MrBeast, whose actual name is Jimmy Donaldson, has added another arrow to his quiver after surpassing 100 million YouTube subscribers and becoming the highest-paid YouTuber in history.
The 24-year-old has been identified as the richest and best creative in the world right now, ranking first on Forbes’ 2022 Top Creators.
According to Forbes, MrBeast had 162 million followers, an average engagement rate of 5.99 percent, and an entrepreneurial score of three in 2021. He also reported earning a staggering $54 million.
According to reports, the majority of his earnings came from sponsorships on his YouTube videos.
But what was his main justification for winning first place?
Mr. Beast won the top spot on this list, according to Forbes, “not just because he earns more than anybody else, but also because his restaurant concept, MrBeast Burger, is a truly entrepreneurial method for the YouTuber to monetize his celebrity.
“Rather than invest in cooking equipment or delivery infrastructure, MrBeast created the ghost kitchen operation in December 2020, in which people order a MrBeast Burger online and an affiliated restaurant with extra staff prepares the order for delivery.”
However, MrBeast didn’t receive the news with the same sense of excitement that you might anticipate.
He thanked Forbes for the “number one slot” in a tweet response to their piece, but he also took the time to correct several of their numbers.
A couple of edits, I have more than 160 million followers, our channels have 200 million+ subscribers only on their own, and the entrepreneur score seems off, some of my friends with less than ten employees scored the same as those with more than one hundred, lol.
Thanks for the number 1 spot ❤️
Couple edits, I have more then 160 mil followers. Our channels have 200+ mil subs alone.
The entrepreneur score seems off, some of my friends with sub 10 employees scored the same as ones with 100+ lol
In 2012, MrBeast made his YouTube debut and quickly became well-known for his bizarre and risky videos.
The content producer goes above and above for his fans, spending big money or placing himself in risky situations, such as “purchasing everything in a store” or “50 hours buried alive.”
Even though not everyone liked his reenactment of the popular Netflix survival show Squid Game—one person called it “ironic” while another said Mr. Beast had missed the “purpose” of the program—the video nevertheless received over 200 million views.
Our grand opening broke the world record for most burgers sold in a day by a single restaurant lol
In Forbes’ 2022 Top Creators, Mr. Beast will be followed by people like Charli D’Amelio, who became well-known for her dancing videos on TikTok.
Her net income from 2021, which totaled $17.5 million, was merely a tenth of Mr. Beast’s, despite the fact that she came in right after him.
Podcaster Alexandra Cooper, who made $20 million in 2021, is in third position.
MrBeast chose to give his 100,000,000th user their own private island as a way to commemorate the platform just reaching 100 million subscribers.
What will he do to celebrate making Forbes’ list of the top creators for 2022? Who knows, but it’s safe to say that there will probably be a ton of money involved.
Kevin Feige verified the information about Thanos resetting the cosmos in an interview with Entertainment Weekly (via UNILAD). Yet we’re not grumbling about it. Official confirmation of Tom Holland’s participation in Spider-Man 4 has come from Kevin Feige, president of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With that in mind, fans and viewers of the MCU have been relieved about the news while also being eager for more of the iconic superhero!
Making Headlines
Spider-Man: No Way Home, Tom Holland’s final performance, was released in 2021 and was absolutely fantastic. Feige said, probably in reference to Spider-Man 4 and No Way Home, “We were all treating (No Way Home) as the end of a franchise. If we were fortunate enough to explore these characters once more, we believe you would see a completely different version. If we had anything to say about it, this would be huge news!
A Surprising Return
This is significant news since when Holland finished his first trilogy with the critically acclaimed and financially successful Spider-Man: No Way Home, the future of his Spider-Man tenure was in some doubt. A multiverse-spanning, multiple Spider-Man-starring epic, that movie was an incredible smash hit, grossing more than $1 billion worldwide (the first cinematic release to do so), and energizing fans with the reunion of both Toby Maguire and Andrew Garfield in their respective forms as Peter Parker.
