The rumors that Jimmy sold his YouTube channel to Disney originated when an out-of-context clip from Graham Stephan and Jack Selby's The Iced Coffee Hour podcast was shared widely on social media. In it, Graham and Jack are trying to play a prank on their guests, Sam and Colby.
"MrBeast sold his channel to Disney," one of the hosts says.
"No way! Really?" Sam and Colby question, instantly a little suspicious of the claim.
"For $5 billion," they continue. "The number got leaked."
"Is this confirmed?" Sam and Colby continue to question the hosts. "Dude what? I can't believe that."
This 17-second clip has been seen more than two million times, with plenty of people reacting to the news — but it didn't take long for Jimmy himself to weigh in on the news.
"Disney does not own any part of my channel," he clarified in a reply tweet to the clip.
It seems MrBeast is not in the market to sell his YouTube channel — and why would he? Not only do all of his uploads rake in more than 100 million views a piece, but his internet empire has only continued to grow with his channel.