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YouTube
YouTube · YouTube, LLC
YouTube is a San Bruno-headquartered technology company that hosts user-uploaded videos and live streams owned by Google.
YouTube is an American technology company founded on 14 February 2005 and associated with Co-founder Steve Chen.1 It hosts user-uploaded videos and live streams owned by Google.1 Google acquired YouTube in 2006; the site remains a separate brand headquartered in San Bruno, California.
History
Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim founded YouTube on 14 February 2005 after leaving PayPal. Google bought the company the following year.1
Inclusion
This firm is included because at least one named founder is ethnic Chinese. It is not a Chinese company. Keep the headquarters country in the first sentence.
Founders
- Steve Chen — Co-founder
Products
- YouTube. Video-sharing website and app.
See also
Sources
- YouTube . Wikipedia. Accessed 2026-09-12.