Jimmy Donaldson has in the past been criticized for using the $700 million fortune amassed by his work on YouTube to right social inequalities. But the 26-year-old, who goes by the online moniker ‘MrBeast’ has a question: what would you have him do instead? The creator posted on X this week about the backlash he […]
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MrBeast gives away 100 homes to families in need
GREENVILLE, NC (WNCT) — Popular YouTuber MrBeast took his philanthropic efforts to Jamaica, El Salvador and Argentina to give away 100 homes to families in need. One family living near the top of a mountain in Jamaica was in dire need as the home they were living in was unstable and could have collapsed on […]
Did MrBeast violate a noise ordinance last weekend? His NC neighbors want to know.
The neighborhood shook Monday morning around 3 a.m., dislodging wall paintings and jolting residents awake. A permitted pyrotechnics crew had just ignited a collection of fireworks, but to some, it felt like Greenville was under attack. Monica Gould’s oldest child, age 10, didn’t go back to sleep and ended up missing the next day of […]
Zaxby’s releases the MrBeast box, a collaboration inspired by the content creator
Zaxby’s has announced a new box deal and year-long partnership with YouTube content creator, MrBeast. The saucy chicken chain will have the MrBeast box available at participating locations beginning Thursday. The box includes chicken fingers, fries, cheddar bites, Texas toast, Zaxby’s signature sauces and a new formulated milk chocolate bar. All of the items featured […]
MrBeast scoops up more land and homes as YouTuber broadens reach across NC city
Two watchtowers stand outside MrBeast’s “top secret” filming studio, their height difficult to discern from across an expansive field. The towers weren’t erected to provide actual security. Like most of what MrBeast builds, they were there to make content. It was a recent weekday in North Greenville, a section of the Eastern North Carolina city […]
MrBeast says he rakes in $700 million a year and has a personal chef and trainer, but claims he’s not rich — yet. Here’s why
‘It’s a never-ending treadmill for the content’: MrBeast says he rakes in $700 million a year and has a personal chef and trainer, but claims he’s not rich — yet. Here’s why Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson is notorious for shelling out hundreds of thousands of dollars (or even a Tesla) to subscribers, medical patients and folks […]
MrBeast is asking for trouble by calling his employees ‘friends of friends’ instead of giving them job titles, HR experts say
MrBeast shuns conventional job titles in favor of “friends of friends.” Experts have concerns over the potential lack of safety due to informal work structures. Other influencers who have found themselves in hot water are cautionary tales. YouTube megastar MrBeast doesn’t like traditional job titles. Instead, he prefers to call his employees “friends of friends,” […]
MrBeast doesn’t consider himself rich despite earning $700 million a year, says his mom looks after his bank accounts
MrBeast, YouTube’s biggest creator, doesn’t think he’s rich. Despite huge ad revenue and brand deals, he says he isn’t wealthy due to his reinvestment strategy. He also doesn’t have access to his bank accounts — his mom does. MrBeast doesn’t think he’s rich. The YouTuber, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, is the biggest creator […]
MrBeast doesn’t consider himself rich despite making $700 million a year, says his mom looks after his bank accounts
MrBeast, YouTube’s biggest creator, doesn’t think he’s rich. Despite huge ad revenue and brand deals, he says he isn’t wealthy due to his reinvestment strategy. He also doesn’t have access to his bank accounts — his mom does. MrBeast doesn’t think he’s rich. The YouTuber, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, is the biggest creator […]
MrBeast made $263K from a video on X, but calls the payout ‘a bit of a facade’
YouTube’s biggest star MrBeast pledges to share revenue numbers after posting his first video on the site
Elon Musk has had his wish granted after YouTube’s biggest star, MrBeast, uploaded his content on X for the first time. However, the richest man on earth may have got a bit more than he bargained for after the influencer pledged to publicly share details of how much revenue the platform will pay out for […]
YouTube’s richest star, MrBeast, rejects Elon Musk’s appeal to share content on X because the platform couldn’t ‘fund a fraction’ of his costs
It hasn’t been the best start to 2024 for Elon Musk. The owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, appealed to YouTube’s biggest star MrBeast to post his videos on the platform, and was promptly rejected. On December 30 MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, posted on X to announce his latest video release […]