MrBeast surpasses all to become YouTube's top subscribed channel

MrBeast dethroned the Indian music label T-Series over the weekend when his account exceeded 266 million subscribers, a figure that’s since risen beyond 270 million. Photo: TNS

Beginning from his bedroom in Greenville, North Carolina, YouTuber MrBeast now owns the platform’s largest channel, surpassing a “rival” account this weekend in a long-tracked battle for subscriber count supremacy.

MrBeast, the professional moniker of 26-year-old Jimmy Donaldson, dethroned the Indian music label T-Series over the weekend when his account exceeded 266 million subscribers, a figure that’s since risen beyond 270 million. Donaldson celebrated the milestone on X, formerly Twitter, writing: “After 6 years we have finally avenged Pewdiepie,” referring to the Swedish content creator who previously had the most-subscribed account before T-Series eclipsed it in 2018.