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#TeamTrees
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Overview
#TeamTrees is a joint campaign and collaboration project organized by YouTubers MrBeast and Mark Rober in an effort to plant 20 million trees by raising $20,000,000 USD for the Arbor Day Foundation. The campaign was launched on October 25th, 2019 and included support from a large number of creators in the YouTube community.
Background
On May 22nd, 2019, MrBeast asked Twitter[1] "What should I give my 20 millionth subscriber? I was gonna give him 20 million pennies but I procrastinated and I think it’s to [sic] late to get them in time." The tweet gained over 133,400 likes and 5,300 retweets in five months. Redditors began suggesting that MrBeast plant 20 million trees and MrBeast took notice and the next day replied to his own tweet with examples of the suggestion on Reddit (shown below). The tweet garnered over 145,400 likes and 18,500 retweets in five months.
![String as a Joke MrBeast What should I give my 20 millionth subscriber? I was gonna give him 20 million pennies but I procrastinated and I think it's to late to get them in time. @MrBeastYT- May 22 MrBeast @MrBeastYT Reddit really wants me to plant 20 million trees. PwdepeSubmissiems +JOIN JOIN I hope PewDiePie sorts by new Please save us MrBeast If Mr. Beast plants a lot of trees, Morgaz will too, causing more trees to be planted, possibly saving our world. Petition for MrBeast to plant 20 million trees for 20 million subscribers special and single handedly save earth Sncly the ammg 2:47 PM May 23, 2019 Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/620/309/d18.png)
Notable Developments
On October 25th, 2019, both MrBeast and Mark Rober anounced their partnership to plant 20,000,000 trees through YouTube videos (shown below). The videos gained over 23.8 million views and 6,1 million views respectively in three days. Viewers were encouraged to donate to TeamTrees.[3]
That same day, The Infographics Show uploaded a YouTube video explaining the impact planting that many trees ith have on the environment (shown below, left). The video accumulated over 4.3 million views in three days. Other famous YouTubers like DramaAlert uploaded videos promoting the campaign (shown below, right).
That dame day, Verge [2] published an article about the initiative which quoted the Arbor Day Foundation in saying "“We’re just not planting and walking away” warning that "the US Forest Service, which it partners with, estimates a 3 percent mortality rate per year." On October 25th, vidIQ posted a "Live Tree Planting Counter – TeamTrees" to YouTube. Within three days, viewers had planted over 5.5 million trees.
On October 28th, Redditors posted numerous memes relating to the tree planting initiative to r/pewdiepiesubmissions.[4][5] Redditors sammanahve777 and lezz_ posted images which received over 700 points (92% upvoted) and 7,700 points (96% upvoted) respectively that day (shown below).
![Lorax I am the lorax I speak for the trees Gohelp Mr. Beast Or I'l break your knees](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/620/318/33b.jpg)
![Gandhi don't be a bitch and donate to teamtrees.org - Mahatma Gandhi](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/620/317/40c.jpg)
Elon Musk Donation / Treelon Musk
On October 29th, 2019, Elon Musk tweeted a that he would donate one million trees in a thread replying to MrBeast and Marques Brownlee (shown below). Within 24 hours, the tweet gained over 349,000 likes and 58,600 retweets. Additionally, Musk changed his Twitter name to "Treelon Musk."
![Elon Musk 1 million trees donation Twitter thread MrBeast @MrBeastYT. Oct 28 And so far we have planted almost 6 million... THAT'S INSANE! Loserfruit@Loserfruit Oct 28 fortnite visual for reference (this was at 5000 trees) Show this thread nem #teantrees Sa,720.31 (x2) t3 5K 122.8K 406 Treelon @elonmusk Oct 28 Sounds cool. Where are the trees being planted & what kind of trees? t 7.2K 1.5K 148.8K Marques Brownlee Goes straight to the Arbor Day Foundation for planting a tree somewhere "in a forest of high need" around the globe @MKBHD Oct 28 EEAMTRCES Help Us Plant 20 Million Trees - Join #TeamTrees The official site of #Team Trees. One dollar plants a tree... &teamtrees.org 1 1.8K 64.8K 80 Treelon @elonmusk Replying to @MKBHD and @MrBeastYT Ok, sounds legit, will donate 1M trees 5:31 PM Oct 29, 2019 Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/622/880/efe.jpg)
Goal Achieved
On December 19th, the Team Trees Official Twitter[6] account announced that the campaign had reached its goal of 20 million trees planted (shown below, left). The tweet gained over 34,100 likes and 8,200 retweets in a day. That day, @MarkRober[7] responded to the news by tweeting, "20,000,000 TREES!! HOLY CRAP!!That’s the power of our community!! With over .5M donors (<$5 average donation) this only happened because everyone played a roll. Please go thank/congratulate the person who first told you about #TeamTrees. They the real MVP. So stoked right now!!!" The tweet received over 14,400 likes in a day.
![The Team](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/678/573/d89.png)
![Mark Rober Mark Rober @MarkRober 20,000,000 TREES!! HOLY CRAP!!That's the power of our community!! With over .5M donors (<$5 average donation) this only happened because everyone played a roll. Please go thank/congratulate the person who first told you about #TeamTrees. They the real MVP. So stoked right now!!! #TEAMTREES THANK YOU 20 million! 4:31 PM · Dec 19, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/678/574/fd8.png)
That day, @MrBeastYT[8] and YouTube responded to the news on Twitter with gratitude. The tweets accumulated over 384,700 likes and 95,400 likes respectively. Team Tress continued to encourage donations after hitting its goal they raised another $200,000 in a day.
![Mr Beast @MrBeastYT · 19h MrBeast We did it!! Thank you so much to the over 500,000 different people that donated and the hundreds of influential people that promoted the campaign! Teamtrees was more than planting 20 million trees, it was a movement that shows we care and we want to make change Come back anytime'you feel like planting a tree! 20,002,377 TREES PLANTED LET'S KEEP •](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/678/575/af1.png)
![YouTube YouTube @YouTube YOU DID IT!!!! #TeamTrees has raised $20 million which means there will be 20 million trees planted! Thank you @MrBeastYT, @MarkRober and all of the creators who made this a reality! 4:39 PM · Dec 19, 2019 · Twitter Web App](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/678/576/f0f.png)
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[2] The Verge – YouTubers Climate Change
[4] Reddit – r/pewdiepiesubmissions
[5] Reddit – r/Pewdiepissubmissions
[6] Twitter – teamtreesofflicl
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