| Type of business | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
Type of site | Video hosting service |
| Founded | February 14, 2005; 13 years ago |
| Headquarters | 901 Cherry Avenue San Bruno, California, United States |
| Coordinates | |
| Area served | Worldwide (except for blocked countries) |
| Owner | Alphabet Inc. |
| Founder(s) | |
| CEO | Susan Wojcicki |
| Industry | Internet Video hosting service |
| Parent | Google (2006–present) |
| Website | YouTube.com (see list of localized domain names) |
| Alexa rank | |
| Advertising | Google AdSense |
| Registration | Optional (not 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 comments) |
| Launched | February 14, 2005; 13 years ago |
| Current status | Active |
Content license | Uploader holds copyright (standard license); Creative Commons can be selected. |
| Written in | Python (core/API),[2] C (through CPython), C++, Java (through Guiceplatform),[3][4] Go,[5] JavaScript (UI) |







