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‘You’re no longer an influencer…you’re a cofounder’: MrBeast’s business resembles a Fortune 500 holding company, investor Steven Bartlett says
Nearly 15 years ago, Jimmy Donaldson uploaded his first video under the moniker MrBeast—a three-minute Minecraft walkthrough.
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Nearly 15 years ago, Jimmy Donaldson uploaded his first video under the moniker MrBeast—a three-minute Minecraft walkthrough. The YouTuber, who made his only debut at just 13 years old, has since garnered 522 million subscribers on the platform and grown his net worth to an estimated $2.6 billion thanks to not just his competition-style videos, but also a multimillion-dollar chocolate brand, fast-food burger chain, an Amazon deal, and production company MrBeast LLC.
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