GrymEdm@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · edit-27 months agoAs a long-time user hearing YouTube wants to play extra ads when I pause a videolemmy.worldimagemessage-square190fedilinkarrow-up11.54Karrow-down136
arrow-up11.51Karrow-down1imageAs a long-time user hearing YouTube wants to play extra ads when I pause a videolemmy.worldGrymEdm@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · edit-27 months agomessage-square190fedilink
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down3·7 months agoYoutubes video platform’s annual ad revenues amounted to 31.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. Costs are $2.0 billion a year for hosting fees, if you were to run YouTube on AWS. Take off creators fees and you are still in the black.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agohttps://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthemath/comments/756gmg/self_estimating_youtubes_hosting_costs/
Youtubes video platform’s annual ad revenues amounted to 31.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2023.
Costs are $2.0 billion a year for hosting fees, if you were to run YouTube on AWS.
Take off creators fees and you are still in the black.
Source?
https://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthemath/comments/756gmg/self_estimating_youtubes_hosting_costs/