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Content creator Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast is the most subscribed individual with more than 200 million subscribers on YouTube.
However, with a growing number of social media users on Twitter, now referred to as X, urging MrBeast to share his videos on an alternative platform, the content creator faces a challenging reality.
What Happened: MrBeast uploads videos every couple of weeks on YouTube, the video platform owned by Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL). The content of MrBeast’s videos varies widely, encompassing everything from competitive contests and extreme challenges to philanthropic activities, as well as a series of educational videos comparing $1 versus $1,000,000 spending scenarios.
On Saturday, MrBeast uploaded his latest video "I Spent 7 Days In Solitary Confinement," which has over 9.5 million views in its first three hours.
Millions of views are common for MrBeast videos, with the popular content creator ranking as the top individual and second overall YouTube account with 223 million subscribers, trailing only T-Series, an Indian music channel (255 million subscribers).
MrBeast shared on Twitter that his new video had dropped Saturday.
"I uploaded, go watch or I'll drop kick you," MrBeast tweeted to his 25 ...