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by judge2020 2480 days ago
Unless they've made huge steps in their profit margins, it's still pretty big consisering they weren't profitable in 2015 [0] and likely still not profitable in 2016 [1]. The only argument you could make is the immense value of user data Google gets from YT to show relevant ads outside of the platform.

0: https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-still-doesnt-make-go...

1: https://fortune.com/2016/10/18/youtube-profits-ceo-susan-woj...