Ah yes, YouTube, that product that Google made and that doesn't bring them any r...

rrdharan · on July 31, 2020

You realize that revenue and profit are distinct?

Uber has massive revenues as do many other capital intensive businesses. That doesn't make them profitable.

fakedang · on July 31, 2020

Last time I checked, YouTube ads were a very profitable business.

The parent to your comment chose revenue likely to note that Google makes money from the bed ie. it's not a service given away for free.

martinpw · on July 31, 2020

Where did you check this? AFAIK YouTube profits (if any) are not broken out anywhere. At least not as of early this year:

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/03/google-still-isnt-telling-us...

Alphabet said YouTube ad revenue in the first quarter reached $4.7 billion, while cloud sales came in at $2.6 billion. The company broke those numbers out for the first time, but it’s still not disclosing profit figures for the units.

NoOneNew · on July 31, 2020

Yea, but anyone that owns a small business understands how you hide profit so you get taxed less.

Given how quickly and easily the axe comes down on sub par Google products, I highly doubt they'd keep YouTube if it wasn't profitable.

root_axis · on July 31, 2020

Is the definition of the word "free" another casualty of this era? It's literally free...

MattGaiser · on July 31, 2020

The bed referred to the community generated subtitles, not YouTube overall.