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== Каријера ==
==== Историја ====
Доналдсон је 2011, са својих тринаест година, почео да отпрема видео-снимке на Јутјуб.<ref name="NightMediaNightMedia2">{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190123005544/en/Night-Media-Signs-Top-Influencer-%E2%80%9CMrBeast%E2%80%9D|title=Night Media Signs Top Influencer, "MrBeast"|date=January 23, 2019|website=Business Wire|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526074211/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190123005544/en/Night-Media-Signs-Top-Influencer-%E2%80%9CMrBeast%E2%80%9D|archive-date=May 26, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=May 26, 2019}}</ref> Његов канал је носио назив „МrBeast6000”. Садржај (контент) канала у почетку је обухватао видео-снимке жанра [[летсплеј]], a касније су то били видеи попут процењивања богатства других јутјубера.<ref name="Newsweek3Newsweek4">{{cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/mrbeast-youtube-interview-how-did-youtuber-make-money-battle-royale-airsoft-1383921|title=How YouTuber MrBeast Pulled Off a Real-life Battle Royale in three Weeks|last=Asarch|first=Steven|date=April 2, 2019|newspaper=[[Newsweek]]|access-date=May 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109164325/https://www.newsweek.com/mrbeast-youtube-interview-how-did-youtuber-make-money-battle-royale-airsoft-1383921|archive-date=November 9, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Међутим, његови клипови нису били толико популарни — сваки је у просеку имао по хиљаду прегледа. Тако је било све до видео-снимка у којем је Доналдсон бројао до 100.000 2017. године, који је за само неколико дана прикупио десетине хиљада прегледа.<ref name="Newsweek4">{{cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/mrbeast-youtube-interview-how-did-youtuber-make-money-battle-royale-airsoft-1383921|title=How YouTuber MrBeast Pulled Off a Real-life Battle Royale in three Weeks|last=Asarch|first=Steven|date=April 2, 2019|newspaper=[[Newsweek]]|access-date=May 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109164325/https://www.newsweek.com/mrbeast-youtube-interview-how-did-youtuber-make-money-battle-royale-airsoft-1383921|archive-date=November 9, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Закључно с јануаром 2021. Доналдсон има 49,6 милиона претплатника на главном каналу.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA|title=MrBeast|via=YouTube|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317071203/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA|archive-date=March 17, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=March 14, 2020}}</ref> Има потписан уговор с компанијом за менаџмент талената Најт мидија са седиштем у [[Далас|Даласу]]у.<ref name="NightMedia2">{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190123005544/en/Night-Media-Signs-Top-Influencer-%E2%80%9CMrBeast%E2%80%9D|title=Night Media Signs Top Influencer, "MrBeast"|date=January 23, 2019|website=Business Wire|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526074211/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190123005544/en/Night-Media-Signs-Top-Influencer-%E2%80%9CMrBeast%E2%80%9D|archive-date=May 26, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=May 26, 2019}}</ref>
==== Садржај и стил ====
Доналдсонове видео-снимке обично одликују „егзибиције које привлаче пажњу”. Неретко прави видее у којима донира велике своте новца појединцима. Многи од тих клипова су данас спонзорисани, док је раније донирао без спонзора.<ref name="BNCBNC2">{{Cite news|url=http://businessnc.com/greenville-youtuber-mrbeast-racks-up-millions-of-views/|title=Greenville YouTuber MrBeast racks up millions of views|last=Wanbaugh|first=Taylor|date=July 30, 2018|work=Business North Carolina|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007221625/https://businessnc.com/greenville-youtuber-mrbeast-racks-up-millions-of-views/|archive-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/28/18157845/mrbeast-youtube-donations-adsense-brand-deals|title=MrBeast, YouTube's viral philanthropist, explains where all that money comes from|last=Alexander|first=Julia|date=December 28, 2018|website=The Verge|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217185340/https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/28/18157845/mrbeast-youtube-donations-adsense-brand-deals|archive-date=December 17, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref>
