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Trust me, Youtube is very profitable. Major multi-national brands have to pay $100,000's in Google Adword purchases to have their own branded channel. And if yo

Trust me, Youtube is very profitable. Major multi-national brands have to pay $100,000's in Google Adword purchases to have their own branded channel. And if you want to change the look of your channel? Pony up another $100K.

zbuc 15y ago
It is very profitable now, however it wasn't when the purchase was made -- therefore it was a wise decision.
avree 15y ago
YouTube just recently turned profitable in the last two years. It was hugely unprofitable with an unproven business model at the scale at which it was bought.