YouTube

YouTube is an American online video sharing and social media platform owned by Google. Accessible worldwide, it was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and... Wikipedia

  • Type of business:  Subsidiary
  • Founded:  February 14, 2005
  • Area served:  Worldwide (excluding blocked countries)
  • Owner:  Alphabet Inc.
  • Revenue:  $28.8 billion (2021)
  • Parent:  Google LLC (2006–present)
  • Advertising:  Google AdSense
  • Users:  2.514 billion MAU (January 2023)
  • Launched:  February 14, 2005
  • Current status:  Active
  • Written in:  Python (core/API), C (through CPython), C++, Java (through Guice platform), Go, JavaScript (UI)
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo