YouTube stars raise over $6m to plant trees around the world
by Jessica Murray from Technology | The Guardian on (#4TBHW)
More than 600 creators and social media influencers join campaign to plant 20m trees
A group of YouTube stars have raised more than $6m (4.7m) to plant trees around the world by rallying their huge numbers of subscribers.
The American YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, known as MrBeast, was challenged on Reddit in May to plant 20m trees to celebrate reaching 20 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, where he posts videos of extravagant stunts.
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