编辑“︁MrBeast”︁（章节）

== 早年生活 ==
詹姆斯·唐纳森出生于美国[[威奇托 (堪萨斯州)|堪萨斯州威奇托]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=New YouTube king MrBeast: amateur poster who became $54m-a-year pro |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/18/new-youtube-king-mrbeast-amateur-poster-who-became-54m-a-year-pro |last=Stokel-Walker |first=Chris |work=The Guardian |date=2022-11-18 |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |access-date=2025-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MrBeast makes a name for himself with expensive stunts and philanthropy |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/mrbeast-makes-name-himself-expensive-190833226.html |website=Yahoo Life |date=2020-10-23 |language=en-US |access-date=2025-07-17}}</ref>，並在[[格林維爾 (北卡羅萊納州)|北卡罗来纳州格林维尔]]成长<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Is MrBeast for Real? Inside the Outrageous World of YouTube's Cash-Happy Stunt King |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/mrbeast-youtube-cover-story-interview-1334604/ |website=Rolling Stone |date=2022-04-19 |language=en-US |last=Dickson |first=Ej |access-date=2025-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Making MrBeast: How Jimmy Donaldson went from shy kid to YouTube's top creator and built a business worth billions |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/mrbeast |website=Business Insider |language=en-US |last=Weiss |first=Geoff |access-date=2025-07-17}}</ref>。由于父母长时间在[[軍隊|军队]]服役，他经常搬家并以[[互惠生]]身份寄宿于其他家庭。2007年，詹姆斯·唐纳森的父母正式离婚<ref name=":0" />。2016年，詹姆斯·唐纳森毕业于格林维尔基督教学院，这是一所当地的私立[[基督教]][[福音派]][[高級中學|高中]]。他曾就读于{{link-en|皮特社区学院|Pitt Community College}}，但很快便选择了[[肄業|辍学]]。辍学后，詹姆斯·唐纳森和朋友开始分析并研究Youtube的[[推薦系統|推荐算法]]来制作[[網絡爆紅短片|热门视频]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=How a kid cracked YouTube’s secret code |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/life/2021/01/01/how-kid-cracked-youtubes-secret-code/4100868001/ |website=The Detroit News |language=en-US |last=Bergen |first=Lucas Shaw and Mark |access-date=2025-07-17}}</ref>。