Draft:Sergey Kosenko

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Sergey Kosenko (alias Mr. Thank you; born August 23, 1987, Hungary) is a singer, entrepreneur, blogger, creator of viral videos on social media, businessman, and owner of the Dubai real estate agency Habibi Real Estate.

Biography

Sergey Kosenko was born on August 23, 1987, in Kecskemét, Hungary.

He lived in Hungary until 1991, when he moved with his family to Belarus, his parents' homeland, to the city of Brest, where they stayed for two years. After that, the family relocated to the Russian city of Smolensk.

At the age of 20, after graduating from university, he moved to Moscow, where he got a job at the Moscow branch of Smolensk Bank as an economist in the marketing department.

For more than three years, he was involved in the logistics business with China.

In 2015, Sergey Kosenko completed business training known in Russia as "Business Youth". Thanks to the program, the idea to expand his business product line was born. In addition to the Sleepy blankets with sleeves, he began selling other products. As a result, The Kosenko Retail Group included the ‘Siberia’ sweater brand, known for reindeer patterns, the wool accessories brand "Grandma Knits", and the home fragrance brand Arome Paris.

By 2016, Sergey had already been running an Instagram blog about business for three years and gained attention from the "Business Youth" community, where he was invited as a business coach. There was demand for franchises, and 350 stores were opened in shopping malls across major cities in Russia and the CIS.

In 2018, he sold the business and brand Kosenko Retail Group.

In 2017, Sergey launched a YouTube channel and started filming interviews with famous Russian businessmen. This attracted a wide audience. As of 2024, the YouTube channel has 700,000 subscribers.

In 2018, while in Bali, Sergey partnered with the owner of a local hotel and co-founded the startup Bali Investments. They began building villas on the island and developed a village project, which Sergey supported through media coverage.

In 2022, he founded the Dubai real estate agency Habibi Real Estate.

Educational Projects

In 2023, Sergey began teaching short video creation in a course called Reels Royce.

By December 31, 2023, his English-language Instagram account had already garnered 100,000 followers. He became known as Mr. Thank You among influencers, and he decided to rename his page accordingly. The name also carried the idea of gratitude.

A new turning point came after purchasing mentorship for $50,000 from blogger Anar Dreams, who has 20 million followers on TikTok, for advice on promoting video content. Anar was the first to suggest that Mr. Thank You use fake movie money in his videos. Soon after, he started giving away real money to his followers, distributing $50,000 over a month.

Today, the Mr. Thank You account ranks 194th globally in popularity. It is the most viewed account in the world, with 2.1 billion monthly video views. Celebrities are among his followers.

This type of content creation has social significance.

Music

2017–2018 marked his first attempts in the music industry. Under the alias IP Kosenko, he released several tracks, including a music video for the song "Here and Now".

In 2023, Sergey experienced a significant turning point. At the conclusion of another Reels Royce online course, a graduation event coincided with Sergey's birthday, where the famous Russian artist Morgenshtern was invited to perform. This inspired Sergey to return to music.

At the same time, Sergey met a songwriter from Belgium who creates songs in five languages. A month later, his first track was born. Since then, Mr. Thank You has been regularly releasing new songs in both Russian and English and taking vocal coaching lessons. All tracks are available on music platforms.

Personal Life

On February 19, 2021, Sergey met Alexandra Belyakova (Sasha Belair) Alexandra is a singer, blogger with an audience of 2.5 million followers across all social media platforms, and author of the book "On the Rich".

In September 2022, Alexandra and Sergey entered a relationship, hiding it from the public for six months. Their relationship was long-distance for an extended period. On November 13, 2023, their son Leo was born in Los Angeles. Shortly before the birth, Sergey proposed to Alexandra.

Public Reaction to Mr. Thank You's Viral Videos

In 2021, news broke of Sergey's deportation from the island of Bali.

At that time, Sergey posted an entertaining video on his Instagram account where he jumped into the ocean on a motorbike. The video quickly garnered millions of views and caught the attention of a local human rights activist, who was outraged by his actions. However, Sergey's retrieval of the motorbike from the water, check of its functionality, and gift to an Indonesian person went unnoticed. The activist accused the influencer of environmental pollution and visa violations.

The official reason for deportation and a six-month entry ban was the organization of a 50-person party during COVID-19 restrictions, which Sergey allegedly hosted, though he was not even present at the event. All restrictions have now been lifted.

Other popular stunt videos received public backlash as well. In one video, Sergey was driving with his friend, blogger Ilona Drozh, who was handcuffed to his wrist, while she was riding on the roof of the car.