The Actual Reason YouTube Started (Feat. #mrbeast) #mrbeat

The Actual Reason YouTube Started (Feat. #mrbeast) #mrbeat

From Mr. Beat by Matt Beat

April 10, 2026 · 23 min

About this episode

Mr. Beat and MrBeast discuss the history and impact of YouTube.

Mr. Beat and MrBeast give a brief history of YouTube. You may have heard of it? Uh ok, so this is, like, the description of the video… so keep reading. Credits Produced by Matt Beat Edited by Matt Beat Filmed by Matt Beat, Shannon Beat, L. Beat, and R. Beat Additional images used under fair use guidelines or found in the public domain. Music by Electric Needle Room (Mr. Beat's band), Bad Snacks, Patrick Patrikios, Dyalla, Godmode, Telecasted, and Otis McDonald Creative Commons Credits Coolcaesar, Gage Skidmore Thank you to MrBeast and his team for their generosity in making this collaboration happen. Sources / Further Reading Like, Comment, Subscribe by Mark Bergen Purchase here YouTube: Online Video and Participatory Culture By Jean Burgess and Joshua Green Purchase here Ghost Archive BBC Bitesize Time Magazine Archive USA Today The Next Web (Archive) EFF Article YouTube Impact Report #youtubehistory #history #mrbeastcollab

People in this episode

Host: Matt Beat

Guest: MrBeast

Topics covered

  • YouTube history
  • collaboration
  • online video culture
  • content creation
  • social media impact

Keywords

  • YouTube
  • MrBeast
  • history
  • online video
  • collaboration
  • content creation
  • social media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Electric Needle Room, Bad Snacks, Patrick Patrikios, Dyalla, Godmode, Telecasted, Otis McDonald, BBC Bitesize, Time Magazine Archive, USA Today

Books & works: Like, Comment, Subscribe, YouTube: Online Video and Participatory Culture, YouTube Impact Report

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