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Ali Abdaal

@aliabdaal · Creator economy

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LAST CHECKED28 July 2026
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Doctor, YouTuber and Podcaster. Creators On Record tracks the sourced public record around the channel.

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THE RECEIPTS

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06DEC 2023 · Business

Publishes Feel-Good Productivity

His first book extended the channel's productivity work into mainstream publishing.

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052022 · Business

Ali Abdaal leaves clinical medicine for full-time creator work

Abdaal ended clinical practice to focus on his media, courses and growing team.

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042020 · Business

Ali Abdaal launches the Part-Time YouTuber Academy

The cohort course turned his creator workflow into a separate education business.

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032020 · Business

The creator business passes $1 million in annual revenue

The channel reached one million subscribers in the same year.

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022019 · Milestone

The channel reaches 500,000 subscribers

Abdaal reported that his creator income had overtaken his earnings from medicine.

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012017 · Milestone

Starts publishing YouTube videos while studying medicine

Abdaal began with study techniques and medical-school material before expanding into productivity and creator-business content.

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