Gangnam Style Generates $8 Million In Revenue On YouTube

IPG Media Lab
IPG Media Lab
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1 min readJan 23, 2013

If Gangnam Style’s 1.23 billion YouTube views didn’t surprise you, check out the most recent revenue figures from Google. According to chief business officer Nikesh Arora, PSY’s hit has generated 8 million in revenue on YouTube alone, netting out at around .65 cents per view. With about half of that total going to the artist, YouTube can be a serious earner for content creators.

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