YouTube

YouTube is an online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim, three former employees of... Wikipedia

  • Type of business:  Subsidiary
  • Founded:  February 14, 2005
  • Area served:  Worldwide (excluding blocked countries)
  • Owner:  Google LLC
  • Revenue:  $31.5billion (2023)
  • Parent:  Google LLC (2006–present)
  • Advertising:  Google AdSense
  • Users:  2.7 billion MAU (January 2024)
  • Launched:  December 15, 2005
  • Current status:  Active
  • Written in:  Python (core/API), C (through CPython), C++, Java (through Guice platform), Go, JavaScript (UI)
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo