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Subscriber-Proxy POC

Global Creator Index™ Subscriber-Proxy Backtest POC

An early historical proof of concept using public creator subscriber milestones, normalized to a base value of 1000. This demonstrates the backtest engine before full Creator Enterprise Value, engagement, revenue, and diversification data are added.

Important limitation

This is not final Global Creator Index performance. It is a source-supported proof of concept, not an investable product or financial advice, and does not imply affiliation, sponsorship, endorsement, or approval by any creator, platform, agency, or brand.

Base Level

1000

Normalized start value

Ending Level

1,873.85

Through 2026-06

Proxy Return

+87.38%

Subscriber proxy only

Cohort

10

Source-supported creators

Backtest Path

Subscriber-proxy index level

2022-01 to 2026-06. Latest active cohort count: 10.

Latest monthly change: +0.06%
2022-012026-061,873.851,000

POC Cohort

10 source-supported creator businesses

Creator BusinessFirst MonthLatest MonthFirst Proxy MMLatest Proxy MMProxy Change
Beast Industries2022-072026-06100.0484.0+384.00%
Sidemen2022-012026-0614.823.0+55.41%
Dude Perfect2022-052026-0650.062.0+24.00%
Mythical Entertainment2024-092026-0618.819.6+4.26%
Mark Rober2024-072026-0650.077.0+54.00%
Marques Brownlee2022-012026-0613.420.9+55.81%
Linus Media Group2022-012026-0623.332.0+37.34%
Ryan Trahan2022-072026-0610.022.5+125.00%
Nick DiGiovanni2024-122026-0622.135.0+58.37%
Alan Chikin Chow2024-082026-0657.0101.0+77.19%

Method

How this POC is calculated

Equal-weight average of creator subscriber-proxy levels normalized to each creator's first usable month.

Sparse public subscriber anchors are linearly interpolated. This is not final index performance and not investable.

Next Upgrade

From proxy to index

The next version should add revenue confidence, engagement quality, content volume, platform diversification, brand partnerships, commercial events, and entity-level verification.

Source Audit

Public source anchors used in v0.6

CreatorAnchor DateAnchor MMSource NoteSource
Beast Industries2022-07100.0MrBeast reached 100M subscribersView source
Beast Industries2024-07300.0MrBeast 300M milestoneView source
Beast Industries2025-06400.0MrBeast 400M milestoneView source
Beast Industries2026-04484.0Most-subscribed YouTube channel list current anchorView source
Sidemen2026-0523.0Guardian reported Sidemen had grown to 23M subscribersView source
Sidemen2026-0623.0BBC World Cup article references Sidemen as major YouTube creatorsView source
Dude Perfect2022-0550.050M subscriber milestone referencedView source
Dude Perfect2026-0362.0Business Insider reported 62M subscribersView source
Dude Perfect2026-0562.0Page Six reported 62M subscribersView source
Mythical Entertainment2026-0319.6Rhett & Link/GMM current subscriber anchorView source
Mythical Entertainment2026-0319.6People reported GMM nearing 20M subscribersView source
Mark Rober2024-0750.0MrBeast 50 YouTubers challenge shirt valueView source
Mark Rober2025-0870.0The Verge reported over 70M subscribersView source
Mark Rober2026-0577.0Wikipedia current subscriber anchorView source
Marques Brownlee2019-1210.0MKBHD 10M milestoneView source
Marques Brownlee2026-0520.9Wikipedia current subscriber anchorView source
Linus Media Group2022-0123.3German Wikipedia combined channel anchorView source
Linus Media Group2026-0132.0Wikipedia combined channel anchorView source
Linus Media Group2026-0416.8Main channel current anchor for cross-checkView source
Ryan Trahan2022-0710.010M subscriber milestoneView source
Ryan Trahan2023-1214.014M subscriber anchorView source
Ryan Trahan2026-0322.5Wikipedia current subscriber anchorView source
Nick DiGiovanni2024-1222.1Spanish Wikipedia subscriber anchorView source
Nick DiGiovanni2026-0435.0People reported 35M subscribersView source
Alan Chikin Chow2024-0857.057M public profile referenceView source
Alan Chikin Chow2026-03100.0Wikipedia / YouTube creator award anchorView source
Alan Chikin Chow2026-06101.0Houston Chronicle reported over 101M subscribersView source