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Ilias Ism vs Jacky Chou

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Ilias Ism

SEO-first serial maker behind GenPPT, LinkDR, AI SEO Tracker and MagicSpace

@illyism

Jacky Chou

Founder of Indexsy; builds SEO and AI tools like LocalRank.so and Trackings.ai in public

@indexsy Canada

Ilias Ism vs Jacky Chou at a glance

Both Ilias Ism and Jacky Chou are bootstrapped, build in public and are serial makers. They overlap in AI Builders, Marketing & SEO Tools and SaaS Founders. Ilias Ism has 10 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Jacky Chou's 8. Ilias has sold 1 product. On revenue, Ilias self-reports $7.7K MRR (GenPPT, verified) (as of 2026-10) and Jacky $2.92M in 2025. On X, Ilias has about 31K followers and Jacky about 63K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Ilias Ism: —; Jacky Chou: Vancouver, Canada
Started: Ilias Ism: —; Jacky Chou: 2015 (11 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported): Ilias Ism: $7.7K MRR (GenPPT, verified)self-reported, as of 2026-10 · source for Ilias Ism's revenue; Jacky Chou: $2.92M in 2025self-reported, as of 2025 · source for Jacky Chou's revenue
Products listed: Ilias Ism: 10; Jacky Chou: 8
Product status: Ilias Ism: 9 active · 1 acquired; Jacky Chou: 8 active
X followers: Ilias Ism: 31K; Jacky Chou: 63K
Categories: Ilias Ism: AI Builders Marketing & SEO Tools SaaS Founders Productized Services; Jacky Chou: Marketing & SEO Tools SaaS Founders Acquirers & Indie Investors AI Builders
Style: Ilias Ism: bootstrappedbuilds in publicexitedserial maker; Jacky Chou: bootstrappedbuilds in publicserial maker
Courses & resources: Ilias Ism: 1; Jacky Chou: 4

Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.

Tech stack

No tools in common in their publicly listed stacks. See the indie maker tech stack.

Ilias Ism

No stack shared publicly.

Jacky Chou

No stack shared publicly.

How they build

Ilias Ism

Distribution and SEO matter more than features.
Track every traffic source; one listicle placement can make your best month.
Optimize content so AI search engines cite you, not just Google.
Run many small products and cross-promote them.

Jacky Chou

Share revenue and experiments openly; building in public is its own marketing channel.
Run the playbook on your own sites first, then sell it to people who do not want to learn it.
Buy and improve existing online assets instead of always starting from zero.
Turn repeatable agency work into software.

Learn from Ilias and Jacky

Ilias Ism

[newsletter] Ilias Ism blog

Jacky Chou

[newsletter] Marketing Letter
[community] Advise.so
[course] Local Rank Academy
[podcast] NGMI Podcast

Ilias Ism vs Jacky Chou FAQ

Who makes more money, Ilias Ism or Jacky Chou?

Ilias Ism self-reports $7.7K MRR (GenPPT, verified) (as of 2026-10) and Jacky Chou self-reports $2.92M in 2025. By these self-reported figures, Jacky Chou's reported monthly revenue is higher. Figures are unaudited and may cover different periods or businesses, so treat them as rough indicators.

Who has built more products, Ilias Ism or Jacky Chou?

Ilias Ism has 10 products listed (including GenPPT, LinkDR and AI SEO Tracker); Jacky Chou has 8 products listed (including Indexsy, LocalRank.so and Advise.so).