Јануара 2017. године Доналдсон је објавио готово 24-часовни видео под називом „Бројао сам до 100.000!” ({{Јез-енгл|I Counted To 100,000!}}), за који му је требало више од 40 сати снимања.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/millions-of-people-have-watched-youtuber-mrbeast-count-to-100000-2017-1|title=Millions of people watched YouTuber 'MrBeast' count to 100,000|last=Farquhar|first=Peter|date=January 12, 2017|work=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007221615/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/millions-of-people-have-watched-youtuber-mrbeast-count-to-100000-2017-1|archive-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref> Следећи видео је био сличан претходном, с тим што је Доналдсон бројао до 200.000. Снимак је објавњен наредног месеца и за њега му је било потребно нешто више од 55 сати. Оба снимка су, према Доналдсону, морала бити убрзана јер су премашивала Јутјубово временско ограничење за отпремање.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CVwXBYVqVk|title=Counting To 200,000 (Road To A Mil)|last=Donaldson|first=Jimmy|date=February 17, 2017|website=YouTube|publisher=MrBeast|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819060255/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CVwXBYVqVk|archive-date=August 19, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=October 31, 2018}}</ref> Поред тога, Доналдсон је имао разноразне видео-снимке као што је снимак у ком је покушавао да разбије стакло користећи стотину [[Мегафон|мегафонамегафон]]а, гледање боје како се суши више од сат времена,<ref name="BNC2">{{Cite news|url=http://businessnc.com/greenville-youtuber-mrbeast-racks-up-millions-of-views/|title=Greenville YouTuber MrBeast racks up millions of views|last=Wanbaugh|first=Taylor|date=July 30, 2018|work=Business North Carolina|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007221625/https://businessnc.com/greenville-youtuber-mrbeast-racks-up-millions-of-views/|archive-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref> покушао је да остане под водом 24 сата (али није успео због здравствених проблема) и један дан је безуспешно покушавао да врти [[фиџет спинер]] итд.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/fidget-spinner-record-youtube/|title=Watch these YouTubers attempt to break a fidget spinner record|last=Grasso|first=Samantha|date=May 28, 2017|work=[[Daily Dot]]|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007221613/https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/fidget-spinner-record-youtube/|archive-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref> Марта 2019. приредио је и снимио бетл ројал такмичење у стварном животу у [[Лос Анђелес|Лос Анђелесу]]у, с наградом од 200.000 долара (одигране су 2 игре; свака игра је је вредела 100.000 долара) у сарадњи са ''[[Apex Legends|Ејпекс леџендсом]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.apnews.com/fa94b3068e03411e86d5240414ec502d|title=MrBeast Hosts Real-life Battle Royale Tournament|date=March 14, 2019|work=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=May 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526074958/https://www.apnews.com/fa94b3068e03411e86d5240414ec502d|archive-date=May 26, 2019}}</ref> Догађај и наградни фонд спонзорисао је [[Electronic Arts|Електроник арт]], издавач ''Ејпекс леџендса''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/03/13/mrbeast-ea-apex-legends-sponsorship-youtubers/|title=MrBeast Drops Video Of Real Life, EA-Sponsored 'Apex Legends' Battle|last=Hale|first=James|date=March 13, 2019|website=[[Tubefilter]]}}</ref>
A typical video involves Donaldson giving away large sums of money,<ref name="Atlantic">{{cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/05/youtubes-biggest-philanthropist-has-a-history-of-homophobic-comments/561248/|title='YouTube's Biggest Philanthropist' Has a History of Homophobic Comments|last=Lorenz|first=Taylor|date=May 24, 2018|newspaper=[[The Atlantic]]|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715091820/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/05/youtubes-biggest-philanthropist-has-a-history-of-homophobic-comments/561248/|archive-date=July 15, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Newsweek2018">{{cite news|newspaper=[[Newsweek]]|url=https://www.newsweek.com/who-mrbeast-north-carolina-server-tipped-10000-two-drinks-youtube-star-1180532|title=Who is MrBeast? North Carolina Server tipped $10,000 for two drinks by YouTube star|date=October 22, 2018|last=Palmer|first=Ewan|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007221615/https://www.newsweek.com/who-mrbeast-north-carolina-server-tipped-10000-two-drinks-youtube-star-1180532|archive-date=October 7, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> such as giving $100,000 worth of items to homeless shelters in December 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPXmbM2UEbU|title=Giving $100,000 To A Homeless Person|last1=Donaldson|first1=Jimmy|publisher=MrBeast|date=Dec 23, 2018|website=YouTube|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108001147/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPXmbM2UEbU|archive-date=November 8, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> donating $32,000 to the Veterans Army Wounded Warrior Program, $70,000 to [[St. Jude Children's Research Hospital]], and $10,000 to a local animal shelter in Los Angeles.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yrdFAJUSaU|title=Donating $100,000 To Shroud In Real Life|publisher=Mr. Beast|website=YouTube|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107204630/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yrdFAJUSaU&gl=US&hl=en&has_verified=1&bpctr=9999999999|archive-date=November 7, 2019|last1=Donaldson|first1=Jimmy|url-status=live|accessdate=|date=April 4, 2019}}</ref> His expensive YouTube videos are mostly funded and sponsored by the coupon company [[Honey (company)|Honey.