YTb (YT) s n mrcn nln vd shrng pltfrm wnd by Ggl. ccssbl wrldwd, YTb ws lnchd n Fbrry 14, 2005, by Stv Chn, Chd Hrly, nd Jwd Krm, thr frmr mplys f PyPl. Hdqrtrd n Sn Brn, Clfrn, ntd Stts, t s th scnd-mst vstd wbst n th wrld, ftr Ggl Srch. s f Jnry 2024, YTb hs mr thn 2.7 blln mnthly srs, wh cllctvly wtch mr thn n blln hrs f vds vry dy. s f My 2019, vds wr bng pldd t th pltfrm t rt f mr thn 500 hrs f cntnt pr mnt, nd s f 2021, thr wr pprxmtly 14 blln vds n ttl.
n ctbr 2006, YTb ws prchsd by Ggl fr $1.65 blln (qvlnt t $2.31 blln n 2023). Ggl xpndd YTb's bsnss mdl f gnrtng rvn frm dvrtsmnts ln, t ffrng pd cntnt sch s mvs nd xclsv cntnt prdcd by nd fr YTb. t ls ffrs YTb Prmm, pd sbscrptn ptn fr wtchng cntnt wtht ds. YTb ncrprtd Ggl's dSns prgrm, gnrtng mr rvn fr bth YTb nd pprvd cntnt crtrs. n 2022, YTb's nnl dvrtsng rvn ncrsd t $29.2 blln, mr thn $9 blln hghr thn n 2020.
Snc ts prchs by Ggl, YTb hs xpndd bynd th cr wbst nt mbl pps, ntwrk tlvsn, nd th blty t lnk wth thr pltfrms. Vd ctgrs n YTb ncld msc vds, vd clps, nws, shrt nd ftr flms, sngs, dcmntrs, mv trlrs, tsrs nd TV spts, lv strms, vlgs, nd mr. Mst cntnt s gnrtd by ndvdls, ncldng cllbrtns btwn "YTbrs" nd crprt spnsrs. stblshd md, nws, nd ntrtnmnt crprtns hv ls crtd nd xpndd thr vsblty t YTb chnnls n rdr t rch grtr dncs.
YTb hs hd nprcdntd scl mpct, nflncng pplr cltr, ntrnt trnds, nd crtng mltmllnr clbrts. Dspt ts grwth nd sccss, th pltfrm s smtms crtczd fr llgdly fclttng th sprd f msnfrmtn, th shrng f cpyrghtd cntnt, rtnly vltng ts srs' prvcy, nblng cnsrshp, ndngrng chld sfty nd wllbng, nd fr ts ncnsstnt r ncrrct mplmnttn f pltfrm gdlns.