How MrBeast Conquered 100 Million Subscribers with Dubbing

How MrBeast Conquered 100 Million Subscribers with Dubbing

In 2024, MrBeast did something that seemed impossible: he surpassed T-Series as the YouTube channel with the most subscribers in the world. But the most interesting data point isn’t the total number - it’s how he got there. The answer lies in a strategy every creator can replicate: systematic dubbing.

Let’s analyze in detail what MrBeast did and how you can apply the same strategies to your channel.

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Important: MrBeast didn’t become the world’s biggest YouTuber just with viral content. He built an empire of dubbed channels that reach billions of people in their native language.

🏆 The MrBeast Empire Numbers

Before analyzing the strategy, let’s look at the numbers:

ChannelLanguageSubscribers (2026)
MrBeastEnglish340M+
MrBeast en EspañolSpanish55M+
MrBeast BrasilPortuguese25M+
MrBeast DeutschGerman8M+
MrBeast JapanJapanese5M+
MrBeast HindiHindi35M+
MrBeast ArabicArabic18M+
+ other channels…Various30M+

Combined total: over 500 million subscribers across all channels.

The main English channel represents “only” 68% of the total. The remaining 32% - about 160 million subscribers - comes from dubbed channels. These aren’t marginal numbers.

💡 The Separate Channels Strategy

MrBeast doesn’t use subtitles. He doesn’t use YouTube’s Multi-Audio. He chose to create completely separate channels for each major language.

Why this choice?

1. Optimized Algorithm YouTube recommends content based on language. A 100% Spanish channel gets aggressively pushed to Spanish-speaking users. A mixed channel confuses the algorithm.

2. Dedicated Communities Each channel has its own community with comments in the local language. Fans feel part of something specific to them, not second-class viewers of an English channel.

3. Separate Monetization Each channel has its own AdSense, its own sponsors, its own partnerships. MrBeast can make deals with local brands for each market.

4. Risk Reduction If one channel has problems (strikes, demonetization), the others continue independently.

Tip

Pro Tip: the separate channels strategy works best for creators with “universal” content (entertainment, challenges, gaming). For specific niches, Multi-Audio might be more efficient.

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📊 The Production Model

How does MrBeast manage so many channels? His system is industrialized:

Step 1 - Original Production: The team produces the video in English with million-dollar budgets.

Step 2 - Translation and Adaptation: Professional translators adapt scripts and jokes for each culture.

Step 3 - Dubbing: Local voice actors (and increasingly AI) record the voices.

Step 4 - Post-production: Each version is finalized separately.

Step 5 - Coordinated Publishing: All channels publish simultaneously or with strategic slight delays.

The cost? MrBeast invests millions in this process. But the ROI is clear: those extra 160 million subscribers generate hundreds of millions of dollars in additional revenue.

🎯 How to Apply the Strategy to Your Channel

Don’t have MrBeast’s budget? It doesn’t matter. AI has democratized this strategy.

Phase 1: Choose Markets

You don’t need to cover 12 languages like MrBeast. Start with 2-3 strategic markets:

  • Spanish: 550 million speakers, steady growth
  • Portuguese: Brazil exploding, competition still low
  • German: Premium CPM, loyal audience

Phase 2: Create Secondary Channels

Simple naming convention:

  • YourChannel (original)
  • YourChannel ES (or Español)
  • YourChannel PT (or Brasil)

Maintain consistent branding: same logo, same graphics, same thumbnail style.

Phase 3: Dub with AI

Instead of hiring voice actors, use NovaDub:

  • Upload the original video
  • Select target languages
  • In minutes you have dubbed versions
  • With Social Sync, publish directly to channels

Cost example: 10-minute video → 2 languages → ~$35 total

Phase 4: Optimize for Each Market

Dubbing alone isn’t enough. Optimize:

  • Titles: Research keywords in target language
  • Descriptions: Translated and SEO-optimized
  • Tags: Specific for each market
  • Thumbnails: Consider versions with localized text

Phase 5: Publish Consistently

Consistency beats everything. MrBeast publishes on every channel with maniacal regularity. You should do the same:

  • Every original video → versions in all languages
  • Same day or within 24-48 hours
  • Optimized times for each timezone

Warning

Warning: the most common mistake is starting enthusiastically then abandoning secondary channels. Better 2 consistent languages than 5 abandoned languages after a month.

📈 Realistic Results

What can you expect following this strategy? Obviously not MrBeast’s numbers, but still significant results.

Scenario: Tech channel with 50K subscribers

After 6 months of multilingual strategy:

  • Main channel: 50K → 65K (+30%)
  • ES channel: 0 → 40K
  • PT channel: 0 → 25K

Total: from 50K to 130K subscribers (+160%)

Revenue: From ~$600/month to ~$1,800/month (+200%)

These are realistic numbers based on case studies of average creators who applied this strategy consistently.

💼 The AI Advantage in 2026

MrBeast started with human voice actors because AI wasn’t advanced enough. Today the situation is different.

AI dubbing advantages:

  • ✅ 95% lower cost
  • ✅ Speed: minutes instead of days
  • ✅ Perfect voice consistency (voice cloning)
  • ✅ Infinite scalability
  • ✅ Free corrections

When MrBeast still uses humans:

  • Videos with strong emotional component
  • Markets with very high expectations (Japan)
  • Content with lots of improvisation

For most creators, AI is sufficient - and often superior for consistency.

Note

Note: even major creators are switching to AI for secondary channels. The time and money savings allow investing more in original production.

✅ 30-Day Action Plan

Week 1:

  • Create YouTube accounts for 2 additional languages
  • Sign up at NovaDub (2 free minutes)
  • Identify your 5 best videos to dub

Week 2:

  • Dub the 5 selected videos
  • Set up secondary channels (banner, descriptions, links)
  • Publish first videos

Week 3-4:

  • Dub every new video you publish
  • Analyze performance with YouTube Analytics
  • Optimize titles and thumbnails based on data

Month 2+:

  • Maintain consistency
  • Consider third language
  • Explore collaborations with local creators

🚀 Conclusion: Your Multilingual Empire

MrBeast has proven that global audience exists and wants content in their own language. He built a 500-million subscriber empire by systematically applying this strategy.

You don’t have his budget, but you have something he didn’t have when he started: AI for dubbing. What cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars costs you just a few hundred per month.

The question isn’t IF you should expand globally, but WHEN you’ll start.


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Paolo P.

Paolo P.

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Fondatore di NovaDub e appassionato di tecnologie AI per la localizzazione video. Aiuto creator e aziende a raggiungere un pubblico globale.