It has been revealed that Mr. Beast declined an unbelievable sum of money that would have made him one of the world’s wealthiest people.
While many of us aspire to join the bizarre billionaire club, with members like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Kylie Jenner among its members, the top-grossing YouTuber of 2021 didn’t appear to give a f**k.We must admire his motivation for making the surprising statement in a recent interview.
For those who don’t know, the 23-year-old American celebrity, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, is one of the most famous figures on YouTube, with a mind-boggling 105 million subscribers.
The Squid Game, a blockbuster phenomenon on Netflix, was recreated by him for one of his major projects last year.So it makes sense that investors were drawn to his channel and were willing to pay a premium.
So much so that MrBeast recently discussed one eye-watering offer he declined on the FLAGRANT podcast.
“There are people, not like formal term sheets, but you know like people that would really be able to afford it,” the content producer informed hosts of the number of people who had expressed interest in buying his channel.
He said, “Like, a billion bucks if we could buy the channel and the companies’ and something like that, and I’m like, ‘Oh, that sounds appealing, but I don’t know if I want to work for my YouTube channel.
Yes, a total billion dollars and Mr. Beast remained uninterested—possibly one of his ballsiest actions ever.Mr. Beast, however, isn’t exactly having a hard time making money, as Forbes’ 2021 Rich List found.
Given that his fan base is expanding and his reported earnings were estimated to reach $54 million (£39.5 million) in 2021, we anticipate seeing him back on the list after this year.
Additionally, he appears to be content with his choice considering that he celebrated reaching 100 million subscribers by giving away an actual island.
In the video “I Gave My 100,000,000th Subscriber A Private Island,” Donaldson had 100 of his members fly to the scenic spot to compete for the private island’s keys.
Over a million people celebrated 100,000,000 subscribers with me 🥹
YouTube is the one thing that’s always made me happy and I’m grateful I get to do this all day everyday 🙂 pic.twitter.com/eJk5icuoQd
— MrBeast (@MrBeast) July 28, 2022
Four demanding challenges had to be completed by the competitors to determine the winner.MrBeast proudly displayed his gleaming plaque and thanked all of his followers for a decade spent on the site as the winner, at last, unveiled the reward.
And we feel that video will increase offers on his channel.