>I have no clue how popular it is though overall, presumably not super popular.
It's not very popular because you can remove ALL ads from youtube using a free browser extension
That doesn't help you if you use the YouTube app on your phone, which I'm guessing is what a huge fraction of the viewership does.
That doesn't help you if you use the YouTube app on your phone, which I'm guessing is what a huge fraction of the viewership does.