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	'''James Stephen''' "'''Jimmy'''" '''Donaldson'''{{Efn\|name="name"\|Attributed to multiple sources.{{Cite news \|last=Raiken \|first=Amber \|date=August 1, 2023 \|title=YouTube star MrBeast sues his food-delivery service over 'inedible' and 'poor quality' items \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/mrbeast-youtuber-food-delivery-service-lawsuit-b2385784.html \|access-date=June 3, 2024 \|work=[[The Independent]] \|language=en \|archive-date=June 3, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603225003/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/mrbeast-youtuber-food-delivery-service-lawsuit-b2385784.html \|url-status=live }}{{Cite web \|last=Duffy \|first=Clare \|date=January 23, 2024 \|title=MrBeast tested Elon Musk's theory and took home $250,000 {{!}} CNN Business \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/23/tech/mr-beast-x-video-worth/index.html \|access-date=June 3, 2024 \|publisher=[[CNN]] \|language=en \|archive-date=June 3, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603225003/https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/23/tech/mr-beast-x-video-worth/index.html \|url-status=live }}{{Cite web \|date=July 6, 2023 \|title=First person to reach 1 million followers on Threads {{!}} Guinness World Records \|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/754864-first-person-to-reach-1-million-followers-on-threads \|access-date=August 10, 2024 \|website=[[Guinness World Records]] \|archive-date=July 11, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711091759/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/754864-first-person-to-reach-1-million-followers-on-threads \|url-status=live }}{{Cite news \|last=Power \|first=Ed \|date=December 20, 2024 \|title=Beast Games, review: $100 million worth of charmless YouTube nonsense \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2024/12/20/beast-games-amazon-prime-video-review/ \|access-date=March 23, 2025 \|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] \|language=en-GB \|issn=0307-1235}}{{Cite web \|date=January 2, 2025 \|title=The New MrsBeast? YouTube Star MrBeast Announces Engagement to Thea Booysen \|url=https://www.biography.com/celebrities/a63150212/mrbeast \|access-date=March 23, 2025 \|website=[[Biography.com]] \|language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine \|last=Asarch \|first=Steven \|date=October 23, 2024 \|title=Do MrBeast's Lunchly Meals Have a Mold Problem? \|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/lunchly-mrbeast-logan-paul-ksi-mold-1235141176/ \|access-date=March 23, 2025 \|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] \|language=en-US}}}} (born May 7, 1998), better known as '''''MrBeast''''', is an American [[YouTuber]], media personality, philanthropist, and businessman. The founder of Beast Industries, a conglomerate that holds various media channels, [[MrBeast Burger]], [[Feastables]], [[Lunchly]] and more,{{Cite magazine \|last=Luscombe \|first=Belinda \|date=June 26, 2025 \|title=Beast Industries \|url=https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2025/7289643/beast-industries/ \|access-date=January 15, 2026 \|magazine=Time}} he produces high-paced [[YouTube]] videos built around elaborate challenges and grandiose [[philanthropic]] efforts, that are noted for their high [[Filmmaking\|production values]].{{cite news \|last1=Lloyd \|first1=Andrew \|last2=Cheong \|first2=Charissa \|last3=Theil \|first3=Michele \|date=November 16, 2022 \|title=From fan to friendly rival, here's how MrBeast's 10-year journey to overtake PewDiePie as YouTube's biggest creator finally paid off \|url=https://www.insider.com/mrbeast-pewdiepie-relationship-history-biggest-youtubers-2022-11 \|access-date=November 25, 2023 \|work=Insider}} With more than 479 million subscribers, his main channel is the [[List of most-subscribed YouTube channels\|most subscribed]] on YouTube. He also is the third most followed account on [[TikTok]].{{Cite news \|date=July 11, 2024 \|title=MrBeast becomes first Youtuber to hit 300 million subscribers \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/mrbeast-becomes-first-youtuber-to-hit-300-million-subscribers/articleshow/111654205.cms \|access-date=August 24, 2024 \|work=The Times of India \|issn=0971-8257}}		'''James Stephen''' "'''Jimmy'''" '''Donaldson'''{{Efn\|name="name"\|Attributed to multiple sources.{{Cite news \|last=Raiken \|first=Amber \|date=August 1, 2023 \|title=YouTube star MrBeast sues his food-delivery service over 'inedible' and 'poor quality' items \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/mrbeast-youtuber-food-delivery-service-lawsuit-b2385784.html \|access-date=June 3, 2024 \|work=[[The Independent]] \|language=en \|archive-date=June 3, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603225003/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/mrbeast-youtuber-food-delivery-service-lawsuit-b2385784.html \|url-status=live }}{{Cite web \|last=Duffy \|first=Clare \|date=January 23, 2024 \|title=MrBeast tested Elon Musk's theory and took home $250,000 {{!