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Who is MrBeast’s girlfriend? Meet Thea Booysen aka TheaBeasty: besides dating the man behind YouTube’s No 1 channel, she’s a Twitch streamer, YouTuber, esports caster, author … and master’s degree student

STORYElif Ayhan
Who is Thea Booysen, MrBeast’s girlfriend? Photo: @Thea_Booysen/X
Who is Thea Booysen, MrBeast’s girlfriend? Photo: @Thea_Booysen/X
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  • Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, has 272 million subscribers and frequently hosts challenges involving large cash prizes – he just gave away 26 Teslas to celebrate his 26th birthday
  • Booysen, who’s appeared in MrBeast’s videos, revealed that the YouTuber had been ‘going off a list’ when the pair met to check their compatibility – they’re currently in a long-distance relationship

Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, recently surpassed T-Series as the biggest channel on YouTube.
The 26-year-old has amassed a following of 272 million subscribers on the platform at the time of writing, and is always making headlines for his viral videos and charitable deeds. Most recently, the creator celebrated his birthday by giving away 26 Teslas to his followers.
Thea Booysen and MrBeast at the sidemen charity match. Photo: @Thea_Booysen/X
Thea Booysen and MrBeast at the sidemen charity match. Photo: @Thea_Booysen/X
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While MrBeast does not share many details about his personal life, he has actually been in a relationship with Twitch streamer and author Thea Booysen since 2022. The couple occasionally make appearances on each other’s Instagram pages, but Booysen tends to stay away from the spotlight and support him quietly behind the scenes instead.

Here’s all we know about Thea Booysen.

Thea Booysen is an author and content creator

Thea Booysen is MrBeast’s girlfriend – and a well-known content creator in her own right. Photo: @Thea_Booysen/X
Thea Booysen is MrBeast’s girlfriend – and a well-known content creator in her own right. Photo: @Thea_Booysen/X
Thea Booysen was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. The 26-year-old runs a successful gaming channel on streaming platform Twitch. Her account, TheaBeasty, has nearly 30,000 subscribers.

Aside from streaming, she also has two YouTube channels: TheaBeasty, where she posts daily vlogs and gaming content – including appearances by MrBeast – and More Than Human, where she shares her psychology knowledge.

When she’s not streaming, Booysen is also an esports caster – or commentator – and co-owns NixuhGG, an esports organisation in South Africa, according to her X profile (formerly Twitter).

The multi-hyphenate is also an author. Her debut novel The Marked Children was published in 2022 and reportedly took her seven years to finish.

She’s an academic overachiever