Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson, the world’s most popular YouTuber, pulled off an elaborate prank that fooled millions of viewers worldwide. He recreated exact replicas of well-known streamers’ rooms and invited them to broadcast live from these lookalike setups. The guest lineup included Darren “iShowSpeed” Watkins Jr, Imane “Pokimane” Anys, Félix “xQc” Lengyel, and other top-tier content creators. In this article, Streams Charts takes a closer look at the event and highlights some of its most interesting viewership stats.
What is MrBeast’s replicated studio prank?
At first, viewers had no idea that top streamers from around the world were all gathered under one roof. They were stunned when their favorite creators — and MrBeast himself — started dropping into each other’s streams live on air. Many viewers flooded the chat claiming the cameos were fake, pointing to AI or video editing as the explanation. In reality, the truth turned out to be far more interesting.
It’s fair to say the surprise wasn’t executed perfectly. Some viewers spotted inconsistencies in the recreated room interiors, while a few of the “home studios” were clearly just green screen setups. Rumors quickly spread across the livestreaming community that something unusual was going on with these top creators. And when Emily “ExtraEmily” Zhang went live “behind the scenes” and ran into MrBeast himself, everything suddenly clicked into place.
ExtraEmily wasn’t the only one capturing behind-the-scenes content. Many of these moments quickly went viral — including a clip from xQc’s channel where IShowSpeed attempts to teach jasontheween how to do a backflip (nearly breaking his back in the process). The clip has already racked up over 30,000 views.
Another hilarious moment occurred when MrBeast dropped by Pokimane’s stream, only for her viewers to doubt he was actually there. Many in the chat were convinced the streamer was interacting with an AI, forcing Jimmy to quickly prove that he was the real deal.
How many viewers tuned in to watch MrBeast’s streamer prank with streamers?
In his prank video, MrBeast revealed that he invited 50 popular streamers from around the world to take part. He was likely referring to contestants from his $1 million challenge featured in a separate video. Many of those creators did participate in the prank, going live on their own channels from the fake rooms — something that clearly didn’t stop them from drawing massive audiences.
According to Streams Charts, the prank streams featuring MrBeast and top creators lasted just over two hours, yet still generated more than 380,000 hours watched. At peak, the broadcasts drew over 410,000 concurrent viewers.
The most popular stream came from IShowSpeed, peaking at 86.4K viewers. The top five by peak viewership also included Abraham “ElAbrahaham” Flores, Rubén “Rubius” Doblas, Félix “xQc” Lengyel, and Joshua “YourRAGE”.
Which streamer had the most active chat during the event?
XQc’s stream had the most active chat during the prank, with 7.8K active users sending over 72.6K messages. It was also on the Canadian creator’s channel where viewers mentioned MrBeast the most — more than 6.1K times across all participating streams.
MrBeast was also widely discussed in the chats of Rubius and Nick “Lacy” Fosco, while Jason “jasontheween” Nguyen led in mentions of the term “green screen”. Unlike others, the streamer didn’t try to hide the setup; instead, they turned it into part of the show, interacting with elements of a nonexistent background. Jasontheween and ElAbrahaham ultimately recorded the highest audience engagement, with nearly one in four viewers actively participating in chat.
Rubius led the event in terms of reach with 9.3K active chatters, the highest among all streamers. Meanwhile, xQc’s chat recorded the highest engagement volume, generating over 72.6K messages during the two-and-a-half-hour broadcast.
MrBeast continues to dominate the modern entertainment landscape. His videos and streams draw millions of viewers worldwide, and right now, he seems like the only creator capable of pulling off a prank of this scale with so many top streamers involved. It’ll be interesting to see how he manages to top this next.
FAQ
What was MrBeast's replicated studio prank?
MrBeast recreated exact replicas of well-known streamers’ rooms and invited them to broadcast live from these lookalike setups, fooling millions of viewers.
How many viewers did MrBeast's studio prank attract?
The prank streams featuring MrBeast and top creators generated over 380,000 hours watched and drew over 410,000 concurrent viewers at peak.
Which streamers participated in MrBeast's prank?
The guest lineup included Darren “iShowSpeed” Watkins Jr, Imane “Pokimane” Anys, Félix “xQc” Lengyel, Abraham “ElAbrahaham” Flores, Rubén “Rubius” Doblas, Joshua “YourRAGE”, Nick “Lacy” Fosco, and Jason “jasontheween” Nguyen.
Which streamer had the most active chat during the MrBeast prank event?
XQc’s stream had the most active chat with 7.8K active users sending over 72.6K messages, and MrBeast was mentioned over 6.1K times on his channel.
