MrBeast officially overtakes PewDiePie on YouTube, becomes the most-subscribed content creator

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YouTube star Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson achieved yet another milestone in his career on November 14, 2022. He overtook fellow content creator Felix "PewDiePie" Kjellberg to become the most-subscribed content creator on the platform.

At the time of writing, MrBeast's primary YouTube channel has 111,847,576 subscribers, 1,503 more than PewDiePie's.

The update went viral on social media platforms like Twitter, with thousands of community members congratulating the Kansas native on the achievement.

Earlier this year, PewDiePie hosted a Q&A session during which a fan asked him what he thought about MrBeast potentially overtaking his YouTube channel in terms of subscribers.

The Swedish personality responded by saying that the philanthropist will "definitely" surpass his subscriber count. He added that he hoped the American star would become the most-subscribed YouTuber.

PewDiePie said:

MrBeast dethroned PewDiePie to become the platform's most subscribed content creator three months later.

Several prominent internet personalities shared the news on social media. Co-owner of Full Squad Gaming Jake "JakeSucky" Lucky updated his audience by tweeting:

The reaction thread featured more than 110 fan comments. One Twitter user wondered if MrBeast's YouTube empire could be considered an organization now that he has several employees:

One community member felt that PewDiePie becoming the most-subscribed YouTuber was even more impressive given that he was primarily a solo content creator. MrBeast, according to the user, is "basically a company now":

User @Kstrat90x wondered what the financial implications of having more than 110 million subscribers would be:

Numerous users shared heartfelt messages and congratulated the YouTube star by saying:

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