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alphabetting on Oct 25, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Alphabet Earnings Report Q3 2022 [pdf]

I've always been surprised that YouTube has been that profitable to begin with. 40k hours of video uploaded every hour and all the watch time is pretty mind boggling.

jorams on Oct 25, 2022 [–]

I don't think they've ever released how profitable YouTube is? Only revenues. I've always assumed it's unprofitable given what must be ridiculous operational costs.

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