The year he turned 14, he began uploading videos to his YouTube channel. The year he turned 18, he left college to make YouTube videos. The year he turned 19, he posted a video of himself counting to 100,000, and the channel passed 1 million subscribers in May.
The breakthrough yearThe year he turned 20, he was regularly posting videos in which he gave away large sums of money, and Variety dates his mainstream popularity to that year. By mid-July he had more than 6.2 million subscribers, and in October he bought ads across his town for PewDiePie.
The year he turned 21, about three dozen YouTubers joined a battle royale event based on his idea, and his #TeamTrees fundraiser reached its $20 million goal in December. The year he turned 22, he won four Streamy Awards, including Creator of the Year, and announced Beast Burger. The year he turned 23, he launched #TeamSeas with Mark Rober and posted a Squid Game recreation.
The year he turned 24, he launched Feastables, passed 100 million subscribers in July and overtook PewDiePie as the most-subscribed YouTuber in November. The year he turned 25, he was named to the TIME100 list and became the first person to reach 1 million followers on Threads.
The year he turned 26, his channel passed T-Series and reached 300 million subscribers, and Beast Games premiered on Prime Video in December. The year he turned 27, Prime Video renewed Beast Games for two more seasons, and he launched #TeamWater.
The year he turned 28, Bitmine agreed to invest $200 million in his company, his channel reached 500 million subscribers in June, and he married in July.
MrBeast began uploading videos to YouTube in 2012, the year he turned 14, and became known in 2018, the year he turned 20, when giveaway videos brought mainstream popularity. His main channel passed 100 million subscribers on Jul 28, 2022.
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year), birthdays aside.
Began posting videos on his YouTube channel.
Source 01 · Variety · MrBeast Tops 100 Million YouTube Subscribers · opens in a new tabSource 02 · The Guardian · New YouTube king MrBeast · opens in a new tab Month and day are not given in the sources. Bloomberg (2020) says he had been posting to the site since he was 12.Left college in the fall of 2016 to focus on YouTube, Bloomberg reported. Business Insider says he was enrolled at East Carolina University for only a few weeks.
Source 03 · Bloomberg · The North Carolina Kid Who Cracked YouTube’s Secret Code · opens in a new tabSource 29 · Business Insider · Making MrBeast · opens in a new tabThe video of him counting to 100,000 drew 5.2 million views in five days, Business Insider reported. Bloomberg later put its total above 21 million views.
Source 03 · Bloomberg · The North Carolina Kid Who Cracked YouTube’s Secret Code · opens in a new tabSource 04 · Business Insider · Millions of people watched YouTuber ‘MrBeast’ count to 100,000 · opens in a new tabThe channel passed 1 million subscribers in May, Rolling Stone reported.
Source 05 · Rolling Stone · Is MrBeast for Real? · opens in a new tabSource 29 · Business Insider · Making MrBeast · opens in a new tabVariety dates his mainstream popularity to 2018, when he began regularly posting videos in which he gave away large sums of money, often to strangers. The Verge reported that December that he had given away more than $1 million in less than two years.
Business North Carolina reported more than 6.2 million subscribers as of mid-July and a milestone of 500 million views in May.
Source 07 · Business North Carolina · Greenville YouTuber MrBeast racks up millions of views · opens in a new tab The Verge’s December 2018 article gives a lower subscriber figure; the figure here is from the July report.Bought billboard space, radio ads and other advertising urging viewers to subscribe to PewDiePie as T-Series closed in on that channel. Tubefilter reported he had 10 million subscribers at the time.
Source 08 · Tubefilter · MrBeast buys a smorgasbord of advertising to help PewDiePie · opens in a new tabSource 09 · BBC News · MrBeast overtakes PewDiePie as most-subscribed YouTuber · opens in a new tabAbout three dozen YouTubers took part in an airsoft battle royale based on his idea. Apex Legends put up $200,000 in prize money, Newsweek reported.
Source 10 · Newsweek · How YouTuber MrBeast Pulled off a Real-Life Battle Royale in Three Weeks · opens in a new tabMore than 600 YouTubers joined the campaign to raise $20 million by the end of the year and plant 20 million trees with the Arbor Day Foundation.
Source 11 · The Verge · MrBeast partners with more than 600 YouTubers to plant 20 million trees · opens in a new tabOrganizers announced the campaign had reached its $20 million goal in less than two months.
Source 12 · Business Insider · #TeamTrees donors · opens in a new tabThe Hollywood Reporter reported he took home four awards at the 10th annual Streamy Awards, with Creator of the Year as the top honor of the night.
