According to @StockMKTNewz, YouTube generated 10.3 billion dollars in advertising revenue in Q3 2025, underscoring the platform’s scale within Alphabet’s ad ecosystem, source: X post by @StockMKTNewz dated Oct 29, 2025. Alphabet acquired YouTube for 1.65 billion dollars in October 2006, highlighting the magnitude of value creation relative to the original purchase price, source: Google investor relations press release titled Google to Acquire YouTube for 1.65 Billion in Stock dated Oct 9, 2006. Alphabet reports YouTube Ads revenue as part of Google Services in its quarterly and annual filings that are closely watched by equity markets for ad-demand trends, source: Alphabet Inc. 2023 Form 10-K, revenue disclosures for Google Services and YouTube Ads. IMF research documents rising positive correlation between crypto assets and U.S. equities, indicating that large-cap tech moves can transmit to BTC performance and making stronger ad prints at mega-cap platforms like YouTube relevant for crypto traders, source: IMF blog article Crypto Prices Move More in Sync with Stocks published January 2022.