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MrBeast Makes History As Youngest Billionaire Without One Thing
The YouTube megastar’s net worth has hit an astonishing $1 billion, well above the fortunes of fellow content creators PewDiePie and the Stokes Twins.
He’s been dubbed the ‘King of YouTube’ thanks to his nearly 400 million subscribers, his big-budget videos, and his heartwarming philanthropic content.
And now, MrBeast has made another landmark achievement – becoming the youngest billionaire in the world.
MrBeast, real name Jimmy Donaldson, started making YouTube videos at the age of 13, with his early content focusing on Minecraft and Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
He would record himself playing the video games, and comment on his gameplay.
In 2017, he went viral after filming himself counting to 100,000, which took a massive 40 hours.
Since then, he has risen to become a household name, often performing expensive stunts, hosting epic challenges, and giving away millions of dollars to viewers and charitable causes.
Today, MrBeast – who was born in Kansas, U.S., and dropped out of college – boasts the most-subscribed channel on YouTube, with a staggering 398 million subscribers.
And he has branched out into other industries, too – launching his scandal-hit reality game show, Beast Games, investing in fast food, and creating his own chocolate brand, Feastables.
Of course, this level of fame and success doesn’t come without risk.
In an interview two years ago, MrBeast – who once ‘tipped’ a waitress by giving her a brand new car – revealed he’d put 40 women through a series of tests before meeting his fiancée.
The billionaire is engaged to Thea Booysen, a fellow gamer and social media personality.
Speaking on the Flagrant podcast, MrBeast described how, when he meets someone, he has to put them ‘through these tests, because like, I don’t, I don’t really get along with women.’
Recalling the moment he met Thea, originally from South Africa, while having dinner with a friend, he said: “I was like holy s***, this girl is beautiful. But I have to go through the test.”
He continued: “There’s just certain things where if you have these traits we’ll get along really well, and if you don’t, it’s impossible for us to hang out…
“So I had to put her through the ringer and start asking questions.”
MrBeast quizzed Thea on her hobbies and interests – and clearly, she passed the test.
“This was probably the 40th different girl I had talked to since my ex,” the YouTuber admitted.
The social media megastar – now, the eighth youngest billionaire globally – was just 26 when his net worth hit $1 billion last year, according to a new report from Celebrity Net Worth.
He’s among 16 billionaires under the age of 30 – but MrBeast is the only one in the elite group to have not inherited his wealth from someone else, such as a relative.
Instead, his fortune is, impressively, entirely self-made.
MrBeast – said to rake in $50 million every month – is now far wealthier than the likes of fellow content creators PewDiePie (reported net worth: $45 million) and the Stokes Twins ($20 million).
He’s also richer than most A-list actors, including Tom Cruise (whose net worth is said to be $600 million), Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson ($800 million), and Jennifer Aniston ($320 million).
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