Agents, producers, and creator-side executives say studios and streamers have become more open to working with creators.
YouTube sensation MrBeast recently revealed that he connects with the legendary Kobe Bryant’s work ethic and several other qualities. The late NBA icon inspired millions with his legacy and drive before his tragic passing in 2020.
YouTube star MrBeast says he would have purchased Hot Ones from Buzzfeed after Sean Evans bought the show for $82M.
A group of American investors, including YouTube star MrBeast and Roblox CEO David Baszucki, has secured over $20 billion for a potential TikTok takeover, but ByteDance has yet to respond to their bid.
The social media star's Beast Games is airing Amazon Prime Video. The reality show, inspired by the Netflix hit Squid Game, sees contestants battling it out for a grand prize of $5 million. Last week, Variety reported that the show had surpassed 50 million unique viewers in 25 days.
Multiple investors are going into a bidding war. A consortium of American investors is planning to acquire TikTok, reported Bloomberg. Led by
MrBeast himself hasn’t publicly commented on which side he’ll choose yet. “The leading groups who are all credible [sic] bidding on Tik Tok have reached out for us to help them, I’m excited to partner/make this a reality,” he posted on Wednesday.
It’s not clear if TikTok’s owner ByteDance has seriously considered the offer, Bloomberg reported. Others floated as potential buyers include Elon Musk, Amazon, Oracle, and a syndicate headed by billionaire Frank McCourt.
Jimmy Donaldson — better known online as MrBeast — isn’t in the TikTok bidding race just yet, according to a representative for the YouTube star.
Content creator Jimmy Donaldson, known on the Internet as MrBeast, has made it clear he is interested in buying TikTok. Donaldson has the most subscribers of any user on YouTube— over 340 million—and boasts over 113 million TikTok followers.
An investment group with MrBeast as its main face plans to offer more than $20 billion to buy TikTok in the US.