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| Type | Subsidiary |
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| Foundation date | February 14, 2005 |
| Headquarters | 901 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, California, United States |
| Area served | Worldwide (except blocked countries) |
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| Key people | Susan Wojcicki (CEO) Chad Hurley (Advisor) |
| Industry | Internet Video hosting service |
| Employees |  2000 (2019) |
| Parent | Independent (2005–2006) Google (2006–present) |
| Slogan(s) | Broadcast Yourself (2005–2012) |
| Written in | Java,Python and proprietary JavaScript |
| Alexa rank |  2 (July 2017[update]) |
| 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 and posting comments) |
| Launched | February 14, 2005 |
| Current status | Active |
YouTube is a free video sharing website on the internet. The website lets people upload, view, and share videos. YouTube started on February 14, 2005 by three former workers of PayPal. Now, Google (a search engine company) owns and operates YouTube. YouTube now carries paid advertisements on all pages.
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