<p><strong>Jimmy Donaldson</strong> is just<strong> 22 years old</strong>. Yet, he is one of the <strong>most popular and viewed creators on YouTube</strong>. We know him as<strong> Mr. Beast</strong>. And he built a reputation on <em>YouTube</em> as the<strong> most famous philanthropist.</strong> He has a simple, yet effective strategy. <strong>Mr. Beast organizes giveaways</strong> on <em>YouTube</em>, but people <strong>have to watch his videos for hours.</strong> So, how much is Mr Beast&#8217;s cash flow?</p>
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<p>The <strong>American YouTuber</strong> completely changed the way <em>YouTube</em> celebrities work. He is famous for his<strong> expensive stunts</strong>. And he pioneered the <strong>genre of expensive stunts</strong> on YouTube. With more than <strong>40 million subscribers</strong> on his channel, <strong>Mr Beast fortune is more than $18 million</strong>.</p>
<p>He got famous by <strong>giving away more than a million dollars to strangers and friends</strong>. He always organizes <strong>random donations</strong>. So, let’s take a look at his career earnings and achievements.</p>

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	<td class="column-1">Name:</td><td class="column-2">Jimmy Donaldson </td>
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	<td class="column-1">Birthday:</td><td class="column-2">May 7, 1998</td>
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	<td class="column-1">Net Worth:</td><td class="column-2">$18 million</td>
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	<td class="column-1">Height:</td><td class="column-2">1.90 m</td>
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	<td class="column-1">Occupation:</td><td class="column-2">American YouTuber, Philanthropist </td>
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<h2>Career Ups and Downs</h2>
<p>Jimmy grew up in <strong>eastern North Carolina</strong> with <strong>his brother</strong>. He got his <strong>graduate degree in 2016</strong> from the <em>Greenville Christian Academy</em>. It is a private high school. Before graduating, he started uploading videos on <em>YouTube</em>.</p>
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<p><strong>In February 2012,</strong> Jimmy uploaded <strong>his first YouTube video</strong>. At the time, he had only <strong>13 years</strong>. In the beginning, Jimmy uploaded videos under his name <strong>MrBeast6000.</strong> And in the first few years, he didn’t get much success and followers.</p>
<p><strong>In 2015 and 2016</strong>, he finally <strong>mastered the YouTube algorithm</strong>. He found a way to create content that attracts large audiences. How did he get there?<strong> In 2015,</strong> Jimmy started uploading “<strong>worst intros</strong>” series of videos. He used a simple plot, <strong>poke fun at YouTuber introductions</strong> he discovered on the platform. And by mid-2016, he had more than<strong> 30,000 subscribers.</strong></p>
<p>The same year he<strong> enrolled in college</strong>. But he only lasted for <strong>two years there</strong>. Famously, he told his mother he would rather die poor than work anything else than on <em>YouTube</em>. He moved out of his family home and started on his own.</p>
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<p><strong>In January 2017, Mr Beast went viral</strong>. He uploaded a video of himself <strong>counting to 100,000</strong>. He says it took him <strong>44 hours to film the video</strong>. And after the success of that video, he <strong>played the same algorithm again</strong>. He continued with similar<strong> stunt videos</strong> to amass more views and subscribers.</p>
<p>For example, he<strong> spun a fidget spinner for 24 hours</strong>. Or he tried watching <strong>Jake Paul’s</strong><em> It’s Everyday Bro</em> music for <strong>10 hours straight</strong>. And by the<strong> end of 2017</strong>, he accumulated more tha<strong>n 1 million subscribers.</strong> Jimmy continued with the same exhausting, hours-long stunts. His videos fall into the <strong>“junklord YouTube” category.</strong></p>
<p>He also organizes<strong> last-person-to-leave challenges</strong>. These challenges are his giveaways. For example, he organized the “<strong>Last to remove hand, gets Lamborghini</strong>” challenge. As his channel grew, he<strong> started earning more money.</strong> So, he hired his childhood friends to work for him and his channel. As of August 2020, he has more than <strong>40 million subscribers.</strong></p>
<p>His videos feature “<strong>attention-grabbing stunts</strong>”. And he often makes videos on donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to <em>Twitch</em> streamers. He often <strong>gets sponsorship</strong> for the videos.</p>
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<p><strong>In March 2019,</strong> he organized and filmed a <strong>real-life battle royale competition in Los Angeles</strong>. He set a prize pool of <strong>$200,000 for two games</strong>. <em>Apex Legends</em> sponsored the event.</p>
<p><strong>In October 2019</strong>, he organized a collaborative <strong>fundraising challenge</strong> with former<strong> NASA engineer and YouTube creator Mark Rober.</strong> Titled<em> #TeamTrees</em>, they set a goal of raising <strong>$20 million</strong> for the <em>Arbor Day Foundation</em> <strong>by January 1</strong> and plant trees by<strong> December 2022.</strong> The organization would plant <strong>one tree for each dollar raised.</strong></p>
<p>As of June 2019, Jimmy said he is in a relationship. But he didn’t disclose the name of the girl. He has an<strong> older brother, CJ Donaldson.</strong> His brother posts on <em>YouTube</em> under the name <strong>MrBro</strong>.</p>
<h2>Awards and Achievements</h2>
<p>Mr Beast is not only rich, but he is also an<strong> award-winning YouTube creator</strong>. Over the years, he won a couple of awards for his work on YouTube.</p>
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<p>In <strong>2019</strong>, he won the<strong> Breakout Creator</strong> by<em> Steamy Awards</em>. And at the <em>12th Annual Shorty Awards</em> in <strong>2020</strong>, Jimmy won<strong> YouTuber of the Year.</strong></p>
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<h2>Net Worth</h2>
<p>Mr Beast is a famous<strong> American YouTuber.</strong> He earned popularity through his video series <em>Worst Intros</em>. But he then<strong> pioneered a new type of content on YouTube</strong>, <strong>expensive stunts</strong>. His compilation video of worst intros accumulated more than<strong> 20 million views by 2020.</strong></p>
<p>Jimmy earns money through <em>YouTube</em>. With more than <strong>40 million subscribers</strong>, Mr Beast gets an average of<strong> 8 million views per day.</strong> That translates to <strong>$40,000 per day earnings or $15 million per year</strong> just from ads on the videos. So far, he has accumulated more than<strong> 7 billion views on YouTube.</strong></p>
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<p>He also earns money from <strong>sponsorship deals</strong> with companies. So far, he <strong>promoted products by</strong> <em>Quidd, Tik Tok, GSGO Lotto</em>, and more. And through his website, he sells various merchandise.</p>
<p>He got his first sponsorship deal from <em>Quid</em>. They signed as the sponsor for his <strong>$10,000 videos</strong>. He gave just about everything away to homeless people, <em>Twitch</em> streamers, to his friends, to his parents, and his followers.</p>
<p>One time, he rolled up<strong> 30 million pennies</strong> and walked with <em>Twitch</em> streamer <strong>Nina</strong> around the city. They <strong>donated $1,000 to as many homeless people they could find.</strong> Jimmy says that he<strong> loves giving and helping people</strong>. And the more extravagant the method is, the more followers he gets. <strong>As of August 2020, Mr Beast&#8217;s fortune is more than $18 million.</strong></p>

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