YouTube advertising revenue (YoY growth):
1) 2019-Q3 – $3.8B
2) 2020-Q3 – $5.0B (↑ 32%)
3) 2021-Q3 – $7.2B (↑ 43%)
Wow #1: YouTube has paid out $30B to 2M creators through a revenue-sharing program over the past three years.
Wow #2: Mr. Beast spends $48M/year on production for YouTube videos.
Interesting: 25% of time spent on YouTube (250M hours/day) is with music content.