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Citadel’s Ken Griffin Donates $2.25M and MrBeast Joins Kick for $5M Team Water Stream

Logging more than $15 million to date, Team Water now turns to MrBeast’s Aug. 14 Kick stream with xQc and Adin Ross to pursue its $40 million goal before the month’s end.

MrBeast or Jimmy Donaldson is the world's biggest YouTuber with 420 million subscribers.
EXCLUSIVE: MrBeast Challenged Ken Griffin for a Donation on TODAY. He Just Responded
MrBeast, Adin Ross and xQc pose for a photo.

Overview

  • Citadel CEO Ken Griffin donated $2.25 million after MrBeast publicly challenged him, vaulting Griffin to the top of Team Water’s donor leaderboard.
  • The month-long initiative has collected over $15 million toward its $40 million target to fund sustainable clean water solutions worldwide.
  • CrateRoyaleCR, Google and YouTube have each contributed about $2 million, and TikTok has added $1.5 million through its in-platform donation tools.
  • MrBeast officially joined Kick this week and will co-stream with xQc and Adin Ross on August 14, aiming to raise an additional $5 million in a single broadcast.
  • Funds raised will support community-led infrastructure projects like solar-powered wells, gravity-fed pipelines and rainwater harvesting systems.