3 ms·
Does google make or lose money on youtube? Based on the number of ads I see, I'd imagine they break even?
by random5634 6y ago
Does google make or lose money on youtube? Based on the number of ads I see, I'd imagine they break even?
- vl 6y agoHard to say for sure, since YT uses shared Google infrastructure, and effectively cost of some things can’t be calculated. (Basically it’s much cheaper than you or me can do ourselves). But from what I understand, they burned money for many years and only very few years ago became profitable. But in some sense YT doesn’t really have to be profitable - for Google it’s more important to prop search itself, then to make money on YT.
- HDMI_Cable 6y agoI' m guess Google gets a ton of side benefits for having YouTube, like the usage of Google Accounts or the data they get from people's watch habits.
- judge2020 6y agoThey don't tell about profitability, but revenue was $15B so chances are they at least break even. https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/3/21121207/youtube-google-alphabet-earnings-revenue-first-time-reveal-q4-2019 https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/3/21121207/youtube-google-al...