Mr Beast

James Stephen "Jimmy" Donaldson[a] (born May 7, 1998), better known by his online alias MrBeast, is an American YouTuber. He is known for his fast-paced and high-production videos featuring elaborate challenges and lucrative giveaways.[11] With over 306 million subscribers, he has the most-subscribed channel on YouTube. He is also the third-most-followed creator on TikTok, with over 103 million followers.

Donaldson grew up in Greenville, North Carolina. He began posting videos to YouTube in early 2012[12] under the handle MrBeast6000. His early content ranged from Let's Plays to "videos estimating the wealth of other YouTubers".[13] He went viral in 2017 after his "counting to 100,000" video earned tens of thousands of views in just a few days, and he has become increasingly popular ever since, with most of his videos gaining hundreds of millions of views.[13] His videos have become increasingly grand and extravagant.[14] Once his channel took off, Donaldson hired some of his childhood friends to co-run the brand. As of 2024, the MrBeast team consists of over 250 people.[15] Donaldson also runs the YouTube channels Beast Reacts, MrBeast Gaming, MrBeast 2 (formerly MrBeast Shorts)[16] and the philanthropy channel Beast Philanthropy.[17][18] He formerly ran MrBeast 3 (initially MrBeast 2), which is now inactive.[19][20]

Donaldson is the founder of MrBeast Burger, Feastables, and also a co-creator of Team Trees, a fundraiser for the Arbor Day Foundation that has raised over $24,000,000 for its campaigns.[21][22] He also co-founded Team Seas, a fundraiser for Ocean Conservancy and The Ocean Cleanup that has raised over $30,000,000.[23] Donaldson won the Creator of the Year award four years in a row at the Streamy Awards in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023; he also won the Favorite Male Creator award three times at the 2022, 2023, and 2024 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. In 2023, Time named him as one of the world's 100 most influential people.[24] He has ranked on the Forbes list for the highest paid YouTube creator in 2022[25] and has an estimated net worth of $500 million.[26]

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MrBeast