Its often talked about how platforms like YouTube, Instagram and Etsyoffer a place for independent creators to showcase their art, videos, photographs, music and much more, and a viable way to make money. A new report is looking to put numbers behind the content.
Titled “Unlocking the Gates: America’s New Creative Economy” the Re:Create Coalition’s analysis looks at the number of creators and the amount of money they generated in each state for the year 2016.
Maryland is home to an estimated 288,568 such creators. As a result, 2016 earnings from independent creators pumped a total of about $101.2 million into the state’s economy. Of the nine big platforms analyzed, YouTube generated the most income with $53.5 million.
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