"YouTube is home to over around 115 million channels globally, pumping out 500 hours of content every minute. Recent reports from Alphabet's earnings release show that YouTube's top-line reached over $60 billion in 2025. This positions the platform over the likes of Netflix, which raked in $45.18 billion in revenue during FY25. On an overall level, Alphabet, Google's parent company, netted $132.2 billion in total income."
"A significant portion of the platform's earnings comes from advertisment ad subscribtion revenue. In Q1 2025, YouTube generated about $8.9 billion in advertising revenue, Q2 2025, saw an increase to around $9.8 billion. In Q3 2025, reports show about $10.3 billion in ad revenue for that quarter. Then, just in Q4, the platform earned about $11.38 billion in ad revenue. This totals up to a whopping $40.4 billion."
YouTube hosts roughly 115 million channels and uploads about 500 hours of content every minute, with millions of new videos added daily. YouTube’s top-line exceeded $60 billion in 2025, surpassing Netflix’s $45.18 billion for FY25, while Alphabet posted $132.2 billion in total income. Advertising revenue across 2025 quarters totaled approximately $40.4 billion (Q1 $8.9B; Q2 $9.8B; Q3 $10.3B; Q4 $11.38B). The platform reported over 325 million paid subscriptions across consumer services, strong Google One and YouTube Premium adoption, nearly three years as the top U.S. streamer, and significant creator and viewer use of new AI tools.
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