MrBeast’s birthday message to himself went viral within minutes on social media.
“Happy Birthday MrBeast!” the popular YouTuber wrote on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday.
The Context
MrBeast—whose real name is James “Jimmy” Donaldson—began his career posting gaming videos, largely consisting of Call of Duty and Minecraft play videos. In 2017, he went viral for sharing a nearly 24-hour video of himself counting to 100,000. Today, the Kansas native boasts 392 million subscribers on the platform and is known for his extravagant challenges and humanitarian projects.
In addition to his large YouTube following, Donaldson also has 115.3 million TikTok followers, 69.3 million Instagram followers and 32.5 million followers on X, formerly Twitter.
Meanwhile, his Amazon Prime Video Beast Games reality competition quickly shattered numerous Guinness World Records, and his entrepreneurial efforts even extend into food, with brands like Feastables, MrBeast Burger and Lunchly.
In 2022, Forbes reported that Donaldson was worth $500 million—bringing in an estimated $54 million annually—and could become the world’s first YouTuber billionaire.
Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for MrBeast Burger
What To Know
Donaldson turned 27 on Wednesday and celebrated his birthday with his X followers.
Within just nine minutes, his post racked up 129,000 views, and at the time of publication, it has garnered 6.4 million views.
Newsweek reached out to Donaldson’s representative via email for comment.
Happy Birthday MrBeast!
— MrBeast (@MrBeast) May 7, 2025
In the comments, Donaldson shared his YouTube statistics since he started his channel.
“Here is how many views we got on YouTube every year of my life from age 12 to now 27!” he wrote.
“Age/Views
12 – 15,000
13 – 7,000
14 – 41,148
15 – 125,634
16 – 202,000
17 – 5,482,596
18 – 122,441,813
19 – 464,282,517
20 – 2,099,879,911
21 – 3,324,451,660
22 – 8,184,185,544
23 – 13,265,311,414
24 – 19,135,206,772
25 – 32,686,259,082
26 – 36,436,299,644
27 – Just started.”
What People Are Saying
On social media, people shared birthday messages of their own.
Feastables’ official X account: “happy day of birth.”
Nolan Hansen, an internet personality who often appears in Donaldson’s videos, on X: “Happy Birthday! 🥳”
Paris Hilton on her Instagram Stories on Wednesday: “Happy Birthday @mrbeast” alongside a slew of emojis.
Beast Games player Brennan Moore, via his Instagram Stories: “happy birthday @mrbeast thanks for letting me use your bathroom.”
What Happens Next
Earlier this week, Donaldson announced that he’s partnering with author James Patterson to write a book.
“MrBeast is writing a new thriller novel with author James Patterson,” Complex Pop Culture wrote on X on Monday. “It will focus on contestants competing in ‘an extreme global competition.’ Publishing in 2026.”
Donaldson reposted Complex‘s note along with his own statement.
“I’m excited to work with James Patterson, the GOAT [greatest of all time] of thrillers,” he said. “We’ve been cooking a really unique story together and I can’t wait to see your reactions! It’s been fun to work on a different medium outside videos :D”
In the comments of his post, Donaldson added that he’s “lowkey surprised” Patterson “was down to work with me lol.”