YouTube makes money! Who knew?
Forbes and Silicon Alley Insider have insight into YouTube’s revenue.
A quick overview:
- Google may be making $200 million from YouTube this year and $350 million next year.
- A front page ad on YouTube goes for about $175,000 per day plus a commitment to spend at least $50,000 more on YouTube or Google.
- A branded YouTube channel goes for about $200,000.
- YouTube is the undiputed leader in online video.
- Google’s position gives them great insight into user habits and is allowing them to fine tune the ad experience and model (that will likely become the industry standard).

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