# @benzinga on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DGevewyiRSf
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/26907673-benzinga-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-02-25T03:15:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Benzinga | News That Moves (@benzinga) — https://gondola.cc/benzinga

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MrBeast has disclosed a massive financial loss amounting to “tens of millions of dollars” from the production of his Amazon Prime Video series, “Beast Games.”

In a recent podcast, MrBeast confessed to the financial loss.

Despite the fact that “Beast Games” was one of Amazon’s most successful series debuts in 2024, Donaldson labeled the decision to create it as “not a good financial decision.”

The reality show, consisting of 10 episodes and offering contestants the opportunity to win $5 million cash prizes, garnered over 50 million viewers within its first 25 days. However, the high production costs led to significant losses for Donaldson. He disclosed that the sets for just the first two episodes cost more than $29 million.

Donaldson confirmed that the total production cost surpassed $100 million. Despite the financial setback, he expressed no regrets, underlining his dedication to creating high-quality content for the YouTube community and his apprehension about disappointing them.

“I lost a ton of money filming the show, so that came out of my pocket,” he said.

“I lost tens of millions of dollars on that show. I’m an idiot,” he said adding that the sets on the first two episodes cost more than $29 million together.

“For me, it was about making season one as good as possible. I can’t let the YouTube community down because creators don’t have a good rep when it comes to doing stuff on streaming platforms. If I fail, it’s over; no streaming platform is ever gonna touch a YouTuber ever again,” he added.

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