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by togs 1331 days ago
You're right; percentages trip me up.

Assuming 50% split. Revenue is $10, Youtube gets $5, Creator get $5.

Revenue increases 30% (not what happened but for simplicity).

Revenue is $13, Creator gets $6.50. Increase is ($6.50 - $5.00) = $1.50. $1.50 is what % of $5.00? => 10% of $5.00 = $0.50, therefore 30% of $5.00 = $1.50.

Thus Creators receive an increase of 30%.