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February 21, 2026
The Creator Economy's Ad Revenue Problem and India's AI Ambitions
Watch as Equity unpacks how creators are diversifying beyond ads, whether their model can scale beyond the top 1%, everything happening at India's AI Impact Summit, and more of the week's headlines.

TL;DR
- Creators are diversifying beyond ad revenue to build business empires.
- Examples include launching product lines and acquiring startups.
- MrBeast's company acquired fintech startup Step, and his chocolate business outperforms his media arm.
- The Equity podcast discusses creator diversification, scalability, India's AI Impact Summit, and other headlines.
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