MrBeast (James Donaldson) has become the first YouTuber to reach 500…
MrBeast (James Donaldson) has become the first YouTuber to reach 500 million subscribers.
Consensus
- MrBeast (James Donaldson) became the first person in history to reach 500 million YouTube subscribers
- The achievement occurred on June 12, 2024
- The event was celebrated through an online livestream with 13 million viewers
- MrBeast's YouTube channel was created on February 20, 2012
- His most popular video is titled 'The Squid Game in Real Life for $456,000' with nearly a billion views
- He initially gained fame through gaming content and later shifted to challenges, pranks, and charity projects
Points of divergence
- MrBeast's first viral success came in January 2017 with a video titled 'Counting to 10,000 in one sitting' — kommersant
- MrBeast's first viral success came in January 2017 with a video titled 'Counting to 10,000 in one sitting' — vedomosti
Coverage (2 sources)
- MrBeast becomes the first person in the world to reach 500 million YouTube subscribers — Коммерсантъ
- MrBeast Becomes First Person in the World to Reach 500 Million YouTube Subscribers — Ведомости