YouTube

YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google, founded in 2005 by Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Steve Chen. It has become the second-most-visited website in the world, with over 2.7 billion monthly active users and over one billion hours of video watched every day. YouTube has had a significant impact on popular culture, internet trends, and has created multimillionaire celebrities, but has also faced criticism for its facilitation of misinformation and copyright issues.