Whenever you hear the word ‘YouTube’, another word will certainly pop up in your head instantly: ‘MrBeast.’ Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast currently sits on the throne comprehensively as the No. 1 individual YouTuber in the world, with over a freaking 180 million subscribers. He has won every fan’s heart with his gaming antics, social deeds, crazy challenges, and larger-than-life videos. But did all these successes come overnight?
Jimmy has recently shared his journey to becoming the most popular YouTuber in the world, starting at the age of 12. This journey makes me awe-struck, seeing how much dedication and passion it takes to become what he is today. Let’s witness this fairy tale too.
The YouTube journey of MrBeast
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Recently, Jimmy shared his journey of making it onto YouTube, from a nobody to everybody’s favorite today. He shared that, at the age of 12, he opened his YouTube channel and got his first subscriber. He had to wait a year to gain just nine more. And at the age of 19, he achieved the milestone that every budding YouTuber dreams of every night: he completed a million subs. After this, this American philanthropist never had to look backward. Six years later, after completing one million subscribers, MrBeast went on to add 183 more, making him the highest-subbed individual YouTuber in the world.
When I was 12 I basically decided I’d either become a YouTuber or die trying. There really wasn’t a reality in my head where I didn’t make it, just the time was the issue. I’d still be making videos at 70 years old even if no one watched them. (Luckily it didn’t get to that point…
— MrBeast (@MrBeast) September 18, 2023
He has also stated that, if he ever grows up, he will be doing so by becoming a YouTuber, nothing else. There has never been a second option from the beginning. He always knew that he was going to achieve his dream, as he never thought about what he would do if he didn’t achieve it. If he wasn’t going to be a successful YouTuber, he already decided he would still be doing videos at the age of 70, even if no one watched those videos.
Jimmy started his YouTube career under the name “MrBeast6000” when he uploaded his first video. In the earlier days of his career, he was mainly focused on Let’s Plays, on games like Minecraft, Call of Duty, and many others. But Donaldson rose to popularity in 2015 with his renowned video series, “Worst Intros on YouTube.”
But the real deal was at the beginning of 2017. In January, MrBeast uploaded an almost day-long video of himself counting to 100,000, which literally broke the internet. This video went viral overnight, and it was the beginning of something beautiful.
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Six years after his breakthrough video, Beast made the biggest video of his life. He organized an Olympics-formatted video in which one subscriber from each country took part in this event called the Extreme Olympics. In this event, participants took part in conventional sports like track and field, fencing, archery, soccer, and many others, with a touch of signature MrBeast challenges. This video cost him over $4 million, which surpassed his previous biggest video, the Squid Game adaptation.
MrBeast went on to win the Creator of the Year award at the Streamy Awards four times in a row, from 2020 to 2023. Who else would have given this man a competition?
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This journey shared by the man himself shows what it takes to become the one and only MrBeast. He was so confident in himself that he never had a second thought. This is a testament to his hard work, dedication, and sheer passion for this platform. Hope, Jimmy Donaldson aka our favorite MrBeast keeps rocking the platform.
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