YouTube

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Founded in February 2005, YouTube is the leader in online video, and the premier destination to watch and share original videos worldwide through a Web experience. YouTube allows people to easily upload and share video clips on www.YouTube.com and across the Internet through websites, mobile devices, blogs, and email.

Date founded:

  • Feb 2005

Founders:

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Founders

Chad Hurley

Chad Meredith Hurley (born 1976) is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the popular San Bruno, California-based video sharing website YouTube. In...

Steve Chen

Steve Chen (Chinese: 陳世卿; pinyin: Chén Shìqīng) (born 1944 in Taiwan) is a computer engineer and pioneer. Chen is the founder and CEO of Galactic Computing, a...

Jawed Karim

Jawed Karim (Bengali: জাওয়েদ করিম) (born 1979) is the co-founder of the popular video sharing website YouTube. Many of the core components of PayPal,...
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Address

YouTube Headquarters

San Mateo

Board members:

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Advisors:

Slogan:

  • Broadcast Yourself

Parent company:

Acquired by:

Acquiring company Date
  • Nov 2006

Venture Investors:

Employees and other personnel:

Person Title From To
  • 2005
  • 2005
  • Sep 2006
  • Aug 2007
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Website

Website category:

Website status:

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Film distributor

Films distributed:

Film Year Region Film distribution medium Film cut
  • 2008
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Awards

Awards Won:

Year Award
  • 2008

Awards Won:

Year Award
  • 2008

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year
  • 5
  • 2009
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Facts from the Community

From the News events base

News-reports:

Event Url Title Date
  • Attacker Kills U.S. Tourist in Beijing
  • Aug 17, 2008
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  • May 30, 2007
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