MrBeast has officially beat PewDiePie in subscriber count PewDiePie, a Swedish gamer who is notoriously the most subscribed to person on YouTube with a current 111M, has lost his long-time title to Gen Z-favorite MrBeast. Over the summer, MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, became the second YouTuber ever to hit a landmark 100M subscribers, which he celebrated on a livestream with 1M viewers. This week, he achieved number one status, breaking 111M subscribers (now 112M). Donaldson has been on the trajectory to surpass PewDiePie for a while now, constantly going viral for his elaborate, expensive videos, and having a powerfully growing audience fueled by Gen Z. Donaldson is ranked as YouTube’s highest earner, making an estimated $54M last year alone, most of which he spends making more content and promoting his food businesses. And those offline ventures have been wildly successful, too; his fast-food restaurant MrBeast Burger had a record-breaking first day at its first physical location in September, with thousands turning out to New Jersey for...
