Most-followed YouTuber Mr.Beast says Elon Musk's hugely popular videos won't generate “a fraction” of the revenue the mogul's social media site earns from the Google-owned platform. refused the request to upload to X.
On Saturday, the 25-year-old internet sensation uploaded her latest video to her more than 224 million subscribers, informing her X followers: post It said, “I've uploaded it. Go check it out or I'll dropkick you.”
“Please upload to this platform as well,” replied a user calling himself DogeDesigner.
“Yes,” Musk added, adding that he aims to make X a “do-it-all app” similar to China's WeChat, combining features such as instant messaging, social media, long-form video content, and video conferencing.
MrBeast (real name Jimmy Donaldson) said the site owned by the world's richest man can't come close to generating the kind of revenue that YouTube offers.
“My videos cost millions of dollars to make, and even if they got a billion views on Mr. Donaldson responded to Mr. Musk.
“Once monetization really takes off, we'll test it out!” he added.
YouTube creators eligible for the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) must have a certain number of subscribers, uploads, and views and can earn between $3,400 and $30,000 per million video views. Yahoo Finance.
Donaldson's latest video, titled “I Spent 7 Days in Solitary Confinement,” received nearly 54 million views in the first day it was posted.
Posts on X, on the other hand, generate revenue through user engagement and ad revenue with verified accounts via premium subscription options.
A blog site called Life Math Money, run by a man identified as Harsh Strongman, estimates that creators earn just $7 per million impressions based on their own revenue on the platform.
Representatives for X did not immediately respond to The Post's request for comment.
This is the second time in six months that Mr. Donaldson has rejected Mr. Musk's request to join Company X, which began in October when Mr. Musk claimed that Jews were inciting hatred. The exodus is expected to reduce advertising sales by about $2.5 billion in 2023. against white people.
Last June 2023, Musk responded to Donaldson's post about posting a new video: “Please post on this platform as well. Your revenue per view must be competitive with YouTube. If not, we will adjust.”
Donaldson's income is the highest among social media creators, Forbes reported.
When he was featured on Forbes' “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.
