The Banana Billionaire: The INSANE True Story

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The banana king was one of the richest and most powerful men in the world. When a country’s government didn’t give him what he wanted, he simply overthrew the government. He declared literal war on his competitors. And he built a gigantic business empire from nothing. You see, before he became the banana king, this man was simply known as Sam - an immigrant with no money, no connections, and no real hope. Sam’s journey to building such a successful company is an astonishing underdog story. And throughout his life, Sam became entangled with countless famous figures, from US presidents to business magnates like JP Morgan. And yet it all begins, with ripe bananas.
However, I must warn you: what starts out as an inspirational success story will later take a much darker disturbing turn. As Sam became involved with an extremely controversial company called United Fruit, otherwise known as The Octopus - because of how they wrapped their tentacles around everyone, and caused devastating consequences.
Honestly, I’ve covered a lot of fascinating business stories, but this is one of the craziest. You may never have heard the name Sam Zemurray before, but by the end of this video, you’ll be glad you did. This is the insane true story of the banana king - one of the craziest business stories!
THIS IS PART 1 OF A 2 PART MINI SERIES ON SAMUEL ZEMURRAY & THE BANANA BUSINESS.
This video is based on the book: ‘The fish that ate the whale’. Normally I use 100s of different sources when writing these videos, but with this one, this particular book heavily inspired the video and so I encourage you to go check the book out for the full story.
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The Banana King: The INSANE True Story
The Banana King: The INSANE True Story 🍌👑
The Banana King: The Craziest Story You’ve Never Heard
⏲️ CHAPTERS:
00:00 The Banana King - Intro
01:24 The First Banana
03:40 A Race Against Time
10:17 The Deal
12:04 Deal for MagnatesMedia Viewers
13:06 Expansion
16:11 Into The Jungle
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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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnvPoqqFfs6Bask (The Disturbing Business of Bananas) Thanks to Brave for making this video possible. Download Brave at brave.com/magnates to get the VPN deal!

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[@reprovedcandy]

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.

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[@joshm3342]

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.

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

[@internet_userr]

Bananana

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I’ve been to Cienaga in Colombia where it happened, dark dark shit

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@@28russBanananana

[@PodcArne]

As a colombian, i was taught that in school, and it still makes my blood boil

[@Harcorwrestler]

$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.

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Totally impressive! My kid just got her very first paycheck, 16 yr old, after taxes was $255.. that's some perspective 🤯

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​@@krys-anneCongrats! Best wishes to her ❤

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"I told you, there was money in the banana stand"

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Banana king Sounds suspicious 👇

[@SHORTSWARSFORLIFE]

True

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Do tell.

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Gay

[@joshuarichie6287]

That was my nickname back in college

[@VLOGINGISLIFE899]

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[@mattiwet5526]

My experience with eating bananas is not so great. Usually I am sharting for entire day or end up with an explosive liquid shit that's often masked as a shart.

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[@internet_userr]

That was like years ago

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[@KarmaHoax]

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

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

[@Dham.........7]

Yeah me too

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[@UnderratedUE]

Another banger upload! Congrats on 1m

[@Havock037]

There's is a Dominican KZbin 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.

[@christainchavez7583]

What’s the channel

[@Havock037]

@@christainchavez7583 it's call KiskeyaLife

[@JoeNoshow27]

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

[@meilinchan7314]

I made piles on RuneScape following Zemurray's methods but this was during the height of the 00s when bots from China were creating resources which they disposed off in the general stores. I made money, folliowing Banana Man's methods - take then goods across the game world, selling them for a profit. It was, like this show, total bananas.

[@JoeNoshow27]

@@meilinchan7314 That's great. I'm not into MMOs myself, but I find the economics of them hilarious. Like a friend told me how while waiting for world bosses to spawn in WoW, an entire caravan of people would gather and start opening up kiosks, creating a marketplace on the spot. I thought it was funny af.

[@imaXkillXya]

Legend has it Sam actually bought Hustlers University 1.0 and learned how to become the true alpha of the Banana business.

[@jordant.teeterson3100]

I choose to believe this.

[@R2debo_]

Congrats on one million subscribers! Very much deserved! 🚀❤️

[@tbp_Nxon3727]

We meet again

[@27forlife]

the only youtuber i like the video before watching cause i know it will be good.

[@mildlyconcerning]

sam the banana king

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[@joshuaneilson]

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

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[@gerryfegan3608]

I love the wholsomeness of this Banana Salesman

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Very well created. It's obvious you're taking these seriously so keep it up!!! Shout out from Phoenix Arizona 🙌

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Congrats on passing 1M subscribers. You deserve it. Keep up the great work!!!

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Is someone jealous?

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Your editor is true legend

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

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besides the great story telling and the informations provided, your video editing skills are top class and mastery. Looking forward to see more

[@bastianrivero]

He does not edit 😅

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@@bastianrivero really?! Then he hired an editor, right?

[@bastianrivero]

@@mib13edits yes, the voiceover is him though

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​@@bastianriveroI can edit like him

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[@kiseli666]

Great, cant wait for 2nd part. Keep it up, you are legend.

[@MrTezomShorts]

The banana man taking risks like crazy i didnt read anything like this before this story is insane this mans risk taking abilities or unmachable pls upload next video soon

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This is the type of stuff they need to be teaching in schools. It bothers me to no end that they don't teach things that matter or will actually help them in day to day life.

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Monkey

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@@internet_userr certainly

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Excellent approach to the topic. Thank you.

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[@justbedrock]

Yep

[@Caleb-gv5hl]

"The banana king who used the minions to grow his banana businesses"

[@Humanfacehumanityfirst]

Perfect narrative, the voice is punchy as always!

[@saintblades]

Back when we had appreciation, the simple amazement of .. fruit.

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I have been waiting for your video ever since 😩

[@Cybfreak99]

This story is really interesting 😅

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You're the Banana King Charlie!

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WoW! waiting for the second part, thank you!

[@VerhoevenSimon]

He certainly was an interesting figure, I can't wait for the next entry.

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Thanks so much for this entrepreneurship movie. 👍

[@duacky]

I love bananas!

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Another great mini doc ❤

[@dankmemes385]

eric wimp lived at 29 arcacia road nuttytown, but when he ate a bannana...he..became..BANNANAMAN!!!!

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Waiting for the editing course 🙏

[@Evangelionism]

*_"Sam saw his first banana."_* Poor Sammyboy.

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[@adimascakra07]

So this is the guy who supply all my bananas in Bloons Tower Defense..... interesting.

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There's a book about this guy named "The Fish that ate the Whale". It was an interesting read.

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Cliffhanger ?!?!? no fair!! you should've put 1/2 in the title so I can binge both together.. Well.. I guess I also have a fish memory, so I can just watch this one again ;p Love your stuff!!

[@voidbringer101]

He has returned

[@JK-gm6kk]

Its weird to me, that in a moment in time, bananas weren't super common.