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78-450: On March 30, 2024, American YouTuber MrBeast released a video on his channel titled 7 Days Stranded On An Island , where he and his friends lived on the island for seven days. Quatre island lies southwest of Petit Nevis Island, and south of the larger island Bequia and north of Canouan . About 8 km (5.0 mi) away, to the southeast is popular with tourists island Mustique . It has an area of 1.52 km (0.59 sq mi),

156-689: A Facebook and Snapchat content distribution deal with Jellysmack. During a Clubhouse room in February 2021, Donaldson booted entrepreneur Farokh Sarmad after he allegedly said he could not pronounce his name, a move that Sarmad later said was racist. Sarmad's claims were questioned and denied by other Clubhouse users, who were present at the call and argued against Sarmad's claims, claiming that Donaldson removed him along with others to make room for women to be more inclusive. In November 2021, Donaldson uploaded " $ 456,000 Squid Game in Real Life! ",

234-455: A cryptocurrency scheme that Donaldson had invested in and promoted. In November 2022, Donaldson partnered with East Carolina University to create a course centered around YouTube content creation. In May 2023, Donaldson was featured as a guest judge on Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars show. In 2023, a free ad-supported streaming television network named Mr. Beast that only shows previously released MrBeast YouTube videos began airing on

312-743: A Baguette?" is the most watched video on his main YouTube channel, having more than 1.3 billion views and 50 million likes as of January 2024. On June 2, 2024, Donaldson surpassed India-based music label and film production company T-Series for the title of the most subscribed channel on YouTube, at 267 million. On July 10, 2024, Donaldson became the first YouTuber to surpass 300 million subscribers. On July 13, 2024, Donaldson uploaded his 300 million subscribers special, " 50 YouTubers Fight for $ 1,000,000 ". The video featured guest appearances from Howie Mandel , Miranda Cosgrove , and Joey Chestnut . This video reached 71 million views in

390-499: A May 2021 New York Times article, Matt Turner, an editor for Donaldson from February 2018 to September 2019, claimed that Donaldson berated him almost daily, including calling him a "retard". Turner reported that he was regularly not credited for his work. Reporting by Insider showed that Turner previously posted a video in 2018 explaining his allegations and, in October 2019, released a deleted Twitter thread which stated that he

468-606: A MrBeast Burger shop to the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey , near New York City , to be the location of his first U.S. restaurant. The restaurant opened on September 4, 2022. In January 2022, Donaldson announced the creation of a new food company called Feastables, which launched its brand of chocolate bars called "Feastables". At launch, they offered three flavors of bars: original, almond, and quinoa crunch. The launch corresponded with

546-535: A November 2020 article with The Wake Weekly that Donaldson would launch a virtual restaurant called MrBeast Burger in December 2020. Hyde said his team worked with Virtual Dining Concepts while developing the restaurant concept. He said MrBeast Burger will sell franchise rights to serve the burgers to restaurants across the U.S., and customers will be able to order the burgers via online delivery services . In August 2022, Donaldson announced that he would bring

624-664: A buyer, Forbes suspended publication of these two magazines as of May 17, 2007. Both magazines were purchased by the American Heritage Publishing Company and resumed publication as of the spring of 2008. Forbes has published the Forbes Travel Guide since 2009. In 2013, Forbes licensed its brand to Ashford University , and assisted with the launch of the Forbes School of Business & Technology . CEO Mike Federle justified

702-599: A deal valuing the company at $ 800   million. His majority ownership was to include the remaining portion of the company owned by the Forbes family which was not previously sold to Integrated Whale Media. The transaction attracted scrutiny by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States . Russell denied reports that Russian businessman Magomed Musaev was involved in the transaction. In November 2023,

780-558: A financial columnist for the Hearst papers, and his partner Walter Drey, the general manager of the Magazine of Wall Street , founded Forbes magazine on September 15, 1917. Forbes provided the money and the name and Drey provided the publishing expertise. The original name of the magazine was Forbes: Devoted to Doers and Doings . Drey became vice-president of the B.C. Forbes Publishing Company, while B.C. Forbes became editor-in-chief,