}} CNN Business \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/23/tech/mr-beast-x-video-worth/index.html \|access-date=June 3, 2024 \|publisher=[[CNN]] \|language=en \|archive-date=June 3, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603225003/https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/23/tech/mr-beast-x-video-worth/index.html \|url-status=live }}{{Cite web \|date=July 6, 2023 \|title=First person to reach 1 million followers on Threads {{!}} Guinness World Records \|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/754864-first-person-to-reach-1-million-followers-on-threads \|access-date=August 10, 2024 \|website=[[Guinness World Records]] \|archive-date=July 11, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711091759/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/754864-first-person-to-reach-1-million-followers-on-threads \|url-status=live }}{{Cite news \|last=Power \|first=Ed \|date=December 20, 2024 \|title=Beast Games, review: $100 million worth of charmless YouTube nonsense \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2024/12/20/beast-games-amazon-prime-video-review/ \|access-date=March 23, 2025 \|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] \|language=en-GB \|issn=0307-1235}}{{Cite web \|date=January 2, 2025 \|title=The New MrsBeast? YouTube Star MrBeast Announces Engagement to Thea Booysen \|url=https://www.biography.com/celebrities/a63150212/mrbeast \|access-date=March 23, 2025 \|website=[[Biography.com]] \|language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine \|last=Asarch \|first=Steven \|date=October 23, 2024 \|title=Do MrBeast's Lunchly Meals Have a Mold Problem? \|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/lunchly-mrbeast-logan-paul-ksi-mold-1235141176/ \|access-date=March 23, 2025 \|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] \|language=en-US}}}} (born May 7, 1998), better known as '''MrBeast''', is an American [[YouTuber]], media personality, philanthropist, and businessman. The founder of Beast Industries, a conglomerate that holds various media channels, [[MrBeast Burger]], [[Feastables]], [[Lunchly]] and more,{{Cite magazine \|last=Luscombe \|first=Belinda \|date=June 26, 2025 \|title=Beast Industries \|url=https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2025/7289643/beast-industries/ \|access-date=January 15, 2026 \|magazine=Time}} he produces high-paced [[YouTube]] videos built around elaborate challenges and grandiose [[philanthropic]] efforts, that are noted for their high [[Filmmaking\|production values]].{{cite news \|last1=Lloyd \|first1=Andrew \|last2=Cheong \|first2=Charissa \|last3=Theil \|first3=Michele \|date=November 16, 2022 \|title=From fan to friendly rival, here's how MrBeast's 10-year journey to overtake PewDiePie as YouTube's biggest creator finally paid off \|url=https://www.insider.com/mrbeast-pewdiepie-relationship-history-biggest-youtubers-2022-11 \|access-date=November 25, 2023 \|work=Insider}} With more than 479 million subscribers, his main channel is the [[List of most-subscribed YouTube channels\|most subscribed]] on YouTube. He also is the third most followed account on [[TikTok]].{{Cite news \|date=July 11, 2024 \|title=MrBeast becomes first Youtuber to hit 300 million subscribers \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/mrbeast-becomes-first-youtuber-to-hit-300-million-subscribers/articleshow/111654205.cms \|access-date=August 24, 2024 \|work=The Times of India \|issn=0971-8257}}

	Donaldson was born in [[Wichita, Kansas]], and raised in [[Greenville, North Carolina]]. He began posting videos to YouTube in early 2012{{Cite web \|date=January 23, 2019 \|title=Night Media Signs Top Influencer, 'MrBeast' \|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190123005544/en/Night-Media-Signs-Top-Influencer-%E2%80%9CMrBeast%E2%80%9D \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526074211/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190123005544/en/Night-Media-Signs-Top-Influencer-%E2%80%9CMrBeast%E2%80%9D \|archive-date=May 26, 2019 \|access-date=May 26, 2019 \|website=Business Wire}} under the handle ''~~'''{{em\|~~MrBeast6000~~}}'''~~''. His early uploads ranged from [[Let's Play]] videos to estimations of other YouTubers' wealth.