The winner of the multimillionaire and “beasts” says MrBeast has taught it if well losing millions on its spare project

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March 30, 2025

Mrbeast Lost “tens of millions” dollars that produce a beast game – its Amazon Prime Minister. The winner of the game, which took home $ 10 million, says MrBeast’s dedication is inspiring.

YouTube MrBeast star whose real name is Jimmy DonaldsonHe spent more than $ 100 million, producing his competitive reality -shows -Waste Beast. And despite the fact that the show was a hit of the viewer – and won 44 Guinness World records – it was the main financial failure, and the losses totaling to “tens of millions”.

However, Donaldson does not regret it confessed Diary Director. Although this thinking can be considered financially ill -advised, others view it as inspiring, including the show 10 million dollars winner grand prizeJeff Allen.

“It continues to invest in your product,” Allen tells Wealth.

“And even when you hear about the game of the beast – on the paper, he was in red on” beast “because he continued to invest in it, but I think he realized for a long time, he will continue to develop his audience, and probably expanded his audience (s) who has a silver guy,” he adds.

BeastGames was “not a good financial solution” but Mrbeast wanted to send a message

Between the distribution of $ 22 million and the construction of two of the many sets of the show, MrBeast spent at least $ 50 million, he says Diary CEO Stephen Bartlet. The exact one, he said, is a number that he is not recommended to disclose, but “of course” over $ 100 million.

“It was not a good financial solution to make the beast game,” Donaldson adds. “I lost money. I would have more money if I didn’t shoot it.”

But despite the high budget to heaven, Donaldson says it was still difficult.

“Money is not all – construction and management is endlessly harder,” he says.

Mrbeast It has more than 378 million Youtube subscribers – most of any channels – and regularly receives more than 200 million views on its video. But, he said, large streaming companies were skeptical of their ability to create a worthwhile show for television.

“I’m not a dancing ticker – I have a production company; I regularly make spectacles, and even I – these streaming platforms did not take seriously,” he says.

For this reason, he tells the podcas that creating a Beast Games is not about money-speaking is about creating entertainment for raising eyebrows that would send a message on streaming platforms that work with YouTubers is a smart step.

And it may have worked very well.

According to BeastGames, more than 700 million views for the first three episodes in December, reports Nilsen. A total of the 10-episodo series brought Amazon at least $ 100 million Wall Street Journal– And they negotiate a transaction for the second and third series of the show.

Now other YouTubers are their door open to the left and right, says Donaldson. A Wsj reports this NetflixPeacock NBC, and Dysne Everyone strives to increase their relationship with the creators.

Star YouTube Rachel ACKCSO – Usually known as Ms. Rachel – signed a deal with Netflix Earlier this year for the development of four episode series designed for children eats

The tireless work ethics mrbeast fueled his success

Donaldson A multimillion -dollar empire was not built over the night; In fact, he spends almost every hour of wakefulness, focused on his next film project. Allen, who spent several weeks with Donaldson during the shooting of the season of one of the Beast games, says the star has a camera around it eight hours a day at least 28 days a month.

“There is the reason it takes the number one in what he does,” – says Allen Wealth. “But the crazy thing is that he loves it; there was no part where he looked tired or ready to return home. He was always ready to answer the bell and deliver.”

Allen plans to spend most of his prize money, finding a cure for a rare disease of the brain of Lucas’s son and says that regardless of the project, the presence of obvious values is the most important thing to remember.

“I’m a senior guy and I think Wealth. “Find beauty and irregularities, and if you bless something like wet, or if you are going through problems, you don’t need to do it alone.”

Originally this story was presented on Fortune.com