MrBeast, a YouTube sensation, said he made more than $263,000 from a single post on He added that it would be difficult to scrape together significant profits.
MrBeast (real name Jimmy Donaldson) posted a video to X last week titled “$1 vs. $100 million cars!” See how your earnings from X compare to your earnings from YouTube.
During the approximately 20-minute feature, Donaldson test drives cars worth more than $250 million, ranging from a $1 “rust bucket” to a $500,000 “boat car” to a $20 million McLaren F1. I went for a test drive with the car's owner. , Jay Leno.
A week after Donaldson posted the video to X, he shared a screenshot of the post's activity with his more than 27 million followers. This shows that the video has accumulated nearly 160 million impressions or views and over 5 million engagements for him. ” commented.
The image also showed a staggering $263,655 in video earnings.
“But it's a bit of a sham,” Donaldson said. With subtitles image. “My revenue per view is probably higher than what you'll experience because (I think) advertisers realized that this video was getting attention and bought ads on my video.”
The 25-year-old internet sensation posted the same video on YouTube, which has a whopping 234 million subscribers, in September.
On the Google-owned platform, “$1 vs $100,000,000 Car!” It's unclear how much money Donaldson earned from his YouTube videos, although he has more than 216 million views.
For reference, YouTube creators eligible for the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) can earn between $3,400 and $30,000 per million video views, although it requires a certain number of subscribers, uploads, and views. Yahoo Finance.
Meanwhile, X Posts generates revenue through engagement and advertising revenue for users with verified accounts through premium subscription options, according to X Posts. Help center.
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Donaldson, who is known for donating millions of dollars to fans, followed up his X post on Monday afternoon, saying: Had made). “
The winner will be chosen Thursday afternoon, he said.
Representatives for Mr. Donaldson did not immediately respond to The Post's request for comment.
Musk also shared Donaldson's video, adding: “First MrBeast video posted directly to X!”
Although Donaldson initially resisted posting the video to X, he received a large salary.
Earlier this month, he told Musk: Make X “all apps” This is similar to China's WeChat, which combines features such as instant messaging, social media, long-form video content, and video conferencing, and X will not generate “a fraction” of the revenue it earns from YouTube.
Donaldson has the highest income of any social media creator, Forbes reported.
When he was featured on Forbes magazine's “30 under 30'' list in 2023, the outlet reported that he had earned $54 million the previous year, with $32 million of that coming from advertising alone, plus sponsored content. It was reported that he earned $9 million.
