Linus: "I don't like being called Daddy" Linus's kids: "Father. I have returned from the institution of studies."

@hungrynapps

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@azaril7780

Жыл бұрын

This dude😂😂😂

@literallyhuman5990

Жыл бұрын

Why I read it with the tone of a crusader

@adithyaps3606

Жыл бұрын

@@literallyhuman5990 I read it in the tone of kratos lol

@blackjack2526

Жыл бұрын

@@adithyaps3606 ZEUS!!! Your son has returned, I bring the knowledge of the sages!

What I've found is that many times I'll leave literally ANY KZread video on while I sleep and it'll somehow land on these same streams, or Vsauce Michael counting prime numbers, or Tom Scott $1B driving

@princesidon

Жыл бұрын

The longer Tom Scott ones ALWAYS come up automatically.

@wowdogeful

Жыл бұрын

It's always Vsauce Michael saying prime numbers, that one is in the recommendations of every video if you just scroll down far enough

@mnnptl

Жыл бұрын

I'd suggest to switch off autoplay so that you can sleep while watching the video and your phone will turn off on its own some time after the video ends.

@bao1964

Жыл бұрын

@fireroka or tom scot vaping lmao

@beastworm

Жыл бұрын

I come to comment this exact same thing. I woke up to "I love building computers" at least twice a week

Can I just say Linus really monetized his own monitizization

@yuanwang9324

11 ай бұрын

While coming off as more genuine and transparant.

The transparency and genuineness of this company and team are what keep me watching every single LTT video. Cheers guys, you are really nailing it.

@MrJozzuia

Жыл бұрын

W take.

@GotEmHere

Жыл бұрын

Besides the one plus ad😂

@osakan7632

Жыл бұрын

Nah, profits from adsense only contribute a tiny fraction to what they're making.

@AndrewBrowner

Жыл бұрын

theyre leaving out the income from the in video ads, other sponsorship videos, the free items they receive, the merch sales, any affiliate links, channel membership, and if they have it some kind of patreon or members only website.. can easily multiply the average ad sense by 500% for total income per video.. how do you think they have 70+ employeers and consistently are building new spaces and adding thousands of dollars in hardware a day

@mamba101

Жыл бұрын

@@AndrewBrowner Which raises some questions around how can they remain unbiased when they’re completely reliant on sponsors.

I'd like to see this done with the reverse situation of lowest profit videos and potentially what you learned from them in why they didn't do as well.

@abdulmuhaimin9787

Жыл бұрын

It will be the early videos. And that's mainly cause they didn't have the presence they do now. They can do one with lowest performers for the past 3 years though.

@Patrikv303

Жыл бұрын

@@abdulmuhaimin9787 Still, 3 years ago they didn't have as big of an audience as they have now.

@rendon2959

Жыл бұрын

There will always be a tendency that it will be the earlier videos since they always have fewer subscribers the farther you go back, therefore more likely to have less revenue. I'm thinking that the revenue should be divided per subscriber as I think it's a good gauge for growth and popularity.

@souls.7033

Жыл бұрын

@@abdulmuhaimin9787 maybe add a time cap or something like that so that it doesn't go too back in time

@johandominguez6788

Жыл бұрын

@@souls.7033 idk why i wanted to comment but he literally put a time cap on his comment... did you not read?

I was expecting to hate the this video but loved it. The title made me think this was going to be you guys re-watching old videos. I usually find behind the scenes content fascinating.

@seanmcclune6526

Жыл бұрын

Same - I enjoy most LTT content, but I hands down get excited for behind the scenes content - house, moving, tours, etc. I work in production so it’s fun for me to watch how other people do stuff and see how it’s set up

@rubinixcube8866

Жыл бұрын

Now they NEED to do a list of worst money making videos that have over X amount of views.

@DizzyBusy

Жыл бұрын

For this alone I'm contemplating to sign up on Floatplane. I heard they have even more behind the scenes content

@mayankboob279

Жыл бұрын

They should totally change the title - reacting is passé, but how much your videos made - you have my attention

@DemHighTimes

Жыл бұрын

glad i have a vpn and ad block. i watch you videos and you get $0

Not a lot of KZreadrs show the money they gain, this is amazing and very appreciative!

@Waitwhat469

Жыл бұрын

I feel like a lot of other tubers doing wouldn't seem as humble, but the fact that LTT has been marketed as a real group of creators and employees and not just some guy really makes the numbers seem reasonable. If was just Mr. Beast after setting fire to a wad of cash or something, it would be gross to me.