{{Cite news \|last=Asarch \|first=Steven \|date=April 2, 2019 \|title=How YouTuber MrBeast Pulled Off a Real-life Battle Royale in three Weeks \|work=[[Newsweek]] \|url=https://www.newsweek.com/mrbeast-youtube-interview-how-did-youtuber-make-money-battle-royale-airsoft-1383921 \|url-status=live \|access-date=May 26, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109164325/https://www.newsweek.com/mrbeast-youtube-interview-how-did-youtuber-make-money-battle-royale-airsoft-1383921 \|archive-date=November 9, 2019}} In January 2017, after his video "I Counted to 100,000!" drew tens of thousands of views within days, his productions quickly became more extravagant. As the audience expanded, Donaldson brought longtime friends into the brand and launched companion channels including Beast Reacts (inactive as of 2026, formerly BeastHacks), MrBeast Gaming, MrBeast 2 (formerly MrBeast Shorts),{{Cite web \|date=November 5, 2022 \|title=MrBeast Shorts - YouTube \|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4-79UOlP48-QNGgCko5p2g \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105184855/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4-79UOlP48-QNGgCko5p2g \|archive-date=November 5, 2022 \|access-date=November 11, 2022 \|via=[[YouTube]]}} and Beast [[Philanthropy]].{{Cite web \|last=Weiss \|first=Geoff \|date=May 15, 2020 \|title=MrBeast Just Launched A Gaming Channel. Now He's Looking To Hire An Editor. \|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/05/15/mrbeast-launches-new-gaming-channel/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111175805/https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/05/15/mrbeast-launches-new-gaming-channel/ \|archive-date=January 11, 2021 \|access-date=January 5, 2021 \|website=Tubefilter}}{{Cite web \|title=Beast Philanthropy Official Site - Help End Hunger \|url=https://www.beastphilanthropy.org/ \|access-date=July 16, 2022 \|website=Beastphilanthropy.org \|archive-date=June 25, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625002934/https://www.beastphilanthropy.org/ \|url-status=live }}		Donaldson was born in [[Wichita, Kansas]], and raised in [[Greenville, North Carolina]]. He began posting videos to YouTube in early 2012{{Cite web \|date=January 23, 2019 \|title=Night Media Signs Top Influencer, 'MrBeast' \|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190123005544/en/Night-Media-Signs-Top-Influencer-%E2%80%9CMrBeast%E2%80%9D \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526074211/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190123005544/en/Night-Media-Signs-Top-Influencer-%E2%80%9CMrBeast%E2%80%9D \|archive-date=May 26, 2019 \|access-date=May 26, 2019 \|website=Business Wire}} under the handle ''MrBeast6000''. His early uploads ranged from [[Let's Play]] videos to estimations of other YouTubers' wealth.{{Cite news \|last=Asarch \|first=Steven \|date=April 2, 2019 \|title=How YouTuber MrBeast Pulled Off a Real-life Battle Royale in three Weeks \|work=[[Newsweek]] \|url=https://www.newsweek.com/mrbeast-youtube-interview-how-did-youtuber-make-money-battle-royale-airsoft-1383921 \|url-status=live \|access-date=May 26, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109164325/https://www.newsweek.com/mrbeast-youtube-interview-how-did-youtuber-make-money-battle-royale-airsoft-1383921 \|archive-date=November 9, 2019}} In January 2017, after his video "I Counted to 100,000!" drew tens of thousands of views within days, his productions quickly became more extravagant. As the audience expanded, Donaldson brought longtime friends into the brand and launched companion channels including Beast Reacts (inactive as of 2026, formerly BeastHacks), MrBeast Gaming, MrBeast 2 (formerly MrBeast Shorts),{{Cite web \|date=November 5, 2022 \|title=MrBeast Shorts - YouTube \|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4-79UOlP48-QNGgCko5p2g \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105184855/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4-79UOlP48-QNGgCko5p2g \|archive-date=November 5, 2022 \|access-date=November 11, 2022 \|via=[[YouTube]]}} and Beast [[Philanthropy]].{{Cite web \|last=Weiss \|first=Geoff \|date=May 15, 2020 \|title=MrBeast Just Launched A Gaming Channel. Now He's Looking To Hire An Editor. \|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/05/15/mrbeast-launches-new-gaming-channel/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111175805/https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/05/15/mrbeast-launches-new-gaming-channel/ \|archive-date=January 11, 2021 \|access-date=January 5, 2021 \|website=Tubefilter}}{{Cite web \|title=Beast Philanthropy Official Site - Help End Hunger \|url=https://www.beastphilanthropy.org/ \|access-date=July 16, 2022 \|website=Beastphilanthropy.org \|archive-date=June 25, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625002934/https://www.beastphilanthropy.org/ \|url-status=live }}

