Who is Kirklin Mack? YouTuber goes viral after convincing Adam Rabe to rob a fake bank, and fans are likening him to MrBeast (Image via Getty)
Kirklin “Mac” was suddenly everywhere on the Internet. The 26-year-old YouTuber released a bold video on April 3, 2026 titled “I Convinced a Stranger to Rob a Bank.” Within days, it exceeded 5.2 million views.
The idea seems risky at first, but change is what attracted people. Nothing in the video was real, but everything looked real. This combination quickly attracted viewers. Mac isn’t new, but he’s not a daily uploader either. He has around 727,000 subscribers on YouTube, yet almost every long-form video he posts gets huge numbers. This includes videos such as “I Survived a Plane Crash” and “I Survived 100 Hours Under AI Control.” He also works behind the scenes with Jamie Donaldson on the Amazon Prime show Beast Games as co-creator, co-host and editor.
Because of this, many fans now feel that he could follow a similar path.Its reach extends beyond YouTube as well. He has more than 306,000 followers on Instagram. One of his reels from September 17, 2024 has surpassed 47 million views. Now, with this new video going viral, people are paying more attention.
Kirklin Mac Plan a fake bank robbery complete with… Adam Rabie Using actors, FBI agents, and a locked down city
The viral video shows Mack convincing his old school friend, 26-year-old Adam Raby, to participate in what looks like a real-life bank robbery.
But the truth is very different. The entire setup was planned.Mack has turned an entire city into a movie set. The “bank” was fake. FBI agents were actors. Even weapons and police chase were organised. Adam Rabe believed that everything was real during that moment, which made his reactions more natural in front of the camera.
At the beginning of the video, Mac clearly explains the idea to viewers. “This stranger thinks we’re about to rob a real bank,” he said.
But he doesn’t know that these people are all actors. This bank is a secret film set. I even shut down this entire town, just to convince him that this was all real. How much crime would he commit for money? Let’s find out.”Later, in the video description, he also acknowledged the cost of the project. “Shutting down an entire city was not the most financially smart decision I made this year,” he wrote. This line showed how big and expensive the idea really is.
Fans are comparing Kirklin Mack to Jimmy Donaldson as the viral success grows and he calls out X-reactions afterward MrBeast
After the video went viral, fans quickly started talking about Mac’s future. Many have compared him to Jimmy Donaldson, who is known for his large-scale challenges on YouTube.On April 5, 2026, an X user named @Matt_YT posted that Mac could be “the next MrBeast if he keeps going like this.” This reaction shows how strongly people feel about his style. Big ideas, high stakes and strong narratives are the main reasons behind these comparisons.At the same time, Mack’s connection to Beast Games gives him an advantage. He really understands how big productions work. This experience is now evident in his videos.Meanwhile, in the world of MrBeast, another big moment happened recently. The $1 million challenge ended with streamer YourRAGE winning after beating out 49 other creators. This type of content is what made MrBeast famous, and now fans are seeing similar signs in Mack’s work.
