MrBeast Earns Over $263K from First X Video Amid Controversy

YouTube Star Calls Earnings a 'Facade', Plans to Give Away $250K Amid Accusations of Rigged Results

MrBeast, real name Jimmy Donaldson, made over $263,000 from his first video on X, a platform owned by Elon Musk.
The video, titled '$1 vs $100,000,000 Car!', amassed nearly 160 million views and over 5 million engagements within a week.
Despite the earnings, MrBeast called the revenue a 'bit of a facade', suggesting that his revenue per view is likely higher than what others would experience.
MrBeast has announced plans to give away $250,000 of the earnings to 10 random people who repost and follow him on X.
Some X users and industry experts have accused Elon Musk of potentially rigging the results of MrBeast's experiment to inflate his earnings.