YouTube
American video-sharing platform owned by Alphabet Inc.
Also known as youtu.be · www.youtube.com · Youtube.com · YouTube.com · YT
- Founded
- February 14, 2005
- License
- end-user license agreement
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Sources- 1.“Terms of service”youtube.com/t/termsRetrieved 2021-03-21
- 2.google.com/policies/terms/Retrieved 2021-03-21
- end-user license agreement
- Website
Overview
All data
422 statements · 14% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Founded by
- Steve Chen
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Sources- 1.usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2005-11-21-video-websites_x.htmRetrieved 2016-09-28
- Jawed Karim
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Sources- 1.usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2005-11-21-video-websites_x.htmRetrieved 2016-09-28
- Chad Hurley
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Sources- 1.usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2005-11-21-video-websites_x.htmRetrieved 2016-09-28
- Steve Chen
- Awards
- Peabody Awards(2008)
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Sources- 1.macleans.ca/general/youtube-wins-a-peabody-award/Retrieved 2021-02-14
- Peabody Awards(2008)
- Readable file format
- QuickTime File Format
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Sources- 1.“Supported YouTube file formats”support.google.com/youtube/troubleshooter/2888402?hl=enRetrieved 2016-12-16
- MPEG-4 Part 14
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Sources- 1.“Supported YouTube file formats”support.google.com/youtube/troubleshooter/2888402?hl=enRetrieved 2016-12-16
- Audio Video Interleave
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Sources- 1.“Supported YouTube file formats”support.google.com/youtube/troubleshooter/2888402?hl=enRetrieved 2016-12-16
- Windows Media Video
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Sources- 1.“Supported YouTube file formats”support.google.com/youtube/troubleshooter/2888402?hl=enRetrieved 2016-12-16
- MPEG-1 program stream
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Sources- 1.“Supported YouTube file formats”support.google.com/youtube/troubleshooter/2888402?hl=enRetrieved 2017-12-16
- MPEG-2 program stream
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Sources- 1.“Supported YouTube file formats”support.google.com/youtube/troubleshooter/2888402?hl=enRetrieved 2016-12-16
- FLV
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Sources- 1.“Supported YouTube file formats”support.google.com/youtube/troubleshooter/2888402?hl=enRetrieved 2016-12-16
- 3GPP file format
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Sources- 1.“Supported YouTube file formats”support.google.com/youtube/troubleshooter/2888402?hl=enRetrieved 2016-12-16
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- 3GPP2 file format
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Sources- 1.“Supported YouTube file formats”support.google.com/youtube/troubleshooter/2888402?hl=enRetrieved 2016-12-16
- WebM
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Sources- 1.“Supported YouTube file formats”support.google.com/youtube/troubleshooter/2888402?hl=enRetrieved 2016-12-16
- QuickTime File Format
- Motto text
- Broadcast Yourself(2005–2012)
- Official app
- YouTube App platforms: Android, iOS
- YouTube for Android TV platforms: Android
- Search formatter URL
- https://www.youtube.com/results?&search_query=$1&sp=CAM%253D language: multiple languages
- https://www.youtube.com/results?&search_query=$1 language: multiple languages
- https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=$1&sp=EgIQAQ%253D%253D language: multiple languages · applies to part: YouTube video
- https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=$1&sp=EgIQAg%253D%253D language: multiple languages · applies to part: YouTube channel
- https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=$1&sp=EgIQAw%253D%253D language: multiple languages · applies to part: YouTube playlist
- https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=$1&sp=EgIQBA%253D%253D language: multiple languages · applies to part: film
- https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=$1&sp=EgIIAQ%253D%253D language: multiple languages · applies to part: YouTube video
- https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=$1&sp=EgJAAQ%253D%253D language: multiple languages · applies to part: YouTube livestream
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- https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=$1&sp=CAI%253D language: multiple languages · applies to part: YouTube video
- https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=$1&sp=CAESAhAB language: multiple languages · applies to part: YouTube video
- Alexa rank
- 2(December 13, 2020)
- 2(June 27, 2020)
- 2(January 12, 2020)
- 2(August 24, 2019)
- Social media followers
- 39.1M(January 16, 2024) youtube channel id: UCBR8-60-B28hp2BmDPdntcQ
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- 789,407(May 25, 2023) subreddit: youtube
- 78.5M(February 2, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 10228272
- 35.3M(February 17, 2023) youtube channel id: UCBR8-60-B28hp2BmDPdntcQ
- 73.9M(January 8, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 10228272
- 31.5M(July 2, 2021) youtube channel id: UCBR8-60-B28hp2BmDPdntcQ