@Sanyu-Tumusiime

Жыл бұрын

@@Waitwhat469 but then again they have 65 employees that they need to pay

@ravindur3825

Жыл бұрын

it's just the way Linus has always been

@AndrewBrowner

Жыл бұрын

they left out about 90% of their income... ad sense is the tip of the iceberg

@alishariaty4418

Жыл бұрын

@@Waitwhat469 brand deals are where the real money is. Based on his own formula LTT made 4-5 Gs on this video. How much money you think they got from 2 sponsors? And also the ltt store which makes thousands per day probably.

regarding the YT premium revenue being so much higher on long streams, there was a bug that meant anyone who downloaded a vod with YT premium counted as a full 100% watchtime *premium* view for that whole stream, *no matter how long it was* and it worked multiple times, *no matter how many times you downloaded the video.* the spiffing brit highlighted this 'exploit' and showed you could earn thousands and thousands of dollars off this, and it only got fixed within the last 12 months I think. I wonder how much extra revenue was generated on the long streams due to this glitch? maybe not much, as I don't think people were intentionally exploiting it for very long before it got patched

@overlisted

Жыл бұрын

Free money glitch

@DoomsdayDatabase

Жыл бұрын

@@overlisted yea i wish i was monetized back then (im still not) and i could have used that to earn a bit

@kiranbahra

Жыл бұрын

lol i probably helped out quite a lot as i would download the live streams to watch on long train journeys. although in fairness i would actually watch it all too

@casedistorted

Жыл бұрын

too bad spiffing brit probably ruined some peoples livelihood by showing everyone this glitch. I respect the guy but he ruins a lot of cool things by showing them to such a large audience. He's kind of fallen off now though anyway, probably ran out of good ideas.

@JohnPaulBuce

Жыл бұрын

ah yes, tf2 bug

The best part is the fact that the April Fool’s video sponsors *actually* paid for all of the features.

@urlv.

Жыл бұрын

🤑

@MoominBoomin

Жыл бұрын

True! I can't wait for intel or AMD to throw money at linus so he can buy sketchy watercooling again!

@1draigon

Жыл бұрын

They don’t talk about that video at all sadly though

@happinessiskey2858

Жыл бұрын

@@1draigon here's a WAN Show topic about it though: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nWqgsKSpl5a8kZM.html

@TheKarabanera

Жыл бұрын

@@1draigon Because it's probably under NDA. I don't think either Linus or those companies would like to disclose the rates. This is only about youtube adsense.

Being that transparent and also being careful about the “logistics” of the LMG is the main reason of why I wanna buy ( and have already bought) your merch. I just want to support the way that you treat your viewers because no one that ”big” have showed us what YT money means. I just hope to see other channels make it as well, just for the diversity.

@coherentpanda7115

Жыл бұрын

I'm so happy Linus is this transparent, he's far more transparent than 99% of the public companies with shareholders. He doesn't need to do this for us, but it really shows how much they actually give a damn about making good content, and want to provide advice and their own insights to other KZreadrs trying to make a living off of KZread.

@Deroven

Жыл бұрын

I just buy it because its cheaper and better quality than what I can get in Finland. It was to support originally, but since having a taste of it, no way to go back to normal clothing. 😂

@zheckman89

Жыл бұрын

If I didn't want to purchase LTT merch out of respect for their team values (such as transparency), then it would at least be because they have some quality products at great prices (looking at you, LTT desk pads)

@raymonddeaniii6837

Жыл бұрын

@@zheckman89 yea, bought one for the office and I don't regret it

@Djuntas

Жыл бұрын

Im just glad to see the old benchmark of 1 million views = 2k dollars. This just seems like the norm, be it 2015 or now. I guess it just hows its always gonna be.

Once again, I appreciate the transparency that Linus and team allow. It's definitely a reason why I watch them.

@Fuwret

11 ай бұрын

Once again, appreciate the transparency that Linus and team allow. It's definitely a reason why watch them.

@ElGuatequero

9 ай бұрын

Once again, I appreciate the transparency that Linus and team allow. It's definitely a reason why I watch them. 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

I love how honest Linus is with all these things

"I miss you, Tyler"... Human values, Linus, you've got high human values...

@DrLol07

Жыл бұрын

Indeed, this put a smile on my face

@UltraKipper

Жыл бұрын

What a Knob.End

I can see why the PC building streams did so well... its always enjoyable and the different camera angles keep it engaging.

@d3lsl0w

Жыл бұрын

Lots of viewers enjoy the live aspect and kinda want to see Linus drop something (it's like Nascar watching for wrecks or Hockey watching for fights). =P

@digitk

Жыл бұрын

They're also great for multitasking. Got a bunch of chores to do? Throw on a long stream vod! Same with playing some games. Especially since it's not something like a high intensity esports stream or something, something you don't really need to be watching at all times, it's perfect.

@brokeandtired

Жыл бұрын

The China PC build did so well because everyone was curious how Chinese PC parts buying worked.

@pearce05

Жыл бұрын

@@digitk yeah streams like that are really good for motivation for me. It's like someone else is in the room working on something also.

