MrBeast Says He Misplaced ‘Tens of Tens of millions’ Making ‘Beast Video games’

• MrBeast has stated that making his Amazon present “Beast Video games” was “not an excellent monetary determination.”
• The YouTuber — actual identify Jimmy Donaldson — made the feedback in an look on the “Diary Of A CEO” podcast.
• “I misplaced tens of thousands and thousands of {dollars} on that present,” Donaldson stated.

MrBeast stated he misplaced “tens of thousands and thousands of {dollars}” making his Prime Video collection “Beast Video games” as he opened up about his funds throughout a current look on Steven Bartlett’s “Diary Of A CEO” podcast.

Whereas “Beast Video games,” which was launched in December, turned one in all Amazon’s greatest collection debuts of 2024, MrBeast stated making it was “not an excellent monetary determination.”

“I misplaced a ton of cash filming the present, in order that got here out of my pocket,” the YouTuber — actual identify Jimmy Donaldson — stated.

The ten-episode actuality competitors sees contestants compete for $5 million money prizes. It drew greater than 50 million viewers in its first 25 days and have become Prime Video’s most-watched unscripted collection ever, Amazon stated in January.

However that seemingly did not cease Donaldson from struggling massive losses.

“I misplaced tens of thousands and thousands of {dollars} on that present. I am an fool,” he instructed host Bartlett, explaining that simply the units on the primary two episodes price greater than $29 million collectively.

Regardless of his heavy losses, Donaldson — who confirmed that the present price greater than $100 million to make in complete — has no regrets.

“For me, it was about making season one pretty much as good as attainable. I am unable to let the YouTube group down as a result of creators do not have an excellent rep in the case of doing stuff on streaming platforms,” he stated. “If I fail, it is over; no streaming platform is ever gonna contact a YouTuber ever once more,” he added.

Elsewhere within the interview, Donaldson touched on his personal funds, telling Bartlett that he had “lower than 1,000,000 {dollars}” in his checking account.

“Are you a billionaire?” Bartlett requested the 26-year-old creator, who has greater than 365 million subscribers on YouTube.

“On paper, yeah,” Donaldson responded. “However I imply, in my precise checking account, I’ve lower than 1,000,000 {dollars}.”

Donaldson added that whereas he pays himself a wage, he tries to offer himself simply sufficient to cowl what he personally spends a month, preferring as an alternative to reinvest his a refund into his model.

“Cash is gasoline to develop enterprise,” he stated. “You discover a enterprise that you just take pleasure in that is higher for mom nature or Earth or individuals, and there you go you have got a fulfilled life. That is my idea.”