Should Google Sell YouTube?

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  • Опубликовано: 28 апр 2024
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    RUclips is a massive money maker for Alphabet after Google bought it back in 2006, but it's arguably big enough to survive on its own. So could we see a split in the future? Why would RUclips want to go it alone? And what's still holding them back?
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Комментарии • 184

  • @teelo12000
    @teelo12000 Месяц назад +466

    subtle announcement that TLDR News is buying RUclips

    • @apc9714
      @apc9714 Месяц назад +30

      Nebula to take over RUclips by 2027

    • @gregoryturk1275
      @gregoryturk1275 Месяц назад +2

      Wow very cool

    • @tamino3777
      @tamino3777 Месяц назад

      There's not even a comment section, no like/dislike,... Just streaming, nothing special​@@apc9714

    • @israellai
      @israellai Месяц назад +4

      in Variety no less

    • @ihateentertainment
      @ihateentertainment Месяц назад +1

      Yes
      Take down RUclips and all of these stupid gy companies

  • @rsantana389
    @rsantana389 Месяц назад +246

    Short answer: No. Long answer: Probably not, unless they are asked to do so by regulators

    • @Eoin-B
      @Eoin-B Месяц назад +16

      Thanks. Then it's a stupid hypothetical like would Apple ditch the iPhone. I thought there were talks of breaking it up.

    • @ahouat7913
      @ahouat7913 Месяц назад +2

      yeah, this vid ain't news...

    • @admiralkaede
      @admiralkaede Месяц назад +2

      actually sadly investors may push for it thats what happened to paypal and ebay they could stand to make mega profits even if in the long run it would kill youtube or google they dont care though

  • @mattymmmm2362
    @mattymmmm2362 Месяц назад +125

    Take a shot every time they reuse a graphic.

    • @dddking9284
      @dddking9284 Месяц назад +1

      Cuts cost on already expensive videos

    • @fabionelmiguel
      @fabionelmiguel Месяц назад +3

      We don't pay them for premium content. If you are directly paying them, you got a point. If not, just shut up.

    • @walideg5304
      @walideg5304 Месяц назад +2

      Annd so? Whattt is the proporbllem ..I did takj aa shooo… a shooot eac.. eaxh tine they reussse thjjeir aaa g… a grap… oh gosh anyway

  • @jordanebert3313
    @jordanebert3313 Месяц назад +32

    graphics team are sitting cosy this week

  • @finn6492
    @finn6492 Месяц назад +212

    content moderation is the least of their worries. google owns all the data centers that host RUclips.

    • @hassel14
      @hassel14 Месяц назад +8

      This exactly

    • @OriginalPiMan
      @OriginalPiMan Месяц назад +3

      That just means RUclips would have to pay for the server space and bandwidth. I'm pretty sure more than a few independent businesses have their data hosted by Google.

    • @admiralkaede
      @admiralkaede Месяц назад +2

      @@OriginalPiMan they do but they most likely get a discount just because a company is owned doesnt mean it gets it for free twitch has to pay for its AWS use just at reduced rates i think its also good for tax reasons tbh

  • @jameshenry6855
    @jameshenry6855 Месяц назад +267

    How many times can you show the same graph in one video 😂

  • @norf8
    @norf8 Месяц назад +41

    while I watch almost every TLDR video across all channels, this one is just bad. I learned absolutely nothing by watching this

    • @waldov86
      @waldov86 Месяц назад +3

      I agree, this felt forced.

  • @PotatoSalad11
    @PotatoSalad11 Месяц назад +31

    I've been working in digital advertising for 14 years for a large UK agency. I can say with extreme confidence that RUclips benefits MASSIVELY through the Google relationship. Even though you might think RUclips could be forgotten about, there has been a huge focus from Google on developing and better-integrating RUclips within their advertising ecosystem. Especially with some more modern campaign formats such as Performance Max and Demand Gen campaigns. The whole purpose of these is to make it easier for all advertisers to tap into a wider pool of Google inventory, including RUclips. In addition, the audience data and performance tracking from Google provide immeasurable benefits to RUclips advertisers. I cannot imagine a world in which RUclips would want to part ways with Google.

    • @More_Row
      @More_Row Месяц назад

      This tracking is so immoral and shit

    • @admiralkaede
      @admiralkaede Месяц назад +2

      @@More_Row makes no real diffrence tbh

  • @davidg61
    @davidg61 Месяц назад +34

    So basically it’s not going to happen.

