The world's biggest YouTuber earns $700 million a year, but claims he's not rich

Jimmy Donaldson, known online as MrBeastHe is the biggest YouTuber in the world. In one year with the platform, which combines revenue from video ads and sponsorship contracts, the content creator generates income between 500 million US dollars (2.4 billion Brazilian reals) that it 700 million US dollars (3.4 billion Brazilian reals).

In an interview with the magazine differenceThe 25-year-old American, who has 239 million subscribers to his channel, claims that he is not rich and that he does not have access to his bank account. He says he leaves the financial management to his mother.

“I don't have access to any of my bank accounts. I have a finance manager and everything else, but my mother is the only one who has access to the main bank account,” says the YouTuber, who lives in 278 square metres. House on a plot of 1200 m2 that was previously purchased 320 thousand US dollars (1.5 million Brazilian reals) In 2018.

In 2023, Forbes released a list of the biggest influencers in the world and the content creator came in first place. The successful YouTuber, one of MrBeast's most-watched videos to date, with 574 million views, is how he recreated the success of Netflix's sixth round in real life, including an award 456 thousand US dollars (2.2 million Brazilian reals).

Although this video has been widely viewed, Donaldson's videos can be difficult to categorize. They usually include a challenge, such as a video about spending hours in Antarctica, or a big cash prize, such as a $1 million game of hide and seek, for example.

Source: Redacao Terra