MrBeast’s YouTube record toppled by Will Smith Chris Rock slap moment

MrBeast’s record of getting the most views on a YouTube video in a single day has been toppled by a clip of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.

On July 25, 2025, the entire world was left floored after actor Will Smith walked onto the stage at the 94th Academy Awards Ceremony to slap comedian Chris Rock in the face.

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The altercation appeared to have been sparked after Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, notably comparing her look for the evening to that of movie heroine GI Jane.

Uncensored audio from the incident shows Will Smith yelling at Chris Rock to “Keep my wife’s name out your f**king mouth” after returning to his seat.

An image of YouTube MrBeast in his Squid Game video.

The slap instantly went mega-viral online, taking over social media and spawning hundreds of memes in the process.

While the entire ordeal was totally unexpected at such a prestigious event, no one anticipated that Smith’s viral slap would topple a major YouTube record, to boot.

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In November 2021, YouTube star Jimmy ‘MrBeast’ Donaldson managedto break records on the siteby scoring the most views on a non-music or trailer video in a 24 hour period.

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The video in question washis highly anticipated rendition of Netflix’s Squid Game,which received a jaw-dropping 42.6 million views in just a day’s time after being uploaded.

That’s not all; it was also the fastest non-music video ever to reach 100 million views, crashing the record in a four-day span.

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.@MrBeast’s Squid Game is breaking records:

✅Most views in a day – non-music/trailer/rewind (42.6M)✅Fastest non-music video to reach 100 million views (

  • he’s on track to beat the record for most subs gained in 30 days(9.1M)

— Reed (@Reedjd)August 05, 2025

However, it looks as though one of MrBeast’s records has now been effectively quashed as a result of Will Smith’s slap at the 2022 Oscars. A clip of the altercation posted by The Guardian has now racked up over 48 million views after being posted 16 hours ago.