Mr. Beast Is So Rich, He Earns More In A Year Than The GDP Of Some Countries

It's without a doubt that Mr. Beast is one of the most successful content creators of all time. The popular YouTuber, whose real name is James Donaldson, is known for his attention-grabbing content filled with insane giveaways and eyebrow raising challenges that he and his team undertake on camera. He officially has the most subscribed to and watched channel on the entire video-based social media platform as of 2024, with over 336 million subscribers overall. In July of this year alone his channel raked in over 3 billion views, a remarkable achievement solidifying him as one of the most successful YouTubers to date. At the young age of only 26 years old, Mr. Beast has done what most will not be able to accomplish in a lifetime.

That being said, with all the success and accolades Mr. Beast has accomplished in his young life, we are left with one question: how much money is he actually worth? Well, while the answer to this question probably won't surprise most people, it is remarkable nonetheless. This is because Mr. Beast is so absurdly rich, he actually earns more in a year than the GDP of certain countries. So without further ado, let's take a look at the financial success behind the legendary YouTuber and how it compares to the GDP of different countries in the world.

As of 2024, the estimated net worth of Mr. Beast is somewhere in the ballpark of $700 million. This is certainly an abundance of wealth for someone his age, so how exactly did he make his fortune? Well, it's relatively simple. Mr. Beast currently has five different YouTube channels, which generate the majority of their income from advertisements. Generally speaking, it's been speculated that his channels bring in somewhere around $3 million a month from this revenue source, which would total about $36 million annually altogether.

Outside of this, his other business ventures have brought him a significant amount of income as well. His brand Feastables, which sells different food items like chocolate bars, has been projected to bring in somewhere close to $100 million per year, but it doesn't stop there. In January of this year, Mr. Beast secured another $100 million from a deal with Amazon where he agreed to release a series on the platform. He also makes an undisclosed amount of money from selling his official merchandise, among other revenue streams. With the information about his annual income that has been made publicly available so far, it appears as though Mr. Beast will cap off 2024 with an annual income of $236 million. However, we still haven't accounted for the money he brought in solely from traffic to his YouTube channel.

YouTube pays around $0.01-$0.03 per view, which would mean $10 to $30 per 1,000 views. This means with an average of 163.4 million views per month across Mr. Beast's YouTube channels, we can estimate that he's bringing in somewhere around $1,634,037 to $4,902,111 a month. That would mean he will make between $19,608,444 and $58,825,332 on top of the $236 million he raked in this year, bringing his total annual revenue somewhere between $255 and $294 million. That being the case, we can officially say that he made more money than the countries of Nauru and Tuvalu combined, which individually had an annual GDP of both $161 million and $66 million this year. It's also worth noting that Mr. Beast made more money in 2024 than the entire GDP of the country of Kiribati in 2022 as well. Kiribati is a small island country located in the same region as Tuvalu and Nauru.

Overall, having made more money in one year than the entire GDP of three separate countries, regardless of how small and isolated they may be, is no small feat to accomplish. Also, the money we accounted for today is just a rough estimate. Mr. Beast may also have made a significant sum of money from his merchandise sales as well, although the total amount has not been made publicly available.