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Show Your Girl The Viral List, or Pete Davidson Will

We round up the most viral moments of the week…

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team
KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • MrBeast is officially the YouTuber with the most subscribers, at 112M and counting
  • Brand Twitter is poking fun at Pete Davidson’s dating life in their newest meme
  • Lizzo gifted a fan her red-carpet gown, thanks to a viral TikTok
  • Young Europeans are excited about the Teletubbies Netflix reboot, but conflicted about the sun baby
  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...

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