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Yeung: IM8 runs 2,000 to 3,000 live ads simultaneously

Danny Yeung · A high school dropout reveals how he built a $200M brand · Sep 7, 2026 · at 22:38

Danny Yeung shares operational metrics regarding IM8's paid advertising machine on Meta.

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“Right now we have anywhere from, you know, two to 3000 ads live at any given time. We're testing out, you know, 500 to 800 creators on a weekly basis.”

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