streamy Awards]]
+|Creator of the Year
+|{{won}}
+|rowspan="4" align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=13th Annual Streamy Winners |url=https://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/13th-annual-nominees/ |access-date=August 28, 2023 |website=The Streamy Awards |language=en |archive-date=September 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901233930/https://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/13th-annual-nominees/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+|-
+|Collaboration
+|{{won}}
+|-
+|Creator Product
+|{{nom}}
+|-
+|Brand Engagement
+|{{nom}}
+|-
+!2024
+|[[2024 Kids' Choice Awards]]
+|Favorite Male Creator
+|{{won}}
+|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|title=Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Beyoncé, Timothée Chalamet, Ayo Edebiri Among 2024 Kids' Choice Awards Nominees – Full List|url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/nickelodeon-kids-choice-awards-nominations-2024-full-list-taylor-swift-1235957982/|date=June 4, 2024|access-date=June 4, 2024|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-date=June 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604143906/https://deadline.com/2024/06/nickelodeon-kids-choice-awards-nominations-2024-full-list-taylor-swift-1235957982/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+|-
+!2025
+|[[2025 Kids' Choice Awards]]
+|Favorite Male Creator
+|{{won}}
+|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=June 21, 2025 |title=Sabrina Carpenter, SZA, Ariana Grande Win Multiple Awards at 2025 Kids' Choice Awards (Full Winners List) |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2025-kids-choice-awards-winners-list-1236004651/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250622205823/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2025-kids-choice-awards-winners-list-1236004651/ |archive-date=June 22, 2025 |access-date=June 23, 2025 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
 |}
-===World records===
+=== Publications ===
 {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
-|+Name of publication, year the record was awarded, name of the record, and the name of the record holder
+! scope="col" | Year
 ! scope="col" | Publication
-! scope="col" | Year
+! scope="col" | Category
-! scope="col" | World record
-! scope="col" | Record holder
 ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
 |-
-! rowspan="4" scope="row" | ''[[Guinness World Records]]''
+!2021
-| 2021
+|[[Forbes 30 Under 30|''Forbes'' 30 Under 30]]
-| style="text-align:left;" | Highest-earning YouTube contributor (current)
+|align="left"|Social Media
-| rowspan="2" | MrBeast
+| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Forbes 30 Under 30 2021: Social Media |url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2021/social-media/ |access-date=March 18, 2024 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=December 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220182543/https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2021/social-media/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
-| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/383910-highest-earning-youtube-contributor|title=Highest-earning YouTube contributor (current)|work=[[Guinness World Records]]|access-date=11 July 2023|date=31 December 2021}}</ref>
 |-
-| rowspan="2"| 2022
+! 2022
+| rowspan="5" scope="row" | ''[[Guinness World Records]]''
 | style="text-align:left;" | Largest vegetarian burger
-| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/97601-largest-vegetarian-burger|title=Largest vegetarian burger|work=[[Guinness World Records]]|access-date=11 July 2023|date=29 September 2022}}</ref>
+| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/97601-largest-vegetarian-burger|title=Largest vegetarian burger|work=[[Guinness World Records]]|access-date=July 11, 2023|date=September 29, 2022|archive-date=July 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711093304/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/97601-largest-vegetarian-burger|url-status=live}}</ref>
 |-
-| style="text-align:left;" | Most subscribers for an individual male on YouTube
+! rowspan="3" | 2023
-| Jimmy Donaldson
+| style="text-align:left;" | First person to reach 1 million followers on [[Threads (app)|Threads]]
-| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/649198-most-subscribers-for-an-individual-male-on-youtube|title=Most subscribers for an individual male on YouTube|work=[[Guinness World Records]]|access-date=11 July 2023|date=17 November 2022}}</ref>
+| <ref name="Guinness World Records-2023" />
 |-
-| 2023
+| style="text-align:left;" | Highest-earning YouTube contributor (current)
-| style="text-align:left;" | First person to reach 1 million followers on [[Threads (app)|Threads]]
+| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/383910-highest-earning-youtube-contributor|title=Highest-earning YouTube contributor (current)|work=[[Guinness World Records]]|access-date=July 11, 2023|date=December 31, 2021|archive-date=July 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711091800/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/383910-highest-earning-youtube-contributor|url-status=live}}</ref>
-| MrBeast
+|-
-| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/754864-first-person-to-reach-1-million-followers-on-threads|title=First person to reach 1 million followers on Threads|work=[[Guinness World Records]]|access-date=11 July 2023|date=6 July 2023}}</ref>
+| style="text-align:left;" | Most YouTube subscribers gained in one week
+| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/655855-most-youtube-subscribers-gained-in-one-week|title=Most YouTube subscribers gained in one week|work=[[Guinness World Records]]|access-date=July 26, 2024|date=October 5, 2023|archive-date=July 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726074535/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/655855-most-youtube-subscribers-gained-in-one-week|url-status=live}}</ref>
+|-
+! 2024
+| style="text-align:left;" | [[List of most-subscribed YouTube channels|Most subscribers on YouTube]]
+| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-subscribers-on-youtube|title=Most subscribers on YouTube|work=[[Guinness World Records]]|access-date=July 26, 2024|date=June 3, 2024|archive-date=July 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727053904/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-subscribers-on-youtube|url-status=live}}</ref>
 |}
-==See also==
+== See also ==
-*[[List of YouTubers]]
+* [[List of most-followed TikTok accounts]]
-*[[List of most-subscribed YouTube channels]]
+* [[List of most-subscribed YouTube channels]]
+* [[List of most-viewed YouTube channels]]
+* [[List of YouTubers]]
+* [[Night (company)|Night]] – American talent management company that previously managed MrBeast
-==Notes==
+== Notes ==
-{{Reflist|group=Note}}
+{{Notelist}}
-{{notefoot}}
-{{notelist-ua}}
-{{notelist}}
-==References==
+== References ==
 {{Reflist}}
-==External links==
+== External links ==
-*
+{{Commons category}}
+* {{Twitter}}
 * {{IMDb name}}
-* {{Twitter}}
+{{S-start}}
+{{S-ach|ach}}
+{{Succession box
+| title  = [[List of most-subscribed YouTube channels|Most Subscribed Channel on YouTube]]
+| years  = 2024–Present
+| before = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
+| after  = N/A
+}}
+{{S-end}}
+{{MrBeast}}
 {{Streamy Awards Winners CSS}}
 {{Streamy Awards Audience Choice Winners}}
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+[[Category:21st-century American businesspeople]]
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-[[Category:American YouTubers]]
+[[Category:American agnostics]]
+[[Category:American gaming YouTubers]]
+[[Category:American investors]]
+[[Category:American reality television producers]]
+[[Category:American television hosts]]
 [[Category:Businesspeople from Kansas]]
+[[Category:Businesspeople from North Carolina]]
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-[[Category:Number-one YouTube channels in subscribers]]
-[[Category:Gaming YouTubers]]
 [[Category:Gaming-related YouTube channels]]
-[[Category:Internet memes introduced in 2017]]
+[[Category:Internet memes introduced in 2018]]
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 [[Category:Maker Studios people]]
+[[Category:Minecraft YouTubers]]
+[[Category:Number-one YouTube channels in subscribers]]
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+[[Category:People with Crohn's disease]]
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 [[Category:Shorty Award winners]]
+[[Category:Sidemen Charity Match players]]
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+[[Category:Television personalities from North Carolina]]
+[[Category:World record holders]]
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-[[Category:People with Crohn's disease]]
+[[Category:Pitt Community College alumni]]
+[[Category:American YouTubers]]
+[[Category:American reality competition show hosts]]

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Finger on the App[edit | edit source]

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MrBeast Burger[edit | edit source]

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Lunchly[edit | edit source]

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Television[edit | edit source]

FAST Channel[edit | edit source]

Beast Games[edit | edit source]

Beast Land theme park[edit | edit source]

Philanthropy[edit | edit source]

Team Trees[edit | edit source]

Team Seas[edit | edit source]

Team Water[edit | edit source]

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