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It also probably wouldn't exist anymore. last time I heard anything about it YouTube was in the red and only sustained with income from other Google services. (
by Pako 5y ago
It also probably wouldn't exist anymore. last time I heard anything about it YouTube was in the red and only sustained with income from other Google services. (I might be wrong on that, if so please correct me)
- ExtraE 5y agoHaven’t checked if this is a reputable source, but: https://www.tubics.com/blog/youtube-revenue/ https://www.tubics.com/blog/youtube-revenue/
- IX-103 5y agoI heard that Google was able to get it to break even after a substantial investment to improve efficiency (custom ASICs for transcoding, machine learning models for prioritizing allocation of storage and computing resources). I think I agree that it probably wouldn't exist. Not very many companies would invest that much to just to break even.
- Rd6n6 5y agoI forget the source, but years ago I tried to look it up and it seemed that YouTube was extremely profitable