YouTube Debuts First Original Content, but Won't Say How Many Subscribed to Its Service

Not a lot, at least according to creator Hank Green's poll

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YouTube Red launched last October, but the paid version of the popular video platform is getting its close-up today, debuting its first four original shows.

As with any new subscription service in its early days, YouTube would not share specifics on subscriber numbers. Though, one of its most influential creators, Hank Green, ran an informal Twitter poll Monday to gauge how many people were actually paying $10 a month for ad-free content and YouTube's music service—and the numbers weren't promising.

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