How Much Money Do Viral YouTube Videos Make?

Over the summer, YouTube revealed that hundreds of partners are now making six-figure incomes, but how much do individual partnerships make? Earlier this week The New York Times reported that it may be more than you think.

Over the summer, YouTube revealed that hundreds of partners are now making six-figure incomes, but how much do individual video partnerships make?  Earlier this week Claire Cain Miller of The New York Times reported that it may be more than you think.  Cute videos of kids going viral could be enough to send the kids to college and more, and though YouTube expressly forbids their partners to reveal exactly how much money they make from YouTube, they’ve revealed some pretty nice estimations.

The New York Times article focuses on a video that went viral earlier this month—Lily’s Disneyland Surprise! 6-year old Lily reacts to finding out that she gets to go to Disneyland for her birthday and the video has been viewed over 5.2

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