MRBEAST is an American YouTuber, internet personality, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.
The YouTuber is known for giving away big sums of money to his fans.
2Youtuber MrBeast is known as YouTube’s “biggest philanthropist”Credit: Instagram/mrbeast
Why does MrBeast give away so much money?
MrBeast has handed away milliоns of cash to different viewers since going popular in 2017.
MrBeast, whose real nаme is Jimmy Donaldson, is renowned as “YouTube’s biggest philanthropist.”
In several videos on his channel, MrBeast discusses how the money he gives away allows him to continue his career and create more views on his work.
With each donation, he gains milliоns of viewers. These perspectives create a return investment for him, which he may then profit from.
In a 2018 video, MrBeast discussed his income, saying, “My parents aren’t that rich… every dollar I’ve ever made came from YouTube, and YouTube just pays better than you think.”
He once went viral after providing $100,000 to his mother, who first declined the money.
MrBeast then explained that in order to receive the views, he needed to be paid, and she needed to accept the money.
“If I don’t give it to you, I won’t have a viral video,” MrBeast stated in the video.His mother said, “So, you’re using me for views?”.
MrBeast then explains that while there would be more views, she will still receive the money he promised.
What has MrBeast given away?
MrBeast can give out significant sums of money without harming his net worth thanks to brand deals and video views.
He began making gifts after receiving sponsorships from firms such as Quid.
He began distributing money to whomever he could, including the homeless, Twitch streamers, relatives, friends, and fans.
He once walked around his city, handed out $1,000 to a number of homeless people.
In 2020, MrBeast awarded a grand prize of $250,000 for a rock, paper, scissors streaming tournament.
A few months later, he awarded $300,000 to the D’Amelio family, who are popular on TikTоk, after winning a competition.
Following the debut of Squid Game, MrBeast hosted his own competition, minus the viоlence. The grand reward totaled $456K.
MrBeast claimed in a video posted on Saturday, January 28, 2023, that he had paid for the cataract removal of 1,000 people who were blind or nearly blind and couldn’t afford the treatment.
The film, which has received over 60 million views in only a few days, shows heartbreaking before-and-after footage of individuals testing their vision after surgery.
On January 22, 2024, Deadline claimed that MrBeast and Amazon were on the verge of signing an agreement for an unscripted competition series.
Details about the series remain unknown, as does the extent to which MrBeast and Amazon will collaborate.
The same day, MrBeast announced that he would offer $25,000 to random followers who retweeted the tweet.
He also stated that the total cash he would be giving away is $250,000, which he won from a video he put on X, formerly known as Twitter.
MrBeast attended Amazon’s Prime Day “Ultimate Crown” gaming event.Credit: Getty Images, Getty
On May 7, 2024, MrBeast announced a massive giveaway to commemorate his 26th birthday.
“It’s my 26th birthday, so I’m giving away 26 Teslas to my followers!” he wrote on Instagram.
“Like and Comment on this post tagging 2 friends to enter!””
How many subscribers does MrBeast have?
MrBeast joined YouTube in February 2012, according to his account.
On Wednesday, July 27, he became one of the few video providers to reach 100 million YouTube subscribers.On January 22, 2024, MrBeast had 233 million subscribers.
MrBeast’s net worth is $100 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.