US EditionMrBeast’s Media Empire Expands Far Beyond YouTube
Beast Industries targets Fortune 1,000 marketers and creators with a new marketplace and plans to launch financial services and Beast Mobile, after $400 million revenue last year.
- Wednesday at The New York Times' DealBook Summit, Jeffrey Housenbold, CEO of Beast Industries, disclosed preparations for a financial services platform and Beast Mobile.
- After losing money last year, Beast Industries generated over $400 million in revenue while cutting costs due to high media business expenses.
- An early-2025 fundraising pitch deck said the company was exploring a creator marketplace, listing nine potential offerings including student loans, insurance, credit insights, and financial literacy content.
- Partnering with a fintech, Beast Industries plans to leverage infrastructure and avoid regulatory hurdles while Beast Mobile operates as an MVNO targeting Jimmy Donaldson’s over 450 million subscribers.
- Amid regulatory and reputational risks, the company filed on October 13 a USPTO application for banking, crypto, and advisory services under MrBeast Financial, aligned with plans for fintech expansion.
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YouTube star MrBeast is moving into financial services
Jimmy Donaldson, a.k.a. MrBeast.Amal Alhasan/Getty Images for GEAMrBeast is looking to launch a financial services platform and a phone company, Beast Mobile.His holding company, Beast Industries, is expanding beyond YouTube with new businesses and hires.The company generated over $400 million in revenue last year and is looking to control costs.MrBeast is looking to launch a financial services platform, the CEO of the top YouTuber's company sai…
Coming soon to Beast Industries: Brand-creator matchmaking, a MrBeast phone, and maybe an IPO
Jimmy Donaldson wants to turn Beast Industries into the biggest creator-led enterprise we’ve ever seen. At the New York Times‘ DealBook Summit, the man known as MrBeast explained how he plans to pull off that feat. Alongside Beast Industries CEO Jeffrey Housenbold, Donaldson joined DealBook Founder Andrew Ross Sorkin for a two-on-one conversation. The star creator and his chief executive explained the three-pronged structure they are using to mo…
MrBeast prepares its entry into the mobile phone business
Archyde MrBeast’s Next Level: YouTube Kingpin to Launch Mobile Phone Service, ‘Beast Mobile’ New York, NY – In a move that could redefine the landscape of the US mobile phone market,… You can read the full story here: MrBeast prepares its entry into the mobile phone business.
MrBeast bets on phones and finance to grow his empire
Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, is turning his vast online reach into a broader business network. At The New York Times’ DealBook Summit, Beast Industries CEO Jeffrey Housenbold said the company is preparing both a financial services platform and a new phone business called Beast Mobile. “We’re also launching a phone company, Beast Mobile, and a financial services platform in there, wrapped in financial literacy and access to the world…
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