YouTube Now Has Two Million Paid Content Creators
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What do Jenna Marbles, JuegaGerman, RezendeEvil, and Mr. Beast have in common? For one, you've probably never heard of them. Additionally, they're all YouTube millionaires.
While those personalities may not have climbed all the way up to C-list celebrity status like Logan Paul, YouTube announced Monday that its Partner Program — which has allowed creators to make money off their videos since 2007 — now has 2 million active users. It's a major vindication of the company's effort to clean itself up for advertisers, and the latest testament to Youtube's perennial status as the backbone of the sprawling online creator economy.
Source Fool.com