858-517: A five-year point in my life where I was just relentlessly, unhealthily obsessed with studying virality, studying the YouTube algorithm. I woke up. I would Uber Eats food. And then I would sit on my computer all day just studying shit nonstop with [other YouTubers]." Donaldson uploaded his first YouTube video in February 2012, at the age of 13, under the name of "MrBeast6000". His early content ranged from Let's Plays , mainly focused on Minecraft and Call of Duty: Black Ops II , videos estimating

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936-725: A full-time career as a YouTuber. His mother disapproved of his decision and made him move out of the family home. As his channel grew, Donaldson hired four childhood friends—Ava Kris Tyson, Chandler Hallow, Garrett Ronalds, and Jake Franklin—to contribute to his channel. Franklin left the crew in 2020. Afterward, Karl Jacobs , previously a cameraman, was promoted to take his place. In January 2017, Jimmy Donaldson published an almost day-long video of himself counting to 100,000, which became his breakthrough viral video. The ordeal took him 40 hours, with some parts sped up to "keep it under 24 hours". Donaldson gained popularity during this period with stunts, such as attempting to break glass using

1014-473: A hundred megaphones , watching paint dry for an hour, staying underwater for 24 hours, which ended up failing due to health issues, and an unsuccessful attempt to spin a fidget spinner for a day. By 2018, Donaldson had given out $ 1 million through his stunts, which earned him the title of "YouTube's biggest philanthropist ". During the PewDiePie vs T-Series rivalry in 2018, a competition to become

1092-505: A judge in the final challenge of the video and ultimately decided who won the cash prize. Feastables reportedly made $ 10   million in its first few months of operation. On March 3, 2023, Donaldson asked fans on Twitter to "clean up the presentation" of Feastables displays on store shelves and suggested that they obscure competing products. Feastables offered fans entry into a $ 5,000 raffle if they provided proof of their assistance. The tweets drew criticism and accusations that Feastables

1170-636: A large quantity of a particular product unusually or spends an extravagant amount on it; and giveaway videos, where Donaldson gives away large amounts of money or extravagant prizes to people, usually including a competitive aspect. Giveaway videos are considered to be a distinctive feature of Donaldson's content. Donaldson's videos leverage YouTube's recommendation algorithm to go viral , mainly by maximizing click-through rate and viewer retention . To maximize click-through rate, he focuses on creating effective topics, titles, and thumbnails . In an interview with Lex Fridman , he stated that for him to create

1248-402: A length of 3 km (1.9 mi), and a width of 250 to 950 m (820 to 3,120 ft). The highest point reaches 146 m (479 ft) above sea level, and the average height is 38 m (125 ft). Until the end of Seven Years' War Quatre island was French colony, along with the other islands of this region. In 1763 they all were ceded to England. For more than a hundred years,

1326-471: A one-time multiplayer mobile game titled Finger on the App . In the game, players touch their phone screen and the last person to remove their finger from the screen wins $ 25,000. In the end, four people won $ 20,000 each after keeping their finger on the app for over 70 hours. The game was reportedly so successful that a sequel titled Finger on the App 2 was planned to originally launch in December 2020. The game

1404-476: A part. A 2009 New York Times report said: "40 percent of the enterprise was sold... for a reported $ 300 million, setting the value of the enterprise at $ 750 million." Three years later, Mark M. Edmiston of AdMedia Partners observed, "It's probably not worth half of that now." It was later revealed that the price had been US$ 264 million. In 2021, Forbes Media reported a return to profit, with revenue increasing by 34 percent to $ 165 million. Much of

