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YouTube

American video-sharing platform owned by Alphabet Inc.
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YouTube has received Peabody Awards[1].

YouTube

Summary

YouTube is a video streaming service[1]. YouTube ranks in the top 2% of video_streaming_service entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81,035 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • YouTube authored Steve Chen[3].
  • YouTube authored Chad Hurley[4].
  • YouTube authored Jawed Karim[5].
  • YouTube received the Peabody Awards[6].
  • YouTube is in the country of United States[7].
  • YouTube's instance of is recorded as video streaming service[8].
  • YouTube's instance of is recorded as online video platform[9].
  • YouTube's instance of is recorded as user-generated content platform[10].
  • YouTube's instance of is recorded as online community[11].
  • YouTube's instance of is recorded as live streaming service[12].
  • YouTube's founder is recorded as Steve Chen[13].
  • YouTube's founder is recorded as Jawed Karim[14].
  • YouTube's founder is recorded as Chad Hurley[15].
  • YouTube is owned by YouTube LLC[16].
  • YouTube is owned by Google[17].
  • YouTube's headquarters location is recorded as San Bruno[18].
  • YouTube's copyright license is recorded as end-user license agreement[19].
  • YouTube took place at San Bruno[20].
  • The location of YouTube was California[21].
  • YouTube's programmed in is recorded as Python[22].
  • YouTube's programmed in is recorded as Go[23].
  • YouTube's Commons category is recorded as YouTube[24].
  • YouTube's platform is recorded as Wii U[25].
  • YouTube's language of work or name is recorded as multiple languages[26].
  • YouTube's review score is recorded as 1.6/5 (Bad)[27].

Body

Geography

YouTube is in the country of United States[7].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include video streaming service[8], online video platform[9], user-generated content platform[10], online community[11], and live streaming service[12].

History and Context

February 14, 2005 marks the founding of YouTube[28]. Owners include YouTube LLC[16], a company[29], in United States[30], headquartered in San Bruno[31] and Google[17], a business[32], in United States[33], founded in 1998[34], headquartered in Mountain View[35].

Cultural Significance

Things named for YouTube include YouTuber[36], an occupation[37] and youtube-dl[38], a download manager[39], founded in 2006[40].

Why It Matters

YouTube ranks in the top 2% of video_streaming_service entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81,035 views/month).[2] YouTube has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] YouTube is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for YouTube include YouTuber[36], an occupation[37] and youtube-dl[38], a download manager[39], founded in 2006[40].

FAQs

What awards did YouTube receive?

Honors received include Peabody Awards[6].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . heavy.com. Retrieved . heavy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved . usatoday30.usatoday.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved . usatoday30.usatoday.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved . usatoday30.usatoday.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . youtube.com. Retrieved . youtube.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . macleans.ca. Retrieved . macleans.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . youtube.com. Retrieved . youtube.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Crunchbase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Trustpilot. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . formacionavanzadaeuropea.com. formacionavanzadaeuropea.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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