Number of craft breweries in the US

American craft breweries and MrBeast's subscriber count, both climbing fast. Two completely unrelated 2010s and 2020s industries: small-batch beer and one big YouTube channel, sharing a six-year ascent. The pint and the platform, both growing.

US craft breweries grew from about 5,300 in 2016 to over 9,000 by 2022 as the locavore wave continued and licensing reforms expanded the small-business space. MrBeast YouTube subscribers grew from about 14 million in 2016 to over 200 million by 2024 as the philanthropy-and-stunt format scaled. Two completely unrelated industries sharing a window because the same six years rewarded both a small-batch beer category and a single creator's reach.

Two completely different American industries grew in the same six years. The brewery and the channel, both up.