YouTube Content ID Payouts Surpassed $12 billion in 2024
The figure rose $3 billion in 12 months
YouTube claims to have made a cumulative $12 billion in Content ID payouts as of December 2024.
Why it matters:
As per Torrent Freak, Content ID has become a significant source of revenue for rightsholders. Instead of removing videos that infringe copyright, most rightsholders opt to monetize them through YouTube instead. The advertising revenue from these videos is shared with the claiming partners rather than the uploaders.
The figures:
YouTube's latest Transparency Report shows that its Content ID system processed a record-breaking 2.2 billion copyright claims in 2024. As of December 2024 it has paid out more than $12 billion in revenue for copyright claims originating from the Content ID system. As per Music Ally, that amount is up from more than $9 billion at the end of 2023.
Other YouTube news:
In March YouTube announced it has more than 125 million subscribers to its YouTube Music and YouTube Premium tiers.
YouTube claims to have made a cumulative $12 billion in Content ID payouts as of December 2024.
Why it matters:
As per Torrent Freak, Content ID has become a significant source of revenue for rightsholders. Instead of removing videos that infringe copyright, most rightsholders opt to monetize them through YouTube instead. The advertising revenue from these videos is shared with the claiming partners rather than the uploaders.
The figures:
YouTube's latest Transparency Report shows that its Content ID system processed a record-breaking 2.2 billion copyright claims in 2024. As of December 2024 it has paid out more than $12 billion in revenue for copyright claims originating from the Content ID system. As per Music Ally, that amount is up from more than $9 billion at the end of 2023.
Other YouTube news:
In March YouTube announced it has more than 125 million subscribers to its YouTube Music and YouTube Premium tiers.
YouTube claims to have made a cumulative $12 billion in Content ID payouts as of December 2024.
Why it matters:
As per Torrent Freak, Content ID has become a significant source of revenue for rightsholders. Instead of removing videos that infringe copyright, most rightsholders opt to monetize them through YouTube instead. The advertising revenue from these videos is shared with the claiming partners rather than the uploaders.
The figures:
YouTube's latest Transparency Report shows that its Content ID system processed a record-breaking 2.2 billion copyright claims in 2024. As of December 2024 it has paid out more than $12 billion in revenue for copyright claims originating from the Content ID system. As per Music Ally, that amount is up from more than $9 billion at the end of 2023.
Other YouTube news:
In March YouTube announced it has more than 125 million subscribers to its YouTube Music and YouTube Premium tiers.
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