YouTube star MrBeast posted an old video to X and earned over $250,000 from the platform's new ad revenue-sharing program. X owner Elon Musk launched the program to encourage high-quality content and pay creators a share of ad revenue. MrBeast's video received over 160 million views on X, indicating strong engagement. He said advertisers likely bought ads on his video due to the attention, and his earnings may not reflect typical experiences. MrBeast plans to give the $250,000 away but hasn't committed to further X posts due to his videos' high production costs.
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00:02 YouTube star MrBeast posted an old video to X and earned over $250,000 in the platform's new
00:08 ad revenue sharing program. X owner Elon Musk launched the program to encourage high-quality
00:12 content and pay creators a share of ad revenue. MrBeast's video received over 160 million views
00:18 on X, indicating strong engagement. He said advertisers likely bought ads on his video
00:22 due to the attention and his earnings may not reflect typical experiences. MrBeast plans to
00:26 give the $250,000 away but hasn't committed to further X posts due to his video's high
00:31 production costs. For all things money visit Benzinga.com