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Despite his $2.6 billion net worth, MrBeast said he’s had to borrow cash and didn’t even have enough money in his bank account to buy McDonald’s
Some successful entrepreneurs sitting atop billion-dollar businesses say they may look rich on paper, but take a peek into their bank accounts, and they’re actually cash poor. Social media mogul Jimmy Donaldson, known to his 514 million YouTube subscribers as MrBeast, claims he’s just as broke as everyone else despite running a $5 billion entertainment empire.
TL;DR
- MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, claims to have very little personal cash despite a net worth of $2.6 billion.
- He stated he has to borrow money and doesn't have enough in his bank account to buy McDonald's.
- Donaldson reinvests almost all his earnings back into his businesses, including content creation and new ventures.
- He is borrowing money from his mother for his upcoming wedding.
- Other entrepreneurs, like Ben Francis of Gymshark and Lucy Guo of Scale AI, also emphasize that their net worth is "on paper" and they operate with limited personal cash.
- The article suggests a trend among some wealthy entrepreneurs to "act broke" to stay rich by reinvesting heavily in their companies.