[martinpw]

Where did you check this? AFAIK YouTube profits (if any) are not broken out anywhere. At least not as of early this year:

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/03/google-still-isnt-telling-us...

Alphabet said YouTube ad revenue in the first quarter reached $4.7 billion, while cloud sales came in at $2.6 billion. The company broke those numbers out for the first time, but it’s still not disclosing profit figures for the units.

[NoOneNew]

Yea, but anyone that owns a small business understands how you hide profit so you get taxed less.

Given how quickly and easily the axe comes down on sub par Google products, I highly doubt they'd keep YouTube if it wasn't profitable.