Music Is Now YouTube’s Most Profitable Category

Youtube_logoMusic only represents 5% of the content uploaded to YouTube, but it represents 20% of the total views on the platform. Because music videos are shorter in length than the average YouTube video, music is the platform’s most profitable, according to a new study by Pex.

image from cdn-images-1.medium.com Music and Entertainment are the only two categories that disproportionately deliver high returns (views) on investment (amount of content = hosting & distribution cost). image from cdn-images-1.medium.com

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