1482-551: A post he held until his death in 1954. B.C. Forbes was assisted in his later years by his two eldest sons, Bruce Charles Forbes (1916–1964) and Malcolm Forbes (1919–1990). Bruce Forbes took over after his father's death, and his strengths lay in streamlining operations and developing marketing. During his tenure, from 1954 to 1964, the magazine's circulation nearly doubled. On Bruce's death, his brother Malcolm Forbes became president and chief executive officer of Forbes, and editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine. Between 1961 and 1999

1560-540: A recreation of the survival drama streaming television series Squid Game in real life. The video had 456 people compete for a $ 456,000 cash prize. The video was one of the most-watched YouTube videos of 2021, receiving over 130 million views within a week. A review of the video in Vice argued that it "badly misunderstood the anti-capitalist message of Squid Game ". Despite this, Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has reacted positively to recreations and parodies of

1638-698: A registered sex offender, who was charged with assaulting a minor. The uploader also alleged that Donaldson's cameraman sexually harassed multiple women. In September 2024, a class action lawsuit on behalf of former contestants of Beast Games was filed against Donaldson, Amazon, and associated production companies in Los Angeles Superior Court . The lawsuit alleged that the Beast Games contestants experienced widespread mistreatment, sexual harassment, and unpaid expenses and wages. The lawsuit also alleged that these violations occurred for

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1716-439: A small private evangelical Christian high school in the area. He briefly attended East Carolina University before dropping out . While at Greenville Christian, Donaldson played baseball as an outfielder for several years. After dropping out of college, Donaldson and his friends tried to analyze YouTube's recommendation algorithm and sought to deduce how to create viral videos. Donaldson recalled during this period, "There's

1794-423: A substantial amount of money. The Verge noted that his revenue is self-perpetuating: "The more viral he becomes, the more brands want to work with him, and the bigger his own AdSense earnings get. He can then entice viewers with even bigger giveaway videos. It's a never ending cycle". He stated in an interview with Rolling Stone : "I could be doing cheaper videos, [...] But I just don't want to. I want to push

1872-590: A sweepstakes with over $ 1 million in prizes, including $ 10,000 prize winners who would receive a chance to compete for a chocolate factory in a future video, emulating Charlie and the Chocolate Factory . The video, released in June 2022, contained a series of elimination challenges where the winner won the choice of the chocolate factory or a $ 500,000 cash prize. Michelin Star chef Gordon Ramsay featured as

1950-404: A viral video, it needed to be "original, creative, something people really need to see, ideally never been done before". His titles are designed to attract attention by promising outrageous stunts, and using certain keywords like "24-hours" and "challenge". His thumbnails are designed to be easily understandable, clearly focused, and brightly colored. To maximize viewer retention, Donaldson paces

2028-407: A wide network of freelancers ("contributors") writes and publishes articles directly on the website. Contributors are paid based on traffic to their respective Forbes.com pages; the site has received contributions from over 2,500 individuals, and some contributors have earned over US$ 100,000, according to the company. The contributor system has been criticized for enabling "pay-to-play journalism" and

2106-659: Is Steve Forbes , and its CEO is Mike Federle . It is based in Jersey City, New Jersey . Competitors in the national business magazine category include Fortune and Bloomberg Businessweek . Published eight times a year, Forbes features articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. It also reports on related subjects such as technology, communications, science, politics, and law. It has an international edition in Asia as well as editions produced under license in 27 countries and regions worldwide. The magazine

2184-587: Is known for its lists and rankings, including of the richest Americans (the Forbes 400 ), lists of 30 notable young people under the age of 30 ( Forbes 30 Under 30 ), America's Wealthiest Celebrities, the world's top companies (the Forbes Global 2000 ), Forbes list of the World's Most Powerful People , and The World's Billionaires . The motto of Forbes magazine is "Change the World". B. C. Forbes ,

2262-540: The Asia Society , wrote in The Washington Post that "Since that purchase, there have been several instances of editorial meddling on stories involving China that raise questions about Forbes magazine's commitment to editorial independence." On August 26, 2021, Forbes announced plans to go public via a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company called Magnum Opus Acquisition, and to trade on

