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    Derral Eves

    Derral Eves is a YouTube growth strategist and consultant, and the founder of VidSummit. He is also a Wall Street Journal best-selling author.

    #8 YouTube Strategy#15 Video marketing
    37CiteRank

    Last updated 11 Nov 2026 · Named in 46 answers across 5 engines
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    How AI engines see them

    Recognized by 5 of 5 measured engines. Updated 2026-10-26

    All five engines describe him as a YouTube growth strategist focused on audience, analytics and the recommendation algorithm. Gemini, Google AI Mode and Perplexity name his book The YouTube Formula, and Gemini and Perplexity name VidSummit. Perplexity alone adds his role as executive producer of The Chosen and his company Creatus. Google AI Mode and Perplexity mention work with MrBeast. ChatGPT cites derraleves.com and blogsthatsell.com, Gemini leans on summaries.com, and Perplexity also cites derraleves.com.

    • ChatGPTNamed in 9 answers

      Describes him as a YouTube strategist focused on why channels grow, who says he worked with major creators and was among the early people certified by YouTube in Audience Growth.

      Known for
      • analyzing why channels grow
      • audience-first YouTube strategy
      • packaging as a growth lever
    • GeminiNamed in 11 answers

      Says he wrote The YouTube Formula and founded VidSummit, and is known for data-driven frameworks and a Try, Fail, Analyze, Adjust approach.

      Known for
      • data-driven YouTube frameworks
      • scaling channels
      • engagement over subscriber counts
    • Google AI ModeNamed in 9 answers

      Says he is a YouTube marketing expert behind tens of billions of views who advised MrBeast and wrote The YouTube Formula.

      Known for
      • generating tens of billions of views
      • advising MrBeast as he scaled
      • click-through and retention focus
    • PerplexityNamed in 9 answers

      Says he wrote The YouTube Formula, founded VidSummit, consults through Creatus and is an executive producer of The Chosen.

      Known for
      • The YouTube Formula
      • viewer-driven iterative strategy framework
    • Bing AI ModeNot named

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    • CopilotNamed in 8 answers

      Describes him as a YouTube strategist who teaches creators to work with the algorithm and cites a Friday upload shift that raised one channel's views by 216 percent.

      Known for
      • working with the YouTube algorithm
      • data-driven channel growth
      • content timing and distribution

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