@theplayerofus319

Жыл бұрын

Such a spammer

Deserve every penny you guys get ! I'm sure everyone here has Probably saved hundreds if not thousands of $ from the videos you make.

@TheRandomshite123

Жыл бұрын

Watching linus got me back into PCs and made the algorithm recommend me budget channels so definitely saved me money

@TheIlidius

Жыл бұрын

@Garo Yeah but yk hobbies and shieet, gotta go for the fullfillment points before expiry date

@dillonh321

9 ай бұрын

No they don’t

Considering they put out a video every day for years upon years, the fact that Linus remembers so much specific stuff about every video is amazing.

@someoneelse5005

Жыл бұрын

that's what separates things you do strictly as work from things you are passionate about, I'd say

The amount of times i have fallen asleep watching something like QI, to find my phone paused at the end of a long LTT stream is quite high, having Premium i imagine this is something that does cause quite a bit of income due to the long, un-interrupted playback of a 2 hour stream

@4tehlulz

Жыл бұрын

Same thing happens to me but with WAN shows from 2013...

@bspvdj

Жыл бұрын

I usually go to sleep on fridays with WAN Show on, then wake to youtube start screen on the TV.

@qaazz

Жыл бұрын

@@4tehlulz lol same for me, kinda trippy when you wake up to it

@TexasTimelapse

Жыл бұрын

I do this every Friday for WAN, then wake up Saturday to pick up where I fell asleep. I have premium too.

@OzJohnson

Жыл бұрын

came here to say this as well, but with my tv. Basically I'm a LTT money machine because it'll just roll stream after stream

I actually watched the $500 amd pc build like 5 times. I ended up building it and still use it to this day. Love all the content, 3 years ago I couldn't tell you what the components in my pc were but now I can build one start to finish all thanks to the ltt team.

@matmach335

Жыл бұрын

Same bro, that build was basically my inspiration to get all the components for a pc. And I learned how to build a pc by watching ltt's videos, too.

@bspvdj

Жыл бұрын

Similar here. But bought a 1660s and a b550 for better upgrade path.

@davilinkicefire

Жыл бұрын

Same for me as well

@HoloScope

Жыл бұрын

Same I learned how to build PC's from his videos. Started watching him like 6 years ago.

@HoloScope

Жыл бұрын

Holy crap

The live streams are great to have on in the background when working as it doesnt require as much effort to pay full attention to it. I wonder who else or how much of the demographic of watchers watch it in this way

@stephengere3937

Жыл бұрын

Oh hey, that's me right now :D

@MiriaJiyuu

Жыл бұрын

I've woken up to "I love building computers" several times because I just leave yt on when I sleep

4:15 Really agree with Linus here, we miss Tyler. :(

I remember when KZreadrs were scared that they would get banned for showing their revenue. This was a fascinating insight into the behind-the-scenes. I'm sure other KZreadrs appreciate it too.

@ZesPak

Жыл бұрын

What happened to that? I was thinking that watching this video.

@sIightIybored

Жыл бұрын

I'm guessing more of the revenue comes from the sponsors/merch than youtube. Since $20k a week is "only" $1M a year which I don't think would pay the wages, never mind the facilities. $20k being a guess on the weekly earnings.

@niter43

Жыл бұрын

@@sIightIybored with huge video library LTT built up over the years ad revenue from trailing views on older videos is probably just as much as newly released ones, lol Also yea, IIRC few years ago they showed the revenue source split on WAN show, as revenue from Google/KZread being only like 20-30%. LTTStore and sponsorships being just as much. Floatplane and Amazon links closing in with sub-10%. Edit: not a WAN, but normal video "How Linus does make money 2020"

@leakingamps2050

Жыл бұрын

LTT has discussed finances in the past - it was a pretty even split between lttstore purchases, sponsors, and yt revenue This was on the wall show, iirc, when they discussed why they don't remove ads on KZread

@Nitidus

Жыл бұрын

@@ZesPak It has been established a couple of years ago that, at least since then, KZread explicitly allows sharing revenue figures. Many creators have done it since

One thing I can say about the live streams that may not be considered concerning their success is that Linus is very engaging off the cuff. So, they're better than your average live streams. And, usually he goes off on tangents during these build streams that are actually really interesting, whether it's about his painting experience or his time at NCIX or inside views on what it's like to run a business. It's engaging, because it's just a guy that knows his stuff so well that it just flows out of his mouth easily and with lots energy. And usually that tends to happen in the middle. I could see it probably tapering off at the end as things are focused more on wrapping up the actual build. People aren't watching solely to see a computer get built; they're watching to the see the guy building it.

