Jimmy Donaldson - operating on YouTube as MrBeast, saw over 3.06 billion views on his popular YouTube channel in December 2024. In November 2022, MrBeast overtook PewDiePie as the most subscribed YouTuber on the platform. Additionally, MrBeast was the most valued content creator in the United States and Canada during the second quarter of 2022, with an Influencer Media value of 4.9 million U.S. dollars.

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