Spider-Man 4’s narrative or release date remain unknown at this time, but the tiny symbiote fragment still present in the MCU may have a significant impact. Naturally, Spider-Man won’t miss out on Avengers Secret Wars, Marvel’s upcoming major event, which is set to take place in 2026. Yet another huge announcement that we’re all waiting for and something that we can look forward to, hopefully we can get our money’s worth when a new movie comes out!
The next Frankenstein film that Academy Award-winning director Guillermo del Toro is working on is now casting, and the cast is reported to include some of the most promising young actors. And now, Oscar Isaac, Andrew, Garfield, and Mia Goth are in conversations About Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein.
A Starting Headline
There is not much information available about the movie, and del Toro’s creative direction is kept under wraps. According to a source close to the project, del Toro is currently revising the script, and no actors have received official offers. Yet, according to insiders, all three have met with him and have agreed to star.
Fresh Off Another
Pinocchio, directed by Guillermo del Toro, was a huge success for Netflix. It received positive reviews from critics and won numerous prizes for Best Animated Feature, including one at the 95th Academy Awards this year. He also won Best Picture in 2018 for his The Shape of Water, a horror-inspired movie. Frankenstein, directed by Guillermo del Toro, will debut on Netflix.
Del Toro has been working on his Frankenstein idea for a while. He has always wanted to make a film based on the well-known Mary Shelley tale. It is unknown if his rendition would be a period piece or take place in the present. It’s unclear who would play Dr. Frankenstein or his creation; Goth is rumored to play the doctor’s love interest. Del Toro already seems to be assembling a cast that is as hot as any in town, even in its early stages. In addition to his Emmy-nominated work in the Marvel limited series Moon Knight and HBO’s Scenes from a Marriage, Isaac is still quite active.
Whoopi Goldberg recently got into some trouble after calling the Romani people an insensitive name during an episode of The View.
“Wokeness” is complicated
The actor-turned-talk show host claimed during a discussion about the late President Donald Trump that his fans believed he was ‘gypped’ in the 2020 election.
Unbeknownst to Goldberg, the phrase “gypped,” which meaning “to rip someone off,” is probably originated from the word “gypsy,” an insult used to designate the nomadic Romani people, according to Merriam-Webster.
Social media users reacted angrily to Goldberg’s usage of the phrase as a result.
"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg used the term "gypped"–a slur for gypsies–while discussing former President Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/iJcmQuKFHm
Whoopi Goldberg’s apology is well-deserved, according to one user. “Gypsies are a real class of people with their own unique hardships, and they are most often stereotyped by ignorant pretentious entitled elitists individuals like Whoopi Goldberg, and it shows,” the user added.
“I don’t know how many more’slip ups’ by Whoopi need to be done before the ABC Network takes a position,” a second stated. “I’m not even sure why The View is still there given the nonsense they’ve said and done. I guess they condone it to let it to continue.”
Shortly after the show aired, The View’s official Twitter account published an apologetic video in response to people criticizing the presenter.
You know, when you get to a certain age, you start using words you remember saying or knowing from when you were a kid. That’s what I did today, and I shouldn’t have.
“I should have thought about it a little longer before I said it, but I didn’t, and I should have said ‘cheated,’ but I used another word. And I’m really, very sorry,” the 67-year-old actor continued.
She apologized, trying not to smile as she said.
She received harsh criticism for her apology as a result.
“Don’t trust her. She’s lying yet again. She meant precisely what she stated,” one user commented.
Some social media users also noted that they were unaware that the term “gypped,” or the incorrect spelling “jipped,” was insulting.
In 2013, University of Texas at Austin professor Ian Hancock, whose Romani parents were born in Britain, described how the phrase affects people of Romani heritage to NPR.
Many frequently claim to him that they were unaware that the word “gypped” had anything to do with gypsies or that it is insulting, especially when the word is spoken rather than read, he added.
“That’s okay. You didn’t know but now you do. So stop using it. That may mean nothing to you, but when we hear it, it still hurts,” is my reply to them.
So there you have it.
Baby boomers who are ranting on social media about how the ‘awake’ world has gone insane, take note: it is no longer appropriate to compare Romani people to liars, cheaters, and thieves.
When you’re more than willing to hurt their feelings, don’t whine about how “wokeness” has wounded your feelings.