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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? Here's the truth |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/celebrity/story/is-youtuber-mrbeast-really-going-to-die-in-3-years-heres-the-truth-2395037-2023-06-19 |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nozari |first=Aisha |date=2023-06-25 |title=MrBeast invited onto Titanic submarine days before crew of vessel died |url=https://metro.co.uk/2023/06/25/mrbeast-invited-onto-titanic-submarine-days-before-crew-of-vessel-died-19011816/ |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] |language=en}}</ref> Donaldson's business filing lists his legal name as "James Stephen Donaldson".<ref>{{Cite web |last=North Carolina Secretary of State |author-link=North Carolina Secretary of State |title=Registered Agent James Stephen Donaldson |url=https://www.sosnc.gov/online_services/Search/Business_Registration_profile?Id=13727036 |access-date=2023-06-11 |website=sosnc.gov}}</ref> In October 2022, one of Donaldson's staff members stated Donaldson's full name was "James Stephen Donaldson".<ref>{{Cite web |last=MrBeastStaff |date=2022-10-23 |title=James Stephen Donaldson |url=http://www.reddit.com/r/MrBeast/comments/yb9jqv/what_is_mrbeasts_actual_name/itfl6py/ |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=r/MrBeast}}</ref>}}<!-- sourced under early life --> (born May 7, 1998), better known as '''Jimmy Donaldson'''<!-- Consensus was reached to include this nickname, see [[Talk:MrBeast#RfC_"Jimmy_Donaldson"]] -->, and known online as '''MrBeast''', is an American [[YouTuber]], entrepreneur and philanthropist. 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>