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YouTube says its ecosystem created 490K jobs and added $55B to the US GDP in 2024


YouTube's impact report shows that the creator economy has continued to grow, despite less interest from venture capitalists.

YouTube says that its creative ecosystem contributed over $55 billion to the US GDP and supported more than 490,000 full time jobs, according to research by Oxford Economics. But these figures continue to grow, even in a time when venture capitalists are no longer pouring money into the industry like they were about four years ago. As both a fast-growing and often misunderstood sector, creators have been advocating for American institutions from banks to the government to better serve their industry.

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