Watch time units and the reward share mechanism for a user-generated video sharing platform

1 . A computerized method for managing an online user-generated video sharing platform, the method comprising:

enabling the online user-generated video sharing platform to receive a plurality of uploads of digital video content;

dividing each digital video into a plurality of watch time units, wherein each watch time unit is defined by thirty seconds of watch time duration;

monitoring users consuming the digital video content, wherein when a viewer watches the digital video content, the viewer consumes corresponding watch time units;

generating advertising revenue associated with the consumption of the watch time units;

distributing the advertising revenue based on a predefined revenue sharing model, wherein:

(i) when a creator creates a video of a specified time period, a corresponding plurality of watch time units are produced,

(ii) users who create the watch time units receive a share of X percent of the advertising revenue, wherein X represents a defined percentage share of the advertising revenue allocated to creators,

(iii) thirty percent (30%) of a remainder of the revenue after subtracting X percent is distributed to users who consume the watch time units, and

(iv) a remaining balance of the revenue, corresponding to the portion not allocated under (ii) and (iii), is retained by the platform;

wherein the platform performs country-specific calculations to determine total advertisement revenue and total watch time units per country;

wherein the platform determines a per-unit watch time value for each country by dividing a viewer earnings pool for that country by the total watch time units consumed in that country;

and wherein the platform identifies logged-in users who viewed the video content and distributes viewer earnings proportionately based on each logged-in user's individual watch time consumption.