That’s a bit more than the US federal poverty line of US$12,140 (RM47,464) for a single person. The top 3% of video creators of all time in Bärtl’s sample attracted more than 1.4 million views per month. The top 1% of creators garnered from 2.2 million to 42.1 million views per month in 2016, Bärtl’s research shows. The imbalance is huge and becoming worse, according to Bärtl’s research: In 2006 the top 3% accounted for 63% of all views. YouTube announced earlier this month it was increase the threshold users have to cross to make money from their videos.

Source: The Star February 27, 2018 21:56 UTC