  • @238mob8
    @238mob8 Месяц назад +31

    This was a very repetitive video

  • @matheusi4292
    @matheusi4292 Месяц назад +10

    It's weird to explain, but I feel the script was made by AI.
    The structure doesn't really makes sense. Information is repeated and doesn't really tell a story.
    I know you can make better TLDR!

  • @spageen
    @spageen Месяц назад +15

    I don’t get why being part of a parent company gives you less “focus”? There’s people still on RUclips full time

    • @BlakeLeitch
      @BlakeLeitch Месяц назад +4

      I think it's more meaning political focus. Corporate operators are the focus of most political scrutiny, and subsidiaries tend to get looked over

    • @Dani-kq6qq
      @Dani-kq6qq Месяц назад +2

      But google can stop youtube from doing risky things because they dont want that risk to spread to the rest of the business.

  • @korpiusleitinusk6736
    @korpiusleitinusk6736 Месяц назад +3

    How many times did they show that Company chart????

  • @ryanhileman3757
    @ryanhileman3757 Месяц назад +10

    You guys used the same image for the google ecosystem tree for the vast majority of the video. Almost made this one into a radio worthy talk. Please find different things to display to make it worth watching, even if listening is still great as always.

  • @navinvent
    @navinvent Месяц назад +3

    So 31 Billion $ from about 2.7 Billion users, is basically, 12$ a year from its audience, or about 1$ per month.

  • @oliviakristina
    @oliviakristina Месяц назад +9

    Nice reminder that High School Musical is from 2006😂

  • @doingtime20
    @doingtime20 25 дней назад +1

    YT perfect as it is. This is one of those instances where people don't realize how good they have it until later, they just take everything for granted and actually complain about every little thing.

  • @by715
    @by715 Месяц назад +2

    Glad you met your weekly video quota with this one pal. Could’ve kept it in the drafts

  • @khada6226
    @khada6226 Месяц назад +15

    RUclips might have some problems but it's still in my opinion the best social media platform right now

    • @SicketMog
      @SicketMog Месяц назад +4

      Because despite it getting worse and less free all the time people are still here. I liken it to drinking from a muddy lake, because thousands are, when there's a smaller puddle next to it with just ten people but clean water.
      The normies would need to move for me to move fully. I like Odysee. NEARLY there in terms of functions. Bitchute was OK the short time I used it but got fed too much political stuff. Rumble haven't tried but also haven't found a dark theme which is essential for me.
      If RUclips was taken off Google's hands and made free (and fun) again that'd be the best for everyone. Then re-introduce private messages and make it possible to de-activate the algorithm and it's solid.

    • @_123Ackerman
      @_123Ackerman Месяц назад

      The only one I don't mind to spend a day on it

  • @diogocarvalho2934
    @diogocarvalho2934 Месяц назад +3

    People would sue Alphabet for mismanagement if they ever sold RUclips. Just a really bad move.
    You passed over one of the best arguments for why RUclips will never be sold. It is a MASSIVE source of data for Google's AI and advertising divisions

  • @casbot71
    @casbot71 Месяц назад +5

    *This video has been de-monetised.*

  • @CSJ2
    @CSJ2 Месяц назад +1

    I feel sorry for the 100 million people who actually paid for youtube premium

  • @kieronparr3403
    @kieronparr3403 Месяц назад +5

    I've only just started watching shorts and so so many cut off half way or have a part 2 you can't find.

    • @charliechalk
      @charliechalk Месяц назад +4

      Stop using Shorts, TikTok or any other short form content. You'll benefit from an improved attention span, more free time, and prevent a possible addiction. Do the right thing for your own benefit Kieron.

  • @andrewmountford3608
    @andrewmountford3608 Месяц назад +23

    Given how much money RUclips makes it’s not so strange how many content creators they demonetise.
    The rich get richer for a reason

    • @ultracapitalistutopia3550
      @ultracapitalistutopia3550 Месяц назад +1

      As the wise one has always reminded us: no need to feel guilty about enabling adblóck on yt.

    • @Wozza365
      @Wozza365 Месяц назад

      Tbf, the last time RUclips posted their numbers, they weren't making a profit and it's probably still the same or just about breaking even.

    • @n00dl3
      @n00dl3 Месяц назад +2

      A part of this is that Google sees every issue as an engineering problem to be resolved in a way that can infinitely scale and be automated away. The fact it causes tons of issues for the users and content creators is irrelevant, as long as the end result benefits the company overall.

