YouTube Ad Revenue
@StockMKTNewz's chart drew 56.7K views on X: #22 of 41 business charts about the 10 largest tech stocks we read. Read Oct 14, 2026.
YouTube Ad Revenue increased from 8.2 USD billions in Dec '17 to 42.6 USD billions in LTM.
YouTube Ad Revenue
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| Label | USD billions | How we know |
|---|---|---|
| Dec '17 | 8.2 | printed |
| Dec '18 | 11.2 | printed |
| Dec '19 | 15.1 | printed |
| Dec '20 | 19.8 | printed |
| Dec '21 | 28.8 | printed |
| Dec '22 | 29.2 | printed |
| Dec '23 | 31.5 | printed |
| Dec '24 | 36.1 | printed |
| Dec '25 | 40.4 | printed |
| LTM | 42.6 | printed |
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