According to an LTT video that broke down thier revenue about 11 months ago, 45% of your premium sub is divided among creators that you watch.

Not sure how thats calculated, but it seems to be a pretty sizable chunk according to LTT.

Skip to around 4:50 in the video

https://youtu.be/GeCP-0nuziE

Nothing wrong with that. I pay for YouTube premium. Tbh I got fed up with all the hoops on mobile so I just started paying for it and honestly, its been a good fit for me.

I watch a ton of YouTube content so paying for it to support creators and not having ads is fine with me.