  • @admiralkaede
    @admiralkaede Месяц назад +1

    investors want it but that would likely kill youtube not that most investors care as long as they get to cash out

  • @OM-bs7of
    @OM-bs7of 28 дней назад

    RUclips will progressively get worse over time. More and more ads as they seek to please shareholders

  • @RedOneM
    @RedOneM Месяц назад

    Never is Alphabet selling YT. This site is the worlds highest quality data set for AI training.

  • @junzhengca
    @junzhengca Месяц назад +1

    Even just for serving infrastructure, it will take years to build that on your own. Alternative is use cloud, but that will immediately bankrupt the company.
    Makes no sense and they cannot split.

  • @bulalirozani4392
    @bulalirozani4392 Месяц назад +3

    Short answer NO!!!

  • @Miamcoline
    @Miamcoline 10 дней назад

    Super interesting! Thank you!

  • @-haclong2366
    @-haclong2366 24 дня назад

    I really hope that they won't be separated from Alphabet, an independent RUclips will quickly devolve into Vimeo. Imagine RUclipsrs having to buy a subscription to RUclips to upload as "an investment" and paying RUclips to host your content, all while storage technology is quickly innovating making storage cheaper. We'd also see systematic deletion of old videos unless the channel pays for it.
    There is so much that could go wrong with RUclips. I'd rather see a competitor rise.

  • @redshift739
    @redshift739 Месяц назад +2

    I love the visual of the google graph thing I would love to see it more in future videos thanks

  • @lieutenantundercover9329
    @lieutenantundercover9329 Месяц назад +1

    It's a stupid idea selling RUclips

  • @fancyIOP
    @fancyIOP Месяц назад

    They would never, RUclips is their lifetime Bae. Their best acquisition.

  • @kakandelawrence7473
    @kakandelawrence7473 Месяц назад

    Watching this video on RUclips feels like "Am not watching this on RUclips"

  • @sgbuses
    @sgbuses 28 дней назад

    Making RUclips go public on its own is only going to lead to more ensh*ttification. Think three minute ad breaks. And Google needs RUclips a lot, its web search function has been shaky these days.

  • @bzuidgeest
    @bzuidgeest Месяц назад

    Like any company RUclips could just pay for ad services from Google. No reason for them to rebuild it. Yes, the mechanics might change a little, but that isn't that much of a problem. Same way they could pay for moderation services. But as a separate company they would say least have the option to add other ad platforms or other moderation companies to the mix. Might be a good thing.

  • @mikkellund1876
    @mikkellund1876 Месяц назад +4

    I genuinely hate Google adds

    • @ayushsingh1315
      @ayushsingh1315 Месяц назад

      but at the same time, ads keep the internet free

    • @admiralkaede
      @admiralkaede Месяц назад +2

      ads are the only viable way websites remain free though or else u would need to pay for ever search u make every website u visit and eveything else

    • @tama47_
      @tama47_ Месяц назад

      There’s a thing called RUclips Premium and Google One. Or just install Adblocker like most people that hate ads do

  • @Dimkar3000
    @Dimkar3000 Месяц назад

    infrastructure costs will be a big problem if the split from google. I assume beening part of alphabet gets them a huge discount on cloud resource consumption and youtube is expensive.

  • @alisonnatasha4616
    @alisonnatasha4616 10 дней назад

    I cant see how youtube makes money
    If they were paying Azure or AWS for thier hosting, Im 100% sure youtube would be losing a tonne of it

  • @CARL_093
    @CARL_093 Месяц назад

    it will depend who will buy yt if selling

  • @DaveParr
    @DaveParr Месяц назад

    2:51 hard disagree about the experimental aspect. You needs to spend more time in the beta/labs section. For instance in January they released 30 games and put them into a shelf on the feed.

  • @spadegaming6348
    @spadegaming6348 Месяц назад

    Suprized RUclipss Algarithem Promoted this to me. Also good job running as many channels as you do while Remaining mostly unbiased.

  • @bass9052
    @bass9052 Месяц назад

    they literally has no reason to do so.

  • @antman7673
    @antman7673 Месяц назад +2

    I don’t like shorts.
    -One may watch them accidentally.

    • @ChineseKiwi
      @ChineseKiwi Месяц назад

      Whether you like it or not, it works as essentially channel advertising and to take market share away from its competitors, mainly Tiktok.

