MrBeast reveals how he went from \u201c$1 a day\u201d to millions in Casey Neistat interview YouTuber MrBeast has skyrocketed in popularity over the past 12 months, now gaining over one million subscribers a month, but he came from humble beginnings, as he revealed in an interview with fellow YouTuber Casey Neistat. Known for a variety of videos, many of which go insanely viral, MrBeast, real name Jimmy Donaldson, now has over 16 million YouTube subscribers, an increase of 14 million since January 2018. His success is certainly an anomaly, as not many YouTubers boast such a rapid rise in popularity in such a short period of time, especially with the, let\u2019s say, unique style of content he provides. MrBeast often donates large sums of money to small Twitch streamers. Some of his most popular videos include \u201cSpending 24 hours straight underwater\u201d and \u201cI spent 24 hours straight in an insane asylum\u201d, or even \u201csaying PewDiePie 100,000 times. Perhaps the content he is best known for, however, is donating large sums of money to Twitch streamers and recording both his and their reactions \u2013 but how has he managed to afford such lavish philanthropy? \u201cI used to make a dollar a day, so I didn\u2019t even have a microphone,\u201d Donaldson explains, \u201cMy mindset was just \u2018reinvest everything I make \u2013 every time I got a paycheck, that was the month\u2019s budget.\u201d Timestamp at 4:40 for mobile viewers. \u201cSo I saved up a dollar a day to buy a microphone, when I made a few thousand, I just spent a few thousand, when I made ten thousand, I just spent ten thousand. As I made more videos, I was like \u2018I want to spend it on videos somehow.\u201d Of course, the millions of dollars which he has handed out \u2013 to streamers, homeless people, waiters and Uber drivers to name but a few \u2013 is not all out of his pocket. Rather, he has used brand deals and sponsored videos to support these efforts, who in turn receive exposure through the millions of views each upload generates. MrBeast recently hosted a massive IRL battle royale game for many of the most popular content creators on YouTube and Twitch. MrBeast also explained why he thinks those videos do so well, stating: \u201cThere\u2019s a big misconception that controversy and negativity is the only way to get clicks, because that\u2019s how it is in the media, for the most part, they don\u2019t want good stories, they just want bad things. \u201cBut I think on YouTube, it\u2019s different, and people just haven\u2019t realized it: positivity is just as clickbait as negativity.\u201d More: Call of Duty pro and 100 Thieves CEO Matthew \u2018Nadeshot\u2019 Haag has also taken to donating large sums to his followers. His latest campaign saw him give out almost $150,000 in a new partnership with Cash App. – With so many personalities frequently utilizing their status to give back to their communities, there\u2019s no telling who will be the next one to take part in the trend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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