That is only part of the story. That's how YouTuber's make money over what YouTube pays. YouTube, TikTok and I'm guessing there may be other such websites, run on monetized video channels. Some are monetized though YouTube and some are not, but most are. Some post fact based videos with all sorts of information, while others are just Clickbait channels that the only purpose is to make money. But
MrBeast, the most Prolific YouTuber, with 380 million subscribers, 858 non-monetized videos and 77,023,434,630 views stands far above all others. But just because his channel isn't monetized by YouTube doesn't mean it isn't monetized like you said. His reasons for that are anyone's guess.
Here is a sample of videos:
On the
YouTube Monetization Checker, a tool you can use to check whether YouTube channels are monetized or not, MrBeast has this to say:
Accomplishments:
- Raised $20,000,000 To Plant 20,000,000 Trees
- Removed 30,000,000 pounds of trash from the ocean
- Helped 2,000 people walk again
- Helped 1,000 blind people see
- Helped 1,000 deaf people hear
- Built wells in Africa
- Built and gave away 100 houses
- Adopted every dog in a shelter (twice)
- Given millions to charity
- Started my own snack company Feastables
- Started my own software company Viewstats
- Started Lunchly, a tasty, better-for-you lunch option
- Gave away a private island (twice)
- Gave away 1 million meals
- Gave away a chocolate factory
- I counted to 100k
- Ran a marathon in the world's largest shoes
- Survived 50 hours in Antarctica
- Recreated Squid Game in real life
- Created the largest competition show with 1000 people (Beast Games)
- Gave $5,000,000 to one person
- Passed T-Series to become most subscribed YouTube channel

you get it, I appreciate all of you so much
Now if even 20% of that is true and I have no idea if it is, but he has videos of some of it, MrBeast sounds like quite a human being. That is a lot of giving in a take, take, take world.