YouTube Star MrBeast Debuts on China’s Internet With Bilibili
- Jimmy Donaldson posts his first video on Chinese social media
- The video follows the influencer’s debut on X last week
Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast
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One of YouTube’s biggest stars made his surprise debut on Chinese video service Bilibili Inc. Tuesday, a rare incursion by a global influencer into a massive internet arena that bans most Western social media.
Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast to his 230 million-plus YouTube subscribers, quickly got more than 3 million views and over 270,000 likes for a 90-second collage of some of his most viral clips. More than 5,000 viewers were watching it at around 6 p.m. Hong Kong time, roughly seven hours after posting.