MoffettNathanson: YouTube became the world's largest media company in 2025 with an estimated $62B in revenue, passing $60.9B earned by Disney's media business
The influential financial research firm MoffettNathanson suggests that the Google-owned video platform passed Disney's media business in 2025.
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