YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, popularly known as Mr Beast, climbed Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. A video of him at the top is going viral on social media. "I made it! I am standing on top of the tallest building in the world," the YouTuber can be heard saying in the clip. "This is terrifying! I shouldn't have looked down that's scary," he added.
MrBeast climbed the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa. 🔥‼️ pic.twitter.com/U0MlWOv5Cr
— DramaAlert (@DramaAlert) November 2, 2024
The Lunchly co-founder's stunt prompted many to react on social media.
Reacting to the video, one user on X said, "So what? Tom Cruise did it first and he wasn't scared!"
Bro is weird
— halloween (@HLLWNx) November 2, 2024
Another user on X said, "that's really cool, I would love to see that view from top."
"No thanks absolutely terrified of height. Never know if it's the fear of falling or something else," added a third user on X, formerly known as Twitter.
There is something off about him..my instincts are usually pretty good. I noticed it the moment I saw him first speak. My bet is One day a story will drop and it will ALLLLL make sense why.
— Johnny St.Pete (@JohnMcCloy) November 2, 2024
"I still care to watch MrBeast but as well all that crap that happened, I don't care about it anymore. I hope he still is successful, but I just don't care to watch him anymore," commented a fourth person on the Elon Musk-led website.
The stunt came days after the richest YouTuber found himself surrounded by a series of allegations, including workplace misconduct and his brand controversy. Donaldson, responded to the allegations saying that the "the company knowingly employing individuals with proclivities or histories toward illegal or questionable legal conduct" were "without basis."
People Who Have Climbed Burj Khalifa Previously
People who have previously scaled the tallest building in the world are Tom Cruise, Sheikh Hamdan, Nicole Smith-Ludvik, Will Smith, Sam Sunderland, Alain Robert and Alexis Landot.