How did youtube make money before ads. In search ads show up in the search results and are surrounded by a light yellow box. Youtube tv is a us exclusive live tv streaming service which lets the subscribers watch cable channels like abc nbc fox espn disney and many more on youtube. Now youtubers want a bigger bite of that money.
We have previously looked at youtube ads from the youtubers point of view in how to make money on youtube. In the early days of the video platform popularity and payment was determined by the amount of subscribers a channel had today things are judged by the average views a video gets and that determines the amount of money a person can make. This is a subscription based service and is expanding at a fast rate.
For youtube its a way for creators to make money off their videos. How much money did i make on my youtube ads video. With more than a billion users youtube tv is a great addition to youtubes revenue model and is a strong competitor to hulu.
Youtube hosts a partners program where creators earn money from ads appearing on their videos or red subscriptions. This post focuses on youtube from an advertisers point of view. Youtube analytics revenue reports help you see how much money you are earning and from what sources ads youtube premium transactions etc so you can make smart decisions about the videos you create and promote.
In display ads show up on the right side of youtube in the suggested video area. Subscribe subscribed unsubscribe 128m. Pre roll ads are the ads that act as a preview before the video starts and viewers can skip it after 5 seconds.
The advantage for google was that the user uploaded content really only cost the company. Google announced that youtube made 15 billion in advertising revenue in 2019 and more than 34 billion over the last three years. Youtube ads have an average cost per view of 0010 0030 and the views that you generate will count towards your overall youtube viewer count.
With the lower ad rates and peoples propensity to skip ads most youtube videos made little to no money.