YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. The service was created by three former PayPal employees—Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim—in February 2005.
Founded: February 14, 2005, San Mateo, California, United States
CEO: Susan Wojcicki (Feb 5, 2014–)
Content license: Uploader holds copyright (standard license); Creative Commons can be selected
Advertising: Google AdSense
Founders: Jawed Karim, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen
Parent organization: Google