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To be fair, on the one hand traffic and views from tubes has been bubbling along at an anemic level for quite some time now. This is due to many Programs closing shop, less production, more competition (more tubes), shifting focus (from desktop to mobile), and a few other factors. IF people are turning less to tubes it may be because when something is free it is no longer special. If you can go and see it anytime, instead of it being a secret/dirty thing you look forward to each day, then people will become more apathetic.
Having said all that, there have been many, many attempts to deduce how profitable a tube is, how much traffic a tube gets, etc. You can search for those discussions right here on GFY. So it's nearly impossible to tell and even 'educated guesses' are just that, guesses.
BTW: When people come into a thread like this and go "I don't rely on tubes for traffic" they are full of absolute bullshit. With some tubes, because of their upload system, you have to choose your own paysite amongst a list of hundreds already submitting vids. So I see EXACTLY which program does and does not play with tubes for traffic and I can tell you it's just about every one I see here on GFY. Just sayin'.
(Before people flame me, I started in 2009 when tubes were already on the scene so have no memory/history of being fucked by them. They are all my biggest legitimate affiliates.)
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