You may know 24-year-old Jimmy Donaldson — a.k.a. MrBeast — as the YouTuber behind such elaborate stunts as a real-life Squid Game reenactment and “I Spent 50 Hours Buried Alive.” His videos across several channels have netted him hundreds of millions of followers and billions of views. But Donaldson has …
Read More »MrBeast Has Your Views. Now He Wants Your Cash
In less than 10 years, media mogul MrBeast has conquered YouTube with an empire of stunt videos branded philanthropic ventures, and a hoard of teenage fans. Now, the YouTube star wants to dominate store shelves. According to an Axios report Tuesday, MrBeast is searching for $150 million in funding, which …
Read More »MrBeast Brings Chaos and Confusion to New Jersey's Most Ridiculous Mall
On a balmy Sunday morning in East Rutherford, New Jersey, there is a miracle happening: a shopping mall is completely full. Thousands of men, women, and children have come to the grand opening of the MrBeast Burger restaurant and are now clogging the arteries of the galleria, rabid for a …
Read More »Is MrBeast for Real? Inside the Outrageous World of YouTube's Cash-Happy Stunt King
I n an undisclosed location in North Carolina, Jimmy Donaldson is about to show me a million dollars in cash. Donaldson, a.k.a. MrBeast, is the biggest YouTuber in the country and possibly, by the time this story is published, the world. Rangy at six feet two and clad in a …
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