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YouTube creator economy adds ₹18,000 crore to India’s GDP in 2025
✍️ Storyboard18
🗓 30 Sep 2026, 08:38 AM
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According to a Storyboard18 report, the YouTube creator economy contributed ₹18,000 crore to India's gross domestic product in 2025.
The Storyboard18 analysis estimates that the YouTube creator economy added ₹18,000 crore to India's GDP in the year 2025. This figure reflects the monetary value generated by digital content creators operating on the platform.
The contribution highlights the growing influence of online video creation and monetisation within the broader Indian economy. It underscores how creator-led activities are becoming a measurable part of national economic output.
Such estimates are increasingly used to gauge the scale of emerging digital sectors and their impact on traditional GDP calculations.
The contribution highlights the growing influence of online video creation and monetisation within the broader Indian economy. It underscores how creator-led activities are becoming a measurable part of national economic output.
Such estimates are increasingly used to gauge the scale of emerging digital sectors and their impact on traditional GDP calculations.