In fact, 83.7% is the highest revenue share ever recorded. The lowest recorded is 77.1% in the forth quarter of 2004.
| QTR | Publisher Revenue | Publisher Payouts | Revenue Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2007 | 1,350,000,000 | 1,130,000,000 | 83.7% |
| Q4 2006 | 1,200,000,000 | 976,000,000 | 81.3% |
| Q3 2006 | 1,040,000,000 | 825,000,000 | 79.3% |
| Q2 2006 | 997,000,000 | 785,000,000 | 78.7% |
| Q1 2006 | 928,000,000 | 723,000,000 | 77.9% |
| Q4 2005 | 799,000,000 | 629,000,000 | 78.7% |
| Q3 2005 | 675,000,000 | 530,000,000 | 78.5% |
| Q2 2005 | 630,000,000 | 494,000,000 | 78.4% |
| Q1 2005 | 584,000,000 | 462,000,000 | 79.1% |
| Q4 2004 | 490,000,000 | 378,000,000 | 77.1% |
| Q3 2004 | 384,000,000 | 303,000,000 | 78.9% |
| Q2 2004 | 346,000,000 | 277,000,000 | 80.1% |
| Q1 2004 | 334,000,000 | 271,000,000 | 81.1% |
| Q4 2003 | 175,000,000 | 144,000,000 | 82.3% |
Google Financial Release
Of course, these are not the exact numbers AdSense publishers are seeing. Some publishers have special arrangements with Google and they earn more than normal publishers.
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