吉米·唐纳德森,又名“野兽先生”。这位油管网红拥有2.39亿粉丝、多项业务收入在5亿至7亿美元之间,但他表示,自己不会挥金如土。
在入选《时代》杂志2023年度最具影响力100人榜单后,唐纳德森在接受该杂志采访时表示,尽管他的油管频道和其他各种业务都取得了成功,但他并不认为自己是富豪。
“我的意思是,自己如今还未跻身富豪行列。”唐纳德森告诉《时代》杂志。
唐纳德森认为自己目前并不富有的原因是,他从作品中获得的所有收入都被重新投入到制作更多视频中。唐纳德森的油管频道是该平台上关注度最高的频道,自2012年上线以来,已经发布了750多个视频。绝大多数视频内容要么是精心设计的竞赛节目式挑战,要么是慷慨的慈善行为,如为白内障患者支付手术费用或给无家可归者一大笔钱。据《时代》杂志报道,如今每个视频的播放次数经常突破1亿次,并带来数百万美元的广告收入和品牌赞助费。
他还涉足其他几项商业活动,其中最引人注目的是在包装产品领域,他推出了一系列名为 "Feastables"的巧克力棒,据他表示,该产品每年能带来1亿美元的收入。Feastables一经推出就大获成功,在2022年推出的前72小时内就售出了100万根,足以证明他的推广能力。目前,该品牌已成为夏洛特黄蜂队的球衣赞助商。风险投资家马克·安德森(Marc Andreessen)称赞了唐纳德森和其他推出商用产品线的网红,称他们做出的努力是“品牌的未来走向”。
在疫情期间,唐纳德森开设了一家名为MrBeast Burger的餐厅,该餐厅只提供外卖。他旗下还有两家为内容创作者提供创作所需服务的科技公司:数据分析公司ViewStats和为在线视频内容提供配音的Creator Global。
唐纳德森没有回应置评请求。
唐纳德森在接受《时代》杂志采访时表示,所有业务加起来至少能带来5亿美元的收入。然而,他并没有把钱装进自己的腰包,而是更愿意把钱投入到自己的公司里,这就是他说自己并不富有的原因。他指出:“现在,无论我们获得了多少收入,都会进行再投资。”
唐纳德森认为,走这条路是一个冒险的决定。他说:"我把所有的收入都用于再投资,在外人看来已经到了愚蠢的地步,但我相信自己一定会取得成功。结果这招的确奏效了。”
到目前为止,唐纳德森的各个公司都没有实现盈利。根据今年的财务预测,2024年也不太可能实现盈利。
据报道,唐纳德森在2022年为他的各类企业寻找投资者。当时,他正在寻求至少1.5亿美元的资金支持,投资者可以获得其公司10%的股份。这样一来,公司的总估值将达到15亿美元——创下了网红的最高纪录。
尽管唐纳德森是一家能带来九位数营收的企业的形象代言人,但他并不控制企业的财务。这一责任落在了他的母亲苏珊·帕里舍(Susan Parisher)身上,她自2017年以来一直在儿子的公司工作,目前担任首席合规官。唐纳德森说:"我无法访问自己的任何银行账户。我有首席财务官及相应的工作人员,但(我母亲)才有权访问银行主账户。"
帕里舍控制的账户可能很快就会变得更为庞大。据报道,唐纳德森正在与亚马逊Prime Video洽谈自己的流媒体节目。有报道称,这笔潜在交易的价格约为1亿美元。(财富中文网)
译者:中慧言-王芳
吉米·唐纳德森,又名“野兽先生”。这位油管网红拥有2.39亿粉丝、多项业务收入在5亿至7亿美元之间,但他表示,自己不会挥金如土。
在入选《时代》杂志2023年度最具影响力100人榜单后,唐纳德森在接受该杂志采访时表示,尽管他的油管频道和其他各种业务都取得了成功,但他并不认为自己是富豪。
“我的意思是,自己如今还未跻身富豪行列。”唐纳德森告诉《时代》杂志。
唐纳德森认为自己目前并不富有的原因是,他从作品中获得的所有收入都被重新投入到制作更多视频中。唐纳德森的油管频道是该平台上关注度最高的频道,自2012年上线以来,已经发布了750多个视频。绝大多数视频内容要么是精心设计的竞赛节目式挑战,要么是慷慨的慈善行为,如为白内障患者支付手术费用或给无家可归者一大笔钱。据《时代》杂志报道,如今每个视频的播放次数经常突破1亿次,并带来数百万美元的广告收入和品牌赞助费。
他还涉足其他几项商业活动,其中最引人注目的是在包装产品领域,他推出了一系列名为 "Feastables"的巧克力棒,据他表示,该产品每年能带来1亿美元的收入。Feastables一经推出就大获成功,在2022年推出的前72小时内就售出了100万根,足以证明他的推广能力。目前,该品牌已成为夏洛特黄蜂队的球衣赞助商。风险投资家马克·安德森(Marc Andreessen)称赞了唐纳德森和其他推出商用产品线的网红,称他们做出的努力是“品牌的未来走向”。
在疫情期间,唐纳德森开设了一家名为MrBeast Burger的餐厅,该餐厅只提供外卖。他旗下还有两家为内容创作者提供创作所需服务的科技公司:数据分析公司ViewStats和为在线视频内容提供配音的Creator Global。
唐纳德森没有回应置评请求。
唐纳德森在接受《时代》杂志采访时表示,所有业务加起来至少能带来5亿美元的收入。然而,他并没有把钱装进自己的腰包,而是更愿意把钱投入到自己的公司里,这就是他说自己并不富有的原因。他指出:“现在,无论我们获得了多少收入,都会进行再投资。”
唐纳德森认为,走这条路是一个冒险的决定。他说:"我把所有的收入都用于再投资,在外人看来已经到了愚蠢的地步,但我相信自己一定会取得成功。结果这招的确奏效了。”
到目前为止,唐纳德森的各个公司都没有实现盈利。根据今年的财务预测,2024年也不太可能实现盈利。
据报道,唐纳德森在2022年为他的各类企业寻找投资者。当时,他正在寻求至少1.5亿美元的资金支持,投资者可以获得其公司10%的股份。这样一来,公司的总估值将达到15亿美元——创下了网红的最高纪录。
尽管唐纳德森是一家能带来九位数营收的企业的形象代言人,但他并不控制企业的财务。这一责任落在了他的母亲苏珊·帕里舍(Susan Parisher)身上,她自2017年以来一直在儿子的公司工作,目前担任首席合规官。唐纳德森说:"我无法访问自己的任何银行账户。我有首席财务官及相应的工作人员,但(我母亲)才有权访问银行主账户。"
帕里舍控制的账户可能很快就会变得更为庞大。据报道,唐纳德森正在与亚马逊Prime Video洽谈自己的流媒体节目。有报道称,这笔潜在交易的价格约为1亿美元。(财富中文网)
译者:中慧言-王芳
Jimmy Donaldson a.k.a. “MrBeast,” the YouTuber with 239 million subscribers and multiple businesses that bring in between $500 million to $700 million in revenue, isn’t going beast mode with his money, he said.
Despite the success of his YouTube channel and various other businesses, Donaldson doesn’t consider himself a rich person, he said in an interview with Time, after being named to the publication’s 100 Most Influential People of 2023 list.
“I mean, not right now,” Donaldson told Time.
