Jimmy Donaldson is an American YouTube personality. His YouTube videos focus on expensive stunts.
His main YouTube channel, "MrBeast", is the fifth-most-subscribed on the platform.
Donaldson was born on May 7, 1998 in the state of Kansas. Donaldson was raised primarily with his brother Charles "CJ".
In 2016, Donaldson attended East Carolina University, before graduating from Greenville Christian Academy, a private secondary school in the area.
Donaldson uploaded his first YouTube video in February 2012, at the age of 13, under the handle "MrBeast6000".
His early content ranged from Let's Plays to "videos estimating the wealth of other YouTubers".
Donaldson is also the founder of MrBeast Burger and Feastables, and a co-creator of Team Trees.
In January 2017, Donaldson published an almost-a-day video of himself counting to 100,000. This stunt took him 40 hours,
Donaldson bought billboards and several television and radio ads to get PewDiePie more subscribers than T-Series.
In January 2022, Forbes ranked MisterBeast as YouTube's highest-paid creator, earning an estimated $54 million in 2021.
On July 28, 2022, Donaldson surpassed 100 million subscribers on the main channel, making him the fifth channel and second individual YouTuber to achieve the milestone.