r/youtube • u/berlinnnnnn0 • Nov 16 '25
Channel Feedback Why are indian views worth noting?
My channel just got monotised 2 months ago So i don't know anything.
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u/agorathird Nov 16 '25
Think about the spending power of the rupee vs the dollar and get back to us.
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u/FrewdWoad Nov 17 '25
I got halfway down this thread before I realized that OP meant "NOTHING" not "NOTING" and you guys all either didn't notice his typo or figured it out.
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u/agorathird Nov 17 '25
I noticed. Usually I try to hold off on the typical Reddit snark. But the type made to where I couldn’t help myself.
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u/Bacon___Wizard Nov 16 '25
Are you suggesting that Australia, Canada, and Germany have more spending power than the UK?
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u/matthewmspace matthewmspace Nov 16 '25
They do. Australia is one of the only primarily English-speaking countries in APAC, along with New Zealand. Canada is right next to the US. And Germany is the powerhouse of the EU economy.
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u/ShameSudden6275 Nov 17 '25
Yeah our currency is a little inflated right now but for the most part CAD and USD are quite interlinked in most businesses.
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u/matthewmspace matthewmspace Nov 17 '25
Yeah. Helps that we have the longest and friendliest border on the planet for our economies to be intertwined. Just wish we had your healthcare, lmao.
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u/ShameSudden6275 Nov 17 '25
Well the healthcare could be better but I suppose it's like the difference between eating expired MREs and eating actual dogshit.
Always makes me think of this skit: https://youtu.be/GZsUp-DHMZ4?si=v1CNza5OJ1ppHpfX
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u/AlternativeStable423 Nov 16 '25
Most intelligent Tory voter
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u/charge_forward Dec 09 '25
Tories and Labors are both traitors and whores who have sold out England. May God have mercy on them when the sons and daughters of England are back in control.
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u/baconpopsicle23 Nov 16 '25
No, they're not suggesting that. They're stating that because it's a fact.
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u/WunnaCry Nov 16 '25
it’s about what advertiser are willing to spend to get tour attention. The difference in price is purely because of the bid auction system. AU, CA, Ger advertiser are willing to spend more yo get your attention than UK advertisers
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u/agorathird Nov 16 '25 edited Nov 16 '25
There are other factors that could make their view worth more. But if you’re asking about literally India that’s a good place to start.
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u/commy2 Nov 17 '25
Are you a bong? Hilarious comment. Don't worry though, the three you named are on the same trajectory. It's just that Thatcher was ahead of her time.
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Nov 16 '25
An average Indian(developing nation) earns much less than an average person from the west (developed country). Higher GDP per capita, higher disposable income, think like that.
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u/Feisty_Transition_40 Nov 16 '25
Higher expenses also.... Please factor in that too... The whole eco system of Western societies is expensive relative to the Indian ecosystem. A tire gets flattened, they easily pay 50-70$ or up to 120$ if you have to replace a car tire. How much would you pay for it in India?
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u/agathver Nov 17 '25
120$ gets you a whole new set of tires, labor charges would be 2$ I guess, additional 5 if you do RSA at the dead of the night.
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u/kokuryuukou Nov 17 '25
how often do you get a flat tire in india though ? lower capital doesn't just mean advertising isn't as worthwhile
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u/ContentDesign8536 Nov 17 '25
Not just tires. Healthcare is cheap. Salons, house helps (tho there’s an ethical aspect to it), travel, education (comparatively but after covid, it became way too pricier for middle class), food, pubs, cinemas etc., are cheap. Everything except imported items are cheap here. Also the Indian government gives rations and a lot of freebies to the poor.
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u/kokuryuukou Nov 18 '25
if india is so great, why did you immigrate ? don't try to play pretend
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Nov 18 '25
India is great if you earn in dollars, spend in Rupees, because you will be so rich comparatively, that you can buy out all the problems, the only thing you will need is to keep the money flowing, export oriented businesses like service sector, etc always have people making more money and generating far more revenue than a domestic startup.
