According to Forbes, Amazon Prime Video and MrBeast have worked together to turn a popular YouTube series into a reality game called “Beast Games” that is broadcast in 240 countries and offers a $5 million cash award to the winner – the largest number ever for a TV show.
The most successful Youtuber in history
James Stephen “Jimmy” Donaldson,25, The American boy started making YouTube videos at the age of 13. Since then, his channel has had more than 300 million subscribers, making his channel one of the channels with the most subscribers and the most views in the world.
Earning hundreds of millions of dollars each year
“Beast Games” will be broadcast by Amazon every Monday, where 1,000 contestants will compete in a format similar to the challenges on the MrBeast YouTube channel.
Challenges like building the world’s largest Lego tower or staying underground for 50 hours have made Jimmy Donaldson one of the most famous people in the world.
According to Forbes, this is the highest paid content creator – $54 million per year.
Prime Video will maintain MrBeast’s format and content construction but still maintain information security. Amazon’s ambition is to make “Beast Games” the biggest reality game series ever.
Donaldson said in an article: “My goal is to make the greatest show possible and prove YouTubers and creators can succeed on other platforms”. He admitted to being given creative control by Amazon to make it happen.
Jimmy currently has an estimated net worth of about $500 million, a brand empire that includes Feastables snack bars and MrBeast Burgers restaurant chain.
Donaldson is very outspoken about his charitable endeavors, which include providing $300,000 to underprivileged students and $3 million to Ukrainian refugees.