I came across a post on instagram that says that Al Yankovic’s 80 million stream on playlist only netted him enough money to buy a sandwich.
It was hyperbole, unless his sandwich costs 200-300k. Which is the reason why his statement was very questionable.
RIP.
One of my favorite videos, The Pogues and The Dubliners on one stage together The Irish Rover
Here in Germany in my circle (which has people from mid-twenties to 60+, from the North to the center), most people use Signal, with Telegram being a rare outlier. WhatsApp is what everyone uses, though.
I doubt it pays much better, the issue might be partially the distribution, but mainly that they are too cheap.