MrBeast's Hearing Project: Restoring Hearing to 1,000 People, with Cash Gifts and Sign Language Donations
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In this short video, Jimmy (MrBeast) and his team set out to help 1,000 deaf and hard-of-hearing people hear again. The video moves through a series of fittings in the United States, adds cash gifts and other surprises for some recipients, extends the project to several other countries, and ends with a donation to sign language education. That last part reflects something Jimmy says they learned during filming: restoring hearing is not the only way to connect people.
The Premise: $3 Million in Hearing Technology
The video opens with the first of the 1,000 people. Jimmy says she has not heard her mother's voice in four years. When her device is switched on, she is asked whether she can hear, and the first words she hears are "I love you." Brief clips follow: a recipient named Kayleah, and entire families hearing their loved ones again. Jimmy describes these as only a few of the 1,000 people the team plans to help.
Jimmy explains that the team obtained more than $3 million worth of what he calls "cutting-edge hearing technology." He says that, unlike older hearing aids, it analyzes each person's specific hearing needs, so people can hear again "without causing any damage." That is Jimmy's description in the video. It does not name a product or explain how the devices work.
Early Reactions in the U.S.
Several fittings are shown in quick succession. In one, a man is asked, "Can you hear me talking now?" He answers yes, and his family reacts with disbelief. His daughter tells Jimmy, "You just saved my dad's life," and Jimmy says he is going to cry.
Jimmy introduces the tenth person as Aisha. During this segment someone says they "used to" watch the channel a lot, and Jimmy jokingly pretends to end the session over the words "used to." The test then goes ahead. Jimmy counts down, and after the device is activated a mother says, "I can hear my baby girl." Other recipients say they can now hear their own voice in an ear that had lost hearing, and one reacts with "This is amazing."
Cash Gifts on Top of Hearing
Once more than 40 people had been helped, Jimmy says, the team wanted to add "a little surprise." Many recipients were given $10,000. The reactions make up much of this middle section:
- Jimmy asks one recipient, a mother, which is better: hearing or the $10,000. She chooses hearing "'cause I can hear my baby."
- For one family, Jimmy has the parents close their eyes while a child named Ivy tells them they have won $10,000. Ivy then says "Subscribe" to the camera, and Jimmy jokes that Ivy is "the next big YouTuber."
- Another recipient says the hearing aids alone were enough, but calls the money "awesome."
- An older recipient exclaims "I'm rich!" When asked what they will spend it on, they joke "Jelly?" Jimmy recalls that they had mentioned having 12 grandkids and hands over $12,000 so they can give $1,000 to each grandchild.
Several recipients joke that they might have a heart attack, and Jimmy asks why everyone in this video keeps mentioning heart attacks.
A Jet Ski and a Toy Store Trip
One couple had mentioned earlier that they enjoyed jet skiing. When Jimmy asks whether there is something they want but would not spend money on, they say a jet ski, because the husband's had broken down. Midway through the conversation, one of them asks who Jimmy is and only then realizes he is MrBeast, the person who helped them hear. Jimmy then reveals that he bought them a brand-new jet ski. The husband jokes that he "was gonna sell my wife" to get one.
While the main team kept working, Jimmy sent Nolan to give a gift to one of the youngest patients. Nolan brings the child custom pink hearing aids and then takes them on a shopping spree in a toy aisle, joking that he is "taking all" of Jimmy's money. The child calls it their "best day ever."
Testing New Hearing at Big Events
An older man says the experience is "the darnedest thing I ever heard of" and that he can hear himself "pretty good." For a boy named Colton, someone tests his hearing by asking from across the room who the best quarterback ever is. He answers "Peyton Manning," and everyone laughs because he clearly heard the question.
The team gives one family tickets to an upcoming championship basketball game so they can try out their new hearing. Footage from the arena in Houston shows the father calling them the best basketball seats they have ever had. In another moment, Jimmy offers a recipient a Taylor Swift concert as a way to "break in" their new hearing.
Expanding Beyond the United States
Jimmy says they did not want to help only people in the U.S., so the team flew to Mexico to help 200 deaf people. One featured family is Leobardo and Selmai, who, Jimmy explains, have always wanted to hear their daughter's voice but could not afford hearing technology. An interpreter relays that they keep signing how excited they are to hear her say "mama and papa" for the first time. After a countdown, their daughter says "Papa," and they confirm they can hear and thank the team.
Another recipient in Mexico, Jimmy says, had not heard properly for 67 years. After activation, Jimmy speaks to her in Spanish. She answers "Bien," and when asked how different it is, says "Mucho."
Jimmy adds that the team also went to Guatemala and Brazil, and helped hundreds of people in South Africa, Malawi, and Indonesia. Apart from naming these places, the video gives no per-country figures.
Sign Language and the Final Recipient
Near the end, Jimmy says he learned while filming that providing hearing is not the only way to connect people. Sign language, he says, connects people whether they can hear or not, but access to learning it is still very limited in many places. The team therefore announces a $100,000 donation to organizations around the world that teach sign language.
