[VikingCoder]

First of all, even if that's true, YouTube would leak money A LOT FASTER without advertisers.

Okay, there was no second-of-all...

[supreme_sublime]

Yes, but even if big names like Verizon and Coke don't buy ads, it isn't like others won't buy ads. That ad space is still valuable, and most people realize that ads and the content they are in front of are separate.