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MrBeast reaches 400 million subscribers on YouTube

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<p>James Donaldson, popularly known as MrBeast, has a achieved a historic milestone as he reached 400 million subscribers on YouTube.</p><p>The content creator took to social media as he looked back on his journey over the past decade as he celebrated his new feat.  </p><p>&quot;400,000,000 subscribers! A decade ago before I blew up, everyone in my life told me I was too obsessed and [was] constantly told I’d never make it,&quot; he recounted.</p><p>In spite of facing skepticism, MrBeast said he remained driven by his passion. &quot;Despite that, I was in love with making content and grinded every moment my eyes were open for 7 years before anyone started watching,&quot; he said.</p><p>He also opened up about a personal moment with his mother during the early days of his career. &quot;I literally told my mom I’d rather be homeless than do anything else. The greatest gift in life is being able to wake up every day with a purpose and thanks to YouTube and you guys, I have that. Thanks for 400M 🥰,&quot; he said.</p><p>With 400 million subscribers, MrBeast is the most subscribed channel on YouTube.</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1929212432771416509&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-06-02T10%3A48%3A55.399391%3Ade5139c9-8d50-4b45-a970-3a78528a0a33%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=9b57bec606157bad781c9062f91f63f1d8d490ac&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:527px;height:849px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1929212432771416509"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>MrBeast uploaded his fist video on YouTube back in February 2012.</p><p>In a recent interview with Steven Bartlett on <em>The Diary of a CEO </em>podcast, MrBeast attributed his success as a content creator to his relentless focus.  </p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s very weird how I have extreme obsession to the point where I just think about the same [thing]. For me, it&#x27;s much easier to think about something 16 hours a day for seven days straight than it is like to gear shift constantly,&quot; he shared.</p><p>The YouTuber described his ability to focus obsessively on a single goal as his &quot;superpower.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m really good at just obsessing over one thing more than anyone else on the planet. If I were to say, what&#x27;s my superpower? It&#x27;s that. I can just obsess endlessly about something, and I can just have the same thoughts over and over and over and over again. It&#x27;s very weird. It wasn&#x27;t like it was work for me grinding YouTube for those 10 years or whatever where no one was really watching it. It&#x27;s just who I am,&quot; he highlighted.</p><p>MrBeast also relayed that he is fond of solving complex problems. &quot;I think just in general, I just really love solving consistent, complex, hard problems. I think that&#x27;s what gets me out of bed. The harder the problems, the more exciting it is,&quot; he stated.</p>

<p>With 400 million subscribers, MrBeast has the most subscribers on YouTube.</p>