@aniruddhavispute

Жыл бұрын

yeah, this is so perfectly explained. so a plain pc build video would never get such interest. But it is Linus and his tangents that do the trick. even if it's a threadripper build or some wild custom watercooled build, at some point of time, you do loose interest in a stream. And that's basic human brain tendency. You can't focus on one thing for very long. But that's where Linus takes us away from the build, talks about some of his experiences, some of the fun or insightful stuff about his life, or even about some components that make these streams exciting. Often times, I've put on his streams while working and haven't even watched the complete video, I listen more. and if I hear something specific about the video, then I switch the tab to see what he's talking about.

@Morberis

Жыл бұрын

Yeah the tangents are what I love. Doesn't matter who though.

@MrMartinSchou

Жыл бұрын

> And, usually he goes off on tangents during these build streams EGG SHELL!!!

@alexanderlee5180

Жыл бұрын

Yeah totally

@modulusshift

Жыл бұрын

I agree so much here, Linus is an untapped streaming resource, because as good as he is in a well-planned and well-edited context, sometimes you can't beat the random stuff that comes out of the combination of boredom and a gentle pressure to perform.

Hey this video genuinely made me spring for KZread Premium. We ingest so much valuable content from you guys and its amazing to see your expansion. I have been watching for years, not to mention I am also supporting all the other creators I enjoy.

@Lizlodude

Жыл бұрын

I still refuse to out of spite for them killing GPM, but I ran it for years. Worked pretty well.

This video is why his other videos did so well. Linus engages with people whether they are watching at home or sitting next to him. No techno mumble jumble, just straight to the point info that is interesting and engaging with a bit of humor thrown in that makes up come back for more!

This is why I love LTT; keeping it real and open, no BS, with a dash of entertainment

@jimmyhackers8980

Жыл бұрын

no bs? they didnt reccomend ad block plus......they seemd to just be shilling youtube premium.

@ahmed4363

Жыл бұрын

@@jimmyhackers8980 probably because it stops their revenue. they didn't say "buy KZread premium!!" and are explaining that yt premium revenue is different than normal ads

@rayansharma2042

Жыл бұрын

@@jimmyhackers8980 wow, almost as if they need to make money, they weren't promoting anything they were just being transparent, far better than every other youtuber

@darkm007

Жыл бұрын

@@jimmyhackers8980 They have a video on how to block ALL ads on ALL devices connected to your network. Seems kinda redundant to recommend something everyone knows about after...

@ribertfranhanreagen9821

Жыл бұрын

​​@@jimmyhackers8980 so you expect them to recommend ad block when they whole business earning is basicly ads??? it's like you protest why a restaurant not promote cooking food yourself at home. and a company trying to make money is a bs?

The funny thing about the “I love building computers” stream, is that it frequently gets auto played after other LTT videos (along with the corrupted WAN shows), so I’ve watched the first hour or 2 at least 10 times if it turns on while I’m cleaning or doing other things around the house

@100Underscores

Жыл бұрын

Same here man. I’ve seen it pop up on playing next at least 10 times

@Valrax

Жыл бұрын

That stream has popped up at least 10 times for me when leaving youtube on. I've woken up to that so many times after passing out late night with youtube on

Can we talk about how these videos are "years ago"... but they feel like they were released like literally yesterday? I still remember watching the whole house water cooling, the move-in vlogs, feet through garage ceilings, and so much more.

i never cease to love how open and how real LTT is with their community

This was really interesting! Props for showing us! Loving the transparency, as always!

@Carnage8

Жыл бұрын

Yes the transparency is always amazing from ltt and why I continue to support it :)

@CubeRover

Жыл бұрын

Your Comment Got A 💗 From Linus Tech Tips.

I love how transparent you guys are with your community. Love your videos guys!

I really like how honest Linus is on this video.

Something I noticed with premium, I made a graph a while ago comparing premium revenue to premium average view duration, and while the results are for the most part pretty consistent, there was one massive outlier which just so happened to be the only music cover I did. For every hour of a normal video a premium viewer watched, I got $0.02±0.0015, but for this one outlier video that number was $0.26 per hour watched.

@Mewtwodestroyer

Жыл бұрын

Interesting.

@von...

Жыл бұрын

a quarter per viewer is beyond my wildest guesses of what anyone could possibly make on KZread it would be insane if there was a way to hit levels like that on the regular lol

@helplmchoking

Жыл бұрын

@@von... per hour of view time, not just per viewer so potentially KZread pays more for something like a song cover as they're likely to be around 3 minutes long or so, meaning most viewers will only watch for a few minutes vs a video like this which is 5-6x the length so higher view times can be achieved with lower viewer counts (and fewer paying members per hour of view time). Interesting that it can vary that much, though

@PNWAffliction

Жыл бұрын

yea and music covers do notoriously well with the algorithm for some reason

@jimmyhackers8980

Жыл бұрын

get adblock plus instead.....sod paying for youtube

ok now show how much profit the linus only fans made

@promethbastard

Жыл бұрын

Linus only noctua fans?

@XGD5layer

Жыл бұрын

didn't they do that?

@ruemacrufus

Жыл бұрын

I'd pay 5000$ for a toe please

@jonathanguhl1048

Жыл бұрын

On a Wan Show Linus said it was +$20,000

@GizmosGameLounge

Жыл бұрын

$420.69

17:01 yes my friend, you got the point! i hate click baity titles/thumbnails, what helps me click on a video is to know exactly what i'm going to see, i don't like question marks, red circles or questions in the title of a video.

I love that you guys pulled back the curtain and shows us how the sausage was made. I think a lot of people assume KZreadrs make a LOT more money than they do, and seeing exactly how much the very top videos make on a massive and successful channel like LTT is extremely interesting. With you guys talking about the cost of Labs and buying new buildings and other projects like that, know that your tip videos only make tens of thousands makes me want to go buy some merch and help support what you do. I will always love cost breakdown videos from youtubers. I think it puts a hard perspective on the time and effort put into these projects and these channels.

I've had premium for years and almost exclusively watch long form content or stream vods, never occurred to me how much of an impact that may have had for the creators, but I'm glad my money actually seems like it goes to creators

@AltonV

Жыл бұрын

He did talk about it on wan a while ago. There was a question about it and he emailed someone on yt and on the next wan he could provide some information

@DrSmoothlove

Жыл бұрын

I believe the way it actually works is your watchtime is categorized by channel and then your $10 minus youtube's take is divided that way. so if you spend approximately 50% of your time on youtube watching LTT they would get $5 from you that month as opposed to having to watch 2500 videos to equal that with adsense

@jmanig76

Жыл бұрын

@@DrSmoothlove I remembered when Premium came out and KZread explained it that way, but I was sceptical it was marketing speak to stimulate engagement and the details would be much murkier. Good on them for being true to their word.

@wobblysauce

Жыл бұрын

Yep, works better for people that don't watch much video content/channels. But I want to see the personal use break down, as someone with 400+subbed channels.

@zac-1

Жыл бұрын

Ive had premium so long I couldn't imagine life without it because 90% of the time I use it on my phone lol

@4:20 "We miss you Tyler" Dang that hit me in the feels man #RIPTyler

Honestly you guys deserve that revenue. You make informative and useful videos for all of us unlike other KZreadrs who make ton of money by creating drama and childich vlogs that make no sense.

As a fairly long-term LTT viewer, I just wanna say I really love how good the transitions to sponsorships have become over time!

The fact that long videos in general perform much better makes me happy. In a time when everything depends on clickbait and the attention span is so low, I like it. More time gives more space for people to do things

@MaxIronsThird

Жыл бұрын

You took the wrong lesson from this, a long video has the most potential, but don't generally perform better.

I wish more channels did something like this. It's counterintuitive to some degree, but I think most people actually like knowing how successful some of their favorite creators are. Personally, it doesn't make me any less likely to want to buy what they sell. You built this empire from nothing and many of us want to support it. Thanks for sharing!

@LightsLuck-

Жыл бұрын

The idea of knowing how much money a content creator makes impacting your opinion of them is so weird to me. Hollywood actors and athletes get paid millions a year and people have no issue talking about their salary. They will debate about an athlete being over or under paid like they are the ones in charge of their contracts. But be damned if a content creator hints at their wealth.

@Theswagduck

Жыл бұрын

Well

I’m really glad they made this video, it’s super interesting to see behind the scenes because most people on KZread would NEVER show anything you guys did. Great video! 👍🏼

I know it is probably terrible for retention when you give exposition on concepts like DNS or go into details on networking concepts, but man, I freaking love it when you do! I have been doing IT for 15 years now. I have a Masters in Information Systems, Bachelors in Networking and Security, and a Bachelors in Programming. In my life, I don't run into allot of people I can throw around networking and computer lingo where they actually understand what I am talking about. So when I hear you guys speaking geek, talking networking concepts, It is just music to my ears and I feel like I can be a part of your world. If you are ever in the search for an expert in networking builds and design or someone who can talk programming while also systems, look me up. LOL.

This video is like the ultimate flex. Not only showing off how much money they've made on videos in the past, but making money on this video TALKING about money they've made in previous videos. If there's anyone who knows how to monetize content, it's LTT

@Qardo

Жыл бұрын

Well, Linus is running a business. He is selling entertainment and even information. He has to make money to keep doing what he set out to do. It isn't so much of a flex. Than, just having the sense to not follow the same formula over and over again. Some times, the most random video or even stream/VOD will net some more revenue. Verse all the others.

@redangel745

Жыл бұрын

Oh please like other channels don't do this. Of course they double dip

@19smkl91

Жыл бұрын

You do realize that there is much more money involved in running business like that, it's not black&white and even these numbers are easy to understand in general but doesn't tell actually much. There are many companies that sell their product for less than making it costs and they can still show you statistics of millions.

