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Outside of Search, Google's most successful product is YouTube. I just wonder how well their doing monetizing it.
by jonny_eh 10y ago
Outside of Search, Google's most successful product is YouTube. I just wonder how well their doing monetizing it.
- a_small_island 10y agoNot sure how much has changed in a year, but Youtube runs at breakeven/potentially a loss[0]: "The online-video unit posted revenue of about $4 billion in 2014, up from $3 billion a year earlier, according to two people familiar with its financials, as advertiser-friendly moves enticed some big brands to spend more. But while YouTube accounted for about 6% of Google’s overall sales last year, it didn’t contribute to earnings. After paying for content, and the equipment to deliver speedy videos, YouTube’s bottom line is “roughly break-even,” according to a person with knowledge of the figure." [0]http://www.wsj.com/articles/viewers-dont-add-up-to-profit-for-youtube-1424897967 http://www.wsj.com/articles/viewers-dont-add-up-to-profit-fo...
- qihqi 10y agotheir revenue is probably pretty awesome... but hosting and streaming videos does cost lots of money too.