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Safe rephrasing
A YouTube-commissioned Oxford Economics estimate puts the US economic contribution of YouTube's creative ecosystem at over $60 billion of GDP and 540,000+ full-time-equivalent jobs in 2025, including multiplier effects.
What the source says
in 2025, YouTube’s creative ecosystem contributed over $60 billion to the U.S. GDP and supported more than 540,000 full-time equivalent jobs.
YouTube / Oxford Economics — Exploring YouTube's U.S. impact in 2025
- Commonly cited as
- "YouTube creators add $60 billion to the US economy"
- True origin
- YouTube / Oxford Economics — Exploring YouTube's U.S. impact in 2025
- Type
- Stat check: A widely repeated statistic traced back to its origin.
- Year
- 2025
- Data as of
- 2025
- Last checked
- Method & sample
- Oxford Economics model commissioned by YouTube, using creator surveys and YouTube data; counts direct, indirect and induced effects.
- Drift between quote and source
- Commissioned by YouTube
- Includes indirect and induced (multiplier) effects, not creator earnings
- Jobs are survey-based full-time equivalents
- Interest
- YouTube commissioned and published the study.