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 | 37°37′41″N 122°25′35″WCoordinates: 37°37′41″N 122°25′35″W |
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 | 2 (Global, August 2018)[1] |
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) |