MrBeast blogger was the first in history to reach 500 million subscribers on YouTube

The largest YouTube blogger MrBeast (real name — James Donaldson) He was the first in the world to reach 500 million subscribers on a video hosting site. This was announced on June 12 by the YouTube press service.

"Today, Jimmy Donaldson, known worldwide as MrBeast, officially made history by becoming the first individual content creator to reach 500 million subscribers on YouTube," the statement said.

The YouTube press service congratulated the blogger on this achievement. The video hosting company also noted its high viewing figures: for example, the MrBeast video "Playing Squid for $456 thousand in real life!", released in 2024, was watched by almost 1 billion people. YouTube called this video the defining one for the channel.

In addition, the video hosting service pointed to Donaldson's humanitarian initiatives as "a key part of his mission." Examples include MrBeast projects to clean beaches, rivers, and oceans of debris, as well as tree planting.

Donaldson registered his YouTube channel in February 2012. During this time, his content began to attract a large audience. In addition to 500 million subscribers, by the time of publication, MrBeast videos on YouTube had accumulated a total of 128.8 billion views. He has received all kinds of awards from the platform for the number of subscribers: from silver to red diamond YouTube buttons. Donaldson is also involved in charity and business activities.

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The YouTube press service announced in October last year that the Second Chance program had been launched on the platform to provide blocked bloggers with the opportunity to return to their activities on the video hosting site. This initiative applies to those users who have already tried all other ways to appeal the blocking. To unlock the account, the specialists will individually review all applications, taking into account the nature of previous violations.