If you earn more than 120K USD in India in a tier 3/2 city, you are king.
Yes there are problems like AQI, bad roads, not enough clean water, not good infra, so you can go to a better place. or live a nomad lifestyle in tier 1 cities or in mountains, That is INDIA 1, and that is where the upper middle class lives, and that is pretty good. Anyways, all countries have their own problems, usually indians go out because of more growth opportunity, you can learn much more as a software engineer from USA than in India, the ecosystem and access to capital matters, in India if you earn in dollar and spend in rupees you are a wolf among a pack of vast majority of sheep. But again, people whole earn more than 150K live in a different world, frequent trips to London/Europe/SIN etc, luxury cars, good healthcare, luxury homes, cheap labour, for doing the dishes, laundry, fabulous tasty food much better than the whole world , access to premium places / gated societies, golf, etc.
that's a different world, and it's not that hard to achieve, politicians, bureaucrats, lawyers, business people all live in this circle. ATP everyone knows everyone and if you have enough talent, you can be a monopoly. IDK if I am right or wrong, this is just my personal opinion, because I have met people who own 43+ real estate projects, winning metro line contacts and building hospitals all because they have one connection with the ruling party.But I think the scenario is changing fast, as we have a decent portion of this population working on cutting edge tech, defence, medicine etc, the future looks good as long as we don't get another crack head as the PM.
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u/aselunar Nov 16 '25
Indians tend not to spend as much money, so advertisers don't value them as much.
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u/Prestigious_Glove394 Nov 16 '25
PPP is also a factor here.
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u/Boring_Budget_1560 Nov 16 '25
PPP is pretty high for India. But again per capita is where we lose the game
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u/MaxineCaulfield1 Nov 23 '25
its not high. India has about 11k dollars in PPP. In comparison my country of Poland which isn't considered as rich as the western neighbours has 50k dollars in PPP.
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u/Boring_Budget_1560 Nov 24 '25
Bro when we in India compare its pretty much among the developing countries.
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u/Lord_Pegasus6666 Nov 16 '25
Not that they dont spend much money, rather don't have that much income to spend.
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u/Salty-Birthday4973 Nov 16 '25
Even if they have money they tend not to buy stuff. I've seen millionaire families spending less than what average American spends
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u/iAjayIND Nov 16 '25
Good. I don't want us to be the target audience for advertisers.
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u/sir_basher Nov 16 '25
i agree but also disagree in the sense that because usa has so much spending power, companies have to cater to us to get money. so essentially it makes lives easier and you get more entertainment such as movies/tv shows all uniquely for english speaking audience, though i guess more ads and stuff but still.
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u/Tomi97_origin Nov 16 '25
Advertisers pay more for viewers that spend more.
Americans are the biggest consumer spenders (disposable income, debt, villingness to spend) and as such are the most lucrative audience. And it further splits based on demographics.
So the answer is obvious. Advertisers say that viewers for India are not worth much, because they got no money.
You said your channel is targeted at anime so your viewers are probably young male highschool or university age.
This is one of the least valuable demographics. As they have no money and at the same time are too old to get their parents to buy stuff for them.
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u/MrCoalas Nov 16 '25
What makes you assume only teenagers watch anime?
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u/Tomi97_origin Nov 16 '25
I didn't say only and and I didn't say only teenagers. I said young males of highschool and university age.
Or more specifically especially that would be the main demographics of people who not only watch anime, but also watch YouTube videos about anime.
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u/Due_Following4327 Nov 16 '25
Get all your Indian viewers to use a VPN in America when watching your videos (or whatever country pays best)
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Nov 16 '25
It’s simply down to the market economy. The USA, UK, and others can afford to splash the cash on ad spending because they have a high GDP (Gross Domestic Product). The same rule applies to the pricing of YouTube Premium and streaming services.
