Perhaps I missed it, but that only seems to mention YouTube revenue - not profit.
Sure, so what evidence is there that youtube does not make a profit?
Google is highly incentivized to show profitability to shareholders. It will drive stock value. If they are purposefully choosing to hide YT financials in quarterly statements, it’s probably not because they are good. Just search for YouTube and profitability on Google. It’s a loss leader.
Did they separate out search profit? My understanding is they don't separate out anything so by following your logic no divisions at google made a profit.
No, it hasn’t. Did you read your own link?
Yes, I did read it. Nothing in the article suggests youtube didn't make a profit. I get that revenue != profit. What evidence do you have that they don't