Who is MrBeast? Net Worth, Age, Real Name, & Career

Who is MrBeast? He’s a famous person on the internet known for his YouTube videos. His real name is Jimmy Donaldson.

He does cool and crazy things in his videos and also helps others by giving away money and doing good things. People love him because he’s funny, kind, and does unique things. 

Let’s find out more about his story and what makes him special in the online world.

MrBeast’s Early Career

Most of his early content was about Let’s Plays that revolve around Minecraft and Call of Duty. If you’ve been a fan of CoD since the early days, then you most likely are familiar with him. One of the most popular CoD videos he made was about the “Top 10 Worst Guns in CoD”.

Call of Duty and Minecraft aren’t the only games he plays. He has also played GTA V, Rocket League and Among Us. The most interesting thing about his content is that he often does ‘nearly-impossible’ and creative challenges.

For example, he made a video of “Minecraft, But With Only 1 Heart!”, “Minecraft, But It’s Only One Block!”, “I Survived 100 Days Of Hardcore Minecraft!”, and so much more.

In addition, Mr Beast also likes to create challenges in the game. Other YouTubers have tried it and used it for their content. Sometimes, he would also collaborate with other YouTubers to play Call of Duty.

Outside of in-game Call of Duty content, MrBeast has also uploaded the famous Call of Duty song. It’s basically Miley Cyrus’ Wrecking Ball song with the lyrics changed.

Overtime, MrBeast has branched out to different content such as challenges, donation videos, vlogging, outlandish stunts, and so much more.

Right now, Mr Beast has several channels with different content. His main channel is MrBeast and the others are Beast Philanthropy, MrBeast Gaming, MrBeast Shorts, Beast Reacts, and MrBeast 2.

MrBeast’s Gaming Controversy

Mr Beast’s gaming rise to fame started when he uploaded a video of him counting to 100,000. The process took him 40 hours in total. He also gained popularity from making videos of himself giving free money to Twitch streamers.

One of the most popular ones are, “Donating $100,000 To Twitch Streamers!”, “Donating $50,000 To Streamers With 0 Viewers”, and “I Donated $40,000 To A Random Twitch Fortnite Streamer (world record).”

Other than donating to small streamers, he is also known to have donated to popular streamers, namely Ninja and PewDiePie. By 2018, he had earned the record title of “YouTube’s biggest philanthropist”.

In 2019, Mr Beast was accused of giving fake money. Mr Beast responded to the accusations by tweeting that he had given away lots of money for real and that he was not faking anything in front of the camera.

In 2021, Mr Beast networth is reported to be around $25 Million.

MrBeast Net Worth, How Rich is He?

MrBeast is the king of YouTube, with 112 million subscribers and an estimated net worth of $54 million in 2021. He made $32 million from ads across his many channels and another $9 million from sponsored content. And things are only looking up for him, as his earnings are expected to double to as much as $110 million in 2022.

His YouTube channel, where he posts videos on challenges, stunts, and more, is the main source of his wealth. But he’s also making bank through ad revenue and sponsorships, as well as investments in startups and his own merchandise line. With his huge wealth and influence, MrBeast continues to dominate the online content creation game with his entertaining and creative videos.

MrBeast Burger

From the mouth of internet celebrity Jimmy Donaldson comes MrBeast Burger, a delivery-only fast food restaurant with plans to expand exponentially.

MrBeast Burger is an American delivery-only fast food chain that has 900 locations in North America and Europe. The company plans to expand even more internationally, exponentially increasing the number of chains they have.

The chains offer a menu consisting of various burgers, french fries, desserts and canned beverages. Customers can order food from the delivery app which is then prepared in store at selected locations by volunteering restaurants.

MrBeast / Jimmy Donaldson Personal Life

Mr. Beast seems very close to his mother. She has appeared in some of his videos. The most popular one being “Giving My Mom $100,000 (Proudest Day of My Life)”.

He graduated from Greenville Christian Academy in 2016 before pursuing a career as a full time YouTuber. Currently, he is in a relationship with an Instagram model named Maddy Spidell.

As of now, he is still considered one of the most generous philanthropists when it comes to helping others.

Conclusion

So, have you ever thought about being a generous and popular gamer like him? You can start by building your own channel. For starters, learn how to grow your community by compiling your gaming highlight clips into one video would attract people.