Mr. Beast Hit 150M Subscribers This Year On YouTube: Here's How Much Money He Earns

Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, reached a significant milestone on YouTube, hitting 150 million subscribers in May — leaving many wondering how much the popular content creator actually earns.

What Happened: MrBeast accomplished yet another impressive feat in that month, with his channel crossing the mark of 150 million subscribers. With this milestone, MrBeast ranked fifth in terms of subscribers on YouTube and is also the second most popular U.S.- based account.

Last year, MrBeast celebrated his 10-year anniversary on the video platform owned by Google. At the time, he had less than 100 million subscribers.

As of May 2023, MrBeast had 741 videos on his channel. The most popular videos on his channel had 413 million, 290 million, 263 million and 251 million views. The video with the most views (413 million) featured 456 contestants participating in real-life “Squid Game” themed challenges for a $456,000 prize.

How Much MrBeast Earns: Data garnered from Social Blade indicates that MrBeast, who joined YouTube as a teenager, witnessed a 150% increase in his subscriber base in May.

The latest data, as of June 21, 2023, indicates that Mr. Beast's monthly earnings amount to $342,100 to $5.5 million. In May, Donaldson earned between $316.2 thousand to $5.1 million monthly.

In addition to the primary MrBeast channel, Donaldson possesses several other accounts, including Beast Philanthropy (13 million subscribers), MrBeast Gaming (32.2 million subscribers), Beast Reacts (24 million subscribers) and MrBeast 2 (23.2 million subscribers) — which might add substantially to his yearly revenue.

Why It’s Important: Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, commonly known as PewDiePie, is another fairly popular YouTuber. PewDiePie had 111 million subscribers on his channel in May and earned up to $473.3 thousand yearly.

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This story was originally published on May 4, 2023.

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