No, most Youtube videos by far are created for free and at a loss. Most ads are also paid at a loss, by companies doing an experiment then closing it. Youtube

No, most Youtube videos by far are created for free and at a loss. Most ads are also paid at a loss, by companies doing an experiment then closing it. Youtube only brought the marketing around their brand of being the first platform. They inherited this position from the early days of the internet. They did acquire it for $1.65bn circa 2006, then maintained it at a great cost. But the second on the market doesn’t stand a chance.