2340-640: The Roku Channel service. In March 2024, Donaldson and Amazon MGM Studios announced their plans to create a new reality competition series Beast Games , set to air exclusively on Prime Video. It is set to become the biggest reality competition series with 1,000 contestants competing for a $ 5   million cash prize—the biggest single prize in the history of television and streaming. The show faced criticism after contestants complained that they had been denied food, water, medication, and beds during production. Several contestants were hospitalized during

2418-492: The most subscribers of any YouTube channel, and is the third-most-followed creator on TikTok with over 104 million followers. He also has over 60 million followers on Instagram and 30.9 million on X (formerly Twitter). Donaldson grew up in Greenville, North Carolina . He began posting videos to YouTube in early 2012 under the handle MrBeast6000 . His early content ranged from Let's Plays to "videos estimating

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2496-530: The philanthropy channel Beast Philanthropy. Donaldson is the founder of MrBeast Burger , Feastables , and a co-founder of Team Trees , a fundraiser for the Arbor Day Foundation that has raised over $ 24 million for its campaigns, and Lunchly , a food and snack brand similar to Lunchables . He also co-founded Team Seas , a fundraiser for Ocean Conservancy and The Ocean Cleanup that has raised over $ 30 million. Donaldson won

2574-647: The 2009 Times report: "Steve Forbes recently returned from opening up a Forbes magazine in India , bringing the number of foreign editions to 10." In addition, that year the company began publishing ForbesWoman , a quarterly magazine published by Steve Forbes's daughter, Moira Forbes , with a companion Web site. The company formerly published American Legacy magazine as a joint venture, although that magazine separated from Forbes on May 14, 2007. The company also formerly published American Heritage and Invention & Technology magazines. After failing to find

2652-482: The Backbone app, a content creation and social tools app for its users. In March 2021, Donaldson partnered with Creative Juice financial network to introduce Juice Funds, a $ 2 million investment fund for content creators. In April 2021, Donaldson became a long-term investor and partner of financial technology company Current. The same month, Donaldson received backlash after fans lost large amounts of money in

2730-719: The Creator of the Year award four years in a row at the Streamy Awards in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023; he also won the Favorite Male Creator award three times at the 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards . In 2023, Time named him as one of the world's 100 most influential people . He has ranked on the Forbes list for the highest-paid YouTube creator in 2022 and has an estimated net worth of $ 500 million. In September 2024, Donaldson

2808-562: The Lunchly brand of snack kits. The brand, marketed as a healthier alternative to Lunchables , was founded as joint venture with fellow YouTubers Olajide "KSI" Olatunji and Logan Paul . At launch, each box included Prime and Feastables, existing products offered by the creators, along with three varieties of turkey with cheese and crackers , nachos with salsa and cheese, or pizza . Lunchly faced substantial criticism on various social media platforms from individuals who questioned

2886-610: The MrBeast Burger brand, and accused Donaldson of attempting a new deal for personal gain and resorting to "bullying" when rejected. On July 24, 2024, Donaldson removed Ava Kris Tyson, one of the original cast members, from the MrBeast brand following allegations against Tyson of sexual misconduct with multiple minors and of pressuring a former employee to perform sexual acts. However, Tyson put out her own statement, saying she willingly stepped away and that her decision to leave

2964-704: The New York Stock Exchange as FRBS. In February 2022, it was announced that Cryptocurrency exchange Binance would acquire a $ 200 million stake in Forbes as a result of the SPAC flotation. In June 2022, the company terminated its SPAC merger citing unfavorable market conditions. In August 2022, the company announced that it was exploring a sale of its business. In May 2023, it was announced that billionaire Austin Russell , founder of Luminar Technologies , agreed to acquire an 82   percent stake in

