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YouTube Now Pays Amazon Commissions in 12 Countries. It Won't Tell Creators Which Video Made the Sale.An AI Startup Spent $280,000 on Roblox Clippers and Claims 1 Million Users. The Average Clipper Made About $50.Meta's Creator Ads Hit a $15 Billion Run Rate, Up $5 Billion Since April. Creators Get Only What They Negotiate.YouTube Guarantees Some Shorts Creators $300 a Month. In February, Channels Under 10 Million Views Lose Shorts Ad Pay.
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YouTube Paid Creators $100B and Roblox $1.5B — Ranked Per Head, the Order Flips

YouTube has paid $100 billion over four years and Roblox $1.5 billion in one — but YouTube's pool, spread across 3 million channels, annualizes near $8,000 each (modeled), while Roblox's top 1,000 developers averaged $1.3 million.

By Brandon Huang● 4 min
Platforms

Roblox raised its DevEx rate 42% the week it cut $950M from bookings

Roblox cut 2026 bookings guidance by ~$950M to $7.33–$7.6B, then hiked the DevEx rate 42% on the same call — but only for verified-18+ US spend in R15 games.

By Brandon Huang● 4 min