	He co-founded [[Team Trees]]—a [[Fundraising\|fundraiser]] for the [[Arbor Day Foundation]] that has raised more than $24 million—and launched [[Lunchly]], a food and snack brand rivaling [[Lunchables]].{{Cite web \|title=Help Us Plant 20 Million Trees – Join #TeamTrees \|url=https://teamtrees.org/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517210957/https://teamtrees.org/ \|archive-date=May 17, 2020 \|access-date=May 17, 2020 \|website=teamtrees.org}}{{Cite news \|last=Leskin \|first=Paige \|date=December 19, 2019 \|title=YouTuber MrBeast's tree-planting campaign reached its goal of raising $20 million. Here's the list of prominent people who have donated, including Elon Musk, Jeffree Star, and even the CEO of YouTube. \|work=Business Insider \|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-pewdiepie-jeffree-star-donate-mrbeast-youtube-tree-planting-2019-10 \|url-status=live \|access-date=May 8, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209061044/https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-pewdiepie-jeffree-star-donate-mrbeast-youtube-tree-planting-2019-10 \|archive-date=February 9, 2020}}{{Cite web \|last=Lunchly \|title=About \|url=https://lunchly.com/pages/about \|access-date=September 18, 2024 \|website=Lunchly \|language=en \|archive-date=24 September 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924041716/https://lunchly.com/pages/about \|url-status=live }} He also co-founded [[Team Seas]], a fundraiser for [[Ocean Conservancy]] and [[The Ocean Cleanup]] that has raised over $30 million,{{Cite news \|last=Altman \|first=Rebecca \|date=January 14, 2022 \|title=Five myths about plastics \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/01/14/five-myths-plastics/ \|access-date=December 27, 2024 \|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] \|archive-date=January 28, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128181644/https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/01/14/five-myths-plastics/ \|url-status=live }} and created the [[reality competition]] series ''[[Beast Games]]''. In 2025, he co-founded [[Team Water]], another fundraiser that raised over 40 million dollars for [[WaterAid]].{{Cite news \|date=September 1, 2025 \|title="We did it, guys!": MrBeast's Team Water hits $40 million goal in just one month to provide clean water for 2 million people \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/international-sports/we-did-it-guys-mrbeasts-team-water-hits-40-million-goal-in-just-one-month-to-provide-clean-water-for-2-million-people/articleshow/123630120.cms \|access-date=November 16, 2025 \|work=The Times of India \|issn=0971-8257}}		He co-founded [[Team Trees]]—a [[Fundraising\|fundraiser]] for the [[Arbor Day Foundation]] that has raised more than $24 million—and launched [[Lunchly]], a food and snack brand rivaling [[Lunchables]].{{Cite web \|title=Help Us Plant 20 Million Trees – Join #TeamTrees \|url=https://teamtrees.org/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517210957/https://teamtrees.org/ \|archive-date=May 17, 2020 \|access-date=May 17, 2020 \|website=teamtrees.org}}{{Cite news \|last=Leskin \|first=Paige \|date=December 19, 2019 \|title=YouTuber MrBeast's tree-planting campaign reached its goal of raising $20 million. Here's the list of prominent people who have donated, including Elon Musk, Jeffree Star, and even the CEO of YouTube. \|work=Business Insider \|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-pewdiepie-jeffree-star-donate-mrbeast-youtube-tree-planting-2019-10 \|url-status=live \|access-date=May 8, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209061044/https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-pewdiepie-jeffree-star-donate-mrbeast-youtube-tree-planting-2019-10 \|archive-date=February 9, 2020}}{{Cite web \|last=Lunchly \|title=About \|url=https://lunchly.com/pages/about \|access-date=September 18, 2024 \|website=Lunchly \|language=en \|archive-date=24 September 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924041716/https://lunchly.com/pages/about \|url-status=live }} He also co-founded [[Team Seas]], a fundraiser for [[Ocean Conservancy]] and [[The Ocean Cleanup]] that has raised over $30 million,{{Cite news \|last=Altman \|first=Rebecca \|date=January 14, 2022 \|title=Five myths about plastics \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/01/14/five-myths-plastics/ \|access-date=December 27, 2024 \|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] \|archive-date=January 28, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128181644/https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/01/14/five-myths-plastics/ \|url-status=live }} and created the [[reality competition]] series ''[[Beast Games]]''. In 2025, he co-founded [[Team Water]], another fundraiser that raised over 40 million dollars for [[WaterAid]].{{Cite news \|date=September 1, 2025 \|title="We did it, guys!": MrBeast's Team Water hits $40 million goal in just one month to provide clean water for 2 million people \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/international-sports/we-did-it-guys-mrbeasts-team-water-hits-40-million-goal-in-just-one-month-to-provide-clean-water-for-2-million-people/articleshow/123630120.cms \|access-date=November 16, 2025 \|work=The Times of India \|issn=0971-8257}}

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