MrBeast’s ‘Beast Industries’ is reportedly in the news after the CEO, Jeff Housenbold, hinted that the company may explore the possibility of going public. Dexerto reported that MrBeast (whose real name is James Donaldson) and Jeff talked about the brand's plans with reporter Andres Ross Sorkin at the DealBook Summit on December 4. Curious if James and Jeff would ever consider having an "IPO", Andres asked,"You want to have an IPO at some point, I imagine."To which Jeff answered,"At some point, we want to be able to give the 1.4 billion unique people around the world who has watched Jimmy’s content the last 90 days a chance to be owners of the company."MrBeast Industries CEO hints at letting fans become ownersBusiness And Government Leaders Speak At New York Times' DealBook Summit - Source: Getty. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)MrBeast and CEO, Jeff Housenbold, have reportedly hinted at giving a chance to fans "to become owners of the company. Without spilling many details, if the company were going public, Housenbold would want to provide a chance for all fans who have been watching and supporting their content for years. The NY Times reported that Beast Industries is currently divided into three divisions: content, consumer goods, and a platform to match creators to Fortune 1000 marketers. In addition to the possibility of going public, Jeff Housenbold also provided an update on other plans. He noted,"We're also launching a phone company, Beast Mobile, and a financial services platform in there, wrapped in financial literacy and access to the world's information, in making sure we're doing good while doing well."Apart from having the biggest YouTube channel, Business Insider reported that MrBeast and his company had managed to raise "over $400 million" last year. In another part of the interview, Jimmy spoke about the future of content creation and YouTube's integral role in it. He also revealed that he finds "nuggets of inspiration" from the likes of Steve Jobs and Elon Musk when thinking of exploring new industries. However, he acknowledged his channel's work and noted,"There’s not really anyone who’s doing YouTube content at the level we’re doing while also trying to run a chocolate company, while also trying to run a bank and this and that. I don’t know if there’s one person I would want to be.”Irrespective of their plans, Jeff had previously revealed in a September interview with Bloomberg that Jimmy would continue to be the "cornerstone" of the Beast Industries. He noted,"There’s such a bigger opportunity here than just being a YouTuber. Jimmy will always be the cornerstone, but Jimmy doesn’t scale. He already filmed 26, 27, 28 days a month.”MrBeast and CEO Jeff Housenbold have many plans in the pipeline, including launching a phone company and a financial services platform. They acknowledged that, though YouTube will remain their primary focus, they plan to expand their services.