- 72.9M(February 5, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 10228272
- 39.1M(January 16, 2024) youtube channel id: UCBR8-60-B28hp2BmDPdntcQ
- Review score
- 1.6/5 (Bad)(April 30, 2023) review score by: Trustpilot · number of reviews/ratings: 5,369 user review
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- 4.0/5(March 21, 2021) review score by: Google Maps · number of reviews/ratings: 1,992 user review
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- 1.6/5 (Bad)(April 30, 2023) review score by: Trustpilot · number of reviews/ratings: 5,369 user review
- Number of viewers/listeners
- 1.86B(2021)
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Sources- 1.“Global number of YouTube viewers 2016-2021”statista.com/statistics/805656/number-youtube-viewers-worldwide/Retrieved 2021-03-21
- 1.78B(2020)
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Sources- 1.“Global number of YouTube viewers 2016-2021”statista.com/statistics/805656/number-youtube-viewers-worldwide/Retrieved 2021-03-21
- 1.68B(2019)
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Sources- 1.“Global number of YouTube viewers 2016-2021”statista.com/statistics/805656/number-youtube-viewers-worldwide/Retrieved 2021-03-21
- 1.58B(2018)
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Sources- 1.“Global number of YouTube viewers 2016-2021”statista.com/statistics/805656/number-youtube-viewers-worldwide/Retrieved 2021-03-21
- 1.47B(2017)
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Sources- 1.“Global number of YouTube viewers 2016-2021”statista.com/statistics/805656/number-youtube-viewers-worldwide/Retrieved 2021-03-21
- 1.35B(2016)
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Sources- 1.“Global number of YouTube viewers 2016-2021”statista.com/statistics/805656/number-youtube-viewers-worldwide/Retrieved 2021-03-21
- 1.86B(2021)
- Owned by
- YouTube LLC(until 2006)
- Google(since 2006)
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- Stylized name
- YouTube
- IPA transcription
- ˈju.tub language: English · pronunciation variety: American English
- Hashtag
- youtube
- yt
- Operating area
- worldwide excluding: censorship of YouTube
- Headquarters
- San Bruno country: United States
- Internet TLD
- .youtube
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Sources- 1.pubapi.registry.google/rdap/domain/about.youtubeRetrieved 2026-10-01
- .youtube
On other databases
123 identifiers linking YouTube across the web's reference databases
- 15min.lt topic ID4080
- AlternativeTo IDyoutube
- Anime News Network company ID8245
- Armeniapedia ID9868
- BabelNet ID02873520n
- BBC News topic IDc77jz3mdmjxt
- BBC Things ID73a0d212-bc75-4d40-b930-6ef52e95b61e
- Bgm.tv person ID38905
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID155961009
- Booru tagyoutube
- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf11003653
- CANTIC ID981058619951106706
- Cemu Wiki article IDYouTube
- Consumer Rights Wiki article ID184
- Courrier international topic IDyoutube
- Cultureel Woordenboek IDmedia/youtube
- Danbooru tagyoutube
- Daum Encyclopedia IDb17a1820n10
- Delfi.ee topic ID340
- Deník tag ID299
- Der Spiegel topic IDyoutube
- Domain nameyoutube.com
- Downdetector IDyoutube
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDtopic/YouTube
- ERR keyword ID94855
- Facebook usernameyoutube
- Fandom article IDyoutube:YouTube
- Fandom wiki IDyoutube
- FAST ID1796568
- File Format Wiki page IDYouTube
- FilmAffinity person or company ID318435948
- FOLDOC IDyoutube.com
- France 24 topic ID (French)youtube
- Freebase ID/m/09jcvs
- GamesIndustry.biz tag IDcompanies/youtube
- Gateway to Research organization IDF693B0EF-0DF6-4A88-8DA2-F8DE0812F886
- GitHub accountyoutube
- GitHub topicyoutube
- GND ID7597411-3
- Golden ID (archived)YouTube
- Google News topics IDCAAqIggKIhxDQkFTRHdvSkwyMHZNRGxxWTNaekVnSnlkU2dBUAE
- Google+ ID+youtube
- Great Russian Encyclopedia portal IDyoutube-5d5fe5
- Hancinema company ID86
- Harper's tagyoutube
- HBL topic IDYoutube
- Hindustan Times topic IDyoutube
- Hrvatska enciklopedija ID68388
- IFTTT service IDyoutube
- IMDb IDco0202446
- IMDb keywordvideo-on-youtube
- Instagram usernameyoutube
- J9U entity ID987007314518005171
- Klexikon article IDYoutube
- Know Your Meme slugyoutube
- L'Humanité topic IDyoutube
- Latvian National Encyclopedia Online ID125913
- Lemmy community IDyoutube@lemmy.world
- Lex IDYouTube
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn2007018166
- Miraheze wiki IDamazingyoutubers
- MyCast work IDyoutube-44917
- Namuwiki ID유튜브
- NDL Authority ID01090646
- NE.se IDyoutube
- New York Post topic IDyoutube
- New York Times topic IDcompany/youtube
- NicoNicoPedia word article IDyoutube
- NL CR AUT IDph659134
- OmegaWiki Defined Meaning1636831
- Omni topic IDa0fc8cf7a2d743b1bbe14c93c3770eee7dd303f1
- Open Library subject IDyoutube_(electronic_resource)
- OpenParliamentTV term IDQ866
- OpenStreetMap keycontact:youtube
- OpenStreetMap Wiki item IDQ3077
- PermID4297403627
- Personality Database profile ID51800
- Pinterest usernameYouTube
- Pixiv Encyclopedia IDYouTube
- Postimees topic ID892
- PROSPEROPatches game IDPPSA01651
- Quora topic IDYouTube
- Radio France person IDyoutube
- Reddit topic ID (obsolete)youtube
- Roku Channel Store ID501a4e61aa4f7737df0305124a39119b:9f0f785535ad319cd05f98e8af0171c6
- ROR ID05egr9x72
- ScienceDirect topic IDsocial-sciences/youtube
- SteamGridDB ID36663
- Subreddityoutube
- SVKKL authority ID0309660-YouTube