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Key Takeaways Jimmy Donaldson, who goes by MrBeast on social media, is the world’s top YouTuber, with 476 million subscribers.
Following the recent release of a docuseries titled “How MrBeast Works 18 Hours Per Day,” Donaldson admits he does not have a healthy work-life balance.
The YouTube star works long hours in hopes of establishing his company, Beast Industries, as an entertainment giant rivaling Disney.
MrBeast has built a YouTube empire on stunts — living in a cave, marooning himself on an island— pushing each idea further than the last. At 27, MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, boasts a record-setting 476 million subscribers and a work ethic to match.
Following last week’s release of a docuseries titled “How MrBeast Works 18 Hours Per Day,” Donaldson, the world’s top YouTuber by subscribers, weighed in on his lack of work-life balance.
“I live to work and 100% do not have a healthy work life balance,” Donaldson wrote in a post on X this week.
“It was a miracle if a day was less than 15 hours for me,” Donaldson said in the docuseries, noting that he plans his schedule “down to the minute.”
Jimmy Donaldson. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for MTV)
Donaldson had very little time to spare last summer, while filming the second season of his Amazon Prime competition show “Beast Games.” Still, he never slowed down on his main gig — churning out massive, high-budget YouTube videos that routinely top 100 million views.
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