Mrbeast

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson is one of the most successful YouTube creators out there, a master showman who has cultivated an image of himself as a generous philanthropist, using the money he makes from sponsorships and YouTube videos to fund ever more ambitious charitable endeavors. At 24 years-old, MrBeast boasts 130 million YouTube subscribers, and is currently one of the most influential people on the planet, having figured out how to entertain the masses through high-budget publicity stunts that help the needy. MrBeast’s videos are either footage of him and his friends goofing off, or random acts of extreme generosity, with titles like “Giving $1,000,000 Of Food To People In Need” and “I Gave $200,000 To People Who Lost Their Jobs.” MrBeast’s latest video sees the YouTuber help cure the blind, partnering with SEE International to provide Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS) to 1,000 patients, … [Read more...] about MrBeast Cured The Blind, And Sparked A Fierce Ethics Debate

If you can believe that the “creator economy” has been around long enough to have battle-scarred veterans, then Marc Hustvedt is one of them. As the 43-year-old president of MrBeast (the current most subscribed-to individual YouTuber), Hustvedt is—in YouTube years, at least—a real old-timer. By the time MrBeast (aka Jimmy Donaldson) started making videos in his childhood bedroom on his older brother’s hand-me-down laptop, Hustvedt had already founded TubeFilter, the popular news site covering the emerging world of digital creators, launched the award show The Streamys (which just held its 12th annual gala in December), and executive produced direct-to-fans comedy specials for Maria Bamford and Greg Proops . Hustvedt is modest about his current role as the head of a company that aims to reach more than one billion people every month. “If you can make consistent content that an audience wants to see, the tools are there for you to do the rest of the business stuff,” … [Read more...] about MrBeast’s president wants you to know the creator economy is not dead

World-class photography has been a trademark of Forbes for more than 100 years. Whether it’s a definitive portrait of a billionaire entrepreneur on the cover of our print magazine or a Rube Goldberg-like factory floor, these images take the reader beyond the text and tell the story in a more human way. Some of our best photography this year has been for our marquee packages. Tim Tadder’s kinetic, kaleidoscopic snaps brought our annual 30 Under 30 honorees to life in a way that words could never do. The Internet’s Top Creators were rendered both moody and optimistic through the lens of Guerin Blask. Rebecca Miller and Gabriela Hasbun created floral masterpieces for our 50 Over 50 list, which honors women who have achieved major breakthroughs in the second half of life. Under the overall direction of Forbes’ Creative Director Alicia Hallett-Chan, each photograph was carefully shepherded through the process from assignment to final retouching by our Photo Director, Robyn Selman … [Read more...] about The Best Of Forbes Photography 2022