Alphabet reports YouTube's Q4 ad revenue rose 9% YoY to $11.38B, vs. $11.84B est., and YouTube's annual revenue “surpassed $60B across ads and subscriptions”
although it's impossible to compare businesses — BUT that's still about $10 billion LESS than what Reels ~alone~ generated in annual run rate.Julia Alexander /@loudmouthjulia:Also in Alphabet's earnings: Google surpassed 325 million paid subscriptions, led by Google One and YouTube Premium. Up just under 20 percent compared to Q1 2025. Both ads + subs business is growing healthily. I imagine this will come up in Ted Sarandos' regulatory convos...