Ducky Bhai’s first post-bail vlog tops 11m views, sparks debate about revenue

YouTuber Saadur Rehman, popularly known as Ducky Bhai, posted his first vlog after securing his release on bail in the gambling apps case.

The hour-long vlog titled "I Am Back From Jail After 100 Days!!!" has garnered more than 11 million views since it was posted on Sunday.

Ducky Bhai, who was arrested at Lahore airport on August 16 and granted bail by the Lahore High Court on November 24, levelled serious allegations against officers of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA).

He alleged that NCCIA officers, particularly Additional Director Sarfraz Chaudhry, verbally abused and assaulted him while he was in their custody. He added that the officers also harassed his wife, Aroob Jatoi, and his elderly mother.

The YouTuber claimed that the officials demanded bribes and transferred a large sum from his cryptocurrency trading accounts to the investigating officer’s (IO) account.

As the vlog continued to attract millions of views, social media users began estimating how much revenue the YouTuber might earn from the video.

An X user, Faisal Ranjha, wrote: "Ducky Bahi all set to make 20k + dollars from yesterday's video, it will end up making more in the final run."

A Facebook post on Ali Imran Junior-page read: "The video is a little over 52 minutes long. Within twenty-four hours, it garnered more than 11 million views. Notably, these views are only from Ducky Bhai’s YouTube channel, not from any other social media platform."

Citing a digital expert, it claimed that Ducky Bhai earned more than Rs400 million within 22 hours, based on seven million views. However, the page added that he did not provide any logic or calculation to support how this amount was determined. He also stated that YouTube pays one dollar for every thousand views.