3042-481: The allegations as "massive lies," with one saying, "People used my name to make very serious allegations and claims without ever speaking to me." On July 24, 2024, one of Donaldson's former employees released a YouTube video accusing Donaldson of rigging contests, running illegal lotteries, and deceiving his fans. In a second video, the uploader interviewed another former employee who described poor working conditions and Donaldson hiring Jake Franklin's brother-in-law,

3120-557: The app. David Churbuck founded Forbes ' s web site in 1996. The site uncovered Stephen Glass 's journalistic fraud in The New Republic in 1998, an article that drew attention to internet journalism . At the peak of media coverage of alleged Toyota sudden unintended acceleration in 2010, it exposed the California "runaway Prius" as a hoax, as well as running five other articles by Michael Fumento challenging

3198-399: The boundaries to go bigger, bigger". Donaldson earns passive income through merchandise, MrBeast Burger , and Feastables . As of 2023, Donaldson employs over 250 people. They include writers, editors, and producers. Many employees are people familiar to Donaldson, such as friends and family members. Some former employees alleged that Donaldson nurtured a difficult work environment. In

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3276-456: The company "won't let me stop even though it's terrible for my brand". On July 31, 2023, Donaldson sued Virtual Dining Concepts to end their partnership, alleging that the company damaged Donaldson's reputation by prioritizing the expansion of the MrBeast Burger brand over food quality. Donaldson also claimed he received no payment from the partnership. Virtual Dining Concepts disputed the claims, stating Donaldson had grown his reputation due to

3354-631: The company published 100 articles each day produced by 3,000 outside contributors who were paid little or nothing. This business model, in place since 2010, "changed their reputation from being a respectable business publication to a content farm", according to Damon Kiesow, the Knight Chair in digital editing and producing at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Similarly, Harvard University's Nieman Lab deemed Forbes "a platform for scams, grift, and bad journalism" as of 2022. In 2017

3432-494: The deal collapsed, as Russell was unable to put together the necessary funds. Apart from Forbes and its lifestyle supplement, Forbes Life , the magazine has 42 international editions covering 69 countries: Chairman / Editor-in-chief Steve Forbes and his magazine's writers offer investment advice on the weekly Fox TV show Forbes on Fox and on Forbes on Radio . Other company groups include Forbes Conference Group, Forbes Investment Advisory Group and Forbes Custom Media. From

3510-406: The entire media premise of Toyota's cars gone bad. The website (like the magazine) publishes lists focusing on billionaires and their possessions, especially real estate. Forbes.com is part of Forbes Digital, a division of Forbes Media LLC. Forbes's holdings include a portion of RealClearPolitics . Together these sites reach more than 27 million unique visitors each month. Forbes.com employs

3588-735: The fifth channel and the second individual YouTuber to achieve the milestone. On November 17, 2022, Donaldson achieved the Guinness World Record of "Most Subscribers for an Individual Male on YouTube" with his MrBeast channel at 112 million subscribers. The previous record holder, PewDiePie , had held the record as the most subscribed YouTuber for almost ten years. Donaldson achieved one billion video views over 30 days on his main YouTube channel in November 2022. On October 15, 2023, Donaldson surpassed 200   million subscribers. His YouTube Shorts video "Would You Fly to Paris for

3666-441: The first 24 hours, becoming Donaldson's most-viewed video within its first 24 hours. Early in his career, Donaldson's content usually consisted of Let's Plays , "best and worst" videos and YouTube commentary. Donaldson's present-day videos are categorized into three genres: stunt videos, where Donaldson or other participants perform challenges that are interesting, challenging, or dangerous; "junklord" videos, where Donaldson uses

3744-654: The first filming sessions, with over a dozen contestants claiming that various injuries had occurred while participating in the challenges and that many had been seen being removed from the arena on stretchers. A spokesperson of Donaldson would blame external factors such as the global computer systems outage caused by CrowdStrike's update to its software , "extreme weather and other unexpected logistical and communications issues". On June 17, 2023, Donaldson expressed wishes to shut down MrBeast Burger due to fears that quality cannot be guaranteed, saying he regrets signing "a bad deal" with Virtual Dining Concepts , LLC, but said

