MrBeast responds to “MrBroke” claims after being spotted flying economy
After being spotted on an economy flight, MrBeast replied to “MrBroke” claims on social media as fans joked about his sighting on a commercial plane.
While on a flight in February, 2025, MrBeast was spotted napping in his seat. One X user (formerly Twitter) snapped a picture of the streamer and captioned the post, “Is MrBeast now MrBroke?”
“He was reportedly spotted flying economy,” the caption further noted.
The post blew up on X, amassing hundreds of comments and millions of views to the point that MrBeast himself even responded and cleared the air.
MrBeast confirms he flies economy for a key reason
Replying directly to the original upload, MrBeast revealed that, given how often he flies and that his trips are sometimes last-minute, the only available seats tend to be in the economy section.
I’ve flown Southwest multiple times already this year, sometimes when we need last minute tickets it’s all that’s available and I’m just chilling in the back of a plane with random fans lol
“I’ve flown Southwest multiple times already this year. Sometimes, when we need last-minute tickets, that’s all that’s available.”
The YouTuber added that he is sometimes “just chilling in the back of a plane with random fans due to these rushed plane tickets.”
After revealing that he does fly economy when the need arises, the response from fans was generally positive.
“That’s awesome! Lol, I wouldn’t mind sitting next to Mr. Beast, even if he passes out and ends up on my shoulder,” wrote an X user.
Others added, “Flying commercial don’t make you broke or cheap,” and “Jimmy is so humble, lol. He doesn’t care he’s worth over a billion dollars. If bro has to go somewhere, he is going somewhere.”
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