Posts Tagged ‘earn’

25 Amazing Numbers for 2025 … Q 6 – 10

January 10, 2026

Correction:

It was 43°C (109.4°F) in Melbourne when Mathspig was writing the post!!! I used the wrong heading – now corrected -when it was first published.

The Maximum temperature recorded for Melbourne was 46.4°C (115.5°F) in 2009.

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ANSWERS TO Q 6 – 10 BELOW

AMAZING ANSWERS

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Real World Maths: Decimal Places + Spotify

August 27, 2020

Here (below) is the fabulous Melbourne group, Syzygy.

Released Today their fabulous album, The Pendulum.

Really. Listen.

Mathspig lervs this music and also the ‘mathsy’ album cover too!!!!

But how much money do musicians earn via streaming services like Spotify?

The following information can be found at Business Insider.

What do you think mathspiggies? Is this fair?

If a group managed 20 million streams, which would be sensational, what would they earn?

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YouTube Clip Money Making Maths

June 26, 2017

………………..How much money does a popular

………………………YOUTUBE clip make?

You will learn everything you need to know at 1 Million YouTube Views. Now let’s do the maths!

Here are the TOP 3 YouTube Clips Ever. Their popularity is measured by Number of Views.

1. PSY – GANGNAM STYLE

2,879,287,942 views

View here.

2. Taylor Swift – Blank Space

2,088,564,435 views

View here.

3. Wiz Khalifa – See You Again. Charlie Puth (Furious 7)

2,850,776,581 views

View here.

YouTube uses an algorithm (ie. a formula) for calculating the amount of income earnt by a clip from advertising. There are multiple issues involved including how long viewers watch the ad, the demographics (age group) and the actual sales (Retailers actually do review ad costs vs increased sales. Always. They are not idiots.)

Here is the basic method used to calculate ad revenue for a Youtube creator. Remember, a creator must have a minimum of 10,000 hits on their channel before any revenue is paid.

Of course, pop stars use Youtube as a promotion platform. They can earn money through multiple Youtube clips, sponsors, merchandise and live perfomances. Nevertheless, it is surprising how little money is earned by each clip.

eg. ONE DIRECTION