3822-588: The island has been owned by the Mitchell family, former captains who will continue to keep a part of the island for themselves after sale of big part of island for resort development. There are cactuses and a few deciduous, tropical trees located in the central forest of the island, along with some specimens of the manchineel tree , one of the deadliest plants in the world. The island was formerly home to pink manjack trees , which were used for shipbuilding. Chickens, goats, and some biting insects are known to inhabit

3900-543: The island. This Saint Vincent and the Grenadines location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . MrBeast James Stephen " Jimmy " Donaldson (born May 7, 1998), better known by his online alias MrBeast , is an American YouTuber, internet personality , and businessman. He is known for his fast-paced and high-production videos featuring elaborate challenges and lucrative giveaways. With over 330 million subscribers, he has

3978-549: The licensing in 2018, stating that "Our licensing business is almost a pure- profit business , because it's an annual annuity ." Forbes would launch limited promotions for the school in limited issues. Forbes has never formally endorsed the school. On January 6, 2014, Forbes magazine announced that, in partnership with app creator Maz, it was launching a social networking app called "Stream". Stream allows Forbes readers to save and share visual content with other readers and discover content from Forbes magazine and Forbes.com within

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4056-475: The magazine was edited by James Michaels . In 1993, under Michaels, Forbes was a finalist for the National Magazine Award . In 2006, an investment group Elevation Partners that includes rock star Bono bought a minority interest in the company with a reorganization, through a new company, Forbes Media LLC, in which Forbes Magazine and Forbes.com, along with other media properties, is now

4134-530: The marketing tactics and nutritional quality of the lunch kit. Notably, YouTuber DanTDM expressed his disapproval of Lunchly by posting on his X (formerly Twitter) profile, "This is selling crap to kids who don't know better than to trust the people who are selling it to them." Donaldson is an investor in the tech startup Backbone , which produces the Backbone One , a controller that makes smartphones appear more similar to Nintendo Switch controllers, and

4212-682: The most-subscribed channel on YouTube, Donaldson bought billboards and numerous television and radio advertisements to help PewDiePie gain more subscribers than T-Series . During Super Bowl LIII , he bought multiple seats for himself and his team, whose shirts spelled out "Sub 2 PewDiePie". In March 2019, Donaldson organized and filmed a real-life battle royale competition in Los Angeles with prizes totaling $ 200,000 (two games were played, each awarding $ 100,000) in collaboration with Apex Legends . The event and prize pool were sponsored by Apex Legends publisher Electronic Arts . Donaldson

4290-451: The project, and trees began to be planted in October 2019 in US national parks. On December 19 of that year, the $ 20 million goal was surpassed. The project has received large donations from corporate executives Jack Dorsey , Susan Wojcicki , Elon Musk , and Tobias Lütke , and companies such as Discovery , Verizon , and PopCap . Tobias Lütke , founder and CEO of Shopify , holds

4368-454: The publisher's 2012 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization was US$ 15 million. Forbes reportedly sought a price of US$ 400 million. In July 2014, the Forbes family bought out Elevation and then Hong Kong-based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments purchased a 51 percent majority of the company. In 2017, Isaac Stone Fish, a senior fellow of

4446-523: The purpose of gaining Nevada tax credits: “Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class [were forced] to enter into illegal contracts and provid[e] false information to the State of Nevada to obtain unearned tax credits.” On October 25, 2019, Donaldson and former NASA engineer and YouTuber Mark Rober announced a collaborative fundraising challenge event on YouTube called #TeamTrees. The goal of this project

4524-450: The record for the highest donation at 1,000,001 trees planted. As of June 5, 2024, the original goal of 20 million trees has been far surpassed, with over 24.7 million trees in the ground. Forbes Forbes ( / f ɔːr b z / ) is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917 and owned by Hong Kong –based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014. Its chairman and editor-in-chief

