MrBeast, the most-followed YouTuber, has [earnings / earned] more than $250,000 from a video he uploaded to X (formerly [knowing / known] as Twitter). The popular YouTuber said the video was to [test / testing] how much money he could [make / bake] on X. He wanted to compare his [earnings / ear-rings] on that platform to what his videos make on YouTube. His video currently has around 157 million views, and that number is [raising / rising] . The video is called "$1 Car vs $100,000,000 Car". It [comparisons / compares] luxury cars. He said advertisers saw the attention it was getting and bought ads [on / at] it. MrBeast told his 26.6 million followers on X [what / that] he would give the $250,000 away. That means twelve (possibly more) [luckily / lucky] followers will [both / each] receive $20,000.
MrBeast's real name is James Stephen Donaldson. He was [birth / born] in 1998 in Kansas in the USA. At high school, he [developed / develop] an interest in working [out / in] why videos on YouTube became so popular. He wanted to know why they went [rival / viral] . He told the Rolling Stone magazine: "There's a five-year point [in / on] in my life where I was just relentlessly, unhealthily obsessed [as / with] studying virality, studying the YouTube algorithm. I woke up, I would Uber Eats food, and then I [should / would] sit on my computer all day just studying [staff / stuff] nonstop." MrBeast is now a phenomenally [influential / influencer] and successful businessman, environmentalist, online personality and philanthropist. He has won [number / numerous] awards for his videos and charity work.
