There are rumors going around that link Chris Tyson from MrBeast with Karl Jacobs a.k.a. GamerBoyKarl. Tyson and Jacobs have recently been in the news for their own reasons. However, this new rumor doing the rounds says that they are dating.
Before delving deep into their relationship, let’s look at how prominent Chris and Karl are on social media.
Christopher Tyson, sometimes also called “Meme-God”, was born on July 1, 1996. The North Carolina-born Tyson achieved fame after co-hosting MrBeast’s Youtube channel. Beast Reacts is also a chancel hosted by Tyson.
Karl Jacobs, on the other hand, is a Twitch streamer and YouTuber and is another fellow star of MrBeast. Being a great Twitch streamer, he also started making his videos with Minecraft content.

Talking about MrBeast’s Youtube channel, it is the most-subscribed channel run by an individual and the fourth most-subscribed overall on the platform. It has garnered around 143 million subscribers on YouTube. The content on the channel focuses on comedy, entertainment, vlogs, and gaming reaction. Chris and Karl were some of the first followers of the channel and eventually became a part of it.
After working together, it is said that Chris and Karl from MrBeast share a romantic bond. How true is that? Before we answer that, it is important to know that Chris is married. Yes, Chris Tyson has a wife named Katie Tyson. They got married in 2018 and they have a son named Tucker.
Has Chris Tyson divorced his wife Katie Tyson to be with Karl Jacobs?
As of now, there is no official news regarding the relationship between Chris and Karl. They are colleagues and friends. And, in the public eye, nothing more than that. On the other hand, there is also no official news about Chris and Katie Tyson. They have decreased the frequency of posting each other on social media and that caused rumors to spark about a divorce. However, no concrete source has been provided for it.
What has led many fans to believe such rumors is the ongoing happenings in Chris and Karl’s lives. However, recently, Chris revealed he is going through HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy). He also advocated HRT use for gender-nonconforming people and said in a tweet:
“Informed consent HRT saved my and many others’ lives. The hurdles gnc people have to jump through to get life-saving gender-affirming healthcare in a 1st world country is wild to me. Just let people make informed decisions about their own bodies.”
HRT, and it’s only been 2 months 😱 https://t.co/uAWOw59eMm
— Chris (@chris) April 6, 2023
Chris came out as bisexual in November 2020. This is after he married Katie and had his son in June 2020. Chris had also informed that he went through a lot of abuse at an earlier age for revealing his sexual orientation.
Is Karl Jacobs gay?
On the other hand, Karl talked about being very close to being asexual. On Twitter, he wrote, “On trainwreckstv scuffed podcast the other day I said I felt I am [very close] to being asexual. Wanted to explain that when I say that I mean like on the spectrum I am close to it but not 100% there”
Wanna clear something up!!!
On trainwreckstv scuffed podcast the other day I said I felt I am 🤏🏼 to being asexual. Wanted to explain that when I say that I mean like on the spectrum I am close to it but not 100% there— karl (@honkkarl) November 3, 2020
There is also something known as ‘the Karl Effect’ that is trending. It is a term coined by MrBeast fans who believe Karl has a certain impact on the members of the MrBeast team. Karl was also blamed by fans for Chris going through HRT. However, Karl is in no way connected to it.
There is no way to know as of now, what is Karl’s sexual orientation. He has refused to make further comments about it.
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