4602-433: The repackaging of public relations material as news. Forbes currently allows advertisers to publish blog posts on its website alongside regular editorial content through a program called BrandVoice, which accounts for more than 10 percent of its digital revenue. In July 2018 Forbes deleted an article by a contributor who argued that libraries should be closed, and Amazon should open bookstores in their place. As of 2019

4680-470: The revenue growth was attributed to Forbes’ consumer business, which was up 83 percent year-over-year. CEO Mike Federle says that Forbes is built on an audience and business scale with 150 million consumers. In January 2010, Forbes reached an agreement to sell its headquarters building on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan to New York University ; terms of the deal were not publicly reported, but Forbes

4758-603: The series. In December 2021, Donaldson created a third influencer tournament featuring 15 competitors with a grand prize of $ 1 million. In January 2022, Forbes ranked Donaldson as YouTube's highest-earning creator, earning an estimated $ 54 million in 2021. Forbes stated that his income in 2021 would have placed him 40th in the 2020 Forbes Celebrity 100 , earning as much money as Vin Diesel and Lewis Hamilton did in 2020. On July 28, 2022, Donaldson surpassed 100 million subscribers on his main channel, making him

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4836-413: The slogan "Home Page for the World's Business Leaders" and claimed, in 2006, to be the world's most widely visited business web site. The 2009 Times report said that, while "one of the top five financial sites by traffic [throwing] off an estimated $ 70 million to $ 80 million a year in revenue, [it] never yielded the hoped-for public offering ". Forbes.com uses a contributor network in which

4914-450: The time, became YouTube's most-watched live Original event with 662,000 concurrent viewers. The event was won by Nadeshot . In October 2020, Donaldson hosted another influencer tournament, this time trivia , featuring 24 competitors with a grand prize of $ 300,000. The winners of the tournament were the siblings Charli and Dixie D'Amelio , which caused controversy due to claims that they cheated. On January 1, 2021, Donaldson released

4992-555: The time. Donaldson released a statement saying he was hiring an independent investigator to look further into the matter. On November 1, the law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan concluded the allegations were baseless, after conducting "39 interviews of current and former employees" and reviewing "over 4.5 million documents from mobile phones, emails, Telegrams, Discords, WhatsApps and Slack". The law firm reported that: "The allegations were soundly rejected, including by alleged victims." These alleged victims have commented on

5070-458: The video "Youtube Rewind 2020, Thank God It's Over". In Donaldson's video, he explains that he had always believed that YouTubers "should get more say in Rewind ", and with this in mind, he decided to call "hundreds of YouTubers". At the end of the video, Donaldson gives a shout-out to PewDiePie, citing him and his 2018 Rewind as the inspiration for Donaldson's Rewind. A month later, Donaldson signed

5148-628: The videos to have viewers engaged throughout. His videos typically span 10–30 minutes. He hooks viewers by explaining the premise in under half a minute at the start of the video, and promises a "finale" to have viewers engaged until the end of the video. Donaldson's funding for these videos mainly comes from sponsorships and Google's AdSense program. Donaldson was reported in 2022 to spend about $ 1 million on each video. Most of his funding comes from sponsorships. Donaldson uses his reaction channel and gaming channel to help finance his main channel, as their videos are relatively cheap to produce and make

5226-454: The wealth of other YouTubers , videos that offered tips to upcoming YouTube creators, and commentary on YouTube drama. Donaldson appeared infrequently in these videos. In 2015 and 2016, Donaldson began to gain popularity with his "Worst Intros on YouTube" series poking fun at YouTube video introductions. By mid-2016, Donaldson had around 30,000 subscribers. In the fall of that year, Donaldson dropped out of East Carolina University to pursue

5304-435: The wealth of other YouTubers". He went viral in 2017 after his "counting to 100,000" video earned tens of thousands of views in just a few days. His videos have become increasingly grand and extravagant. Once his channel took off, Donaldson hired some of his childhood friends to co-run the brand. Donaldson also runs the YouTube channels Beast Reacts (formerly BeastHacks), MrBeast Gaming, MrBeast 2 (formerly MrBeast Shorts), and

