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Youtubes algo killed animation. Notice how all the big animated youtube videos are about 10 years old now. Its impossible to make money on it. The only channels

Youtubes algo killed animation. Notice how all the big animated youtube videos are about 10 years old now. Its impossible to make money on it. The only channels that can survive are the ones that can pump out a video per week or more.

sc11 6y ago
Kurzgesagt make high quality animated videos and seem to be doing quite well. 13 million subscribers on the English channel alone. All of that despite only releasing about one video a month.
- UseStrict 6y ago
  I doubt they make much YouTube revenue, they also have 14,856 patrons on Patreon. Probably the only reason that it's worthwhile for them to continue to make such high quality animated videos.
- djsumdog 6y ago
  CGP Grey is another animator. Looking at his Patreon, he's current at over $40k/month. Considering he's mentioned having a staff now, I'm sure that gets split between his entire project, but it still seems like it's significantly funded by supporters over ad revenue.
  - Aerroon 6y ago
    To be fair though, the animation part of the content is only a minor part of it. The educational and entertainment value of what's actually said is much more important.
CryoLogic 6y ago
Yep it did. That's why a lot of animators are moving to https://anim8.io https://anim8.io
chanmad29 6y ago
Do you mean YT algo does not recommend animated videos enough? From my experience I don't watch as many, except may be crash course history, and therefore don't get much reco either.
- Aerroon 6y ago
  I think it's rather that the YT algo promotes channels that put out a steady stream of content more than channels that put out content once in a while. Animation takes a lot of work and thus time. This makes them much less likely to put out a lot of content.
  - canofbars 6y ago
    Its also the fact that the payments are fairly equal. One animation that takes months to do gets as many views as someone playing a videogame for an hour.

sc11 6y ago

Kurzgesagt make high quality animated videos and seem to be doing quite well. 13 million subscribers on the English channel alone. All of that despite only releasing about one video a month.

UseStrict 6y ago
I doubt they make much YouTube revenue, they also have 14,856 patrons on Patreon. Probably the only reason that it's worthwhile for them to continue to make such high quality animated videos.
djsumdog 6y ago
CGP Grey is another animator. Looking at his Patreon, he's current at over $40k/month. Considering he's mentioned having a staff now, I'm sure that gets split between his entire project, but it still seems like it's significantly funded by supporters over ad revenue.
- Aerroon 6y ago
  To be fair though, the animation part of the content is only a minor part of it. The educational and entertainment value of what's actually said is much more important.

CryoLogic 6y ago

Yep it did. That's why a lot of animators are moving to https://anim8.io https://anim8.io

chanmad29 6y ago

Do you mean YT algo does not recommend animated videos enough? From my experience I don't watch as many, except may be crash course history, and therefore don't get much reco either.

Aerroon 6y ago
I think it's rather that the YT algo promotes channels that put out a steady stream of content more than channels that put out content once in a while. Animation takes a lot of work and thus time. This makes them much less likely to put out a lot of content.
- canofbars 6y ago
  Its also the fact that the payments are fairly equal. One animation that takes months to do gets as many views as someone playing a videogame for an hour.