50 Fun Facts About MrBeast

What is MrBeast's real first name?

His full name is James Stephen Donaldson; the Jimmy stuck from childhood.

In which city was MrBeast born?

The family moved often because his parents served in the military, and he was mostly raised in North Carolina.

In which North Carolina city was MrBeast primarily raised?

Beast Philanthropy later handed out 10,000 turkeys there, and his company is still headquartered in the area.

In which year was MrBeast born?

That made him 13 when he posted his first video and 24 when he passed 100 million subscribers.

What was the name of MrBeast's original YouTube channel?

The early uploads were Minecraft and Call of Duty Let's Plays and videos guessing how rich other YouTubers were.

What number did MrBeast count to in his January 2017 breakthrough video?

The ordeal took 40 hours, with parts sped up to keep the upload under a day.

Roughly how long did the counting video take to film?

Other early stunts included watching paint dry for an hour and trying to spin a fidget spinner for a day.

Which run of videos mocking other creators' openings built his audience from 2015 to 2018?

By mid-2016 the channel had only about 30,000 subscribers, and he dropped out of college to go full time.

Which chronic illness was MrBeast diagnosed with as a teenager?

The diagnosis ended his years as a high-school baseball outfielder.

Which sport did MrBeast play for several years at his Christian high school?

He played outfield before illness forced him to quit sports.

Which digital collectibles app gave MrBeast his first brand deal in June 2017?

He handed the entire $10,000 fee to a homeless man on camera, setting the template for his giveaway videos.

Which YouTuber did MrBeast buy billboards and ads to support in the 2018 subscriber race?

At Super Bowl LIII he bought seats for his crew, whose shirts spelled out a plea to subscribe to his pick.

Which video game sponsored MrBeast's real-life battle royale in Los Angeles in 2019?

Publisher Electronic Arts funded the $200,000 prize pool, split across two $100,000 games.

Which esports player won MrBeast's $250,000 rock, paper, scissors tournament in 2020?

The 32-influencer event peaked at 662,000 concurrent viewers, then YouTube's most-watched live Original.

Which sisters won MrBeast's $300,000 influencer trivia tournament in October 2020?

The result caused controversy after viewers claimed the TikTok stars had cheated.

Which Netflix show did MrBeast recreate in a November 2021 video with 456 players?

The $456,000 prize matched the player count, and the video drew 130 million views in its first week.

How much did Forbes estimate MrBeast earned in 2021, making him YouTube's top earner?

Forbes noted the figure matched what Vin Diesel and Lewis Hamilton had made the previous year.

In which year did MrBeast's main channel pass 100,000,000 subscribers?

It made him only the fifth channel and the second individual creator to hit the mark.

Which channel did MrBeast overtake in June 2024 to become the most subscribed on YouTube?

The Indian music label had held the top spot since beating PewDiePie in 2019.

Which competitive eater appeared in the special '50 YouTubers Fight for $1,000,000'?

Howie Mandel and Miranda Cosgrove also cameoed, and the video pulled 71 million views in 24 hours.

Which footballer did contestants try to beat for a seven-figure prize alongside Tom Brady?

Golfer Bryson DeChambeau rounded out the celebrity lineup.

MrBeast's most-watched upload asks whether you would fly to Paris for what?

The Short passed 1.5 billion views, far more than any of his long-form challenge videos.

By 2022, roughly how much was MrBeast reportedly spending on each flagship video?

Cheaper reaction and gaming channels help fund the big ones, a cycle The Verge called self-perpetuating.

As of 2023, roughly how many people did MrBeast employ?

Writers, editors and producers make up the bulk, and many are friends or family from his early days.

Which Brooklyn art collective co-created the Finger on the App contest with MrBeast in 2020?

Players held a finger on their phone screen for more than 70 hours until four winners split the prize.

MrBeast Burger launched in 2020 as what kind of business?

Existing kitchens licensed the menu through Virtual Dining Concepts, reaching more than 2,000 locations.

Where did the first physical MrBeast Burger restaurant open in September 2022?

By 2024 he said he wanted out of the venture over quality concerns he felt were hurting his brand.

What product did Feastables launch with in January 2022?

The original, almond and quinoa crunch bars sold an estimated $10 million in the first few months.

Which celebrity chef judged the Feastables chocolate-factory competition video in 2022?

The contest mirrored Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and the winner chose between the factory and $500,000.

Which two creators co-founded the Lunchly snack kits with MrBeast in 2024?

The kits bundle Prime drinks and Feastables bars and were pitched as a healthier rival to Lunchables.

Which YouTuber co-founded Team Trees with MrBeast in 2019?

The former NASA engineer later partnered with him again on Team Seas and Team Water.

Which organization receives the Team Trees donations?

It pledged one tree per dollar, and the fundraiser cleared its $20 million goal before 2020 began.

A fan's Reddit post suggested MrBeast plant 20,000,000 trees to celebrate what?

The suggestion appeared on Reddit in May 2019 and spread as memes before he took it seriously.

Which CEO made the single largest Team Trees pledge, at 1,000,001 trees?

The Shopify boss edged out Musk's round million by a single tree.

How many pounds of marine debris did Team Seas pledge to remove?

The 2021 campaign promised one pound per dollar and split the money between Ocean Conservancy and The Ocean Cleanup.

Which charity benefited from the 2025 Team Water campaign?

More than 3,000 creators helped push donations past the $40 million goal within weeks.

What does the Beast Philanthropy channel say it does with all its ad and merch revenue?

The channel launched in 2020 alongside a dedicated food bank run by Darren Margolias.

On which streaming service did Beast Games premiere in December 2024?

The reported $100 million deal left him losing tens of millions, which he later called a poor financial decision.

What was the cash prize on the first season of Beast Games?

It was billed as the biggest single prize in television and streaming history and earned several Guinness records.

How many contestants competed in the first season of Beast Games?

A YouTube tryout video first cut the field from 2,000 down to that number.

Which Las Vegas venue hosted the opening round of Beast Games in July 2024?

The Las Vegas venue hosted 2,000 hopefuls, and that round was released on YouTube rather than on the show.

Which long-running reality show collaborated with Beast Games in its second season?

Season two premiered in January 2026 after the show was renewed for two more seasons.

In which city did MrBeast open the temporary Beast Land theme park in 2025?

It ran for about six weeks as part of Riyadh Season, with rides based on his videos.

How many years in a row, starting in 2020, did MrBeast win Creator of the Year at the Streamy Awards?

He also took Favorite Male Creator at four straight Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards from 2022.

In which year did Time include MrBeast on its list of the 100 most influential people?

The magazine put him on its Time 100 Creators list two years later.

Which mobile banking app gave MrBeast his first sponsorship with an ownership stake, in 2021?

The deal came through the same marketing executive who had arranged his very first brand deal in 2017.

Which of these was one of the four childhood friends MrBeast hired as his channel grew?

Ava Kris Tyson, Garrett Ronalds and Jake Franklin were the others; Franklin left in 2020 and Tyson in 2024.

What was the companion channel Beast Reacts originally called?

Other spin-off channels include MrBeast Gaming, MrBeast 2 and Beast Philanthropy.

Which bestselling author teamed up with MrBeast on a thriller novel for HarperCollins?

The collaboration was announced in 2025 with publication slated for 2026.

MrBeast's 2025 video 'I Bought the NFL' was actually promoting what?

Some viewers took the title literally and believed he had purchased the league.