MrBeast Hits 500 Million YouTube Subscribers — Celebrates with Special Livestream
MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) reached 500 million YouTube subscribers on June 12, 2026 — becoming the first creator in YouTube's history to hit the milestone. To mark the occasion, he went live on his channel with a special celebration stream. Watch it below.
500M at a Glance
500M+
Subscribers
YouTube
Platform
June 12, 2026
Milestone Date
#1 Ever
Historic Rank
Subscriber Milestones
100M
2019
Earned first YouTube Creator Award at 100M — the Diamond Play Button.
200M
2022
Doubled to 200M, cementing his place as the most-subscribed individual creator.
300M
2023
Surpassed T-Series' individual channel growth rate.
400M
2024
Reached 400M while expanding Beast Games Season 1 on Amazon.
500M
June 12, 2026
First YouTube channel in history to hit 500 million subscribers.
Fast Facts
- MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) launched his YouTube channel in February 2012 at age 13.
- He is the first individual creator — and the first YouTube channel of any kind — to reach 500 million subscribers.
- His channels collectively exceed 700 million subscribers across MrBeast, Beast Philanthropy, MrBeast Gaming, and others.
- Beast Games Season 1 on Amazon Prime Video was the most-watched unscripted series debut in Amazon history.
- He has given away over $100 million to contestants, strangers, and charities across his videos.
Why 500M Matters for the Creator Economy
No individual creator — or any channel — has ever reached 500 million subscribers on YouTube before. MrBeast's growth is a direct result of reinvesting ad revenue back into production, a data-driven approach to thumbnails and titles, and a global localization strategy with dubbed versions of videos in 12+ languages. The 500M milestone signals that YouTube's creator economy can now produce audiences that rival the largest traditional media networks in the world.