> It differentiates them from "consumers" who watch the videos. When you have two different groups of users you need two words. So the "consumer" is the viewer

> It differentiates them from "consumers" who watch the videos. When you have two different groups of users you need two words. So the "consumer" is the viewer, and "creator" is the video maker/uploader. Well, that make more sense when you put those two words inside the YouTube circle. Thank you and corobo for explaining.