MrBeast does not have a " 50 ๐ ๐ million play button" from YouTube; the number refers to his approximate annual earnings at one point in his career, not a subscriber award value. YouTube awards are based on subscriber count, not monetary value.
The final challenge was about figuring out which of the five remaining contestants had the million dollar briefcase in a "game of bluff". YouTube animator Jaiden Animations won the cash prize which she intends to use to allow some of her subscribers to attend art school.
Kjellberg's video was uploaded as his channel approached 50 million subscribers, and he stated he would delete his channel once it reached the milestone. On 8 December, his channel reached 50 million subscribers, becoming the first YouTube channel to do so.
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan has presented MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) with the world's first-ever Blue Crystal Play Button for crossing 400 million subscribers. Until now, the Red Diamond Play Button (100M) was the highest YouTube award.
This Play Button was revealed through a tweet from YouTube themselves on September 6th, 2019. The Red Diamond Play Button is a special award by YouTube given to channels who reach 100,000,000 (100 million) subscribers.
The #1 YouTuber in the world by subscriber count is MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson), holding the top spot as an individual creator with over 450 million subscribers, surpassing the music label T-Series, which is the most-subscribed overall channel when including companies like T-Series, Cocomelon, and SET India. He's known for large-scale stunts, cash giveaways, and philanthropy, becoming the biggest individual personality on the platform in recent years.
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MrBeast recently celebrated reaching 100 million subscribers, prompting a reflection on his first subscriber, Roggan Minoggan, who subscribed in 2011. Minoggan created his YouTube account in 2006 and was the first to support MrBeast's initial channel, Beast5YT.
All Top 50 channels have surpassed 65 million subscribers. Fourteen of the channels have surpassed 100 million subscribers, and only two have more than 200 and 300 million subscribers: MrBeast and T-Series, with the former being the only channel that has more than 400 million subscribers.
The #1 richest YouTuber in the world is MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson), consistently topping lists with an estimated net worth often cited over $500 million, potentially reaching $1 billion, driven by viral content, massive giveaways, and successful business ventures like Feastables and MrBeast Burger, making him the highest-earning creator globally.ย
Jeff Allen won $10 Million USD on Mr Beast's Amazon show 'Beast Games'. ๐คฏ Jeff beat 999 other competitors to win the whole series and in doing so took home the largest cash prize in TV history.
MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) has been diagnosed with Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affecting his digestive tract, and also has astigmatism, a common vision condition that causes blurry vision. He manages his Crohn's with treatments like immune-suppressing medication and dietary changes, while contacts have significantly improved his vision from the astigmatism.
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Only a relatively small number of YouTubers have ever achieved this and in fact in the United States there are only 678 YouTube Channels with over 10M Subscribers.
Call or text MrBeast at +1 (917) 259-6364.
If you're a fan who wants to be in a MrBeast video (or get all the latest in MrBeast news), you're in luck! MrBeast has set up a community phone number at +1 (917) 259-6364. Contact this number and you'll be given access to all kinds of updates.
Age recommendations
Common Sense Media suggests that MrBeast's videos are most appropriate for children aged 14 and upโlikely older than many of his fans. This is due to the frequent presence of sponsorships and product placements, as well as some crude language, humor and risky stunts.
Jake the Viking left MrBeast because he wanted more freedom for his own content and streaming, though he initially framed it as mutual; however, years later, he revealed he was actually fired, citing brand protection issues (specifically a CBD deal) and feeling like his "piece didn't fit the puzzle" as the company grew, even though he was still on payroll at the time, a situation that later escalated, as explained in his own videos.
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The top 1 most-subscribed channel on YouTube is MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson), who surpassed the music giant T-Series in early 2025 to become the most-subscribed individual creator, boasting well over 450 million subscribers by late 2025/early 2026. His content focuses on high-budget stunts, massive giveaways, and philanthropy, attracting a massive global audience.
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100 Million YouTube Subscribers was first achieved by Pewdiepie, one of YouTube's most legendary creators, and then by T-Series, a media company based in India.
The first "YouTuber" was Jawed Karim, one of YouTube's co-founders, who uploaded the platform's first video, "Me at the zoo," on April 23, 2005, making him the first person to post content on the site, which marked the beginning of user-generated video sharing.
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He began posting videos to YouTube in early 2012 under the handle MrBeast6000. His early uploads ranged from Let's Play videos to estimations of other YouTubers' wealth. In 2017, after his video "I Counted to 100,000!" drew tens of thousands of views within days, his productions quickly became more extravagant.