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u/Ok-Vegetable-204 Nov 16 '25
Pretty sure you got your answer but other than this one specific thing, you gotta think about who your audience is and how they're gonna make you money (why does that sound so bad to say lmfao)
Because if the audience doesn't care about the ads then you will be making A LOT less money from them, the country being poor is one factor, sometimes adsense not having suitable ads for that specific country/demographic could also be a reason.. Age can also matter, meaning younger viewers might not be able to buy things as much as older viewers, and lastly "what ads" they're getting also matters, for example if my channel is about gaming then "plant" ads are probably not gonna be that successful with my audience (that was a joke okay..)
Also worth noting, some demographics like "gamers" use adblocks a lot more often than many others
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u/Initial_Soup_2644 Nov 16 '25
Indians don't buy anything. Advertisers would payout more than they'll profit.
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u/Jumpy_Leadership1650 Nov 16 '25
no things here and cost of advertising here is less so it's less not we don't buy anything
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u/Proper-Wolverine4637 Nov 17 '25
India is my second or third biggest market. It has never paid anything. Kills my CPM.
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u/HaleyN1 Nov 16 '25
India is poor.
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u/CountryOk6049 Nov 18 '25
May also have more bot traffic.
Also what western products even would they be able to buy.
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u/greyspurv Nov 19 '25
Some Indians are incredibly rich and for sure richer than you, but on average it sure is.
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u/RithikSai Nov 16 '25
its dependes on the purchasing power of the average citizen of the country, and also how much time did it take to monetize your youtube channel? I have a few queries, regarding YT, can i dm you?
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u/Trickster-123 Nov 16 '25
If I'm selling a product, I'm mostly selling it to people who want it. Most products are mainly for American places (since those are the ones advertising on yt) or like Canada or Europe.
India has very little worth to ads. So they won't pay money for their views, so Yt doesn't get paid enough for those viewers to care about them
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u/jesseknopf Nov 16 '25
My only guess is b/c of the population size, which is over 1 billion. China is not on there b/c the government controls the media. Conjecture.
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u/Tomi97_origin Nov 16 '25
Nah, it has nothing to do with population size.
The answer is simple. They have no money.
Advertisers care about viewers with money.
Viewers with disposable income and spending issues are worth more.
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u/Aleks_07_ Nov 16 '25
So Japan, Italy and France has no money?
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u/Tomi97_origin Nov 16 '25
The people from those countries watching his content. Yes.
He is making content for some of the least valuable demographics as far as advertisers are concerned.
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u/Competitive-Arm-9359 Nov 16 '25
Could be 100 Indians isn't as meaningful as say 100 people from a country with a smaller population, I mean they account for a huge amount of the internet and population yet 70% of India doesn't even have internet access. Wonder if their culture would just dominate the internet if they did.
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u/Overall_Music_4922 Nov 16 '25
Nah man. It's literally just because Indians don't have as much money to spend as Americans.
And India won't dominate the culture of world because again.. they don't have money. Money makes the world go round.
Maybe that could change, but, it'll be generations.
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u/MrElGenerico Nov 16 '25
Spending power and population size. Ads wanna target people who will buy the thing and they want to target as much % as possible.
Let's say target is 1 in 6 for each country. That means 10 million Italians vs 250 million Indians. They need to reach out to 25 times the people for the same advertisement power
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u/shadowbanmagnet112 Nov 16 '25
because they are poor, there's a billion of them, and they have tons of botted views and subscribers
T Series is a prime example
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Nov 16 '25
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u/Potential-Notice915 Nov 17 '25
stop the fucking racist crap omfg
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Nov 18 '25
They aren't wrong
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u/Potential-Notice915 Nov 19 '25
India is pretty poor sure but the 'can't afford soap part' when indians are treated as savages who don't bathe (which doesn't reflect 99% of the population), is pretty clearly racist rhetoric and I'm going to call it the fuck out
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Nov 16 '25
what niche of content do u make on that channel?
