The content creator, who went viral more than five years ago with a unique video posted on YouTube in which he counted up to 100,000 views in a 24-hour shoot, has gone viral today thanks to the same platform. Jimmy Donaldson (known as MrBeast) comes close behind Bill Gates. In just five years, MrBeast has become a benchmark for philanthropy worldwide, with initiatives ranging from donating large sums of money to tackling the climate crisis by planting 20 million trees. He surprised millions of people just a month ago We provide drinking water to up to 100 African villages It gives meaning to the popular proverb: “You can do it if you want.”
“You witnessed how a small town in Kenya gained access to unlimited drinking water in less than a second.” The YouTuber’s voice-over narrates some astonishing footage where you can see a massive gush of drinking water coming out of the ground after extensive drilling.
YouTuber becomes increasingly famous for his philanthropy
The video was uploaded to YouTube at the beginning of November and has already reached 124 million views. and 8.7 million likes. Not content with this first well, MrBeast begins traveling around the rest of the African continent, providing drinking water to a total of 100 villages, which means drinking water to half a million people.
YouTuber during his journey shows how wells are built and how water is stored after being extracted from the ground. “We used this giant borehole to drill to depths of hundreds of meters past contaminated springs and excavate a massive aquifer containing pure drinking water,” explains Donaldson.
Later, insisting that this well can “pump water for 30 years,” the YouTuber says, “We are committed to laying pipes so that everyone can access the source through taps.”
While MrBeast implicitly criticizes international politics, he ensures that no matter what one thinks: Such an action does not need the financial resources and support of a major government. “It is possible to solve these problems, and humanity needs to do much more to achieve this,” he insists.
During his visit to the African continent, the YouTuber also took the opportunity to donate computers to some schools and bicycles to some towns.
Origin of MrBeast
Mr. Monster He became interested in altruistic acts in 2017. After receiving sponsorship from Quid, a software and application development company. He later gave the $10,000 he received to a homeless man. This meeting was captured on video, which not only went viral but was also warmly received by its community. Excited by the response, MrBeast took action again in 2018, donating over a million dollars to random people. This action earned him the title of ‘YouTube’s biggest philanthropist’, but that wasn’t enough for Donaldson.
YouTuber dedicates part of his income to helping others
In 2019, he participated in the creation of ‘Team Trees’, a fundraising initiative with an ambitious goal. planting 20 million trees The idea, proposed by a Reddit forum user to commemorate MrBeast’s 20 million subscribers, spread across YouTube, Twitter and Reddit, mostly in the form of memes. In the end, the YouTuber managed to raise 20 million euros thanks to subscribers and users who dedicated themselves to the campaign and even helped plant trees later.
Besides its direct actions, The YouTuber founded Beast Philanthropy, an American charity that doubles as a food bank., a non-profit organization and YouTube channel. It operates a networked food pantry to distribute food to meet the food security needs of remote and underserved communities known as food deserts.
MrBeast also paid for an operation to restore sight to a thousand blind people Mr. Monster
Among its initiatives, Beast Philanthropy raises funds to support the efforts of its partner organization, Hopi Relief. Bringing fresh food, supplies and aid to the Hopi people, An ancient tribe settled in Arizona (USA), where 19,338 people live. All donations made through specific connections are used to provide fresh food and services to the Hopi people.
That same year, he surprised everyone by paying for the surgery required. 1000 blind people regain their sight. There seems to be no end to his philanthropic efforts, and he sets an example for other YouTubers who don’t always use their income so generously.