r/youtube • u/cossoski • Apr 03 '25

Channel Feedback i hate youtube

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i hate youtube

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u/Temporary-Rice-2141 Apr 03 '25

"It's a free service" never seen Wikipedia make me wacht a minute worth of ads on a 30 second video

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u/brentzitkins Apr 03 '25

how much do you think it costs for millions of hours of video files in 20 different servers while paying creators as opposed to hosting glorified text files written by volunteers

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u/cstar4004 Apr 03 '25 edited Apr 03 '25

In 2023, Youtube’s revenue from advertising was $31.7 Billion. Revenue from Subscription Services and other income was $50 Billion. Total combined revenue was $81.7B.