MrBeast Spends Over $4 Million on a New YouTube Video

MrBeast was just named the top creator of 2025 by Forbes, which declared that he's the world's "most followed person on social media."

The social media influencer's real name is Jimmy Donaldson, and his net worth passed the billion-dollar mark in 2025, when he became "the 8th youngest billionaire" at age 27, NewsNation reported. He rose to fame in 2017 with a video showing him counting to 100,000.

So he can certainly afford to create a pricey YouTube video, and he's known for creating elaborate videos. For example, for one past video, he recreated the show Squid Game, complete with "detailed sets" and "hundreds of participants," Game Rant noted.

Even with all of that, the stats he dropped on his X page turned some heads and built anticipation for what he's planning next.

"Some stats for my next YouTube video - 400+ days from set build to final edit - 171 days of filming - 11,000 hours of footage - $4,000,000+ spent If you guys don’t like my next YouTube video I’ll cry," he wrote on X on June 14.

Another user asked when the new video will drop, and he wrote "next Saturday," which would be on June 21. 

Some stats for my next YouTube video

- 400+ days from set build to final edit
- 171 days of filming
- 11,000 hours of footage
- $4,000,000+ spent

If you guys don’t like my next YouTube video I’ll cry 😭

— MrBeast (@MrBeast) June 14, 2025

MrBeast has 405 million people following his YouTube page.

His social media following overall is even higher; he has 634 million followers on his various social media accounts, Forbes wrote.

Forbes called MrBeast "YouTube’s ringmaster of stunts and challenges " and noted that he now has a "candy brand Feastables, fast food chain MrBeast Burger," and a streaming show called Beast Games. 

Dhar Mann, another YouTube creator, was second on the Forbes' list. Jake Paul came in third, Rhett & Link were fourth, and podcaster Alex Cooper was fifth.

MrBeast's X announcement had more than 4 million views.

"This is next level dedication. God bless you bro. And thanks for making us happy with your videos," a fan wrote on MrBeast's comment thread.