The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on the 26th that MrBeast, known as the world’s richest YouTuber, has strengthened his explosive presence in China. This is because, upon landing in China, an event was held where 10 people were randomly drawn and 30 million won each was awarded.
According to reports, Mr. Beast launched its official service in China on the 22nd through Bilibili, which is called the Chinese version of YouTube, and held an event to randomly select 10 people within 72 hours and give away $25,000 (about 33 million won). announced that it would proceed.
Those eligible for the draw are those who repost the event content and follow their X (old Twitter) account.
Despite the fact that ‘X’ cannot be accessed in China without a virtual private network (VPN), news of the event spread quickly through Weibo under the name ‘Free Lottery’ and attracted explosive participation.
The event, which ended at 2:32 a.m. on the 26th Hong Kong time, recorded over 3.5 million reposts and 2.1 million likes.
Chinese followers said, “I followed Bilibili on YouTube and I am so touched. Welcome, Mr. Beast!” “Wow, this is groundbreaking. SCMP reported that they are receiving responses such as “When are you visiting China?”
Mr. Beast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson (25), has over 200 million subscribers worldwide. After surpassing 100 million subscribers in July last year, she doubled her subscriber count in 15 months, marking her personal YouTube record. Her net worth is estimated at $500 million (about 670 billion won).
He is especially famous for hosting a live-action version of Netflix’s popular Korean drama ‘Squid Game’ in 2021. In addition, it is gaining great popularity for its unusual challenges such as ‘surviving on a deserted island for 24 hours’, ‘spending $1 million in 24 hours’, and ‘putting a Lamborghini in a crusher’. He is also known to have used a large portion of the profits he earned through his YouTube activities for donation activities.
Park Tae-geun,
Source: Donga
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