@pieterdepauw6599

Жыл бұрын

"In this video, James and I are going to guess just how much money we made on the highest earning LTT videos . Speaking of making money... check out the sponsor of today's video ... Freshbooks !"

@PagChomp190

Жыл бұрын

Tbh these numbers are mostly the crumbs of the cake, the sponsors are the ones paying the big bucks

This level of transparency is great! I'm really amazed of the numbers you guys pull without even counting the sponsors. Great to see you are doing well

@Rebasepoiss

Жыл бұрын

They just bought a new building for the lab for 10 milion CAD. They need the money :D

@LeGoog2008

Жыл бұрын

This level transparency is really weird to watch and listen, but I like it. It should not be weird to watch/listen! The world where we living on...

@BillyBraga

Жыл бұрын

@@LeGoog2008 Yes, this!

@Junedack

Жыл бұрын

I want them to make all the money because they keep reinvesting it and making better and better content. I love this channel

@Jehty21

Жыл бұрын

@@LeGoog2008 Interesting that you see this as a 'high level of transparency'. For me it is not 'high' at all. Yeah, it's a bit higher than most others, but I would still call it intransparent. Because the numbers shared in this video don't mean anything. It's just a single number without any context. Did Linus make a profit with these videos, or did he lose money? How much does it cost to make one LTT video? Without more numbers I wouldn't call it transparent at all.

It was really cool to see this side of the company. I know there's only so much you can show, but seeing this kind of behind the scenes of a YT company as large as y'all is very unique.

I remember that my youtube autoplay would always return to the 'i love building computers' stream vod every time i let it play overnight...

Never knew how much youtube premium helps the creators. Thought it was just a low figure. More incentive to keep the subscription then

@Qardo

Жыл бұрын

As much as I know could get ad blockers to get rid of the KZread ad explosion. I had adopted into Premiun early when it was KZread Red. I really hadn't looked back. All because I do watch a lot of KZread anyway vs other streaming platforms. So the price pays for itself and then some. Clearly, showing that even content creators I watch. They get paid for their effort and content at a better rate than even I thought too. Plus if you use ad blockers for KZread. End up hurting content creators. So...keep that in mind.

@dave6018

Жыл бұрын

I thought the same, so i subscribe to floatplane and watch on premium

@lilkittygirl

Жыл бұрын

KZread premium pays content creators sooo much more than the playable ads do. I recommend that everyone gets it tbh.

@Jst4vdeos

Жыл бұрын

@@lilkittygirl if they’d stop raising the price

@nullbeyondo

Жыл бұрын

@@lilkittygirl Only pays higher for videos longer than 1 hour as it looks.

personally, many of these top videos/streams are the ones where you are genuinely having fun or are going off script and being funny. Some off my favorite videos are the "theres no script, just wing it and see what happens" style because everybody at lmg just bounce off of each other really well.

I love that workstation building video even though it's really long. Linus' attitude and what he was talking about were great and really kept my attention.

i love these types of videos this one of those behind the scenes directors commentary type of thing and i adore it lol

Again this video proves that Premium is great for the Creators you watch. I get why Google doesn't explain Premium all to well because of the payout being larger but if this doesn't prove that it's really a good deal for both you as a sub and the Creators you watch I don't know what is.

@marvin8291

Жыл бұрын

Now I know I'm doing a good thing watching LTT with premium.

@Winter-ut3bb

Жыл бұрын

This video is actually the best Ad for premium I've ever seen

@baseballjustin5

Жыл бұрын

*Insert Starship Troopers "I'm doing my part" Gif*

@KarlMarshall

Жыл бұрын

Using premium end up falling asleep and wake up 3 hours into a stream Archive ha, this is great for creators

@TheKeksadler

Жыл бұрын

I'm strongly considering buying premium after this video, just considering how much of a boost to payout it seems to be for creators.

The "I love building computers" stream is/was promoted for me SO MUCH a while back. Basically, whenever I had a mid-day nap after work and after the previous video I was watching (non-tech related too!) was over, the autoplay seemed to play it 6/10 times.

The fact that long videos in general perform much better makes me happy

Dangg thanks for showing a breakdown! I’ve had the same thing happen. Amazon/Walmart videos have HUGE potential, especially overtime like you showed. I’ve also been able to change the titles months later to save a “dead” video

I love the transparency of this channel. I love the honesty and dedication to the viewers and tech. It makes me feel like I have a sort of ownership of a part of the channel or like I can keep some pride in being a fan. I appreciate it a lot.

@chefben2

Жыл бұрын

That something I love about Linus. He took a love for tech and turned it into a thriving business that supports what, 70 or more people at this point? He always reinvests into his channel and his team and it makes me feel proud to be a fan and support his business.

