>I have no clue how popular it is though overall, presumably not super popular.

It's not very popular because you can remove ALL ads from youtube using a free browser extension

That doesn't help you if you use the YouTube app on your phone, which I'm guessing is what a huge fraction of the viewership does.

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gloosx 6 hours ago | parent [-]

But you can just use the browser with an adblocker for Youtube on the phone, which also allows you to play audio in the background for free e.g. for playing music, what's the point in using the app at all?

	▲	SoftTalker 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I'm speculating about what most mobile YouTube viewers actually do, not what makes the most sense.