MrBeast became the largest channel on YouTube with over 270 million subscribers

Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, started his YouTube channel back in 2012. Over the years, it has slowly evolved into what it is today. The channel started with small videos, but eventually focused on large social experiments and street challenges that gained popularity.

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For example, in the video "Last to Remove Hand, Gets Lamborghini Challenge", participants have to keep their hand on a car, and the winner gets a Lamborghini.

The channel is known for its hugely popular concepts, with the live-action version of the Netflix TV show "Squid Game" being the most popular video. MrBeast has also attracted well-known sponsors, including Samsung, which started cooperation in 2023.

On 1 June 2024, MrBeast overtook T-Series to become the YouTube channel with the most subscribers.

After 6 years, we have finally avenged Pewdiepie ???? pic.twitter.com/V1znbyqw27

- MrBeast (@MrBeast) 2 June 2024

T-Series, the music label's channel from Indian Bollywood, previously set the record in 2019, overtaking PewDiePie, and has held it since. MrBeast took the top spot after gaining 11 million subscribers in a single day, which Donaldson said was the most the channel had ever gained in a single day.

As of 3 June, MrBeast surpassed 270 million subscribers.

Source: 9to5Google