The Banana Billionaire: The INSANE True Story

Hey legends, this is one of my favorite stories that I’ve wanted to cover for a while - hope you enjoy! 🍌 Here is the link to part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJlqwOIiN4g (The Disturbing Business of Bananas) Thanks to Brave for making this video possible. Download Brave at brave.com/magnates to get the VPN deal

I remember watching this channel when it was at 90k subs in school on my laptop, it’s crazy how it feels like just yesterday this channel was at 90k and now it’s at a million, i just wanna say thank you to the creator of these videos you’ve really helped me get through schools and many days I’m sooo glad this channel is doing soo good 😭😭

You should really do a story about billionaires that lose everything like Ireland's richest man who built a cement empire and then lost $6B through overly risky decisions and ended up back on the same street he grew up on. Seriously, not all big risks pay off and all these channels make it seem like big risks always = big rewards. There should really be at least a few realist stories about when big risks blow up. The cement guy had an amazing story, but the difference between him and this banana dude is that his big risks taken (while already rich) cost him his empire instead of growing it further. I'm just saying, perspective is important and we shouldn't overly glorify wild risk taking.

I haven't completed the video but am thus blown away by the quality of the video plus the story telling. You're LEGEND your work is unmatched

This caught my attention because my Uncle Max also immigrated from Russia, arriving in Pittsburgh around 1930. After serving in the Army, he began a banana distributing business, and married my Dad's sister. They had a nice life, and I remember how positive & generous Max was, giving me a silver dollar every time we visited (mid - late 1950's). Sadly, he died of a heart attack at the age of 52. I was 10 years old, and I wish I had gotten to know him better, if he had not died so young.

$150 in 1893 is equivalent to having $5085.15 today. You can do a lot with that money. The fact that he saved that much at a young age is impressive.

ive heard about the banana massacre in the 1920's but to know where its all originating from is actually quite fascinating

Congrats on one million subscribers! Very much deserved! 🎉 🥳

Banana king Sounds suspicious 👇

⭐Business Education starts after Graduation 🍌

As always, your story telling skills are incredible. Thank you for your hard work.

I have broken down some of your editing on my channel but am actually excited about breaking down this video... I love the editing

Such a great video. I’m so glad you dident lose your motivation after eweriting what happened.

There's is a Dominican YouTube Channel run by a German guy who loves the country. He made a video about The Octopus and it's involvement on the governments. That video is focused on the actual fruit instead of the business so I'm glad you made this video so we can have a better understanding.

That was fantastic. Looking forward to part two now! Keep on grindin'!

Banana man's story sounds like it could make for a really fun video game. The logistics involved are fascinating.

He wasn’t in the banana business or the money business, he’s in the empire business

I would love magnatesmedia to make a video about sam bankman fried and ftx

Great to see you guys making new fresh content after what happened!

Dude your video style of editing is crazy good. I take a lot of inspiration of your style for my channel too, keep it up.