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$4 million is a lot of money but nothing in comparison with what an “old world” celebrity earns for a fraction of work. Earning money on YouTube is very hard be

by yoz-y 9y ago

$4 million is a lot of money but nothing in comparison with what an “old world” celebrity earns for a fraction of work. Earning money on YouTube is very hard because the ad Payments are ridiculously low. PewDiePie happens to be one of the first to tap into the most popular genre on YouTube, hence the volume. But if you dig into some very specific channels with high production values you can see that the potential is huge.

adventured 9y ago
$4.4 million is close to the average Major League Baseball salary now (the median is closer to $1.5 million). A mediocre relief pitcher can yield that. 125 players are earning $10 million or more now. Or another perspective on it. All NBA player salaries combined - roughly $3.2 billion for ~420 players - is higher than the total salaries (not total compensation) of all the Fortune 500 CEOs combined. Maybe ~1,200 NBA players total over the next ten years, will take home $35 to $40 billion in income combined. The value of having any consequential spot in a massive platform.
- yoz-y 9y ago
  If anything, this shows that YouTube is actually spreading the wealth somewhat more. If the salary of the biggest YouTuber with the most sought after audience earns as much as an average baseballer. Or probably what some first class footballer would get for a 15 second spot on tv.
  - lovich 9y ago
    I don't see how it's spreading the wealth, youtube/google just keep more of the value created than the MLB/NBA/NFL.
    - tempay 9y ago
      Do they? I think the creator/YouTube split is approximately 50/50 which seems reasonable as both parties provide value. I have friends just about managing to live off YouTube money (with other related revenue streams like blogs) with a "small" following in some niche area. The few people I know of in "minor" sports have a full time job to pay their bills.
      - petra 9y ago
        What kind of traffic do you think your friends bring ? and with that in mind, what's your estimate to the number of people making a living from YouTube ?

by yoz-y 9y ago

adventured 9y ago

$4.4 million is close to the average Major League Baseball salary now (the median is closer to $1.5 million). A mediocre relief pitcher can yield that. 125 players are earning $10 million or more now. Or another perspective on it. All NBA player salaries combined - roughly $3.2 billion for ~420 players - is higher than the total salaries (not total compensation) of all the Fortune 500 CEOs combined. Maybe ~1,200 NBA players total over the next ten years, will take home $35 to $40 billion in income combined. The value of having any consequential spot in a massive platform.

yoz-y 9y ago
If anything, this shows that YouTube is actually spreading the wealth somewhat more. If the salary of the biggest YouTuber with the most sought after audience earns as much as an average baseballer. Or probably what some first class footballer would get for a 15 second spot on tv.
- lovich 9y ago
  I don't see how it's spreading the wealth, youtube/google just keep more of the value created than the MLB/NBA/NFL.
  - tempay 9y ago
    Do they? I think the creator/YouTube split is approximately 50/50 which seems reasonable as both parties provide value. I have friends just about managing to live off YouTube money (with other related revenue streams like blogs) with a "small" following in some niche area. The few people I know of in "minor" sports have a full time job to pay their bills.
    - petra 9y ago
      What kind of traffic do you think your friends bring ? and with that in mind, what's your estimate to the number of people making a living from YouTube ?