Feb 20, 2012 Verified
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Genesis
13-year-old Jimmy Donaldson creates the YouTube channel 'MrBeast6000' and uploads Minecraft & gaming videos.
The Museum
Achievements & milestones
An interactive digital museum of every record, award, launch and philanthropic milestone in MrBeast's career — with live YouTube data refreshed every 6 hours.
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Subscriber milestones gallery
Every verified subscriber milestone on MrBeast's main channel — with the badge tier, official banner, and commemorative play button award. Tap any image to view it in full screen.
- 2012 Verified
100Subscribers
100 subscribers reachedCommunityFirst 100 subscribers — a small community of gaming viewers watching Minecraft Let's Plays and commentary.
- 2013 Verified
1KSubscribers
1K subscribers reachedCommunityFirst real audience. MrBeast experiments with Call of Duty tips, Minecraft series and 'Worst Intros on YouTube' commentary.
- 2015 Verified
10KSubscribers
10K subscribers reachedCommunityThe 'Worst Intros on YouTube' series goes viral within the commentary community, bringing his first big growth spurt.
- 2016 Verified
100KSubscribers
100K subscribers reachedSilverEarns YouTube's Silver Play Button. Pivots fully into the format that will define him: stunts, challenges and counting videos.
- 2017 Verified
1MSubscribers
1M subscribers reachedGoldYouTube's Gold Play Button. The 44-hour 'Counting to 100,000' stream cements the MrBeast identity: extreme stunts + huge giveaways.
- 2018 Verified
10MSubscribers
10M subscribers reachedDiamondDiamond Play Button. Six-figure giveaway videos begin to dominate YouTube's trending page worldwide.
- 2019 Verified
20MSubscribers
20M subscribers reachedDiamondTeam Trees launches with Mark Rober, pledging 20 million trees — matched to a 20M-subscriber celebration.
- 2020 Verified
30MSubscribers
30M subscribers reachedDiamondPandemic-era stunt videos ('$1 vs $1,000,000 house') push growth into overdrive. MrBeast Burger launches.
- 2020 Verified
40MSubscribers
40M subscribers reachedDiamondPasses PewDiePie's pace of growth. Beast Philanthropy is announced with 100% of channel profits going to charity.
- 2021 Verified
50MSubscribers
50M subscribers reachedDiamondSquid Game IRL becomes the most-viewed video in YouTube history for a creator — bringing millions of new subscribers overnight.
- Jan 2022 Verified
60MSubscribers
60M subscribers reachedDiamondFeastables launches. MrBeast becomes the fastest creator to reach 60 million subs on YouTube.
- Mar 2022 Verified
70MSubscribers
70M subscribers reachedDiamondPassing 70M in a few months — a pace no solo YouTuber had matched.
- May 2022 Verified
80MSubscribers
80M subscribers reachedDiamondCrosses 80M as 'Real Life Insane Asylum' and 'Extreme $1,000,000 Hide and Seek' break trending records.
- Jul 2022 Verified
90MSubscribers
90M subscribers reachedDiamondOne month away from 100M. Now consistently adding ~10 million subscribers a month.
- Jul 28, 2022 Verified
100MSubscribers
100M subscribers reachedRed DiamondAwarded the Red Diamond Play Button — only a handful of creators have ever hit this tier. The main channel is now larger than most TV networks.
- Jun 2023 Verified
150MSubscribers
150M subscribers reachedCustomOvertakes T-Series to become the most-subscribed YouTube channel in the world — the first individual ever to do so.
- Feb 2024 Verified
200MSubscribers
200M subscribers reachedCustomFirst solo creator to cross 200M. Now growing faster than any channel in YouTube's history.
- Aug 2024 Verified
250MSubscribers
250M subscribers reachedCustomBeast Games ramps up production with 1,000 contestants. Subscriber count grows even faster than during Squid Game IRL.
- Oct 2024 Verified
300MSubscribers
300M subscribers reachedRubyThe first individual creator ever to reach 300 million subscribers — a milestone no one but T-Series had ever crossed.
- 2025 Verified
400MSubscribers
400M subscribers reachedRubyMrBeast crosses 400 million subscribers — extending his lead as the largest individual creator in YouTube history and closing in on the all-time global subscriber record.
- 2026 Verified
500MSubscribers
500M subscribers reachedRubyA historic half-billion subscribers — MrBeast becomes the first individual creator ever to reach 500M, cementing his place as the biggest solo YouTuber of all time.
Gallery
Play buttons & trophy room
Behind-the-scenes photographs of MrBeast's YouTube play button collection — from the first Silver plaque to the one-of-one 500M award. Tap any image to view it full screen.
Prime Video
Beast Games milestones
March 18, 2024
Announced
December 19, 2024
Premiere
$5,000,000
Prize pool
1,000
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Seasons ordered
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Timeline
The full career timeline
- 2025Beast Games· Prime Video📊Most-watched unscripted debut on Prime Video
Beast Games becomes Prime Video's biggest unscripted launch.
