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title: "MrBeast's company is 'hemorrhaging' money because of per video costs, report says"
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description: "MrBeast's production company, Beast Industries, is reportedly facing significant financial losses, with over $110 million lost in 2024 alone. Each of his YouTube videos costs between $3 million and $4 million to produce, leading to many videos operating at a loss despite his channel's popularity. However, his food brand, Feastables, generates substantial revenue, contributing to half of the company's $450 million sales last year. Despite the losses, MrBeast's overall worth remains high, with a holding company valued at over $5 billion."
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# MrBeast's company is 'hemorrhaging' money because of per video costs, report says

MrBeast is, famously, super rich — that's a big part of his appeal. His YouTube videos are infamous for doling out huge sums of cash to average folks. But, surprisingly, MrBeast's production company is reportedly "hemorrhaging money."

A Bloomberg profile of the 27-year-old YouTube star — real name James "Jimmy" Donaldson — reports that his videos are wildly expensive to make and contribute heavily to his company's overall losses. The company, Beast Industries, has reportedly "had three years of losses, including more than $110 million in 2024," according to Bloomberg, which says Donaldson spends $3 million and $4 million on each YouTube video. So, despite his channel being the most popular in the world, Bloomberg says that means many of MrBeast's YouTube videos lose money.

That's not to say everything MrBeast does loses money. His food brand, Feastables, does _very_ well by selling its popular chocolates. Bloomberg reports that it accounted for about half of Beast Industries' $450 million in sales last year. In fact, we've seen previous reports that the YouTuber's chocolate business far outpaces the MrBeast media empire when it comes to profits.

And even if his company loses money, Donaldson is _worth_ a ton. In February, Fortune reported that Donaldson formed a holding company to manage his businesses, which was valued at more than $5 billion in a funding round.

While Donaldson is often called a "self-made billionaire," he also said earlier this summer that he reinvests most of his money on video production. In a June X post, he estimated that he will spend "a quarter of a billion" making videos this year alone.

Donaldson does seem to want to perpetually expand his businesses. Just this month, it surfaced that he could be planning to launch a mobile phone service.

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