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/11/21/honey-shane-dawson-mrbeast-4-billion/|title=Browser Extension 'Honey', A Frequent Shane Dawson And MrBeast Sponsor, Acquired For $4 Billion|last1=Weiss|first1=Geoff|date=November 21, 2019|accessdate=October 15, 2020|website=Tubefilter}}</ref> During [[PewDiePie vs T-Series]], a competition to become [[List of most-subscribed YouTube channels|the most-subscribed channel]] on YouTube, Donaldson bought billboards, numerous ads and radio advertisements to help [[PewDiePie]] gain more subscribers than [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]];<ref name="Metro">{{cite web |last=Griffin |first=Louise |title=Inside the world of Mr Beast, the YouTuber helping PewDiePie keep his top spot |url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/11/28/inside-the-world-of-mr-beast-the-challenge-loving-youtuber-helping-pewdiepie-keep-his-top-spot-against-t-series-8186159/ |website=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] |accessdate=December 27, 2018 |language=en |date=November 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227230447/https://metro.co.uk/2018/11/28/inside-the-world-of-mr-beast-the-challenge-loving-youtuber-helping-pewdiepie-keep-his-top-spot-against-t-series-8186159/ |archive-date=December 27, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> at the [[Super Bowl LIII]], he bought multiple seats for him and his team whose shirts spelled out, "Sub 2 PewDiePie".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theeastcarolinian.com/arts_and_entertainment/article_82c0df66-2903-11e9-a2cb-13262ce83230.html|title=YouTubers MrBeast, Jake Paul spotted at Sup Dogs |date=February 5, 2019|newspaper=The East Carolinian|access-date=May 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526075433/http://www.theeastcarolinian.com/arts_and_entertainment/article_82c0df66-2903-11e9-a2cb-13262ce83230.html|archive-date=May 26, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.sg/pewdiepie-war-with-t-series-hits-super-bowl-mr-beast-2019-2/|newspaper=Business Insider|title=PewDiePie's war with T-Series hit the Super Bowl, as YouTuber Mr Beast turned up to the game with 'Sub 2 PewDiePie' shirts|first=Isabel Asher|last=Hamilton|date=February 4, 2019|access-date=May 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526075815/https://www.businessinsider.sg/pewdiepie-war-with-t-series-hits-super-bowl-mr-beast-2019-2/|archive-date=May 26, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=January 2021}}
In May 2018, Donaldson was criticized by Taylor Lorenz of ''[[The Atlantic]]'' for his supposedly [[Homophobia|homophobic]] tweets that contained slurs like "[[Faggot (slang)|fag]]" and "gay".<ref name="Atlantic" /> He responded by stating that "I’m not offensive in the slightest bit in anything I do."<ref name="Atlantic" />
Donaldson was also accused of faking portions of his videos by a person who worked for him as a contract [[video editor]] for a week.<ref name="Atlantic" /> Many other [[YouTuber|YouTubers]]s defended him in response, calling the accusations baseless.<ref name="Atlantic" />
== Personal life ==
Donaldson resides in [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[North Carolina]], and graduated from the Greenville Christian Academy in 2016.<ref name=BNC"BNC2"/> In Fall 2016, he dropped out of college in order to pursue a full-time career as a YouTuber.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shaw |first1=Lucas |last2=Bergen |first2=Mark |title=The North Carolina Kid Who Cracked YouTube’s Secret Code |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-22/who-is-mrbeast-meet-youtube-s-top-creator-of-2020 |publisher=Bloomberg |access-date=23 December 2020}}</ref> Donaldson has an older brother named CJ Donaldson, who owns a channel named "MrBro".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/secret-brother-mrbeast-reveals-himself-hilarious-video-964472/|title=MrBeast's 'secret' brother finally reveals himself in hilarious video|website=Dexerto|last1=Koepp|first1=Brent|date=August 29, 2019|accessdate=October 27, 2020}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=January 2021}} He suffers from [[Crohn's disease]], an [[Inflammatory bowel disease|inflammatory bowel condition]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/mrbeast-youtube-jimmy-donaldson-net-worth-life-career-challenges-teamtrees-2019-11?r=AU&IR=T#over-the-years-mrbeast-has-revealed-a-few-details-about-his-life-15|title=How 22-year-old YouTube star MrBeast found success through elaborate stunts and giveaways|website=Business Insider|last1=Leskin|first1=Paige|last2=Harris|first2=Margot|date=March 5, 2020|accessdate=October 27, 2020}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=January 2021}} Donaldson is in a relationship with [[Instagram]] model Maddy Spidell.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/mrbeast-confirms-new-girlfriend-surprise-instagram-post-726354|title=MrBeast confirms new girlfriend with surprise Instagram post|last=Glaze|first=Virginia|date=June 17, 2019|work=Dexerto|access-date=September 18, 2020}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=January 2021}}
== Awards and nominations ==
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