YouTube: Elon Musk will pay more than YouTube, making content creators incredibly wealthy..
Shikha Saxena January 02, 2026 03:15 PM

Content creators are in for a treat! Elon Musk has hinted that his company X is going to shower creators with money. This means that the microblogging company X is considering paying content creators more than YouTube. Elon Musk gave this indication in a reply to a post demanding higher payments for creators.

Elon Musk's Post on X
Elon Musk tagged X's product head, Nikita Bier, in a post, saying, "Okay, let's do it, but manipulation of the system will not be tolerated." Nikita Bier replied to Elon Musk, saying that they are working on it. Responding to the second part of Musk's statement, he said that they have a method that will eliminate 99 percent of fraud.

Nick Shirley posted on X, saying that he has been asking his friends to post on X for months, but they haven't tried because their time is better spent on other platforms (in terms of money). Some users joined the conversation, and some called it a game-changer.

Elon Musk's response about higher payments for creators comes at a time when digital platforms are competing to retain user-generated content amidst the rise of original and AI-generated content. This means that content creators will have another option to earn more money.  Currently, there is no information on how much content creators will be paid per view, but it is expected that more details will be released soon.


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