BusinessYouTube Adds Rs 18,000 Crore to India's GDP, Supports 9.6 Lakh Jobs in 2025
YouTube's creative ecosystem contributed over Rs 18,000 crore to India's GDP and supported 9.6 lakh full-time equivalent jobs in 2025, per Oxford Economics. The number of Indian YouTube channels earning six figures rose by 30%, with over 18,000 channels surpassing one million subscribers. Seventy-three percent of monetising creators rely on YouTube as their main income source, supporting over 3 lakh apprentices and creating jobs in cities like Jaipur, Lucknow, and Kochi.
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