Who is the CEO of YouTube as of 2025?

Neal Mohan is the CEO of YouTube as of 2025. He became chief executive in February 2023, succeeding Susan Wojcicki, who had led YouTube for nearly nine years.

Mohan was not a newcomer to the company. He joined YouTube in 2015 as chief product officer after working at Google in advertising and helping integrate DoubleClick following its 2007 acquisition. As chief product officer, he oversaw major products and initiatives including YouTube Music, YouTube TV, YouTube Premium, and YouTube Shorts.

A common mix-up is confusing YouTube's CEO with Google's CEO. Sundar Pichai leads Alphabet and Google, the parent companies that own YouTube, but he is not YouTube's day-to-day chief executive. Susan Wojcicki was Mohan's predecessor, while Jawed Karim is a YouTube co-founder rather than an executive leading the platform today.

Mohan's appointment continued YouTube's practice of promoting an experienced internal leader. His background in advertising, product development, and platform policy positioned him to guide YouTube as it competes with TikTok and manages creators, subscriptions, music, television, and short-form video.