Most YouTube creators never set out to build a business. They started with a camera, an idea, and an audience that slowly grew into something that paid their rent, then
YouTube channels are not yet mainstream acquisition targets the way e-commerce businesses or SaaS platforms are. But that is changing, and changing fast. As the platform crossed $60 billion in
YouTube is no longer a social media platform. It is now the second-largest entertainment company in the world by revenue — and it is arguably the most structurally advantaged media