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Gen Z content creators are bringing in millions from their side hustles—and questioning the need for a college degree

With names like MrBeast getting rich off content creation, Gen Z and Gen Alpha are rethinking degrees in favor of ring lights.

Fortune

MrBeast CEO and 'Beast Games' winner rally brand partners and rare disease support on Wall Street

MrBeast’s new CEO is hitting Wall Street as YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson’s media empire looks to develop long-term brand partnerships and, in turn, unlock more funding for its charitable content

The Independent UK

MrBeast Jumps Into Coldplay Kiss Cam Scandal With Giveaway: Tag Your Boss To Win VIP Tickets

On Friday, YouTube sensation Jimmy Donaldson—better known as MrBeast jumped into the viral Coldplay concert drama by offering fans a chance to win VIP tickets—if they tag their boss, that is.

Benzinga

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MrBeast scraps AI YouTube thumbnail generator days after announcing it: 'If creators don't want the tools, no worries'

The YouTuber was buried in criticism after announcing the AI tool, which he said "literally feels like cheating."

PC Gamer

MrBeast Pulls AI Thumbnail Tool After Backlash from YouTubers: 'Didn't Mean to Upset Anyone'

MrBeast has pulled his new AI thumbnail tool after creators slammed it for undermining creativity and threatening human design jobs.

International Business Times UK

MrBeast just found a way to make YouTube thumbnails even more obnoxious

Just add AI.

Creative Bloq

Six great reads: the world’s biggest YouTube star, a missing twin and a way to understand polarisation

Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days

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Five Great Reads: Jacinda Ardern, how they made The Goonies, and a year of celibacy

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

The Guardian - AU

MrBeast Net Worth 2025: Is World's Most Successful YouTuber Still Rich? Why Is He Borrowing Money For His Wedding?

Speaking on the Diary of a CEO podcast with Steven Bartlett, MrBeast explained that his actual bank balance was far less impressive.

International Business Times UK

MrBeast says despite being worth $1 billion he actually has 'very little money' and is borrowing cash from his mom to pay for his wedding

"A decade ago before I blew up everyone in my life told me I was too obsessed and constantly told I’d never make it," Jimmy Donaldson wrote on X.

Fortune

‘The Mozart of the attention economy’: why MrBeast is the world’s biggest YouTube star

The long read: He’s spent 24 hours immersed in slime, two days buried alive – and showered vast amounts of cash on lucky participants. But are MrBeast’s videos simply very savvy clickbait – or acts of avant garde genius?

The Guardian - UK

MrBeast aims to raise millions for his charity by offering a weekend experience to six-figure donors

MrBeast plans to turn the success of his Amazon Prime Video reality competition series into millions of dollars for charity

The Independent UK

YouTube Star With Nearly 15 Million Fans Quits Channel Citing Fame's Toll And To Focus on Family

Luke Nichols, a popular YouTuber for nearly a decade, is saying goodbye. He is known for his Outdoor Boys channel and has amassed over 15 million followers with his solitary camping videos.

International Business Times UK

MrBeast fans left outraged and demanding refunds after Las Vegas event

‘This experience has been nothing short of horrible,’ says one attendee at The MrBeast Experience at Resorts World Las Vegas

The Independent UK

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YouTuber MrBeast Says Trump Tariffs 'Ironically' Make It Cheaper to Produce Chocolate Outside the U.S.

MrBeast criticizes Trump's tariffs, saying they unintentionally make overseas chocolate production cheaper than manufacturing in the U.S.

Fortune

Overnight multimillionaire and Beast Games winner says MrBeast taught him when it's okay to lose millions on your passion project

Despite Beast Games losing “tens of millions” of dollars, the game’s $10 million winner says MrBeast’s dedication is inspiring.

Fortune

MrBeast told Mark Zuckerberg the first thing he would change if he ran Meta

In a joint interview, YouTube sensation MrBeast and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg swapped thoughts on reaching audiences with video.

International Business Times UK

MrBeast's Biggest Moneymaker Isn't YouTube Or Even Beast Games—This Business Will Surprise You

While MrBeast dominates YouTube and explores gaming, his biggest moneymaker isn't what you'd expect.

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Fortune

MrBeast is the world's top YouTuber with an $85 million empire—but he says the average person 'would be miserable' living his life

Jimmy Donaldson runs a litany of businesses, and says he can feel like a “zoo animal” working a schedule that is not for the faint of heart.

The Guardian - UK

YouTube star MrBeast planning investment round that could value company at $5bn

Funds would be used to create holding company for 26-year-old’s growing empire of video and food businesses

Fortune

MrBeast says he built his $700M YouTube empire on the “purple cow effect”

MrBeast, a.k.a. Jimmy Donaldson, has cracked the code for YouTube stardom—but says his success won’t be easy to replicate.

The Conversation

YouTube was born from a failed dating site – 20 years on, the world’s biggest video platform faces new challenges

When three former PayPal employees, Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim, registered the domain www.youtube.com 20 years ago, they wanted to create an online dating site based around videos of users. In 2016, Chen told the SXSW conference: “We thought dating would be the obvious choice.”

The Independent UK

MrBeast explains why he has ‘less than one million dollars in the bank’

Social media star lost ‘tens of millions’ on Amazon series ‘Beast Games’

Salon

In 20 years, YouTube took over TV

The platform that changed the very meaning of electronic communication is now a dominant TV platform

The Guardian - US

Under the influence: Beast Games and the YouTube-ification of television

Amazon’s hugely successful extreme competition series is the latest attempt to lure younger online viewers to TV

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