YouTuber Drew Gooden has sparked discussion after saying he would delete MrBeast’s YouTube channel if he had the power to remove one thing from the internet. The comment, recently highlighted by Dexerto, was not a personal attack on MrBeast. Instead, it came during a broader discussion about a claim made by the world’s biggest YouTuber. Gooden questioned whether success on YouTube comes mainly from content strategy or from the audience a creator has already built over the years.
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Drew Gooden challenges MrBeast’s claim about building a new YouTube channel
The discussion centered on a statement MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has made several times in interviews and podcasts. According to MrBeast, he believes he could start a completely new YouTube channel without using his face, voice, or existing audience and still grow it to between 10 and 20 million subscribers within a few months.
While discussing that claim, Gooden was asked a hypothetical question about what he would remove from the internet if he could.
His answer was direct. “MrBeast’s channel,” Gooden said.
However, the remark was tied to his disagreement with MrBeast’s confidence about rapidly growing a brand-new channel.
Gooden argued that if MrBeast truly believes the YouTube algorithm and content strategy are enough to achieve that level of growth, then he should prove it by starting over from scratch.
The comment was shared by Dexerto, which posted a clip of the discussion online. The exchange quickly attracted attention because it touched on a long-running debate among creators about what really drives success on YouTube.
