| “ | I am MrBeast's brother, hence the name. Ikr, I'm super creative haha. | ” |
―CJ's old channel description | ||
Charles "CJ" Donaldson (born: April 26, 1996), better known online as CjTheseDays (formerly known as MrBro), is an American YouTuber known, amongst other things, for being the older brother of MrBeast.
When MrBeast announced the launch of CJ's channel on August 25, 2019,[1] his subscriber count grew rapidly. He uploaded his first video on August 28, 2019.[2]
His videos have a similar concept to his brother. Jimmy gave him equipment, and a team to help him create content.
After a year hiatus, he then moved another channel titled CJTheseGames, where he primarily streams and uploads Minecraft gameplays with his friends before making his last appearance 8 months after his first video.
Trivia[]
- MrBeast previously asked his fans whether CJ should become a YouTuber on March 18, 2019.[3]
- He played basketball and baseball when he was in the Greenville Christian Academy.[4]
- With the enormous popularity on social media sites, CJTheseDays has collaborated with several commercial brands.
- CJ's hobbies are reading, photography, learning, traveling, & internet surfing.
Affiliates[]
Channel milestones[]
Note: The following dates are according to Social Blade. Dates may vary by one or two days due to differences in time zones.
Subscriber milestones[]
- 1 million subscribers: August 31, 2019
- 2 million subscribers: February 26, 2020
- 3 million subscribers: January 12, 2021
- 4 million subscribers: April 14, 2022
Video view milestones[]
- 10 million views: September 22, 2019
- 20 million views: March 6, 2020
- 30 million views: August 24, 2020
- 40 million views: January 7, 2021
- 50 million views: May 21, 2021
- 60 million views: November 16, 2021
References[]
- ↑ My brother launches his channel next week! He has some massive videos coming up and i'm very proud of him. Go Subscribe! (he is going to be dropping some bangers). MrBeast - Twitter (August 25, 2019).
- ↑ I Am MrBeast's Secret Brother. MrBro - YouTube (August 28, 2019).
- ↑ Should my older brother make a YouTube channel? 😜. MrBeast - Twitter (March 18, 2019).
- ↑ Mr Bro - Mr Beast's Brother CJ - Before They Were Famous - 1.5 million Subs in 5 Days. BeforeTheyWereFamous - YouTube (September 9, 2019).