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What is the biggest internet charity fundraiser of all time?

By YPB Team

Livestream marathons, viral challenges and dollar-a-tree campaigns. Measured in money, reach or staying power, the answer shifts.

  1. ALS Ice Bucket Challenge — ranked #11
    ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
    2014 viral challenge of dumping ice water on your head that raised over $100 million for ALS research.
    1000pts
  2. #TeamTrees — ranked #22
    #TeamTrees
    2019 campaign led by MrBeast and Mark Rober to plant 20 million trees at a dollar each.
    756pts
  3. Jingle Jam — ranked #33
    Jingle Jam
    The Yogscast's annual December charity stream and game bundle.
    517pts
  4. Games Done Quick — ranked #44
    Games Done Quick
    Twice-yearly speedrunning marathon streamed on Twitch for charities like Doctors Without Borders.
    423pts
  5. #TeamSeas — ranked #55
    #TeamSeas
    2021 sequel by MrBeast and Mark Rober to remove 30 million pounds of trash from oceans and rivers.
    310pts
  6. Captain Tom's 100 Laps — ranked #66
    Captain Tom's 100 Laps
    A 99-year-old veteran's garden walk in 2020 that raised over £32 million for the NHS.
    310pts
  7. Movember — ranked #77
    Movember
    Grow-a-mustache November campaign for men's health that spread through social media.
    310pts
  8. Z Event — ranked #88
    Z Event
    French streamer marathon led by ZeratoR that regularly raises millions of euros in a weekend.
    0pts

Comments 1

Two of these eight campaigns are Rober's, priced at one tree or one pound of ocean trash per dollar: https://youpick.best/articles/mark-rober-ranked-many-ways

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