YouTuber MrBeast becomes world’s youngest self-made billionaire at 27 with $1 billion net worth

YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, widely known as MrBeast, has reportedly become a billionaire, with Celebrity Net Worth estimating his fortune at $1 billion. This achievement places the 27-year-old as the eighth youngest billionaire in the world and the only one under 30 to reach this milestone without inheriting wealth. In his teens, MrBeast started making videos from his home in North Carolina. His first major viral hit came in 2017 with the video “I Counted to 100,000,” which took 44 hours to record and has since garnered over 31 million views. From there, his content-centered on large-scale challenges, giveaways, and philanthropic acts-catapulted him to global fame.

In 2024, MrBeast topped Forbes’ list of top creators, and though the publication had earlier pegged his net worth at $85 million, legal filings revealed he earned $223 million in 2023 alone, with projected earnings of $700 million for 2024. Among his ventures is Beast Burger, a delivery-based fast-food brand launched in 2020 that made over $2.3 million per month before Donaldson took legal action against the company managing it, citing quality issues. He also launched Feastables, a chocolate brand that surpassed $10 million in sales within its early months. He also co-founded Juice Funds, a $2 million investment initiative that helps up-and-coming content producers. In tech and crypto, he owns Bitcoin and CryptoPunks NFTs and is linked with companies like Coinbase, Refinable, and XCAD Network, which assists creators in monetizing their videos using NFTs.

His brand is still heavily centered on philanthropy, with Beast Philanthropy leading the way in charitable endeavors. MrBeast has given away over 100 vehicles, donated $1 million in a single video, and helped raise $20 million for Team Trees. In 2023, he received both praise and backlash for sponsoring cataract surgeries for 1,000 blind individuals. Addressing criticism, he reaffirmed his mission to give away all his wealth during his lifetime, a commitment he first voiced in 2019. Starting his channel at 13 under the name “MrBeast6000,” his early content spanned gaming videos and humorous compilations. By 2016, with under 30,000 subscribers, he left college to pursue YouTube full-time. His creativity and reinvestment of earnings fueled exponential growth, culminating in his channel becoming the most-subscribed on YouTube by June 2024, with multilingual channels expanding his global reach.