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MrBeast: Future of YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram | Lex Fridman Podcast #351

MrBeast is a legendary YouTube creator.

Lex FridmanhostMrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson)guest
Jan 11, 20232h 17mWatch on YouTube ↗

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EPISODE INFO

Released
January 11, 2023
Duration
2h 17m
Channel
Lex Fridman Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

MrBeast is a legendary YouTube creator. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

EPISODE LINKS: MrBeast Main Channel: https://youtube.com/@MrBeast MrBeast Reacts: https://youtube.com/@BeastReacts MrBeast Gaming: https://youtube.com/@MrBeastGaming MrBeast Philanthropy: https://youtube.com/@BeastPhilanthropy MrBeast's TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@mrbeast MrBeast's Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrBeast MrBeast's Instagram: https://instagram.com/mrbeast Feastable's Website: https://feastables.com MrBeast Burger's Website: https://mrbeastburger.com MrBeast's Merch: https://shopmrbeast.com PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - 1 billion views and 1 billion subscribers 5:46 - Mortality 13:08 - Improving YouTube 15:31 - Twitter 20:19 - Brand deals 23:29 - Audience retention 28:08 - Hiring 35:46 - Talking to the camera 40:47 - Brainstorming 53:08 - TikTok 1:02:12 - Advice for beginners 1:06:28 - How to grow on YouTube 1:14:12 - Elon Musk and Twitter 1:15:37 - 10 million dollars vs 10 million subscribers 1:22:55 - Going to Antarctica 1:24:40 - Process of making a video 1:29:16 - Overcoming depression 1:40:20 - Building a business 1:48:15 - MrBeast Burger and Feastables 1:52:20 - Creating video games 1:56:29 - Making billions of dollars 1:59:03 - Money vs Happiness 2:05:51 - Mental health 2:12:29 - Love 2:14:37 - Legacy SOCIAL:

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson), MrBeast: Future of YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram | Lex Fridman Podcast #351 explores MrBeast on virality, death, legacy, and building a content empire Lex Fridman and MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) dive into how to consistently engineer viral content, arguing that one great, evergreen video beats many mediocre ones and that views, money, and subscribers all follow from relentlessly improving the craft. They explore darker questions about human nature, death, digital immortality, and the ethics of attention, from Twitter death polls to recording videos to be released after death.

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