The video closes by noting that one final person is still left to help. It ends on a brief "Subscribe" moment, with no further detail about that last recipient.
This is the first out of 1,000 deaf people we're gonna help hear again. And she hasn't heard her mother's voice in four years.
Can you hear? I love you.
Aww. Next we helped Kayleah. What? Sudy. Whoa! And even entire families hear their loved ones again. But they are only a few of the 1,000 people that we're gonna help hear again today.
We got our hands on over $3 million worth of cutting-edge hearing technology that, unlike old hearing aids, analyzes people's specific hearing needs, allowing them to hear again without causing any damage.
Can you hear me talking now? Yes. Oh my God. What? He can hear me. I'm gonna cry. You just saved my dad's life.
And our 10th person was Aisha. I used to watch him a lot. Used to?! No. Stop. What happened? Hey, you know what? This is over. No, no, no, no.
Go ahead. Do a test. Mommy? She can't hear you yet, but she will in three, two, one. Hello? I can hear my baby girl.
I can hear my voice in my left ear now. How's it sound? He's dancing. Oh my God. This is amazing. Can you hear that? I can.
At this point, we've helped over 40 people hear again. But on top of that, we wanted to give them a little surprise. This is $10,000, and it's yours. There you go.
We also want to give you $10,000 to make this day a little bit better. Are you serious? Yeah. Just don't have a heart attack, please.
Which is better? Hearing or the 10 grand? The hearing, 'cause I can hear my baby.
Do you watch the channel? Mm-hmm. Can you guys close your eyes, and can I borrow you for one second? Can you tell them you guys just won $10,000? Okay. Open your eyes. You won $10,000. Oh my God.
I'd get home and have a heart attack. Please don't. What is with everyone and having heart attacks this video?
Turn around and look at the camera, and you just go "Subscribe." Subscribe. There you go. Ivy's the next big YouTuber.
Why don't we give you $10,000 as well? Here you go. The hearing aids was enough, but that is awesome.
Not only did we want to help you hear, we also wanted to give you $10,000 on top of it. I'm rich! What are you gonna spend the money on? Jelly?
You mentioned you have 12 grandkids? Now. Oh! In here is $12,000. No way. So now you can give a grand to each of your grandkids. You can just tell me my jokes are dumb. Here you go.
What do you want me to do with this? Is there something you wanna buy? Lots of things I want to buy. Well, now you can.
When we were talking earlier, they mentioned you guys enjoyed jet skiing. Is there anything you want but you don't wanna spend the money on? Jet ski for him. His jet ski broke down.
Who are you? MrBeast. Seen any of the show? Can I hug you? Wait, did you just realize who I am? Yeah! Oh. I had no idea. Yeah. I'm the one who helped you hear.
Well, now that you know who I am, can I surprise you guys with something? Yeah. Okay, I went out, and I bought a brand-new jet ski for you guys. I was gonna sell my wife to try to get one. Oh, really? I got you. Thank you so, so much.
And while we were busy helping more people, I sent Nolan to give a gift to one of our youngest patients.
I've got some custom pink hearing aids for you. Look at those. Listen, what do you say we go get some more toys?
What do you say, we just go to the toy aisle? You just go crazy, all right? Yeah. It's Jimmy's money. I'm taking all his money.
This man. Yes! Ooh. What's that? Do you like the sound? We need more. Orbeez. This time, my best day ever! Thank you, MrBeast!
This is darnedest thing I ever heard of. Pretty cool, isn't it? And I mean, my word, you know? You can hear? I can hear really good. I hear myself pretty good.
Try talking to him from back there. Colton, who's the best quarterback ever? Peyton Manning. He hears very well.
To test your new hearing, we got you tickets to the upcoming championship basketball game, for you and your whole family to go to.
What better way to break in your new hearing than going to a Taylor Swift concert? You can experience it with your new hearing.
Welcome to Houston, and hello friends. These are the best seats we've ever had for a basketball game. There it is!
Thank you, MrBeast!
But we didn't only want to help people in the United States, which is why we flew to Mexico to help 200 deaf people. Come on.
Leobardo and Selmai have always wanted to hear their daughter's voice, but are unable to afford hearing technology. However, today that's about to change.
They're saying repeatedly, over sign language, they're so excited to hear her say "mama and papa" for the first time. They're flicking 'em on. Okay. Three, two, one.
Papa. Papa? Papa? You can hear? You can hear? Great. Yeah. Thank you for doing this for me. Thank you.
You should be able to hear now. What's it like? Aww. Aww.
She hasn't heard properly for 67 years. Three, two, one. Good. Yeah? Oh. How much different is it? A lot. Wow. Wow. Oh.
Great. And we also went to Guatemala, Brazil.
Brazil. And we also helped hundreds of people in South Africa, Malawi, and Indonesia.
And I learned while filming this video that providing hearing isn't the only way to connect people.
Go team!
Sign language connects people whether they can hear or not. But access to learning sign language is still very limited in many places. So we're gonna donate $100,000 to organizations around the world that are teaching people sign language.
But aside from that, we still have our final person left to help.
Subscribe. There you go.
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