The reason Donaldson doesn’t believe he’s wealthy at the moment is because all the money he makes from his work gets reinvested back into making more videos. Donaldson’s YouTube channel, which is the most followed on the platform, has issued more than 750 videos since it launched in 2012. Most of his content features either elaborately designed competition-show–style challenges or generous acts of charity such as paying for a cataract surgery or giving homeless people large sums of money. Each video now regularly tops 100 million views and brings in several million dollars in ad revenue and brand sponsorships, according to Time.
He’s also branched out into several other business ventures—most notably in the packaged goods space with a line of chocolate bars called Feastables, which he says brings in $100 million a year in revenue. In a testament to his promotional power, Feastables was a success out of the gate, selling 1 million bars in the first 72 hours of its launch in 2022. The brand now has a jersey sponsorship with the Charlotte Hornets. Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen praised Donaldson and other influencers who launched consumer product lines, calling their efforts the “future of brands.”
During the pandemic Donaldson launched MrBeast Burger, a delivery-only restaurant. Donaldson also has two tech companies with service offerings that content creators might need: data analytics firm ViewStats and Creator Global, which provides language dubbing for online video content.
Donaldson did not respond to a request for comment.
All of Donaldson’s various businesses combined bring in at least half a billion dollars, he told Time. And yet, he doesn’t pocket the money, instead preferring to plow it back into his companies, which is why he says he isn’t rich. “Right now, whatever we make, we reinvest,” he noted.
Going that route was a risky decision, according to Donaldson. “I’ve reinvested everything to the point of—you could claim—stupidity, just believing that we would succeed,” he said. “And it’s worked out.”
So far, Donaldson’s various companies are not profitable. Based on financial projections for this year, it’s unlikely they’ll turn a profit in 2024 either.
In 2022, Donaldson was reportedly seeking investors for his various business ventures. At the time, he was in search of at least $150 million in backing for a 10% stake in his business that would have put its overall valuation at $1.5 billion—a record for an influencer.
Despite being the face of an operation that brings in nine figures in revenue, Donaldson doesn’t control its finances. That responsibility falls to his mother, Susan Parisher, who has worked for her son’s company since 2017 and currently serves as chief compliance officer. “I don’t have access to any of my bank accounts,” says Donaldson. “I have a CFO and everything, but [my mom’s] the one who has access to the master bank account.”
The accounts that Parisher controls could soon get even bigger. Donaldson is reportedly in talks with Amazon Prime Video for his own streaming show. Some reports pegged a potential deal at around $100 million.