Names of founders of YouTube: Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, Javed Karim.

In October 2006, Google purchased the site for $1.65 billion. YouTube is currently operated as a subsidiary of Google.

Headquarters: 901 Cherry Ave San Bruno, California, USA.

YouTube serves users to upload and watch videos.It presents a wide range of user-generated and corporate media videos.Available content includes video clips, TV show clips, music videos, short films and documentaries, recorded audio or audio, trailers, live streams and other content such as video blogging, educational videos.

Unregistered users can only view videos on the site, but cannot download or upload them.On the other hand, registered users are allowed to upload unlimited number of videos and comment on videos.Age-restricted videos are only permitted to be viewed by registered users by certifying that they are at least 18 years of age.

Many have chosen it as their profession. YouTube and selected creators earn money through advertising from Google Adsense. It is a program that displays ads based on site content and audience.