MrBeast aka Jimmy Donaldson is an inspiration for most of the aspiring YouTubers out there. The 25-year-old is presently the most-subscribed individual YouTuber with a net worth of $100 million. While his success story after repeated failures stands as an inspiration for many, Naruto also played a major role in it. It was his incredible idea while watching the anime that pushed him to astronomical levels of success.
The fans of MrBeast know well about the transition in the style of his videos over the years. The YouTuber entered the platform at the very early age of 13 trying his hands on gameplay videos and videos about the wealth of other YouTubers. Little did he know back then that he would also write a success story of his own.
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What was the catalyst for MrBeast’s success?
Jimmy Donaldson is highly known for his challenge videos created on a huge scale and also having a philanthropist background. But success was not overnight for Donaldson, as MrBeast took quite a time to know about the algorithm.
MrBeast’s counting to 100,000 was one of the main steps to success in his career. It took him over 40 hours to count to 100k for a video which brought him worldwide attention in a very short period. When Jimmy Donaldson spoke about the video in an interview, he revealed that it was his obsession with Naruto that helped him to think of the incredible feat.
Naruto, one of the big three names in the world of anime is also known for its massive storyline, and according to Jimmy Donaldson, he didn’t want to invest so much time for nothing. He had the insane urge to make his watch more fruitful.
“I was watching a show called Naruto and it’s like 700 episodes but I couldn’t justify the time to watch it. So I really wanted to watch this show but I was like, it’s too much time so I just put it on pause and then I started thinking you know ‘How can I make money while I watch this’ and so I just, I blew it.”
Ultimately, he came up with a unique plan that worked like magic. The Feastables founder practiced counting and went on to count to 100,000 while enjoying the anime. The video went viral and proved to be a major push to his channel which presently boasts 171 million subscribers.
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MrBeast is not the only channel run by Jimmy Donaldson. There are also dedicated channels by the names of Beast Reacts, MrBeast Gaming, MrBeast 2, and Beast Philanthropy. Besides this, the internet celebrity has also opened numerous channels where his videos are dubbed in many languages to appeal the international audiences.
But we can’t expect Jimmy Donaldson to not go big, as recently the announcement of his Japanese dub blew the viewers.
MrBeast gets an iconic voice actor on board for the Japanese dub
The internet was set ablaze after Jimmy Donaldson’s anime obsession led him to bring the voice of Naruto to his videos. The announcement was made a few months back when he announced that his videos will also have a Japanese voice track now and it is none other than Junko Takeuchi, the legendary voice of Naruto who will voice Donaldson.
It will surely attract a huge audience to the MrBeast videos as they will also pull the Naruto fans who love to hear the character. On the other hand, non-native Japanese viewers will also benefit from this move. The Kansas-born YouTuber is undoubtedly one of the greatest internet personalities to exist and it can’t be denied that he did not leave the throne of the platform very soon.
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