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YouTube

YouTube is an American online video-sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Steve Chen who were all former employees at PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google itself. In January 2024, YouTube had reached more than…

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Founded
February 14, 2005; 21 years ago (2005-02-14)
Founders
Chad Hurley · Jawed Karim · Steve Chen
Industry
Internet · Video hosting service
Owner
Alphabet Inc.
Headquarters
901 Cherry Avenue San Bruno, California, United States
Advertising
Google AdSense

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Social impact

Finances

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YouTube

Nodes409
Edges408
Triples535
Avg. degree2
Density0.00489
Components1

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YouTube

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related to YouTube TV · 51
YouTube → ABC, Allen Media Group, AMC, April, Bravo, Cartoon Network, CBS, Chicago, Cinemax, CNN, Curiosity Stream, Discovery, Disney Channel, ESPN, Fox, Fox Corporation, Fox Nation, Fox Sports, Freeform, FX
related to Copyright issues · 31
YouTube → Any, At, Despite, DMCA, English Premier League, From, GEMA, Google, Hamburg, He, ID, In, In April, In August, Lazy Sunday, Lenz, Limitation Act, Matt Smith, Mediaset, November
related to Neal Mohan leadership (2023–present) · 31
YouTube → According, Alphabet, Around, As, August, CEO, December, Google, Google Chrome, In, In April, In December, In September, India, It, June, Manifest V2, Manifest V3, May, Neal Mohan
has impact · 28
YouTube → Anderson, Billboard, Billboard Hot, By, Chris Anderson, CMU, Concurrently, Forbes, Forbes' Michael Noer, George Foster Peabody Award, Gutenberg, In, Indie, Katheryn Thayer, Khan Academy, Observing, Partner Program, Pew Research Center, Private, Salman Khan's
related to Russia · 28
YouTube → British, COVID-19, Dmitry Peskov, Donbas, German, German RT, Google, Graham Phillips, In, In August, In July, In June, In October, Kremlin, Moscow, RT, RT DE, Russia, Russian, Semyon Pegov
related to YouTube Go · 25
YouTube → Android, August, Before, Bluetooth, Brazil, Google, In February, In May, In September, India, Indonesia, Iraq, It, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, November, On February, Philippines
related to Finances · 23
YouTube → According, Alphabet, Alphabet's, Amazon Prime, February, Forbes, Google, Hulu, In, In June, In May, In Q2, Marketer, Netflix, Prior, Q1, The, These, US, YouTube Music
related to Susan Wojcicki's leadership (2014–2023) · 21
YouTube → CEO, February, Google Play Music, In, In August, In January, January, June, Material Design, Music Key, Polymer, San Bruno, Super Chat, Susan Wojcicki, The, These, This, Through, US, YouTube Music
related to YouTube Kids · 19
YouTube → American, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, As, August, February, First, Google, Hong Kong, LG, Macau, On May, Samsung, September, Sony, The, TVs, YouTube Kids
related to YouTube Movies & TV · 17
YouTube → Google, Google Play Movies, Google TV, In, In March, January, July, LG, Movies, November, Other, Roku, Samsung, TV, Vizio, VOD, YouTube Movies

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videos video google content platform announced revenue music users access including youtube's would channels may company service 2024 billion november

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
YouTubeAdvertisingGoogle AdSense1.00infobox
YouTubeArea servedWorldwide (except blocked countries)1.00infobox
YouTubeContent licenseUploader holds copyright (standard license); Creative Commons can be selected.1.00infobox
YouTubeCurrent statusActive1.00infobox
YouTubeFoundedFebruary 14, 2005; 21 years ago (2005-02-14)1.00infobox
YouTubeFoundersChad Hurley1.00infobox
YouTubeFoundersJawed Karim1.00infobox
YouTubeFoundersSteve Chen1.00infobox
YouTubeHeadquarters901 Cherry Avenue San Bruno, California, United States1.00infobox
YouTubeIndustryInternet1.00infobox
YouTubeIndustryVideo hosting service1.00infobox
YouTubeIPv6 supportYes1.00infobox
YouTubeKey peopleNeal Mohan (CEO)1.00infobox
YouTubeKey peopleChad Hurley (advisor)1.00infobox
YouTubeLaunchedApril 23, 2005; 21 years ago (2005-04-23)1.00infobox
YouTubeOwnerAlphabet Inc.1.00infobox
YouTubeParentGoogle LLC (2006–present)1.00infobox
YouTubeProductsYouTube Kids1.00infobox
YouTubeProductsYouTube Music1.00infobox
YouTubeProductsYouTube Premium1.00infobox
YouTubeProductsYouTube Shorts1.00infobox
YouTubeProductsYouTube TV1.00infobox
YouTubeRegistrationNot required to watch most videos; required for certain tasks such as uploading videos, viewing flagged (18+) videos, creating playlists, liking or disliking videos, and posting…1.00infobox
YouTubeRevenueUS$31.5 billion (2023)1.00infobox
YouTubeType of businessSubsidiary1.00infobox
YouTubeType of siteOnline video platform, social media platform1.00infobox
YouTubeURLyoutube.com1.00infobox
YouTubeUsers2.7 billion MAU (January 2024)1.00infobox
YouTubeWritten inPython (core/API), C (through CPython), C++, Java (through Guice platform), Go, JavaScript (UI)1.00infobox
YouTubeis aAmerican online video-sharing platform owned by Google0.90text

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