MrBeast says he has 'negative money' right now as he admits he's borrowing cash
The world's most popular YouTuber has come a long way from his early days on the platform.
Away from his early Minecraft streaming days and random stunts, Jimmy ‘MrBeast’ Donaldson went on to challenge his friends and employees to participate in competitions for huge prizes. But that has since expanded to fans, other creators, and well-known celebrities.
Beyond his Feastables chocolate bar business and Lunchly snack kits, a MrBeast-themed theme park was hosted in Saudi Arabia last month, and now there are even reports that the internet personality could launch his own mobile network.
Advert
2026 also marked the start of the second season of his Amazon Prime hit show, Beast Games. The new series has a total prize pot of $15 million available to a lucky winner.
Safe to say, the man is busy as he said so himself that he's 'always working' in a podcast early last year with Steven Bartlett. In an episode of The Diary of a CEO podcast last year, the YouTuber was open about his low bank balance, despite being a billionaire and having a net worth of around $2.6 billion.
Then again, in June 2025, Donaldson revealed that he is borrowing money from his mom to pay for his wedding, after proposing on Christmas Day 2024. Donaldson admitted to reinvesting all of his own money into his ventures.
“Ironically, I’m actually borrowing money from my mom to pay for my upcoming wedding. But sure, on paper, the businesses I own are worth a lot,” he previously told Dexerto.
Now, more recently, Donaldson revealed that he is cash poor and has 'negative money' in his bank account.
Speaking to the Wall Street Journal at the start of January, the philanthropist is admittedly cash-poor and 'borrowing money' for his bank account.
“No one ever believes anything I say because they’re like, ‘you’re a billionaire.’ I’m like, that’s net worth. Actually, I have negative money right now,” Donaldson explained. “I’m borrowing money, that’s how little money I have. Technically, everyone watching this video has more money than me in their bank account if you subtract the equity value of my company, which doesn’t buy me McDonald’s in the morning or whatever.”
The influencer confessed that he is 'so busy' with work that he doesn’t 'really think' about his bank balance.
Apart from MrBeast's own finances, recent reports indicate that his fans could have a slice of the pie if Beast Industries potentially goes public in the near future.
Last month, Jeff Housenbold, CEO of Beast Industries, reportedly announced that the company wants to offer its 1.4 billion viewers who've watched MrBeast's content in the last 90 days a chance to become shareholders.
The current valuation of Beast Industries stands at around $5 billion.