MrBeast, the most-followed YouTuber, has earned more than $250,000 a video he uploaded to X (formerly known as Twitter). The popular YouTuber said the video was to test how much money he could make X. He wanted to compare his earnings that platform to what his videos make YouTube. His video currently has 157 million views, and that number is rising. The video is called "$1 Car $100,000,000 Car". It compares luxury cars. He said advertisers saw the attention it was getting and bought ads it. MrBeast told his 26.6 million followers X that he would give the $250,000 . That means twelve (possibly more) lucky followers will each receive $20,000.
MrBeast's real name is James Stephen Donaldson. He was born 1998 in Kansas in the USA. high school, he developed an interest working why videos on YouTube became so popular. He wanted to know why they went viral. He told the Rolling Stone magazine: "There's a five-year point my life where I was just relentlessly, unhealthily obsessed studying virality, studying the YouTube algorithm. I woke , I would Uber Eats food, and then I would sit my computer all day just studying [stuff] nonstop." MrBeast is now a phenomenally influential and successful businessman, environmentalist, online personality and philanthropist. He has won numerous awards his videos and charity work.
