Mr Beast Bio

Donaldson began his channel on February 19, 2012, uploading his first video the following day. His main channel, MrBeast, has since grown to more than 432 million subscribers, complemented by additional channels including MrBeast Gaming, MrBeast 2, Beast Philanthropy, Beast Reacts, and MrBeast 3. His innovative content and philanthropic efforts have earned him the Creator of the Year award at the Streamy Awards in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. In November 2022, he surpassed T-Series and PewDiePie to become the most subscribed creator on the platform.

In 2018, a YouTuber named FlyyDoesYT accused Mr Beast of faking his videos. The 25 minute-long video, which was full of accusations was taken seriously by many, as FlyyDoesYT had worked for Mr Beast for a week as an editor.

According to fellow YouTuber’s video, Mr Beast was accused of mistreating his employees by asking them to film his videos. He had also stated that Mr Beast pretends in front of the camera, and it is not his real self.

Mr Beast responded to the accusations by tweeting that he had given away lots of money for real and that he was not faking anything in front of the camera. He said ‘FlyyDoesYT’ or anyone for that matter is free to walk up to those who had received the money and ask them if they had received it for real.

He also rubbished the accusation which claimed that he was mistreating his employees by saying that he is suffering from Crohn's disease and that whenever he doesn’t feel well, he asks his employees to help complete the videos.

Mr Beast was born Jimmy Donaldson on May 7, 1998, in Greenville, North Carolina, United States of America. He was raised by his mother, and spent his childhood along with his brother. His older brother, CJ Donaldson, is also a YouTuber known for his channel MrBro. Mr Beast previously dated Maddy Spidell, before beginning a relationship with Thea Booysen in 2022; the couple became engaged on Christmas Day in 2024.

Mr Beast is quite vocal about his political views. In 2016, he had made many comedic videos on Donald Trump. Mr Beast is a philanthropist and is quite generous when it comes to helping those around him.