Popular YouTube content creator MrBeast has revealed the staggering amount of money it took to make one of his most recent videos, noting that it cost over $3 million to produce. Since his rise to stardom on the platform, Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson has made a name for himself with his extravagant projects and charismatic personality. His overwhelming popularity has even seen MrBeast pass prolific content creator PewDiePie, currently boasting nearly 170 million subscribers.MrBeast has been known for the significant amounts of money he throws around when making his YouTube videos. Some of his videos have featured grand and expensive projects, like providing surgeries for 1,000 blind people in order to restore their sight. MrBeast has been known as a philanthropic creator with his staff as well, reportedly buying an entire village in North Carolina for himself and his employees. Now, MrBeast has shared just how much one of his enormous video projects costs to make. In a post shared with his premium Twitter subscribers, MrBeast revealed several financial statistics about his most recent video, titled "Train vs. Giant Pit." According to the tweet, MrBeast revealed that the video has earned over $167,000 within just a week of its premiere. However, the post also confirmed the staggering monetary cost of making MrBeast's newest video, with the experiment crashing a train and several other vehicles into a pit costing more than $3 million to produce. MrBeast also encourage fans to subscribe to his Twitter account, confirming he often shares behind-the-scenes details about his channel.
While MrBeast's massive amount of YouTube wealth has enabled the creator to push the boundaries of the platform, he has also made several ventures beyond video creation as well. MrBeast launched his own virtual chain of restaurants with MrBeast Burger in 2020, as well as a new line of chocolate snacks last year with Feastables. MrBeast has even reportedly been considering making a run for the US presidency, both expressing the idea himself and asking fans for their opinions.
MrBeast's rise to YouTube stardom has not been without its fair share of controversy, both from fans and other creators. Earlier this year, fellow content creators Logan Paul and Lazarbeam would both accuse MrBeast of poaching their employees, suggesting leading editors had left their teams for MrBeast. MrBeast's videos about curing blindness and deafness have also sparked rampant debate, with some feeling Donaldson is flaunting his wealth for popularity while others criticized the healthcare system. MrBeast will surely continue to spark discussion among fans and fellow creators with his new endeavors in the future.