- 2025Beast Games· Amazon MGM🔁Beast Games renewed for Seasons 2 & 3
Amazon greenlights two additional seasons.
- 2024YouTube· YouTube🌐200M subscribers
Sustains fastest-ever growth curve for an individual creator.
- 2024YouTube· YouTube🌍300M subscribers
Becomes the first individual to cross 300M on YouTube.
- 2024Awards· Forbes💼Forbes — Highest-Paid YouTuber
Named #1 highest-paid creator for a second year.
- 2024World Records· Guinness World Records🏅Largest cash prize in TV history
$5,000,000 grand prize on Beast Games — verified by Guinness.
- 2024World Records· Guinness World Records🏅Most contestants on a game show
1,000 contestants competing simultaneously on Beast Games.
- 2024Beast Games· Amazon MGM📺Beast Games announced with Amazon MGM
Reality competition series revealed for Prime Video.
- 2024Beast Games· Prime Video🎥Beast Games premieres on Prime Video
Season 1 debuts globally with 10 episodes.
- 2024Business· Lunchly🥪Lunchly launches
Ready-to-eat lunch kits with Logan Paul and KSI.
- 2024Charity· Beast Philanthropy🍽️10M+ meals delivered
Beast Philanthropy food distribution passes ten million meals.
- 2023YouTube· YouTube👑Most-subscribed YouTube channel
Overtakes T-Series to become the #1 channel worldwide.
- 2023Awards· Streamy Awards🏆Streamy — Show of the Year (Squid Game IRL)
Wins Show of the Year plus multiple category awards.
- 2023Awards· Nickelodeon🧡Kids' Choice — Favorite Male Creator
Back-to-back Kids' Choice Award.
- 2023Awards· Forbes💼Forbes — Highest-Paid YouTuber
Tops Forbes' annual creator earnings list.
- 2023Awards· TIME🕰️TIME 100 Most Influential
Included in TIME's list of the world's most influential people.
- 2023World Records· Guinness World Records🏅Most-subscribed individual on YouTube
Overtakes PewDiePie as the most-subscribed individual creator.
- 2023Business· ViewStats📈ViewStats launches
Creator analytics platform from the MrBeast team.
- 2023Business· Feastables🛒Feastables nationwide at Walmart
Feastables rolls out to all Walmart locations in the US.
- 2023Charity💧100+ wells built in Africa
Provides clean water to communities across sub-Saharan Africa.
- 2023Charity👁️1,000 blind people cured
Sponsors cataract surgeries restoring sight to 1,000 patients.
- 2023Charity👂1,000 deaf people receive hearing aids
Distributes hearing aids restoring hearing to 1,000 people.
- 2023Charity🏠Homes gifted to families in need
Dozens of houses awarded through video challenges.
- 2022YouTube· YouTube🔴100M subscribers — Red Diamond
Only a handful of creators have ever reached this tier.
- 2022Awards· Streamy Awards🏆Streamy — Creator of the Year
Repeat winner for record-breaking output.
- 2022Awards· Nickelodeon🧡Kids' Choice — Favorite Male Creator
First of multiple Kids' Choice wins.
- 2022Business· Feastables🍫Feastables launches
Snack brand debuts with chocolate bars; later expands to gummies & cookies.
- 2021YouTube· YouTube💎50M subscribers
Crosses fifty million on the main channel.
- 2021World Records· YouTube🏅Most-viewed YouTube video in 24h (creator)
Squid Game IRL video breaks first-day view records for a creator.
- 2021Charity· Ocean Conservancy🌊Team Seas — 34M pounds removed
Co-founded with Mark Rober; removes 34M+ pounds of ocean trash.
- 2020Awards· Streamy Awards🏆Streamy — Creator of the Year
Wins Creator of the Year at the 10th Streamy Awards.
- 2020Business🍔MrBeast Burger launches
Virtual restaurant concept launches nationwide.
- 2020Charity· Beast Philanthropy❤️Beast Philanthropy launches
100% of channel profits fund charitable work worldwide.
- 2019Career💵First $1M giveaway video
Redefines viral philanthropy on YouTube.
- 2019Awards· Shorty Awards⭐Shorty Award — YouTuber of the Year
Recognized for viral impact and philanthropy.
- 2019Charity· Arbor Day Foundation🌳Team Trees — 20M trees pledged
Co-founded with Mark Rober; funds the planting of 20+ million trees.
- 2018Career📈Hits 10M subscribers
Rapid growth from stunt & giveaway videos.
- 2018YouTube· YouTube💎10M Diamond Play Button
Ten million subscribers unlocked.
- 2017Career🚀'Counting to 100,000' goes viral
44-hour livestream puts the channel on the map and defines the stunt format.
- 2017YouTube· YouTube🥇1M Gold Play Button
Reaches one million subscribers.
- 2016YouTube· YouTube🥈100K Silver Play Button
First official YouTube Creator Award.
- 2012Career🎬Uploads first video to YouTube
13-year-old Jimmy Donaldson starts uploading as 'MrBeast6000'.