The Ledger

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Prediction Didn’t hold up
YouTube's Annual Revenue Will Likely Surpass All of Disney in 2025
“So YouTube is already bigger than Disney's media business, and this year will likely become bigger than Disney's entire business.”
Ben Gilbert Aug 26, 2025 ▶ 1:25:18 Google Part II: Alphabet (Audio) · Acquired
Assertion Contradicted
Disney merchandise royalties surpassed film rental revenue by 1934
“It wasn't even by the late 19 thirties. It was 1934.”
David Rosenthal Jun 23, 2026 ▶ 1:07:08 The Walt Disney Company: The most successful enterprise for monetizing human nostalgia (Audio) · Acquired
Assertion Contradicted
Gilbert: Every Disney box-office hit after 2016 harvested existing IP
“Everything I can think of that did big dollars after 2016 at the box office, and I picked 2016 because that's when Moana and Zootopia came out. Everything after that that was big box office for the company is harvesting existing IP.”
Ben Gilbert Aug 10, 2026 ▶ 4:10:37 Disney: The Renaissance and the Empire · Acquired
Assertion Contradicted
Rosenthal: Disney and Pixar sold 65 million copies of Finding Nemo DVD
“Disney and Pixar would sell 65 million copies of the Finding Nemo DVD, all told, you know, across all, all timeframe.”
David Rosenthal Aug 10, 2026 ▶ 2:30:06 Disney: The Renaissance and the Empire · Acquired
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