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> In 2022, Google was 80%+ directly dependent on Ads for revenue, and 10.3% indirectly dependent on it. I assume the 10.3% is "Google Other". That's things lik
by jsnell 4y ago
> In 2022, Google was 80%+ directly dependent on Ads for revenue, and 10.3% indirectly dependent on it.
I assume the 10.3% is "Google Other". That's things like YouTube Premium, Play Store and hardware. How is any of that even indirectly dependent on ads?
- mattchamb 4y agoI pay for youtube premium so that I dont see ads.
- nickv 4y ago> YouTube Premium is dependent on ads because YouTube as a product is dependent on ads. Without ads, YouTube Premium wouldn't exist. I think the vast majority of that 10.3% is YouTube Premium, YouTube TV, Play Store and their hardware. But I still think most of those are in service to their ad engine.
- jsnell 4y agoThat just circular reasoning. "The company wouldn't exist without ads, so I will consider all this subscription and hardware revenue to actually be ad revenue, and then complain that they're too dependent on ads".