creator

MrBeast

MrBeast is a YouTube creator and philanthropist whose channel passed 500 million subscribers in 2026, and the founder of Beast Industries.

Where MrBeast publishes

Platform	Handle	Followers
YouTube	@MrBeast	500,000,000 (Aug 12, 2026)
X	@MrBeast	—

Ventures MrBeast runs

Beast Industries, founder
Feastables, founder
Beast Philanthropy, founder

Background

MrBeast is the online name of Jimmy Donaldson, a YouTube creator known for cash giveaways, stunt challenges and philanthropic projects.

His charity, Beast Philanthropy, announced a strategic partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation on November 24, 2025.

In September 2026 he released a video about a nearly $10 million village he built in Ghana to pull children out of illegal labor on cacao farms.

Key facts

Forbes 2026 earnings: $300 million, first on Forbes' 2026 Top Creators listsource
Ghana village: Nearly $10 million to build a self-sustaining village in Ghanasource
Step acquisition: Beast Industries is buying Step, a teen-focused banking app with over 7 million userssource
YouTube subscribers: 500 million, crossed June 12, 2026source

WYDE coverage of MrBeast

WYDE Newsroom has published 8 articles about MrBeast, from Dec 19, 2025 to Sep 19, 2026. MrBeast is the subject of 8 stories. The most recent is The Creator Economy Crossed $1 Billion, the CLARITY Act Died in the Senate, and Everyday Money Kept Ending Hunger. Over 70,600 Meals..

WYDE Weekly

The Creator Economy Crossed $1 Billion, the CLARITY Act Died in the Senate, and Everyday Money Kept Ending Hunger. Over 70,600 Meals.

MrBeast's next video cost $10 million and the top creators crossed $1 billion, the CLARITY Act failed 49 to 50, tokenized Treasuries opened to 35 million accounts, and creators and restaurants can now get paid to end hunger with the EAT Card.

Sep 19, 2026 · 7 min read · Subject of the story

Food Policy

MrBeast Says His Next YouTube Video Cost About $10 Million, His Most Expensive Ever

Jimmy Donaldson said his biggest YouTube project yet, years in the making and more than 1,000 personal hours, cost around $10 million and was set to upload the weekend of September 19, a marker of how expensive top-tier YouTube has become.

Sep 19, 2026 · 3 min read · Subject of the story

Creator Economy

Forbes Top Creators of 2026 Earn a Combined $1 Billion for the First Time

Forbes' 2026 Top Creators list found the 50 highest-earning creators made a combined $1.02 billion over the past year, with MrBeast at number one on an estimated $300 million, nearly 30 percent of the group's total.

Sep 17, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

Creator Economy

MrBeast Employee Fired After Insider Trading on Prediction Markets Tied to YouTube Videos

Beast Industries fires video editor after Kalshi catches insider trading on MrBeast video prediction markets, CFTC Chairman personally flags the case.

Mar 14, 2026 · 3 min read · Subject of the story

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