I don't know if this thread fits better in the Business section but I guess it's alright to post it here. I have always wondered how YouTube earn money. I mean, it's the third most visited site and if they don't make money somehow it's just plain stupid. I have never seen any ads on the site, neither do they offer premium membership. So how is it possible for YouTube to make money?
An article in Forbes magazine state Youtube made around $200 million from advertising revenue last year. The ads are on and around the video content.
Check bellow links both have advertisement in right side. http://www.youtube.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbFZqjo8WAs&feature=popular
They don't! They loose a lot of money from bandwith and the advertising dosent make up for that, google it.
All bignames actually keep their own advertising revenue, or a large portion of it. they make money for featuring videos, i believe its $xxx,xxx to put your video in featured videos for a day (the ones on the frontpage)
Sounds good. And I forget they had ads. I see them all the time and sometimes click them but you almost never think about it.
They're got tons of advertisements on the site and I'm willing to bet that's how they make a good share of cash. Not to mention these "Youtube awards" they sometimes hold - which sell tickets?
Look here: http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=715&doc_id=175123 They loose money.
Ouch it hurts. The numbers are big!! It must be due to the bandwidth being used. Can Google overcome it?
Just like Google and most most other sites - the ads. I never really understand though because I personally never click the ads, and no one I know does too lol.
That's pure hogwash. No one, not even Google, can afford to keep a site running if they have like $1.5 million a day losses. Thats $half a Billion in annual losses. Their revenue comes from ads.