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Google sells ads. Something like 98% of their revenue is ads. I seriously think they are at this point becoming allergic to any sort of for-pay business model.

• aurora72 12y ago
  Just as a little correction, Google makes 6% of its revenue throgh Youtube, so saying 98% is from ads is wrong. Link: http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2015/02/27/10-years-youtube-still-isnt-profitable http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2015/02/27/10-year...
  • maratd 12y ago
    > Google makes 6% of its revenue throgh Youtube, so saying 98% is from ads is wrong. Doesn't Google make money on Youtube by showing ads?
    • duaneb 12y ago
      YouTube also sells and rents movies.
      • ugh123 12y ago
        I highly doubt even .5% of their revenue comes from that.
  • cobalt 12y ago
    well, afaik, youtube makes 100% of its money from ads
    • arobertson 12y ago
      Not that it really matters, but they do rent movies https://www.youtube.com/user/movies https://www.youtube.com/user/movies
  • huu 12y ago
    Google has ad revenue sources that are not Youtube. Like you said, Youtube represents only a small part of its revenue stream, but this doesn't mean its revenue stream is not dominated by selling ads.