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MrBeast has stunned the world with yet another impressive record, and the hype is real. 

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You must have come across your friends posting MrBeast’s photo on their Instagram stories while tagging him in the same. And you may wonder, why is this happening. Well, the reason is quite clear. The Youtube megastar has announced a massive giveaway for the community. All you need to do is do something that your friends are doing and wait for Jimmy to handpick the winners.

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While this side of the story benefits his followers, this epic announcement has worked well for the content creator. Apparently, MrBeast has ended up gaining a massive number of followers in 72 hours, setting yet another impressive milestone.

MrBeast has added a mammoth amount of followers amidst his birthday giveaway 

Many celebrities rank in the category of fastest 1M followers on Instagram. Some popular names include Kylie Jenner, Jenifer Anniston, BTS’ V, David Attenborough, and more. But there’s one celeb who went beyond all the expectations, breaking not one but two fascinating records. 

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It is none other than the most popular and most subscribed Youtuber in the world, MrBeast. Interestingly, Jimmy first parred the 7M milestone in 24 hours, followed by 13M in 72 hours. All credits go to his recent giveaway post that called out people all across the globe. Jimmy uploaded it as a part of his birthday, wanting to give away $10,000 each to five of his followers. Here’s what the caption read, “It’s my birthday, so I’m giving away $50,000 to 5 followers! ($10,000 each!)”

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For that, fans had to share the post on their story, tag a friend in the comments section and follow MrBeast. And well, it worked out for 72 hours until Instagram decided to take down the post for policy reasons. But Jimmy being Jimmy, reacted positively, increasing the hype for his admirers. The previous post that promised a $50,000 pot would now add another $50K, making a whopping $100,000 giveaway. 

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