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Does YouTube share a part of your premium/fee to the creators based on what you watched? That is actually pretty neat.

That is my assumption and it would be shocking if that were not the case. This is the case for ad revenue. Youtube premium replaces ad revenue with a fee.

The interesting question I'd like to know the answer to is if creators get more money per ad impression or per premium subscriber view.

Creators are paid "a majority" of revenue from YouTube premium based on watch time.

Do demonetized channels get their share? A couple of channels I watch swear a lot, and are demonetized. It's a bliss to watch YouTube without ad interruptions. I don't mind product placement by the content creators. I would be happy to pay if I knew they are paid too.

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