MrBeast is the top YouTuber on earth with the most subscribers. But the 26-year-old, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, keeps some details private.
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Jimmy“MrBeast”DonaldsonisthebiggestYouTuberonearth,butkeepssomepersonaldetailsclosetothevest.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Jimmy“MrBeast”DonaldsonwentfromgrowingupinasmallcitytobecomingthekingofYouTube.The26-year-oldisgunningforaDisney-stylecontentempireandbuildingmultipleconsumerbrands.Ithasn’tbeeneasy.Donaldsonhasweatheredscandalsandlawsuitsalongtheway.MrBeast,whoserealnameisJimmyDonaldson,isthebiggestYouTuberonearth.Foraninfluencer,the26-year-oldkeepssomepersonaldetailsclosetothevest.
Donaldson’sunlikelyrisestartedinGreenville,NorthCarolina—thesmallcitywherehestillresides,andwherehisburgeoningcompany,BeastIndustries,isheadquartered.
Beyondonlinestardom,DonaldsonhastakenHollywoodbystormwithhishitstreamingshow,“BeastGames.”He’salsobuildingaslewofconsumerbrandsandplanstoproliferatehisIPintheveinofDis
