YouTube star MrBeast now holds the title of the world’s eighth youngest billionaire, after hitting a net worth of $1 billion.
At 27 years old, Jimmy ‘MrBeast‘ Donaldson is the owner of the world's most-subscribed YouTube channel, after surpassing Indian music label T-Series in 2024.
Donaldson's rise began on YouTube, where his channel evolved from posting clips of his Minecraft world to doing crazy challenge videos like ‘Surviving The 5 Deadliest Places On Earth' to recreating a real-life Squid Game. He then expanded into comparison-style content, showcasing everything from $1 cars to luxury vehicles worth $100 million.
Over time, his empire has expanded well beyond YouTube.
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From founding his Feastables chocolate company and Lunchly lunch packs to hosting his own record-breaking game show on Amazon and starring in a Netflix hit series, MrBeast has become a household name.
Boasting millions of followers across multiple platforms, MrBeast has used his wealth and fame for philanthropic initiatives, helping fund everything from food drives to ending child labour in cocoa farming and even launching his own charity organisation.
In June 2024, Donaldson officially joined the billionaire club.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, he’s now one of just 16 billionaires under the age of 30 - and the only one under 30 to have not inherited any of his wealth.
Instead, his fortune is entirely self-made, from digital content, brand partnerships, consumer products, and most recently, mainstream entertainment.
His business was previously valued at $1.5 billion in late 2022. And although Donaldson has publicly said he often loses money on his YouTube videos due to high production costs, his overall earnings remain staggering.
The internet personality reportedly boasts a net worth of $1 billion as of May 2025, with a projected salary of $50 million per month.
While it might sound like a dream come true for most people, Donaldson has spoken publicly about the toll of his work. On a recent podcast with Steven Bartlett's The Diary of a CEO, the Beast Games host revealed his mental strain would make the 'average person miserable' due to his brutal battle with an incurable disease.
Donaldson shows no signs of slowing down, with casting already underway for the second season of his reality competition, Beast Games.
Despite facing criticism from contestants and multiple lawsuits over alleged unfair treatment of the contestants, sexual harassment claims, and controversy surrounding the winner’s prize, MrBeast continues to dominate his role in the entertainment world.