YouTube CEO Steps Down After 9 Years Of Leading Most Popular Social Network For Kids

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping down from her function after 9 years, in accordance with a notice despatched to YouTube staff Thursday morning and printed on-line. YouTube is the most well-liked social media platform for American children 13-17, with a surprising 95% utilizing the positioning, in accordance with the newest figures from the Pew Analysis Middle.

Wojcicki shall be changed by Neal Mohan, who will function the SVP and new head of YouTube, in accordance with the notice launched on-line.

“I’ve spent almost 15 years of my profession working with Neal, first when he came visiting to Google with the DoubleClick acquisition in 2007 and as his function grew to turn out to be SVP of Show and Video Adverts,” Wojcicki introduced.

“He grew to become YouTube’s Chief Product Officer in 2015. Since then, he has arrange a top-notch product and UX workforce, performed pivotal roles within the launch of a few of our largest merchandise, together with YouTube TV, YouTube Music and Premium and Shorts, and has led our Belief and Security workforce, guaranteeing that YouTube lives as much as its accountability as a world platform,” Wojcicki continued.

Wojcicki joined Google in its infancy as an organization roughly 25 years in the past, serving to create Google Picture Search and AdSense, however has spent the previous 9 years as CEO of YouTube. Wojcicki praised Mohan as somebody with an awesome sense of YouTube’s product.

“He has an exquisite sense for our product, our enterprise, our creator and person communities, and our staff. Neal shall be a terrific chief for YouTube,” Wojcicki wrote.

Whereas TikTok grabs all of the headlines as of late, over its alleged threats to U.S. nationwide safety for being so carefully tied to the Chinese language authorities and the Chinese language Communist Celebration, YouTube remains to be the most well-liked social community for American kids aged 13-17, in accordance with Pew. TikTok is a distant second, with 67% of youngsters in that age group saying they use the app, in contrast with 95% of youngsters utilizing YouTube.

As for me, within the quick time period, I plan to assist Neal and assist with the transition, which is able to embrace persevering with to work with some YouTube groups, teaching workforce members, and assembly with creators,” Wojcicki wrote, noting she’d spoken with Google CEO Sundar Pichai in regards to the transfer.

“In the long run, I’ve agreed with Sundar to tackle an advisory function throughout Google and Alphabet. It will permit me to name on my totally different experiences through the years to supply counsel and steerage throughout Google and the portfolio of Alphabet firms. It’s an extremely vital time for Google—it jogs my memory of the early days—unimaginable product and know-how innovation, big alternatives, and a wholesome disregard for the unattainable,” Wojcicki continued.

“I at all times dreamed of working for an organization with a mission that might change the world for the higher. Because of you and your imaginative and prescient, I bought the possibility to dwell that dream. It has been an absolute privilege to be part of it, and I’m excited for what’s subsequent.”