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MrBeast makes history as first creator to reach 500 million YouTube subscribers

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>MrBeast has made history as the first content creator on YouTube to reach 500 million subscribers.</p><p>Following the said feat, MrBeast took to social media to share the screenshot of his channel reaching half a billion subscribers on YouTube. </p><p>Expressing his gratitude, he wrote: &quot;WE HIT HALF A BILLION SUBSCRIBERS! THANK YOU!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DZfYjjFs-Vp/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=642&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A19830915.299999952%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="506" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:658px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>YouTube CEO Neal Mohan presented MrBeast with a new Play Button award for the milestone.</p><p>&quot;Congratulations @mrbeast on making history as the first creator to reach 500 million subscribers on @youtube! 🎉This achievement is a testament to what’s possible when a creator has the freedom to follow their creativity and be their authentic selves,&quot; Neal posted on his Instagram page.</p><p>He added: &quot;Jimmy, you are an incredible innovator and we&#x27;re so proud to be part of your journey.&quot;</p><p>Fans online were quick to congratulate MrBeast on this massive feat.</p><p>&quot;Congrats been here since 50,000 in 2016 ❤️🙌🔥,&quot; one fan commented.</p><p>&quot;Huge congratulations!!&quot; another fan said.</p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-5" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DZiMO-3myQD/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=642&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A5%2C%22os%22%3A19831317.599999964%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="778" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-5" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:658px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>MrBeast uploaded his fist video on YouTube in February 2012.</p><p>Speaking on a past episode of <em>The Diary of a CEO</em> podcast with Steven Bartlett, the YouTube star reflected on the mindset that helped him build his massive online presence, pointing to his intense level of 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 shift gear constantly,&quot; he shared.</p><p>According to MrBeast, his tendency to become completely immersed in a single pursuit is what sets him apart.</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><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/2/10/youtube-star-mrbeast-buys-youth-focused-banking-app-0953" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: YouTube star MrBeast buys youth-focused banking app</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>He also revealed that tackling difficult challenges also motivates him.</p><p>&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>MrBeast took to social media to pen a message expressing his gratitude to those who supported his YouTube journey. </p>

MrBeast took to social media to pen a message expressing his gratitude to those who supported his YouTube journey.