  • @TheJohnnyJohnny
    @TheJohnnyJohnny 24 дня назад

    What I think so far RUclips can be upgraded into a standalone platform within Alphabet core businesses that equals the Google and no more under Google. I think RUclips will even get bigger if they being independent from being under Google.

  • @TomNook.
    @TomNook. Месяц назад +1

    Yes, to Bytedance. Full circle baby

  • @user-xb9dx2mp1z
    @user-xb9dx2mp1z Месяц назад

    Then I think Google should be a separate organization under the banner like the old days. Android, Google services, and RUclips works well and synergies services such that they can have competitive packages like Apple One. But just RUclips wouldn’t work as much I believe

  • @gimbur6921
    @gimbur6921 Месяц назад

    Google will never willingly sell RUclips. It makes them too much money.

  • @Bb13190
    @Bb13190 Месяц назад

    And also, who would and could buy it ?? I think I heard you say it was worth around 400 billions, that is not a negligable sum.

  • @gta5onlineshorts
    @gta5onlineshorts Месяц назад

    you forgot to play the your bad short animation 31 billions time more

  • @azsight6188
    @azsight6188 Месяц назад +2

    Omg why "ashume"😅from all your videos😂 "consumer"😅I love the content though

    • @modern1483
      @modern1483 Месяц назад

      lol true hey

    • @Simoky99
      @Simoky99 Месяц назад

      dude learning that the british exists lol

    • @azsight6188
      @azsight6188 Месяц назад

      @@Simoky99 I know it's great, but this part throws me off

  • @thisismissem
    @thisismissem Месяц назад

    One error in 4:30 where you show Twitch acquiring TikTok - Twitch is wholly owned by Amazon.

  • @madstork91
    @madstork91 Месяц назад

    Hollywood accounting. That's why google has youtube, and amazon has twitch.

  • @jamesdizon5133
    @jamesdizon5133 Месяц назад

    of all the tech services that i want broken up, youtube is definitely not one of them: google has (behind closed doors, and some events) that no matter how much money it loses, the user base simply can’t be lost. unless the government steps in they aren’t selling YT for anything

  • @james9836
    @james9836 Месяц назад

    100 times yes but they should buy themselves out

  • @shahsaeed3697
    @shahsaeed3697 Месяц назад +12

    Why???

  • @jakeconner2813
    @jakeconner2813 Месяц назад

    I thought they might spin it off with an IPO to generate crazy cash

  • @siamak81
    @siamak81 Месяц назад

    RUclips's total revenue is very misleading because a lot of it goes to creators and content owners.

  • @eu_maxinne
    @eu_maxinne Месяц назад

    Yes, sell both RUclips and either AD business or cloud business...

  • @alis-anime5484
    @alis-anime5484 Месяц назад

    This is genius, great video

  • @Sayuri998
    @Sayuri998 Месяц назад

    I am amazed at how the video dives into the REVENUE generated by RUclips, but never the OPERATING COST. RUclips requires an enormous of money to operate. If we take into account the operating cost, I'm pretty sure that RUclips isn't the cash cow this video is making it out to be.

  • @MarwinO3
    @MarwinO3 Месяц назад

    Yes

  • @Hollowdude15
    @Hollowdude15 25 дней назад

    I don't think youtube should not sell youtube because it is a bad decision and this could destroy youtube as we know it and great video TLDR :]

  • @billweberx
    @billweberx Месяц назад

    If Google doesn't want to spin off RUclips and RUclips doesn't want to be spun off, why are we talking about this?

  • @tunisian_stats
    @tunisian_stats 8 дней назад

    NO, JUST NO !

  • @dustinwashere
    @dustinwashere 25 дней назад

    Not every idea needs to be a video..

  • @snrckrd
    @snrckrd Месяц назад

    Do you think you used that graphic enough?

  • @jimmyryan5880
    @jimmyryan5880 Месяц назад

    I clicked to see why you brought it up. Is someone buying youtube?

  • @moaz6588
    @moaz6588 Месяц назад +1

    OMG for god's sake might as well use some ai, instead of replaying the same graphic 10 times

  • @g3user1usa
    @g3user1usa Месяц назад

    How many companies could afford the upkeep of this monster streaming entity? Storage and power costs must be overwhelming. They can only add so much more advertising to support this obese monster. I expect RUclips to simply collapse in the near future. I can almost understand if Google wants to dump RUclips. I enjoy watching the videos quite a bit but I doubt I'll ever pay for it, no matter how many ads they throw at me. I have a high tolerance to ads and will just tune out. I think Google really needs the ad revenue and I don't blame them.