5382-491: The website blocked internet users using ad blocking software from accessing articles, demanding that the website be put on the ad blocking software's whitelist before access was granted. Forbes argued that this is done because customers using ad blocking software do not contribute to the site's revenue. Malware attacks have been noted to occur from the Forbes site. Forbes won the 2020 Webby People's Voice Award for Business Blog/Website . In November 2019, Forbes launched

5460-452: Was "yelled at, bullied, called mentally retarded and replaceable by Donaldson every single day". Nate Anderson, another editor, quit after working for Donaldson for a week in 2018 over what he said were unreasonable demands and called Donaldson a perfectionist. After releasing a video describing his experience, Anderson reportedly received death threats from Donaldson's fans. Nine other employees who worked for Donaldson also stated that while he

5538-406: Was accused of using counterfeit money in his video titled "I Opened A FREE BANK", published on November 23, 2019. He later explained that he used fake money to avoid participant safety concerns and that participants received real checks after the shoot. In April 2020, Donaldson created a rock, paper, scissors competition stream that featured 32 influencers and a grand prize of $ 250,000, which, at

5616-471: Was exploiting fans for unpaid labor. On October 2, 2023, Feastables signed a partnership with the Charlotte Hornets to include MrBeast's insignia on their jerseys for the 2023–24 NBA season . However, the partnership has since ended. On January 11, 2024, Donaldson announced changes to the original Feastables bar, including a new shape and formula. In September 2024, Donaldson announced

5694-405: Was mutual. One of the alleged victims initially responded to the allegations by denying that he had been groomed, referring to it as "massive lies and twisting the truth" and claimed that Tyson had only "made a few edgy jokes". He later rescinded the statement and said that the conversations were inappropriate for his age and acknowledged that he was a minor who did not recognize the wrongdoing at

5772-540: Was one of the subjects of a class action lawsuit that alleged widespread mistreatment, sexual harassment, and unpaid expenses and wages. James Stephen Donaldson was born on May 7, 1998, in Wichita, Kansas . He was mainly raised in Greenville, North Carolina . He moved often and was under the care of au pairs due to his parents working long hours and serving in the military. His parents divorced in 2007. In 2016, Donaldson graduated from Greenville Christian Academy,

5850-421: Was postponed to February, then further delayed to March 2021 due to a flood of downloads, causing the game to crash and requiring its developers to upgrade their servers. This time, the game featured a grand prize of $ 100,000. The winner kept their finger on the phone screen for around 51 hours. The second-place finisher also received a prize of $ 20,000. Will Hyde, a producer for the MrBeast channel, announced in

5928-409: Was sometimes generous, his demeanor would change when the cameras were off. Donaldson disputes these claims, stating: "We have high standards, but it’s not a toxic work environment". Donaldson also claims that he gave Turner $ 10,000 and suggested a job at another company to him at the end of his contract. In June 2020, Donaldson, in collaboration with Brooklyn -based art collective MSCHF , released

6006-461: Was to continue to occupy the space under a five-year sale-leaseback arrangement. The company's headquarters moved to the Newport section of downtown Jersey City , New Jersey, in 2014. In November 2013, Forbes Media, which publishes Forbes magazine, was put up for sale. This was encouraged by minority shareholders Elevation Partners . Sale documents prepared by Deutsche Bank revealed that

6084-506: Was to raise $ 20 million for the Arbor Day Foundation by January 1, 2020, and plant trees "no later than December 2022". Every donation goes to the Arbor Day Foundation, which pledges to plant one tree for every dollar donated. Notable YouTubers such as Rhett & Link , Marshmello , iJustine , Marques Brownlee , The Slow Mo Guys , Ninja , Simone Giertz , Jacksepticeye , and Smarter Every Day brought attention to

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