That doesn't demonstrate that it turned a profit though. Video streaming is costly and they pay over 50% of that to creators.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/4/21121370/youtube-advertisi...
https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/4/21121370/youtube-advertisi...
Oh no. How could they make us pay for the software services. Imo, this mentality needs to go. People spend $$$ in cafe, buy expensive branded clothes, transportation, hanging out with their friends, outside food, and so on. All of those are not necessary but they pay for it. They should pay for the digital services they spend most of their time on now a days. What's different?
Anecdotal
Yeah, no. The problem is Sturgeon's Law: 90% of everything is garbage, and people don't like to pay for something that is mostly garbage.
Which is how I've been watching YouTube, ad-free for years.
What is your point here? You want Youtube to be like a cable television company and make money off ads and subscribers?
How does this relate to YouTubes 5BN in revenue?