MrBeast has officially broken the retweet record on Twitter/X after surpassing 3.8 million retweets.
X owner Elon Musk launched an ad revenue-sharing program where users are able to make money off the ads in their videos. The program is used to encourage creators to post higher-quality content.
Of course, MrBeast, a known social media presence, has already benefited from the X program, as he was able to make $250,000 from 160 million views on one video posted to the platform — a number far greater than many are able to achieve.
Luckily, though, for MrBeast fans, they now have the opportunity to also benefit from his fame. In a recent post he made on X, MrBeast offered his $250,000 earnings to 10 random people.
His generous tweet was so well received that it has already surpassed the 3.8 million retweet record on X.
MrBeast will announce the winners on January 25
MrBeast tweeted on Monday, January 22, “I’m gonna give 10 random people that repost this and follow me $25,000 for fun (the $250,000 my X video made). I’ll pick the winners in 72 hours.”
I’m gonna give 10 random people that repost this and follow me $25,000 for fun (the $250,000 my X video made)I’ll pick the winners in 72 hours
— MrBeast (@MrBeast) January 22, 2024
His tweet went on to receive over 3.9 million retweets, passing the record held by the billionaire Japanese businessman, Yusaku Maezawa.
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Yusaka, who offered money to his followers as well, reached 3.8 million retweets for his generosity in January 2019.
Though MrBeast has yet to announce the various winners of $25,000, it’s clear many people have their hopes after retweeting his promising message.
Some even commented how they weren’t even ashamed to repost the tweet, as it’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance.
not even ashamed of reposting this
— Satan (@s8n) January 22, 2024
Many X users also mentioned that they would share their winnings with others, seemingly inspired by MrBeast’s philanthropy.
Though MrBeast didn’t mention in his initial tweet where he will reveal the 10 winners, he will likely post them to X once the 72 hours is over this afternoon.
Top 5 X retweets of all-time
| Name | Retweets | Tweet |
| MrBeast | 3.9M | “I’m gonna give 10 random people that repost this and follow me $25,000 for fun (the $250,000 my X video made) I’ll pick the winners in 72 hours” |
| Yusaku Maezawa | 3.8M | “ZOZOTOWN New Year Sale is the fastest in history to exceed 10 billion yen in transaction volume!! To express my gratitude, I will personally be giving away 1 million yen (a total of 100 million yen worth of New Year’s gifts) in cash to 100 people. To enter, just follow me and RT this tweet. Reception is open until January 7th. I will directly DM the winners! #If you go to the moon, it’s a New Year’s gift” |
| Yusaku Maezawa | 3.2M | “Happy New Year [Total of 1 billion yen] #Maezawa New Year’s gift 1 million yen will be given to 1000 people! I hope that 1 million yen will make your life happier. To enter, follow me and retweet this tweet. The deadline is January 7th at 23:59. The purpose of the project and winning conditions are explained on YouTube.” |
| Carter Wilkerson | 3.1M | “HELP ME PLEASE. A MAN NEEDS HIS NUGGS” |
| Family of Chadwick Boseman | 2.9M | “It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman. Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016, and battled with it these last 4 years as it progressed to stage IV…” |
