How much does YouTube make?
About $45M a month on the US App Store, by our estimate from its Top Grossing rank on November 3, 2026. The likely range is $15M to $134M.
YouTube revenue estimate
YouTube by Google was #2 on the US Top Grossing chart for all iPhone apps on November 3, 2026. At that position Fledly's model puts its US iPhone revenue at about $45 million a month in consumer spending, before Apple's commission. Treat it as a range: the true figure is likely between $15M and $134M.
Of the 125 US apps with a Top Grossing estimate in Fledly today, YouTube is #3 by estimated revenue, and #1 of 11 in Photo & Video. It has 50 million ratings on the US store, averaging 4.7 stars.
How YouTube makes money
YouTube is free to download, so its Top Grossing revenue comes from in-app purchases and subscriptions inside the app.
How we estimate app revenue
Apple doesn't publish app revenue. Fledly estimates it from the US Top Grossing chart, which Apple ranks by consumer spending: about $70 million a month at #1, falling with rank (rank^-0.75 to #100, then 1/rank), and category ranks are first mapped to an overall rank. The true figure is usually within three times the estimate either way. The model and its error bars are explained in How much do iPhone apps make at each Top Grossing rank?, and you can try it with the app revenue calculator.
The estimate covers the US App Store on iPhone only, not other countries, iPad, Android or web sales. Fledly is not affiliated with Google, and nothing here comes from the developer.
Frequently asked questions
How much does YouTube make a month?
About $45 million a month in US App Store consumer spending on iPhone, as of November 3, 2026, by Fledly's estimate from its Top Grossing rank. The likely range is $15M to $134M. This is an estimate, not a figure reported by Google.
How does YouTube make money?
YouTube is free to download, so its Top Grossing revenue comes from in-app purchases and subscriptions inside the app.
Where does YouTube rank on the App Store Top Grossing chart?
On November 3, 2026 it was #2 on the US Top Grossing chart for all iPhone apps.
How is this revenue estimate calculated?
Apple doesn't publish app revenue. Fledly estimates it from the US Top Grossing chart, which Apple ranks by consumer spending: about $70 million a month at #1, falling with rank (rank^-0.75 to #100, then 1/rank), and category ranks are first mapped to an overall rank. The true figure is usually within three times the estimate either way.
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