MrBeast, the most-followed YouTuber, has made $250,000 from a video he put on X. He wanted to test how much money he could make on X. His video has had around 157 million views. There are more views every day. The video is called "$1 Car vs $100,000,000 Car". MrBeast said many advertisers bought ads on his video. He told his 26.6 million followers on X that he would give the $250,000 away. Twelve lucky followers will each receive $20,000.
At high school, MrBeast wanted to know how YouTube videos become so popular – why they went viral. For five years, he studied YouTube's algorithm. He said: "I woke up, I would Uber Eats food, and then I would sit on my computer all day just studying [stuff] nonstop." MrBeast is now a successful businessman, environmentalist and influencer. He has won many awards for his videos and for his charity work.
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YouTuber MrBeast - Level 0, YouTuber MrBeast - Level 2 or YouTuber MrBeast - Level 3
Sources- https://mashable.com/article/mrbeast-x-video-revenue-earnings
- https://news.sky.com/story/mrbeast-offers-followers-cash-windfall-after-x-video-earns-him-200k-13054344
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MrBeast
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