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YouTube generated $7.66bn in ad revenues in Q2, up 4.4% YoY… and more than double what Spotify generated across its entire business in Q2

$7.67bn generated from YouTube ads in Q2 was up 4.4% YoY increase

YouTube ad revenue dropped 2.5% YoY in Q1, but paid subscription sales increased 9%

The number of YouTube Music and YouTube Premium subscriptions reached 80 million towards the end of last year

Google parent Alphabet to slash global workforce by 6%, with 12,000 workers to be laid off

Tech giant become latest to axe substantial number of its employees

YouTube’s Q3 ad revenue slides 1.9% YoY amid ‘shift in user behavior’

YouTube ad revenue in Q3 came in at $7.07 billion

YouTube is generating over $1.5bn per month from ads – and boasts over 20m paying music subscribers worldwide

'In the ad supported proportion of YouTube, we pay out a majority of revenues to our creators.'

Alphabet/Google leads $70m funding for startup aiming to challenge major labels

UnitedMasters has been set up by one-time President of Interscope Records, Steve Stoute