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MrBeast is the world's biggest YouTuber with more than 300 million subscribers. He鈥檚 built an empire partly through so-called 鈥渟tunt philanthropy,鈥� where he surprises people with large sums of money or gifts. MrBeast has given waiters thousand-dollar tips, gifted people new cars and houses, and even paid for surgery to help 1,000 deaf people hear for the first time. The recipients鈥� reactions are then filmed and put on his channel.

Tom Gerken, a 麻豆社 technology reporter, explains why some people don鈥檛 consider MrBeast鈥檚 stunt philanthropy particularly philanthropic and how he 鈥� and other YouTubers 鈥� make money through advertising and brand sponsorships. He also briefly explains the allegations facing MrBeast and some of his colleagues.

We also hear from Makuochi Okafor, a 麻豆社 reporter in Lagos, to find out how the trend is taking off in Nigeria.

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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
Producers: William Lee Adams and Benita Barden
Editor: Julia Ross-Roy