Source 13 · The Hollywood Reporter · MrBeast Takes Top Honor at 2020 Streamy Awards · opens in a new tabPartnered with more than 300 restaurants and kitchens that make burgers to his instructions, a ghost-kitchen model. By Dec. 21 the app was the second most popular free app in the iOS store, Bloomberg reported.
Source 03 · Bloomberg · The North Carolina Kid Who Cracked YouTube’s Secret Code · opens in a new tabThe crowdfunding campaign aimed to raise $30 million to remove 30 million pounds of plastic and trash from oceans, rivers and beaches.
Source 14 · Variety · MrBeast, Mark Rober Reteam for TeamSeas · opens in a new tabA video in which 456 players competed in Squid Game-style games for $456,000. He said it cost $3.5 million including the cash prizes, PC Gamer reported.
Source 15 · PC Gamer · $3.5M Squid Game recreation · opens in a new tabSource 01 · Variety · MrBeast Tops 100 Million YouTube Subscribers · opens in a new tab PC Gamer covered the video on Nov. 25, 2021; the posting day is not stated in the sources.Rolling Stone reported he launched the chocolate bar line in January, with a promotional giveaway.
Source 05 · Rolling Stone · Is MrBeast for Real? · opens in a new tab Day not stated in the source.His main YouTube channel passed 100 million subscribers on Thursday, July 28, Variety reported.
Source 01 · Variety · MrBeast Tops 100 Million YouTube Subscribers · opens in a new tabHis 112 millionth subscriber that month put him above PewDiePie’s 111 million, the BBC reported. It was the first change at the top in almost 10 years.
Source 09 · BBC News · MrBeast overtakes PewDiePie as most-subscribed YouTuber · opens in a new tabSource 02 · The Guardian · New YouTube king MrBeast · opens in a new tab YouTube does not show exact counts, so the exact day is not confirmed.Included in TIME’s 2023 list of the 100 most influential people.
Source 16 · TIME · MrBeast on the 2023 TIME100 list · opens in a new tabReached the mark on July 6, one day after Threads launched, according to Guinness World Records.
Source 17 · Guinness World Records · First person to reach 1 million followers on Threads · opens in a new tabPosted that his channel had overtaken the Indian music label T-Series. The Verge reported he had gained 2 million subscribers in a day, which he said was a one-day record for the channel.
Source 18 · The Verge · PewDiePie ‘avenged’ as MrBeast becomes YouTube’s most-subscribed channel · opens in a new tabSource 19 · Hindustan Times · MrBeast becomes first YouTuber to reach 300 million subscribers · opens in a new tabHindustan Times reported he was the first YouTuber to reach 300 million subscribers, just over a month after passing T-Series.
Source 19 · Hindustan Times · MrBeast becomes first YouTuber to reach 300 million subscribers · opens in a new tabThe grab-and-go lunch product was presented as an alternative to Lunchables. The company said it would launch with three options.
Source 20 · The Hollywood Reporter · MrBeast and Logan Paul Team Up to Launch Competitor to Lunchables · opens in a new tabThe competition series has 1,000 contestants competing for a $5 million cash prize. He is host and executive producer.
Source 21 · Amazon · Beast Games on Prime Video · opens in a new tabDeadline reported the first season became the streamer’s most-watched unscripted show, with 50 million viewers.
Source 22 · Deadline · Prime Video renews Beast Games for two seasons · opens in a new tabThe campaign set a $40 million goal for clean water projects through August and enlisted more than 3,000 YouTube creators in 84 countries, Variety reported. WaterAid is the beneficiary.
Source 23 · Variety · MrBeast, Mark Rober Launch TeamWater · opens in a new tabThe campaign announced it had met its $40 million goal, which it said would fund clean water access for two million people.
Source 24 · The Times of India · MrBeast’s Team Water hits $40 million goal · opens in a new tab The Times of India reported the goal on Sept. 1, 2025; the exact day of the announcement is not confirmed.Bitmine Immersion Technologies said it would invest $200 million in his company. CNBC reported the deal was expected to close on or about Jan. 19.
Source 25 · CNBC · MrBeast platform gets $200 million investment from Bitmine · opens in a new tabThe company bought the financial services app aimed at teens and young adults. It did not disclose the price.
Source 26 · CNBC · MrBeast buys youth-focused financial services app Step · opens in a new tabTheWrap reported he livestreamed the milestone on his channel, and more than 600,000 people watched.
Source 27 · TheWrap · MrBeast Hits 500 Million Subscribers on YouTube · opens in a new tabBBC News reported the marriage, which he announced in an Instagram post.
Source 28 · BBC News · YouTube star MrBeast marries · opens in a new tab Day not given by the BBC.END OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 2012–2026 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.
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