Jimmy Donaldson, better known by his online alias MrBeast, is an American YouTuber, internet personality, businessman, and philanthropist.
MrBeast began posting videos to YouTube in early 2012 at the age of 13, under the handle “MrBeast6000”; and his early content ranged from Let’s Plays to “videos estimating the wealth of other YouTubers”. MrBeast went viral in 2017 after his “counting to 100,000” video earned tens of thousands of views in just a few days. Over time, MrBeast’s style of content diversified to include challenge and donation videos that reward thousands of dollars, videos either with arduous tasks or survival, and original vlogging videos. Once his channel took off, MrBeast hired several of his childhood friends to help him run the growing brand. As of 2020, the MrBeast’s team was made up of 30 people.
