A: Hey there! Guess what I just heard?
B: What's up, friend? What's the news?
A: YouTube paid over $8 billion to the music industry in the past year!
B: Whoa, really?! That's a lot of money!
A: Yeah, it's a new record for them. They were at $6 billion last year and now they're up to $8 billion.
B: Incredible! I wonder how many artists are benefiting from this.
A: Well, it doesn't all go straight to the artists. It also goes to labels, publishers, songwriters, and others too.
B: Makes sense. I hope they're using it wisely.
A: Spotify paid out $10 billion in 2024, but YouTube beat that this year with their $8 billion payout.
B: Wow, they must be doing something right!
A: They've got over 125 million Music and Premium subscribers globally, and two billion logged-in viewers watch music videos each month on the platform.
B: That's impressive growth! I wonder where it will go from here.
A: YouTube is available in more than 100 countries and supports 80 languages. They also recently announced that they paid over $100 billion to creators, artists, and media companies in the last four years!
B: Incredible! Looks like YouTube's on a roll! Let's keep an eye on this space.
B: What's up, friend? What's the news?
A: YouTube paid over $8 billion to the music industry in the past year!
B: Whoa, really?! That's a lot of money!
A: Yeah, it's a new record for them. They were at $6 billion last year and now they're up to $8 billion.
B: Incredible! I wonder how many artists are benefiting from this.
A: Well, it doesn't all go straight to the artists. It also goes to labels, publishers, songwriters, and others too.
B: Makes sense. I hope they're using it wisely.
A: Spotify paid out $10 billion in 2024, but YouTube beat that this year with their $8 billion payout.
B: Wow, they must be doing something right!
A: They've got over 125 million Music and Premium subscribers globally, and two billion logged-in viewers watch music videos each month on the platform.
B: That's impressive growth! I wonder where it will go from here.
A: YouTube is available in more than 100 countries and supports 80 languages. They also recently announced that they paid over $100 billion to creators, artists, and media companies in the last four years!
B: Incredible! Looks like YouTube's on a roll! Let's keep an eye on this space.
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Date: Oct. 24, 2025
Notes: 2025-10-24
Created: 2025/10/24 04:42
Updated: 2025/12/07 23:35
Last Read: 2025/10/24 08:53