Neal Mohan

Chief Executive Officer, YouTube, Youtube

Search every verified Neal Mohan interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Neal Mohan, CEO of YouTube, has been discussing the platform's relationship with creators, artificial intelligence, and content moderation. In a February 2024 interview, Mohan stated that YouTube paid out over $70 billion to the creator economy over the previous three years, calling it "the original and world's largest creator economy." He also addressed past criticism of the platform's content moderation decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the company's approach "has to be flexible to the environment and the context of it." Regarding AI, Mohan said YouTube is working on "likeness detection" technology that would allow creators to control whether AI-generated content featuring their image remains on the platform. Mohan has also spoken about YouTube's cultural influence and his personal background. At the 2026 TAAF Heritage Month Summit, he described his father's immigration from India to the United States and his own experiences feeling like an outsider, which he said led him to value storytelling as a universal connector. He said YouTube's mission is to "give everyone a voice and show them the world," adding that the platform has "no gatekeepers" and allows anyone to share their story. In a May 2026 interview with Deadline, Mohan said YouTube aims to be "the best place where they can build their fandom and their audiences, but also to grow their businesses," and described the platform as "the leading streaming platform."