14:30 What da?!? What kind of craziness is this?! James, you have the same first name AND we share a birthday?! Insanity!!

Don't even have a computer, I'm just here to watch genuine people have genuine fun

Hey linus, just wanted to say that as much as you think this content is low brow and not really all that educational, it can still either be immensely entertaining and occasionally still educational. I'd obviously be disappointed if the whole channel devolved into reaction videos and whatnot, but it is a fun idea to sprinkle in there periodically, especially as a long time viewer. I think you mentioned often being pushed to occasionally do these types of other videos when there's gap in the content schedule and that you think they're low brow on WAN iirc

@MoominBoomin

Жыл бұрын

WAN show is good for informative stuff. Even though 6.9 GHZ stuff is funny and all, it brings fun to the community along with information about extreme overclocking. Completely agree with your stuff. I like all the videos I like, but honestly its the humor that keeps me here.

@G0REGF_

Жыл бұрын

@@MoominBoomin Agreed. I prefer this channel since its informative, but still very entertaining and not some unemotional hollow corporate styled content with not even the host caring what they are doing.

@michaelvanrheede7225

Жыл бұрын

I sent them a list of probably 80+ video ideas thusfar. So far only one was actioned

This is why I respect Linus so much. This level of transparency is unseen in the KZread space.

I watch your channels more than streaming services like netflix. Love tech. Love you're guy's honesty. Thank you. You know how to make videos that are absolutely fantastic.

0:25 Were these Apple Vision Pro prototypes all along?

I appreciate that Linus really cares about the credibility of the channel and is not going to actively just put out builds constantly. I do like the content, but it’s great seeing their deep-dives into how technologies work. Any Anthony video is a must watch for me as well.

Plot twist, this becomes the top preforming video.

"I love building computers" popped up SO MANY TIMES in "Up Next" for me

Wow! LTT thank you for this incredible behind the scenes look at the finances behind YT! You really trust your audience and I appreciate it!

16:55 YES PLEASE. IMO the production value and general quality of LTT means that most any topic that you cover will be entertaining, but not know what that topic is before I click is irritating. usually I don’t end up watching a video until KZread has recommended it like 27 times or until you change the title to be more descriptive of the actual content. Though I understand that LTT is a business and unfortunately click-bait is what sells so I’m not too bothered and I will still watch your videos, Even if i may be a little frustrated by the mystique of the title.

I love this! So many content creators get so squirrelly when you ask about how much money they're making or where revenue comes from. Even though I'm not interested in the career per se, I enjoyed seeing the curtain pulled back and getting a little insight into how the sausage is made.

4:15 I too remember the quails, that was like my favorite part of that video lol.

I can attest to the algorithm thing. I've been binging some LTT content recently. I would pick several videos, then kinda just let the algorithm go on it's own. The videos I picked were usually the Intel upgrade stuff (Sarah's is great), some of the crazy build stuff, content more like that. Videos in the 15 minute range, more edited high engagement compact content stuff. After picking several videos, then letting YT do it's thing, it would always end up taking me to a build stream. Every single time. It would take 6-8+ videos to do it. But at the end, I was always ending up at a build stream. And it is consistent, been binging probably last 2 weeks and everyday, more than once a day, once I let YT pick on it's own I end up at a build stream. One day it probably did it 5 or 6 times. It's just interesting how YT was steering me towards that content, especially when it was so different than the first several videos I picked.

@jmanig76

Жыл бұрын

What I find really fascinating about the algo is that I have a few VERY divergent interests (travel, tech, kpop and baseball to name a few) and yet it only takes one or two videos for the algo to switch my recommended to whatever topic I feel like watching at the moment. And then when I switch again it picks off on the new topic where I last left off as if nothing ever happened in between.

I just realised how much more entertaining it is to have 2 Hosts on screen talking to each other. It is much engaging, I like that a lot.

The mechanics of business/all the subtle psychology involved makes this sort of video incredibly interesting

Missed James videos. These two are such a good team.

I see in a year or two Linus will be reacting to this one as his most proffitable video.

@christianskjerning4454

Жыл бұрын

10 more and he will be reacting to all the reaction videos

@li_tsz_fung

Жыл бұрын

@@christianskjerning4454 reacting to top ten top ten reaction video

Actually good to know that paying for premium helps the creators as well, makes the subscription feel a little bit more justified in my head.

