MrBeast Claims The Title of the Internet's No.1 Creator

MrBeast, the most followed individual on social media and the highest-paid personality on YouTube, has secured the first position in Forbes' 2025 Top Content Creators list, with predicted earnings of $85 million.

Known as Jimmy Donaldson, MrBeast has retained his premier place on the Forbes Top Content Creators list, having achieved the number one ranking last year, as reported by Forbes.

Referred to as "YouTube’s ringmaster of stunts and challenges," he has garnered 634 million followers across social media platforms, constituting the greatest online following globally.

His reach transcends digital platforms, with his empire now including Feastables, a confectionery business, MrBeast Burger, a fast-food franchise, and "Beast Games," his successful television program. The inaugural season of "Beast Games" features over $20 million in prizes and has been renewed for two more seasons on the streaming platform Amazon Prime.

Forbes has granted MrBeast a premier entrepreneurship rating of 4 out of 4, indicating that he is not only generating income online but also establishing a vast commercial empire.

MrBeast's ascent commenced during his adolescence when he began producing gaming videos on YouTube. He achieved considerable notoriety in 2017 with a viral video in which he counted to 100,000 in around 24 hours. He is recognized for his lavish, high-budget YouTube endeavors, like his reenactment of the acclaimed Netflix series "Squid Game," which showcased intricate settings and several participants, as reported by Game Rant.

He recently disclosed astonishing statistics for his forthcoming YouTube project, encompassing over 400 days of labor from set construction to final editing. According to lifestyle newspaper Men's Journal, this encompasses 171 days of filming, 11,000 hours of footage, and expenditures over $4 million. In a post on X, he wittily stated, "If you do not appreciate my forthcoming YouTube video, I shall weep." MrBeast is engaged to fellow content producer Thea Booysen and is making preparations for their wedding. He disclosed on X that he is obtaining funds from his mother to finance the event, stating, he possesses very little money, as he reinvests all his earnings.