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How much from youtube premium goes to creators?

rand0mx1 3y ago
Why do you care? You are using Google's platform, just pay them.
MBCook 3y ago
More than the $0 ad blocking gives them? There are anecdotes from creators in this thread explaining they get a lot more from premium than from ads. I hate ads. I like supporting creators. And I like paying for services I use. YouTube premium is absolutely worth it. The number of people I know with very good salaries who refuse to pay a small amount a month for something they use constantly (this or other examples) never ceases to amaze me.
- lacrimacida 3y ago
  How much is it going to creators though? If the number is reasonable I’ll sign up for youtube premium now. I doubt it though. And ads for creators don’t do much, especially small channels I follow on youtube. At this point I prefer to support the creators directly through patreon or other ways than google, who doesn’t care about either users, content makers nor anybody else except their own bottom line.
  - t-writescode 3y ago
    According to this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BC3uI18oLU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BC3uI18oLU , there is a 55% revenue share with creators. So, about half of that money goes to maintaining and improving YouTube and the rest goes to the content creators themselves.
    - lacrimacida 3y ago
      That sounds promising. So let’s say I only watch 2 creators judiciously. Will the share of my monthly membership distribute equally to them after the maintenance cut? Let’s say maintenance and google’s cut is 50%. Will the rest of 50 split evenly between the two creators? I genuinely want to understand that. Somehow I doubt google would keep their part of the deal and not put their hand into the honey. If they did keep their word they’re basically a utility and I would not mind paying for it, I would even encourage more to do it.
t-writescode 3y ago
According to LTT, it's a *very* good option for them.

Why do you care? You are using Google's platform, just pay them.

More than the $0 ad blocking gives them? There are anecdotes from creators in this thread explaining they get a lot more from premium than from ads. I hate ads. I like supporting creators. And I like paying for services I use. YouTube premium is absolutely worth it. The number of people I know with very good salaries who refuse to pay a small amount a month for something they use constantly (this or other examples) never ceases to amaze me.

lacrimacida 3y ago
How much is it going to creators though? If the number is reasonable I’ll sign up for youtube premium now. I doubt it though. And ads for creators don’t do much, especially small channels I follow on youtube. At this point I prefer to support the creators directly through patreon or other ways than google, who doesn’t care about either users, content makers nor anybody else except their own bottom line.
- t-writescode 3y ago
  According to this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BC3uI18oLU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BC3uI18oLU , there is a 55% revenue share with creators. So, about half of that money goes to maintaining and improving YouTube and the rest goes to the content creators themselves.
  - lacrimacida 3y ago
    That sounds promising. So let’s say I only watch 2 creators judiciously. Will the share of my monthly membership distribute equally to them after the maintenance cut? Let’s say maintenance and google’s cut is 50%. Will the rest of 50 split evenly between the two creators? I genuinely want to understand that. Somehow I doubt google would keep their part of the deal and not put their hand into the honey. If they did keep their word they’re basically a utility and I would not mind paying for it, I would even encourage more to do it.

t-writescode 3y ago

According to LTT, it's a *very* good option for them.