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YouTube vs TikTok

Which platform actually deserves creator loyalty?

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Who's winning: YouTube or TikTok?

So far, YouTube has 41% and TikTok has 59% of 5,611 votes cast — TikTok is currently ahead.

YouTube built the long-form creator economy and still pays out more to video creators than anyone else, while TikTok proved short-form could dominate attention spans almost overnight. Long-form craft versus short-form chaos.

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Tale of the tape

▶️ YouTube

Watch time
1B+ hrs/day
Creator payouts
$70B+ (3yr)

🎵 TikTok

Avg. session
~55 min/day
For You accuracy
Unmatched

YouTube

#9 / 21

1505 ELO

TikTok

#3 / 21

1567 ELO

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