MrBeast is one of the most famous YouTubers of all time. With 144 million subscribers, MrBeast is a force of nature and holds the fourth most subscribed YouTube channel in the world.
He is famous for his philanthropic ways and often does massive giveaways in his videos. According to a report from Insider, MrBeast gave away an estimated $3.2 million in cash in 2022 alone! From private islands to jets, nothing is excluded from his list of giveaways.
However, many have wondered what happens to the winners in the MrBeast videos. How do the winners cope with the fame and monetary gains that come with featuring on some of the most watched videos? Let’s find out!
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Who are some of the biggest winners in MrBeast’s videos?
MrBeast, aka Jimmy Donaldson, averages 96.9 million views per video as per a report from Hype Auditor. However, the number is going up day by day as the channel gains more subscribers. In 2022, MrBeast gave away a private jet that was worth a reported $2.5 million. It was a fairly simple challenge as the contestants had to place their hands on the plane and the last to take off their hand, wins the prize.
The winner of the challenge was Harry Lewis, who is a YouTuber. He kept his hands on the plane for 18 hours straight. However, one catch to the challenge was, the winner could not keep the prize and had to give it away. Although Harry “W2S” Lewis initially gave the private jet to his brother, they sold it later for a value of $2.5 million as the cost of maintaining the plane was too much for them.
In an August 2020 video, the YouTuber gave away an island worth $800,000. The rules for this competition were simple. The last person to remain on the Island won the prize and it was a person by the name of Chandler. However, similar to Harry Lewis, Chandler also sold the island later.
In a video from November 2021, MrBeast recreated the concept of Squid Game in real life. Squid Game was a South Korean Netflix show, which took the world by storm with its unique format. Being the innovator that MrBeast is, he recreated the sets and the challenges from the show in real life and the prize was a whopping $456,000 in cash.
So what was the rule for the challenge? As the readers may have guessed already, the last person to remain wins the prize.
The challenge was won by a person called Cam, who was contestant no. 079 in the video. While Cam won the challenge, he did not go crazy and spend it all. Although many asked him for money after the video, Cam kept it himself and explained that he wanted to keep the money for himself and his family. But the biggest rags-to-riches story of a MrBeast challenge came in a September 2020 video.
In the video, MrBeast invited 4 small-time YouTubers and asked them to place their hands on his diamond YouTube play button and the last person to still have their hands on it won a shout-out from the man himself. Ultimately, YouTuber Zealous won the challenge and gained over a million subscribers in no time!
Do winners in the MrBeast videos keep their prize money?
As fans know, MrBeast is known to offer life-changing amounts of money to the winners of his challenges. However, there have been some complaints about the YouTuber’s prizes and how they may cost the winners a lot of money. For example, Chandler had to sell the island due to taxes and maintenance costs. However, the YouTuber has an answer for that as well.
During a recent appearance on the TMG Podcast, MrBeast explained, “Here’s the thing, a lot of people don’t understand because they’re like, ‘Oh! MrBeast f***ks people over he gives them prizes and taxes’. Just sell it, sell it! Sometimes I’ll just buy it if they don’t want it… Well, I’ll give it to them if they’re like, ‘Ah the taxes’, I’ll just be like, ‘Ok here, I’ll just give you what I think I could sell for’… So we usually give them a couple options and a lot of people choose the latter. But some people will take it and just sell it themselves.” (h/t via LADbible)
The YouTuber also explained the matter in a very simple manner and used the private jet as an example. Harry Lewis had to give away the jet to someone else. If the person who got the jet, did not want it, then they could just sell it. As a result, they would get around $1.4 million for the plane after the tax cut if they sell the property for $2.5 million. As evident from his comments, sometimes the buyer may be MrBeast himself!
The 24-year-old is worth $100 million according to a report from Celebrity Net Worth. He also reportedly earns somewhere between $3-5 million per month from his business ventures. He has added that whatever money he ends up earning from his videos, goes straight into the production of his next video. And, he does not plan on stopping anytime soon.