One of the most prominent YouTubers on the planet, MrBeast, has said that his first video posted to X (formerly Twitter) earned him more than $250,000. Indeed the content creator made headlines when he announced that he would upload his first video on the social media platform. Moreover, he promised to share the details regarding revenue.
Subsequently, MrBeast has made good on that promise while giving some context to the revenue figures that were produced. Specifically, the YouTuber theorized that the video’s revenue is a “bit of a facade” due to advertiser involvement. Ultimately, that involvement increased the revenue per view.
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MrBeast’s Shares Revenue Details of First X Video
Since Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, the platform has undergone some significant changes. Among those is the quest to transform that platform into an everything application. Subsequently, it has sought to become a place that rewards content creation on the platform.
Now, one of the world’s largest content creators has tested the strides the platform has made in recent months. Specifically, fulfilling a promise to share relevant details prominent YouTube star MrBeast has said that his first video posted to X made more than $250,000.
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Thereafter, MrBeast revealed that he was going to give away the funds made from the video. In a subsequent post, he said that 10 random followers who reposted the video would get $25,000. Those winners are set to be selected in the next 72 hours, according to the content creator.
Conversely, MrBeast also shared his theory on why those figures may be a bit inflated. “Advertisers saw the attention it was getting and bought ads on my video” MrBeast stated. “Thus my revenue per view is [probably] higher than what you’d experience.”