As of 2019, I was still hearing it wasn't profitable. Though that may be starting to change: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/04/youtube-is-now-building-its

As of 2019, I was still hearing it wasn't profitable. Though that may be starting to change: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/04/youtube-is-now-building-its-own-video-transcoding-chips/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/04/youtube-is-now-build...