| 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) | 







