MrBeast gained 12.5 million followers in one week after announcing a Squid Games remake. The video cost roughly $3.5 million to produce, with $450k for the grand prize and $2 million for set build, though sponsor Brawl covered the expenses. He picked up 700,000 followers on announcement day alone.
About $2 million
About $450,000
About $500,000
About $3.5 million
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Mr. Beast grew his followers by 12.5 million in one week with his Squid Games remake. And he spent zero dollars to do it. What'd it cost him? Well, it cost about $450,000 for the grand prize, about $500,000 for the consolation prizes, about $2 million to build the entire set. He spent about $3.5 million to build it. But guess what? It was free for him. How? He had his sponsor pay for everything. The sponsor, Brawl, which is like company, paid for the whole thing. What about Mr. Beast? Well, he gained 700,000 followers just the day of the announcement. He gained another 9 million over the month of November, which was an all time high. Note to self, start a YouTube channel. If you want more crazy ways to break down making money the unconventional way, follow along.
