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My Take
What strikes me most about MrBeast is that he treats generosity as a format. Plenty of creators chase virality; he built a machine where the bigger the giveaway, the bigger the audience, and the bigger the audience, the bigger the next giveaway. Team Trees and Team Seas proved the loop can serve genuinely good causes, not just stunts. I am also impressed by the businessman behind the grin, with burgers, snacks and a whole media operation before thirty. My honest read: he is less a YouTuber than a new kind of broadcaster, one who figured out that optimism, scaled relentlessly, is the most watchable thing on the internet.
Overview
James Stephen "Jimmy" Donaldson (born May 7, 1998), better known as MrBeast, is an American YouTuber, media personality, businessman, and philanthropist. The founder of Beast Industries, a conglomerate that holds various media channels, MrBeast Burger, Feastables, Lunchly, and more, he produces high-paced YouTube videos built around elaborate challenges and grandiose philanthropic efforts, that are noted for their hi…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- MrBeast
- Name (Japanese)
- ミスタービースト
- Reading
- みすたーびーすと
- Born
- May 7, 1998 (age 28)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Tiger
- Origin
- Wichita, Kansas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- YouTuber / entrepreneur
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- East Carolina University
Awards & achievements
- 2016 Silver Play Button
- 2017 Gold Play Button
- 2018 Diamond Play Button
- 2021 Custom Play Button
- 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | MrBeast | — | |
| Notable work | Team Trees | — | |
| Notable work | Team Seas | — | |
| Notable work | Feastables | — | |
| Notable work | MrBeast Burger | — | |
| Notable work | Beast Philanthropy | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.