@chrisfortune1813

Жыл бұрын

This was the main reason I opted to go premium, it may not be much but it is more per head than adcents I believe. Also heard the demonetized content also gets the prem money so if you enjoy discussions around current affairs of difficult social subjects it will, I believe still pay out on those hard hitting videos that are deemed to be not suitable for ads

@chadmasta5

Жыл бұрын

Another great thing is that it pays even if the video is deemed not advertiser friendly.

this was actually pretty cool to see. I feel like YTers tend to shy away from this kind of content but it's something I've always wondered about

I feel like I’ve watched all Linus’s streams while sleeping. I’ve fallen asleep and woken up to Linus streams

One thing I've noticed with these top performing videos of yours is, I fall asleep listening to KZread videos in bed, and these are the videos that tend to pop up in my queue during autoplay, so while I have only really clicked and watched once, KZread has certainly played a lot of those longer streams on numerous occasions for you. I just happened to be asleep during it.

I am so proud of the LMG team for being honest about their revenue. I normally stick around this channel, due to how honest LMG is.

@karnige5804

Жыл бұрын

well ad revenue is a fraction of what Linus makes, he makes most from sponsors

@pjay4598

Жыл бұрын

With how big his channel is his sponsors most likely spend at least 5k

The first two just show up naturally on the playlist, I’ve come home to both of these playing randomly.

Really appreciate the candid & open approach to numbers. Thanks!

I wish there was an Honorable Mention section talking about how much they made (or didn't make) on some significant videos over the years. Like 16k gaming, the roast, or the fire truck.

I love seeing James on here more often. And I love watching him SNIPE the sponsor call-outs!! I think the behind the scenes angles and story lines like "Who has the best PC at LTT" is a big reason why the videos even did so well. MORE MORE MORE.

i love the videos where u guys keep it real like this. very insightful about youtube and its algorithms

The Shenzhen/Huaqiangbei episode with Strange Parts was awesome!

Honestly its really nice to see a real breakdown of how my premium membership helps. It makes me glad to actually pay knowing that the revenue, at least in some part, goes to creators.

@CreeperPookie

Жыл бұрын

it's*

I would absolutely love a Wish series, seeing Linus react to crappy technology is my favourite

@Baldavier

Жыл бұрын

Do a Michael Reeves and unbox 1000 things people sent you but from wish instead of Amazon

dynamic between you two is great

17:12 That's how you know he's the writer there lmao. He premoved the legendary Linus segue before even Linus himself

One of the many reasons I love watching LMG is the insane level of transparency you have. Videos like this help build me trust please never change!

@UltraKipper

Жыл бұрын

CHANGE ,, this guys fked

The explanation for livestreams and youtube premium is that when a premium user downloads a livestream to watch later, youtube counts the whole video as watched and it pays as if the user watched the whole thing, even if they never end up watching it

@Blooest

Жыл бұрын

I can't say I would expect that a statistically significant number of people are downloading entire livestreams to watch offline. More than likely it's just premium members leaving streams on in the background while they do something else, as that's something I personally do a _lot_

@Arby631

Жыл бұрын

I imagine KZread would pay a reduced rate if that was truly their poicy

you guys should do a 24hr extreme live stream with all the crew getting a slot to show case any subject they like. this could be an annual challenge. the winner would be the ltt staff member with the most engagement during their stream. this could then be made a subject on how much money did we make from a 24 hr live stream on a follow up video haha this could be an annual event even allowing the public to participate and be in the audience...

0:39 Saitama next to the Linus plushie is a nice touch

So my youtube premium is actually quite valuable in terms of people I watch, that's nice to know.

Of all the channels I'm subscribed to, and there a lot of them, LTT is the only one where I will allow all of the sponsor messages to play out in full. They're just so creative and yet also comically cheeky when it comes to their segues that I just have to give them the credit they deserve. And now I have the LTT Labs content to look forward to soon aswell. Thanks to all you guys at LTT. Salute. 🍸✌🏼🕊️

@Aliquis.frigus

Жыл бұрын

I mean.. Have you seen Jay Foreman's ads? They're brilliant. Skits in their own right.

@UltraKipper

Жыл бұрын

So Your a MUG !!

@SixOThree

Жыл бұрын

They are getting some great sponsors too as well. So that doesn't hurt.

@TheWorldHasGoneNuts

Жыл бұрын

@@Aliquis.frigus I love Jay Foreman stuff, Map Men especially, but he doesn't post anything near the number that LTT does. Plus, his sponsored ad spots are on a different level, so much so that I don't even think of them as ads.

really appreciate how open you guys are about how the process works, it's some of the most interesting content on youtube.

This reminded me I actually watched the entire "I love building computers" video while lubing keyboard switches, it was a lot of switches but the content made it fun.

I guess it goes to show the balancing act of sponsorships, money that goes into making a video, & money gained from us viewing ads regarding LTT profits.

@MoominBoomin

Жыл бұрын

At the end of the day they do have to make profit, but its good to see them invest to make higher quality content along with making more revenue

11:07 “I don’t like being called daddy >:(“

Whenever I finish watching any LTT video I ALWAYS get served one of the live streams next, weirdly it is usually the same one.