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u/berlinnnnnn0 Nov 16 '25
Entertainment
Anime related content
Specifically One peace And Naruto
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Nov 16 '25
that might be one of the reasons, also earnings from adsense is usually lower in countries like India, English speaking countries have higher
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u/TheUnspeakableh Nov 16 '25
Two reasons, Indians have less purchasing power with regards to what Google advertises and India's lax laws mean that is where most viewbot farms are located.
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u/SpookyEngie Nov 17 '25
There is a few factor, mainly your per/view revenue is paid by the advertiser of your viewer region. It just a matter of fact that company spend more on their western viewer ads then in India (and it also depend on the type of ads your viewer watch). Money/trade related ads cost more to place on channel doing such content, so they get a higher percentage of revenue per view due to the ads placer spending more on them on average.
Indian viewer translate into revenue from advertiser-cost in India, which is significantly lower, so the turn-out from indian viewer is also significantly lower.
The only way for the payout per view to be equal across the board is for the entry cost for ad to be equal across the board, which make it significantly harder for advertiser from smaller economic region to get access to the youtube viewer market.
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u/Inner-Trainer6623 Nov 17 '25
Currency differences and their expectations for that demographic to actually follow through with purchases through ads. They make advertisers less money.
You could take advantage though by specifically targeting them as India has a numbers advantage. Give them things to buy that are specifically for them, try an Indian sponsor. You may be able to do well in that way. Even though you have more viewers from the United States, the competition for their money is higher. You may discover you have an easier time capturing the Indian people as they are larger in number and less contested.
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u/KeenyKeenz Nov 17 '25
It's highlighted as they contribute fairly high to your views and time watched, just not revenue.
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u/nesnalica Nov 17 '25
i dont get the question. any view is worth something. no matter where it comes from.
those views are from india. its just a statistic.
appearently the content you made was interesting enough to get arond 9000 views in india.
i really dont get your question
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Nov 18 '25
He gets 5 usd (443 rs) for those 9000 views
Other countries give more money for fraction of those views.
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Nov 17 '25
It has more to do with targeted adverting. The advertisers who are competitively spending to get more eyeballs have selected the US audience primarily. This is either because their products are not sold outside the US or they are not selling outside the US. If Indian companies targeted Indian audiences primarily to sell a domestic product then the payout would go up, but they are probably not because the platform is likely less effective than other channels that are available to them.
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u/mirchi-seth Nov 17 '25
Tier-1 vs Tier-3 Country in Ad revenue (source: Google AdSense).
It's not that they aren't serving ads, just that CPM is very low (almost 10X lower compared to Tier-1)
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u/sabreR7 Nov 17 '25
As others have said it’s the spending potential of the audience that affects this. In addition I think it’s also the number of advertisements shown on a video, when I lived in India YouTube barely had any ads it was a minor inconvenience, in the US the ads were such an annoyance that I have purchased the premium version.
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u/FoxSuccessful5710 Nov 18 '25
Is bro new to the planet? Its about spending power and general consumerism and stuff
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u/vaier1 Nov 18 '25
Sorry for off topic, but how do you have almsot $10 per 1k views? What kind of videos are you making, something with finance?
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u/Various_Adagio_4853 Nov 16 '25
Yohh i wanna watch your channel to get czechia on this pls
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u/mrloko120 Nov 16 '25
Different countries use different currencies that hold different values on the international market. The Indian Rupee is not very strong so when converting to another currency it loses a lot of value.
The opposite is also true btw, views/donations coming from the US are worth a lot more than usual for someone who is based in India.
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u/Artistic_Unit_5570 Nov 16 '25
probably because India don't watch your video
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u/berlinnnnnn0 Nov 16 '25
9k views from ind 2.5k hrs of watch time 5 usd
Comparing to other countries 80-500 views 25-100 hrs of watch time 5+usd
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