MrBeast, the most-followed YouTuber, has made $250,000 from a video he put on X. The video has had 157 million views. There are more views every day. It is called "$1 Car vs $100,000,000 Car". Many companies bought ads on his video. He will give the $250,000 away. Twelve lucky followers will each get $20,000.
MrBeast wanted to know how YouTube videos become so popular. For five years, he studied this. He said: "I woke up, I would Uber Eats food, and then I would sit on my computer all day just studying [stuff] nonstop." He is now a successful businessman and influencer. He also does a lot for charity.
Try the same news story at these levels:
YouTuber MrBeast - Level 1, YouTuber MrBeast - Level 2 or YouTuber MrBeast - Level 3
Sources- https://mashable.com/article/mrbeast-x-video-revenue-earnings
- https://news.sky.com/story/mrbeast-offers-followers-cash-windfall-after-x-video-earns-him-200k-13054344
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MrBeast
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