  • @Adriancfl
    @Adriancfl 20 дней назад

    Nooooo

  • @Kipintaci
    @Kipintaci Месяц назад

    Why Google Cloud Platform is missing from your Alphabet portfolio?

  • @hugi117
    @hugi117 Месяц назад +1

    What is the point of this video?

  • @ninjanerdstudent6937
    @ninjanerdstudent6937 28 дней назад +1

    Who would buy it? Microsoft? Ewwww.

  • @More_Row
    @More_Row Месяц назад

    Yes please sell it Google.

  • @AndreAmorim-AA
    @AndreAmorim-AA Месяц назад

    Buy Low, Sell High

  • @EthericImpulse
    @EthericImpulse Месяц назад

    Was subbed till this channel became random points of speculation not even the companies themself are considering. I’ll go watch infographics when I want fiction .

  • @Altik.
    @Altik. Месяц назад

    Never gonna happend, youtube is too big to be on its own without google.

  • @MOBMJ
    @MOBMJ 20 дней назад

    if google sells RUclips, I am selling all my stock.

  • @valdirbruxeljunior
    @valdirbruxeljunior Месяц назад

    before watching the video: no. Why would google sell its Golden Goose ? -- the one which lays Golden Eggs, not the clingy one

  • @MichelMohr
    @MichelMohr Месяц назад

    It would be nice to know the context of this video. Is this some random idea you came up with or is there rumours of this happening?
    Also I don't see Google letting youtube go any time soon as the AI race is happening. The absurd amount of training data available to them is crucial for them to compete.

  • @frapino
    @frapino Месяц назад

    RUclips doesnt have to rebuild an adservice or moderation service or anything they are currently getting from Alphabet if they split. They can just pay Alpabet to keep providing the services, wich would change nothing exept that they are seperate companies, wich would make this video pointless 😅

  • @alboview
    @alboview Месяц назад

    You literally didn’t give one reason, why it would benefit Alphabet to sell RUclips! 🤦‍♀️

  • @greenkoopa
    @greenkoopa Месяц назад

    RUclips and google are so entangled, and yt owes everything to google as well

  • @Raylightsen
    @Raylightsen Месяц назад

    Yes, they should sell it. That way youtube could become better.

  • @Itstime321
    @Itstime321 Месяц назад

    Yes Google must sell like Meta with Instagram and Whatsapp

  • @ValientRedHood
    @ValientRedHood 29 дней назад

    Google made RUclips what it is today RUclips is not a part of Google family it is an organ which grew with the company

  • @sonugupta0010
    @sonugupta0010 12 дней назад +1

    Microsoft. Satya Nadella
    Alphabet. Sundar Pichai
    Both are indian🇮🇳🇮🇳

  • @siegfried19888
    @siegfried19888 Месяц назад

    I absolutely hate Google. I would love it if you tube went out on its own

  • @Blue-Dragon-snake204
    @Blue-Dragon-snake204 Месяц назад

    Has someone noticed fnf? 1:55

  • @A.N.N.E.X
    @A.N.N.E.X Месяц назад

    Should the UK leave the EU?

  • @Dani-kq6qq
    @Dani-kq6qq Месяц назад +1

    Does youtube want to be sold? No.
    Does google want to ssll youtube? No.
    So whats the point of this video? Clickbait

  • @AdamEgret
    @AdamEgret Месяц назад

    Will Smith? An interesting choice 🤔.

  • @jdoggraw1010
    @jdoggraw1010 Месяц назад

    Yes pls, yt is shit now

  • @nesseihtgnay9419
    @nesseihtgnay9419 Месяц назад

    Yes break away from google and alphabet, its moderation and monetization is getting ridiculous...taking away alot of contain creators money

    • @admiralkaede
      @admiralkaede Месяц назад +1

      u realize without the backing of google and its ads and the massive google cloud youtube would need to raise more money and then end up making more ads and such right

  • @darksars3622
    @darksars3622 Месяц назад

    Skip da ad 8:41

  • @juicethemodeller
    @juicethemodeller Месяц назад

    Mate, why do you always yell at the microphone?

  • @Balorian
    @Balorian Месяц назад

    They shouldn't sell RUclips, they should simply pay their creators more fairly and stop with the censorship and anti-free speech policies.

  • @andrewreynolds912
    @andrewreynolds912 Месяц назад

    I would love them to sell it to me or someone who would get rid of the dum policies it has