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MrBeast
YouTuber, founder of Beast Industries · United States[1]
28 years old
American YouTuber, born James Stephen Donaldson, whose main channel is the most-subscribed on YouTube and who founded the Beast Industries group (Feastables, Lunchly, MrBeast Burger). Fortune estimated his net worth at about $2.6 billion in January 2026, largely illiquid equity in his companies.
What each year added up to: salary, plus outside income, royalties, endorsements, prizes and investment income where a source reports them. A financial disclosure gives ranges, shown as such.
2026$300MTotal
Forbes estimate of pre-tax creator earnings (Top Creators 2026)[2]
$300M
2025$85MTotal
Forbes estimate of pre-tax creator earnings (Top Creators 2025)[3]
$85M
Health, weight and religion appear only where the person, their physician or a reputable outlet has published them; each links to its source.
2024$85MTotal
Forbes estimate of pre-tax creator earnings (Top Creators 2024)[4]
$85M
2023$82MTotal
Forbes estimate of pre-tax creator earnings (Top Creators 2023)[5]
$82M
Life phases1
One octagon for each phase of the life of MrBeast. Each of the eight axes is scored 0 to 5 against a written rubric from documented evidence, with its source; an axis without evidence is a gap, not a zero. There is no total and no ideal shape: it is a profile, not a ranking. Appearance and personality are not axes, because they cannot be scored from evidence.
YouTube's top creator and Beast Industries2020–Became the most-subscribed YouTube channel on 2 June 2024, launched Feastables and Beast Games, and reached 500 million subscribers in June 2026.
No total and no ideal shape: a longer spoke means more of that axis, so a long Misconduct spoke is more documented misconduct.
Scores, rubric and sources
01Education2 of 5
Medium confidenceGraduated Greenville Christian Academy in 2016, briefly attended Pitt Community College and dropped out.[1]Highest attainment by then: 1 secondary school, 2 some college, 3 bachelor's degree, 4 master's or professional degree, 5 doctorate.
02Wealth5 of 5
Medium confidenceFortune estimated about $2.6 billion net worth in 2026; Forbes lists 2026 top creator earnings of $300 million. Federal Reserve SCF 2022 puts the 90th percentile of family net worth at $1,938,000.[1]Net worth or income against the national thresholds of the time: 1 below the median household, 3 top 5%, 5 top 0.1%.
03Position4 of 5
Medium confidencePrincipal of Beast Industries (media, Feastables, Lunchly, Viewstats, Beast Games); the company reportedly raised $200 million at a $5 billion valuation in January 2026.[9]Scope of the role held: 1 entry level, 3 senior manager or legislator, 5 head of state or government, or the top role of a major institution.
04Public standing4.5 of 5
Low confidenceInsider poll (February 2021) as reported on Wikipedia: 70% favourable, 12% unfavourable among respondents who knew him. Original poll page not opened and awareness-filtered, so treated cautiously.[1]Public approval or favourability where it was measured: 1 under 20%, 3 35 to 50%, 5 over 65%.
05Health3 of 5
Low confidenceDiagnosed with Crohn's disease as a teenager, a chronic condition that ended his sports participation.[1]Documented health where an examination or disclosure exists: 5 no documented concern, 1 a serious documented condition.
06Misconduct2 of 5
Medium confidenceOpen civil matters, no findings: September 2024 Los Angeles Superior Court class action by five Beast Games contestants (harassment, unsafe conditions, unpaid expenses); April 2026 suit by a former employee (denied); May 2025 Mexican government review of Chichén Itzá permits.[1]The documented legal and ethics record within the phase, as in the misconduct meter: 0 none documented, 1 only matters resolved in their favour, 2 an open matter, 3 one finding, 4 two or three, 5 four or more. More is more documented misconduct.
07Social goodNo evidence
Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on health, safety, education, rights and the environment, from official statistics or peer-reviewed evidence: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
08Economic goodNo evidence
Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on efficiency, growth and fiscal sustainability, from CBO and peer-reviewed evidence, as in the good-for-society reading: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
Work and contributions7
Initiatives1
Team Trees[1]co-founderOctober 25, 2019Co-launched with Mark Rober a fundraiser for the Arbor Day Foundation that reached its $20 million target by 2019-12-19.
Awards1
TIME100 Most Influential People[6]honoreeApril 13, 2023Named to the 2023 TIME100 list, with a tribute written by Mark Rober.
Work1
Beast Games (Prime Video)[1]hostDecember 19, 2024Released the Amazon Prime Video competition series with 1,000 contestants and a $5 million top prize.
Companies founded2
Feastables[7]founderIntroduced the MrBeast Bar chocolate brand in January 2022.
Lunchly[8]co-founderSeptember 16, 2024Unveiled the Lunchables competitor food brand as a joint venture with KSI and Logan Paul.
Records and titles2
Most-subscribed YouTube channel[1]record holderJune 2, 2024Surpassed T-Series to become the most-subscribed channel on YouTube, at about 267 million subscribers.
First creator to reach 500 million YouTube subscribers[1]record holderJune 12, 2026His main channel became the first on YouTube to pass 500 million subscribers.
Sources9
Every statement about MrBeast on this page comes from the wiki behind it, which cites each fact to the numbered source it was read from. Read the wiki
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