Khaberni - American "YouTube" star Jimmy Donaldson, known as "MrBeast", has achieved an unprecedented feat after his channel surpassed the 500 million subscriber threshold, thus becoming the first content creator to reach this massive number.
This exceptional achievement is the culmination of a series of successive record-breaking figures, as "MrBeast" had previously come close to this target by the end of last May, recording about 494 million subscribers.
The platform's statistics reflect the huge and steady growth of Donaldson's channel, which saw the addition of 117 million subscribers in 2025 alone, in one of the most dominant growth years in YouTube's history.
This momentum is still ongoing, with data showing that he is gaining an average of about 133,000 new subscribers daily, and "MrBeast's" dominance is not limited to subscriber count alone but also extends to matching phenomenal viewership numbers, as his channel now exceeds 129 billion cumulative views across approximately 985 videos.
MrBeast's reaching half a billion subscribers is a milestone in the history of digital content creation and confirms his established position as the largest and most famous content creator globally.
Jimmy Donaldson, an American YouTuber and businessman whose YouTube channel has the highest number of subscribers worldwide, is known for his large challenges, massive giveaways, and high-budget charitable works.
He started his YouTube journey by posting videos about games and endurance challenges, and his popularity increased significantly thanks to his charitable works and funding humanitarian projects. He then expanded his ventures to include competitive games, a production studio, launching his own brands, and organizing charity events.
Jimmy Donaldson was born on May 7, 1998, in Wichita, Kansas, USA, and grew up as the middle child among three siblings, with their mother who served in the military.
From a young age, he was passionate about gaming and computers, and he began posting his first videos on YouTube in 2012, at the age of 13.
