MrBeast becomes the YouTuber with the most subscriptions

Content creator Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson, known for his large-scale videos that are sometimes playful, sometimes philanthropic, has just won the title of YouTube channel with the largest number of subscriptions.

Aged 26, this American is already the owner of the most followed individual account on the platform since 2022. But the channel of the Indian record company T-Series, which has 266 million subscriptions, has been at the top for five years. rank, all categories combined.

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MrBeast indicated on X (ex-Twitter) that he avenged Swedish YouTuber Felix PewDiePie Kjellberg, who ruled the platform with his gaming videos for almost a decade before being dethroned by T-Series’ Bollywood songs in 2019.

On Saturday, MrBeast also broke the record for the largest daily increase in new subscriptions, with more than 2 million recorded for the day of June 1.

Among his most viewed videos is the one where he recreated in real life – without lethality – the challenges of Squid game (Squid Game), the popular South Korean Netflix series. A video in which he lies in a coffin underground for 50 hours was the most viewed content in Canada in 2021.

He has several other YouTube channels, including one dedicated to philanthropy, each followed by tens of millions of people.

His success has enabled him to distribute major gifts, such as cars, for example, and millions of dollars to his fans and to charities.

The YouTuber also has his own ghost restaurant chain, MrBeast Burger, whose menu is available for delivery only. How it works is simple: restaurant owners can prepare hamburger recipes in their kitchen to obtain an additional Source of income.

In 2022, Forbes estimated his net worth at $500 million US ($681.4 million Canadian).