Ask HN: What % of the new $2 YouTube Applause goes to the creator?

notadog · on June 3, 2020

70% goes to the creator, 30% goes to Google (meaning that the YouTuber will get $1.40 from a $2.00 "applause")

Source: https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/youtube-tests-new-appl...

landgenoot · on June 4, 2020

That is comparable to the fee the Google Display Network is charging [1], so that is not abnormal in that kind of business.

However, compared to Flattr and Brave it is still kind of high, which are charging around 10% [2].

[1] https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/180195?hl=en

[2] https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/flattr-vs-brave-fees.html

pdevr · on June 3, 2020

Tangential: Isn't this like a tip? Shouldn't all of it go to the content creator?

PS: I think it is a good initiative from Google so not criticizing the company at all (in this specific case). Just thought of the recent controversy about some of the food delivery companies taking a portion of the tips, and want to see whether you see this as analogical.