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That is a good point. But I usually pay through Patreon. I wonder which one is better, and if I can attribute YT premium to a specific author?
by markus_zhang 1y ago
That is a good point. But I usually pay through Patreon. I wonder which one is better, and if I can attribute YT premium to a specific author?
- PurestGuava 1y agoYT Premium revenue goes to the same creators you watch otherwise but they get compensated more for your views than they do for any other person's views. e.g. Linus Tech Tips posted up their share of revenue from AdSense in 2024; YT Premium made up 37% of their revenue despite being 29% of their views. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeCP-0nuziE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeCP-0nuziE Whether that makes a given creator more money versus Patreon depends on how much you watch them, frankly.
- arccy 1y agoThat's different though. Paying through Patreon is directly giving the creators a larger share, but neither party (you or the creator) pays for video hosting service in this transaction. Your argument only makes sense if you watch the creator's videos exclusively on Patreon (paid by the cut they take from your transaction) or on a platform like Vimeo (paid directly by the creator for hosting). In which case, what Youtube does isn't relevant to you.
- anticensor 1y agoPatreon now lets users upload videos.