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MrBeast has released a secret video he recorded in 2015 and fans are absolutely mind-blown.
Jimmy ‘MrBeast’ Donaldson has built an empire from YouTube challenge videos and huge cash prizes before expanding across other social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok.
Although the YouTube megastar keeps his net worth private, his other income streams, including Amazon's Beast Games, his Feastables brand, and MrBeast Burger, reflect just how much revenue he's generating.
More recently, the content creator is breaking into the Hollywood scene with his new role in The Angry Birds Movie 3.
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Now, fans went into meltdown over a video where he reacts to footage he recorded a decade ago.
The 2015 clip, titled 'Hi me in 10 years', shows a teenage Donaldson sending a message to his future self, asking whether he's still creating content.
MrBeast has previously revealed he filmed several time-capsule videos early in his YouTube career, mostly messages from his younger self asking whether he'd hit certain milestones.
On October 4, he released one from 10 years ago, where he wondered if he'd finally reached one million subscribers.
Like all MrBeast content, the video went viral across social media, particularly after Jimmy shared how his high school peers almost discouraged him from pursuing YouTube.
In his reaction, the YouTube titan responded to his younger self's jokes about getting married before hitting a million subscribers.
“I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of YouTube, honestly. I think YouTube just runs in my veins at this point,” he said, answering his younger self's question about whether he'd quit.
“I bet you, if you went back in time and told this 17-year-old me that I’d have 440 million subscribers, he wouldn’t believe you. He would laugh! Back then, the biggest channels in the world had like 10 million subscribers, if that.”
He also mentioned that at the time of filming, he was supposed to be studying for a history test.
Donaldson also revealed that, back in high school, he was told that 'no one cared' about his YouTube obsession, which 'really hurt' him.
Comparing the videos, though, his confidence has grown dramatically since then, allowing him to become the content creator he is today.
“I’m so glad that young me never gave up. I’m one of the most stubborn people on the planet, even now, to this day!” he added. “If no one watched the videos, I’d still be making them. I decided I was going to be a YouTuber or I was going to die. That was it.”
Donaldson also pointed out that his main reason for wanting to do YouTube was that he wanted to make money for his mother and 'not be a burden on her,' whilst also achieving financial independence.
Fans have been losing it over the reaction video.
"This is so inspirational seeing how far he has come," one YouTube user wrote.
"He didn't study for the history exam because he was focused on making history," another commenter added.
"the difference in the two jimmys is crazyy," a third user remarked.
"We made the right person famous," a fourth user noted.
